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Frimley Pre-Purchase Roof Survey
Find out the condition of the roof at your property in Frimley from an independent roof surveyor. We visit on weekdays and at weekends.
- Old water stains in the loft space
- Blistered or split felt on a flat roof
- Gaps where slates or tiles have come loose
How the survey changes by roof type
Gutters and parapets
A butterfly roof drains to a central valley gutter, usually to the back of the house. If yours does, we check that gutter and where it drains.
Chimney stacks
A stack stands exposed above the roof line. We check the pots, the flaunching, the pointing and the flashings.
How a pre-purchase roof survey works in Frimley
With a written roof report, you can go back to the seller or agent with specifics. You can ask about the roof’s history, ask for repairs before completion or rethink the price. What the seller agrees to is up to them, but you will be asking from facts rather than guesses. It also helps you decide whether to go ahead at all. If you’ve noticed loose pots and cracked flaunching and slates or tiles that have slipped or gone, a survey will tell you what’s going on, on clay and concrete tiles, natural slate and chimney stacks alike.
In a town the size of Frimley, most homes are houses rather than flats, so the roof usually belongs to the property you are buying or paying for. That makes the roof’s condition a simple money question: it’s better to know about it before exchange or before the final payment than afterwards. With photographs and written recommendations, you have clear points to take back to the seller or the roofer.
The report doesn’t just list problems. For each finding, it explains what it is, why it matters and what we’d recommend, so you can plan your next steps.
- Place
- Frimley (GU16, GU15)
- Region
- Surrey
- Price
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- A written report with photos, by email
- Survey days
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Insured
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Also in Frimley
Honest limits
A survey is a proper look at the roof, but it cannot do everything. Its limits include:
- Asbestos testing of any kind
- A structural engineer’s report
- The condition of the rest of the house (that’s a RICS home survey)
If you are not sure which survey you need, call 07833 053749 or drop us an email and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book. What a survey covers and doesn’t.
Roofs we survey in Frimley
- Chimney stacks
- Flat-roofed extensions and dormers
- Gutters and downpipes
- Natural slate
- The roof space
- Clay and concrete tiles
- Lead flashings and valleys
Prices for pre-purchase roof surveys in Frimley
We confirm the price for your survey before you book. This is what makes a difference:
- Basic, Standard or Premium
- The size of the roof
- Building height and the viewpoints available
- Features like valleys, chimneys, dormers and parapets
Pre-purchase roof survey starts from £150, including VAT. What you pay depends on the size and height of the roof, access and which survey you book.
What to let us know when you get in touch
When you call or email, these details help:
- The kind of building and roof involved
- Any deadline, such as an exchange date
- The property’s address and postcode
- Access details, like a loft hatch or a shared roof
If you have photos of the roof, send them over. Take them safely from ground level or a window; never climb up to get a better view. To send them or to book, call 07833 053749 or drop us an email.
Checking the roof from the ground
What you cannot do safely is get up close. Roofs are fragile and slippery, and a fall can be serious. That part is for a survey.
You can learn a lot from the ground. With binoculars, look for slipped or missing slates and tiles, gaps along the ridge and leaning chimneys. Please don’t climb up for a closer look.
The survey, step by step
We will ask a few questions first, such as when any problem began and what work has been done before. Then the inspection itself takes an hour or two at a typical home, or half a day or so for a commercial building. A typical visit in Frimley begins with the street side of the roof and then moves round the building. The back garden is often where extensions, dormers and rear slopes are best seen, so unlocked gates help. The loft comes next, where there is safe access.
- We help you pick the package that suits the property.
- A date is booked on a weekday, Saturday or Sunday.
- We inspect and photograph every part of the roof we can safely see.
- Moisture detection, structural checks, thermal imaging or a drone are added where your package includes them.
- We send the report with recommendations ranked by urgency, ready for you to discuss with the seller or agent.
Preparing for the visit
- Gather any invoices or paperwork from past roof work
- Let us know about any leaks, stains or damp patches you know of
- Leave side gates unlocked
Book a survey
Buyers should book once an offer has been accepted, so you have the findings in time to act on them before you exchange. Otherwise, simply call 07833 053749 or use the contact form whenever suits you.
Advice
When to book a survey in Frimley
Buildings put up or refurbished before 2000 may contain asbestos. It is frequently found in cement sheets, soffits and flue pipes. We don’t test for it or carry out asbestos surveys, but we flag materials that might so a specialist asbestos surveyor can check before anything is disturbed.
These are some of the problems a survey can pick up:
- Cracked flaunching or crumbling chimney pointing
- Gutters choked with leaves and moss
- Flashings that have lifted or split
- Blistered or split felt on a flat roof
For an older house near a landmark like St. Peter's Church, a survey will show how the roof has been repaired before, which helps you judge what’s coming.
Choosing a roof surveyor
- How soon the report will arrive
- Are they insured for the work?
- What experience they bring
- Will the report include photos?
Pre-purchase roof surveys around Frimley
If the drone is used for your survey, the flight is checked against the Drone Safety Map first. Listing and conservation areas can both shape what roof work is allowed on an older home. Your council and Historic England’s list will tell you where you stand.
Landlords with a home close to Frimley station may find that it is worth knowing a roof’s condition before you buy it, or before you sign off new roofing work on it.
Frimley is about 1 mile south of Camberley, in Surrey. Bookings from Frimley are handled just like any other: a call or an email, a price, then a date. Our Surrey coverage includes Frimley. Our Guildford page covers surveys nearby.
All of GU16 and GU15 is within our area for pre-purchase roof surveys. Whether your property is on Church Road, Frimley High Street and Station Road or a nearby road, we can survey it. You will find Frimley on the A325 and B311, which makes it simple to reach. We also cover the places around Frimley: Frimley Green (1 mile south), Deepcut (1 mile east), Camberley (1 mile north), Watchmoor (2 miles north-west) and York Town (2 miles north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Guildford (8 miles south-east), Woking (7 miles east), Farnham (8 miles south), Egham (11 miles north-east), Walton-on-Thames (15 miles east) and Staines-upon-Thames (13 miles north-east).
What’s near Frimley
Around Frimley, our work takes us to homes and buildings near Tomlinscote School, The White Hart Public House and Frimley Lodge Park, among other places. Frimley’s nearest station is Frimley station, roughly 0.7 miles west. A little further out are Frimley Park Hospital (0.6 miles north-west) and Surrey Heath Museum (1.9 miles north). The countryside around Frimley includes Danger Hill and Wildmoor Heath.
FAQs for Frimley
How do I find out if my home in Frimley is listed?
For listing, use Historic England’s list; for conservation areas, ask the council. The answer matters most when a change of material is on the cards.
Is there anything to prepare before you come to Frimley?
Mostly, it is about access: the loft hatch, any locked gates and where to park in Frimley. Tell us about known leaks or past repairs as well.
How soon is the report ready?
It depends on the package: Basic within 48 hours, Standard within 24 to 48 hours and Premium the same day. Let us know your timetable as you book.
Do you test for asbestos?
No. We don’t sample or test for asbestos. Where a material might contain it, like old cement sheets on a building from before 2000, the report flags it.
Should I get a roof survey as well as a RICS home survey?
That depends on how much you want to know about the roof. A home survey may recommend further investigation of the roof, and our survey gives you that closer look. It doesn’t stand in for a RICS survey.
How many surveys have you done?
Over 20 years and more than 5,000 surveys.
I live in a flat. Can you survey the roof?
Yes, once access has been agreed. The roof of a block or converted house is often shared, so we need permission from whoever owns or manages the building. We can only inspect what we are given access to.