Kent · London and the South East
Pre-Purchase Roof Survey in Godmersham
A roof survey before you buy a house or flat around Godmersham, with a written report you can act on. Book a weekday or weekend visit.
- Ponding, blisters or splits on a flat roof
- Flashings that have lifted or split
- Cracked flaunching or crumbling chimney pointing
What happens if roof problems are left?
After exchange, any roof defect is yours to deal with. Before it, you still have choices. Finding out later gives you the same facts, but too late to use them in the purchase. In a place like Godmersham, a barn or garage roof left to fail puts whatever is inside at risk. It is worth including them in a survey before a winter does the damage.
All our prices include VAT. Our price is from £150, including VAT. We confirm the price for the job before booking.
Why book us in Godmersham
- We hold a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID
- A photo-illustrated written report
- Customer satisfaction of 98%
- Prices that include VAT
See our cost guide or our case studies.
Pre-purchase roof surveys for homes and businesses in Godmersham
The best time to book is once your offer has been accepted and before you exchange contracts. At that point you can still ask questions, because nothing is binding yet. Visits run on weekdays and at weekends, which helps when a sale is moving quickly. The report comes within 48 hours for Basic, 24 to 48 hours for Standard and the same day for Premium. If you’ve noticed worn or lifted lead flashings and loose pots and cracked flaunching, we can find out what’s behind it.
Some older homes in villages like Godmersham are listed or sit in a conservation area. That can affect what materials a new roof may use, so check with the council and Historic England’s list. Whether you are buying or signing off new roofing, it is worth knowing where you stand, as well as what condition the roof is in. England has around 10,000 conservation areas and about 500,000 listed buildings.
Nothing in the report is left vague: where something needs attention, it says so plainly.
- Place
- Godmersham (CT4)
- Region
- Kent
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Your report
- A written report with photos, by email
- Survey days
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Insurance
- PI and public liability insurance
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
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Common questions in Godmersham
Will you come out to Godmersham?
Yes. Godmersham is within the area we cover, which takes in towns, villages and rural addresses. Our area covers London and the South East. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when booking.
Do you cover Godmersham?
We do. Every survey there gets the same written report with photographs.
Are you insured?
We hold professional indemnity and public liability insurance.
Do I need to be at home?
It depends on what we need to see. For inside areas and the loft space, someone has to give us access.
Can you survey at the weekend?
We survey seven days a week: weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays. Let us know which days suit you as you book.
When will the report arrive?
Premium reports arrive the same day, Standard reports within 24 to 48 hours and Basic within 48 hours. We send it by email, with photographs.
Do you need to go inside the property?
Ideally, yes. We look in the loft space where there’s safe access, and views from upper windows help too. Access is typically arranged through the agent or seller.
How it works
The visit typically starts outside and finishes in the loft: outside views come first, then the loft space if there’s safe access. All told, expect about 1–2 hours at a typical home, though large, tall or awkward roofs take more time. Cottages and farmhouses around Godmersham often have roofs at several levels, with lean-tos and outbuildings attached. Each part is looked at from wherever it can be seen safely, and anything we cannot see is noted.
- Once your offer has been accepted, you book and give us the address and your timescale.
- We arrange access with you, the agent or the seller.
- The roof is inspected from every safe viewpoint, inside and out.
- We check and photograph the slates or tiles, ridges, valleys, flashings, chimneys and gutters.
- Your report arrives by email, with photos and recommendations prioritised by urgency.
Before we arrive
- If you are buying, check with the agent that we can get in
- Keep pets in another room
- For a flat or shared roof, check access with the freeholder or managing agent
Book a survey
You can call us seven days a week, including Saturdays and Sundays. For a price or to book, phone 07833 053749 or send us an email.
Related advice
When you need someone else
This is not a RICS building survey, a structural engineer’s report or an asbestos survey. It also has these limits:
- How a seller will respond, or what the house is worth
- A structural engineer’s report
- Confirmation of asbestos in cement sheets or soffits
If you are not sure which survey you need, phone 07833 053749 or drop us an email and we’ll give you a straight answer before booking. The full list of what we check.
Roofs we survey in Godmersham
- Chimney stacks
- Flat-roofed extensions and dormers
- Lead flashings and valleys
- Natural slate
- Gutters and downpipes
- The roof space
- Clay and concrete tiles
For landlords and managing agents
If the property is let, the agent or a tenant can let us in, at a time agreed in advance. We survey on weekdays and at weekends, which can make access easier.
Roof problems in a rented home affect tenants as well as the building. A survey helps you spot issues early and plan the work around your tenants.
What affects the cost of pre-purchase roof surveys
What a survey costs depends on the time and equipment it needs. The main factors are:
- Extra roofs, like extensions, dormers or garages
- How big the roof is
- Any need for thermal images or a drone flight
- Height and safe access
Our price is from £150, including VAT. The final price depends on the size and height of the roof, how it can be seen safely and the package you choose.
Booking your survey
To price your survey accurately, we’ll ask about:
- Any photos you have, taken from ground level or a window
- Where water is showing inside, if it is
- Dates you’re working to, such as exchange
- Whether there is a loft hatch, a shared roof or tricky access
Not sure which survey you need? The easiest way is to ring 07833 053749 or email us and describe the roof and what’s worrying you. We’ll talk you through the options and what they cost.
DIY checks: what’s safe
If you have a loft with safe access, take a look inside. Use a torch and stay on the joists or boards, and look for staining, damp timber or daylight coming through.
A lot can be seen from the ground. With binoculars, look for slipped or missing slates and tiles, gaps along the ridge and leaning chimneys. Never climb onto the roof to look.
Local roofs and buyers in Godmersham
If your survey includes the drone, we check the Drone Safety Map for restrictions before flying. Older houses across Kent frequently have handmade clay or peg tiles, and many have tile-hung walls. Oast houses and timber-framed Wealden hall houses are part of the county’s older buildings too. Each material has its own typical faults, which is what a buyer or the owner of a new roof needs to know about.
If yours is one of the older homes in the streets near Church of St Lawrence, the roof’s history matters as much as its looks, and a survey brings the past repairs to light. For landlords with property near Chilham station, a written report helps before buying a rental or paying for a new roof on one.
Godmersham is about 7 miles south-west of Canterbury, in Kent. Roofs in Godmersham get the same thorough look as anywhere else in Kent. Godmersham is one of the places in Kent where we work. Our Canterbury page covers surveys nearby.
Pre-purchase roof surveys in CT4 are booked the same way as anywhere else. We offer pre-purchase roof surveys to properties on The Street and Eggarton Lane. We also cover the places around Godmersham: Bilting (1 mile south-west), Mountain Street (1 mile north), Chilham (2 miles north), Old Wives Lees (2 miles north) and Shottenden (3 miles north-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Ashford (7 miles south-west), Canterbury (7 miles north-east), Sittingbourne (13 miles north-west), Folkestone (13 miles south-east), Whitstable (10 miles north) and Faversham (7 miles north-west).
Around Godmersham
We work in homes and buildings around Godmersham Park, among other places. Godmersham’s nearest station is Chilham station, about 1.8 miles north. Nearby you will also find William Harvey Hospital (5.8 miles south) and Chilham Castle (1.7 miles north).