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Pre-Purchase Roof Survey in Gunnersbury
We take a careful look at the roof at your property in Gunnersbury, and put it all in a report with photos.
- Blistered or split felt on a flat roof
- Loose pots and cracked flaunching
- Roof slopes that look uneven or sagging
Pre-purchase roof survey in Gunnersbury: what you get
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. Basic reports arrive within 48 hours, Standard within 24 to 48 hours and Premium the same day. If you’re worried about ponding, blisters or splits on a flat roof and patch repairs that may hide an ongoing problem, we can find out what’s behind it, on flat-roofed extensions and dormers, natural slate and lead flashings and valleys alike.
London’s housing runs from Victorian and Edwardian terraces to interwar semis, post-war estates and new blocks of flats, so a property in Gunnersbury might be any of these. Whether you are buying or have just had a roof replaced, the details that cause trouble depend on the age of the building. Slate roofs, butterfly valleys, parapet gutters and flat-roofed rear additions each have their own weak points.
Most points in the report come with a picture, so you can see each defect rather than just read about it. Anything out of sight on the day is listed as such.
- Location
- Gunnersbury (W4, W3, TW8)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- A written report with photos, by email
- When we survey
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Insured
- PI and public liability insurance
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
How we price pre-purchase roof surveys
We confirm the exact price before you book. This is what makes a difference:
- The number of roofs, including extensions and garages
- The package you choose: Basic, Standard or Premium
- Any need for thermal images or a drone flight
- Roof area
Bigger, taller and commercial roofs take more time to survey, so they’re priced to match. You’ll know the figure before booking.
Helping us price your survey
If you can, have these to hand when you contact us:
- The reason for the survey, like buying, a leak or storm damage
- Pictures from the garden or a window, if you have them
- How the loft is reached, if there is one
- Your postcode, so we can check access and travel
Once you know what you need, call 07833 053749 or use the contact form. We will suggest a package, agree the price and find a date.
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For landlords and managing agents
We survey roofs for letting agents and landlords as well as homeowners. The report gives you a dated record of the roof, with photographs, which helps you plan work between tenancies.
Managing agents and residents’ management companies use roof surveys to plan maintenance. Recommendations are set out in order of urgency where relevant.
Checking the roof from the ground
After heavy rain, check ceilings and the tops of walls for new stains. Take a photo and write down when you saw it, which helps when we check the roof.
Look up at the roof after a storm, from ground level: broken slates or tiles in the garden, gaps along the ridge or loose lead are signs to note. Don’t go up yourself.
Honest limits
We only report whatever is safely visible on the day, so there are some things a survey can’t cover:
- Asbestos testing of any kind
- A structural engineer’s report
- Whether the price should change, which is between you and the seller
If you are not sure which survey you need, phone 07833 053749 or email us and we’ll give you a straight answer. What our survey covers.
What we check
- Gutters and downpipes
- Lead flashings and valleys
- The roof space
- Clay and concrete tiles
- Chimney stacks
- Flat-roofed extensions and dormers
- Natural slate
What we do, step by step
On the day, we begin with a quick chat about the roof and anything that’s worrying you. We then inspect everything that can be seen safely, using the ground, windows, the loft and a drone where it applies. The survey typically takes about 1–2 hours at the house you’re buying, depending on its size and how much of the roof can be seen. Surveys in Gunnersbury can be booked for any day of the week. London parking is often by permit or pay-and-display, so it helps to know what’s near you. Upstairs rooms at the back are useful too, as they often give the best view of a rear addition.
- After your offer is agreed, you book and share your timetable.
- We arrange access with you, the agent or the seller, including the loft.
- We start outside, looking at the roof from ground level and from vantage points.
- Inside, we check the loft space and look at the roof from windows.
- You get a written report with photos and recommendations before you exchange.
Before we arrive
- Jot down any questions you want answered
- Leave side gates unlocked
- Check pets are kept safely away
Getting a price
We confirm the price for the job before you book, so you know where you stand. Prices start from £150, including VAT. For a price for your roof, call 07833 053749 or send us an email.
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Do you need a pre-purchase roof survey in Gunnersbury?
Flat roofs turn up on extensions, dormers, porches and garages. A felt roof often lasts around 15 to 20 years, and ponding, blisters and splits are common signs of age. A buyer can easily miss them, particularly when they’re only visible from an upper floor.
Most people get in touch when they’ve noticed one of these:
- Patch repairs that may hide an ongoing problem
- Blocked or leaking gutters
- Cracked flaunching or crumbling chimney pointing
- Ponding, blisters or splits on a flat roof
If you live in an older home near St Michael's Church, older patch repairs can hide behind a tidy front slope, and the survey looks past them.
Questions to ask before you book
- How they plan to inspect the roof safely
- Will they check the loft as well as the outside?
- What happens after the report arrives
- Whether they hold professional indemnity and public liability insurance
Gunnersbury homes and their roofs
Historic houses like Gunnersbury Park, about 0.7 miles north-west, show how far back building in the area around Gunnersbury goes. If yours is one of the older homes, expect a mix of original materials and later repairs on the roof, and any change of roofing material on a listed home needs checking with the council first. Further from the centre, London’s housing takes in interwar semis with hipped roofs in clay or concrete tiles as well as slate-roofed terraces. Hips, bay roofs and later loft conversions are typical of those semis, if your home is one of them. Whether you’re buying or checking new roofing work, knowing the materials helps make sense of what the inspection finds.
If you let a flat or house near Gunnersbury station, a survey before purchase, or before signing off a new roof, saves surprises once a tenant moves in. Controlled parking zones are common in London, so mention any permit rules for Gunnersbury, along with any off-street space.
Gunnersbury is about 1 mile south of Acton, in Greater London. Gunnersbury is one of many places we visit across Greater London, for houses, flats and commercial buildings. We cover towns and villages across Greater London, from the larger towns to small villages. You can also see our page for London.
Every address in W4, W3 and TW8 is covered for pre-purchase roof surveys. Whether your property is on Kew Road, Kent Road and Power Road or a nearby road, we can help. Gunnersbury sits on or near the A3000, so getting to you is simple. We also cover Strand-on-the-Green (1 mile south), Kew (1 mile south), Grove Park (1 mile south-east), Chiswick (1 mile east) and Turnham Green (1 mile south-east). Further out, we also cover London (8 miles east), City of Westminster (6 miles east), Marylebone (6 miles east), Kensington (3 miles east), St Pancras (7 miles east) and Shoreditch (9 miles east).
Near you in Gunnersbury
In Gunnersbury, that means homes and buildings near Clayton Hotel Chiswick, Kew College Prep and Ark Acton Academy and the streets around them. Nearby too are Turnham Green (0.5 miles east) and Library for Iranian Studies (1 mile north). Gunnersbury has its own railway station: Gunnersbury station. Other landmarks nearby include Barnes Hospital (2 miles south-east) and Livat Hammersmith (2.1 miles east). Not far away are Kew Gardens Lake and Castlebar Hill.
Your questions about pre-purchase roof surveys in Gunnersbury
Is parking a problem for a survey in Gunnersbury?
Parking in Gunnersbury, as in most of London, takes a little planning: a visitor permit or a bay close to the door helps a lot, so mention what’s available when you book.
Is my home in Gunnersbury listed or in a conservation area?
Check Historic England’s online list first, then ask the council about conservation areas and any Article 4 direction. It matters most if you’re planning to re-roof in a different material.
Does someone need to be in?
Someone needs to let us in if we’re looking inside or in the loft. We will talk about access when you book.
Can you survey a shared roof?
Yes, if whoever owns or manages the building agrees access. On a shared roof we can only inspect the parts we’re allowed to reach, and the report makes that clear.
How do I book a survey in Gunnersbury?
It is easiest to call 07833 053749 or email us. Tell us the address and a little about the roof, and we will take it from there. Surveys run seven days a week.
Do I need a roof survey if I’m having a RICS survey?
It is your choice, but the two do different jobs. A RICS home survey covers the whole building, while ours looks only at the roof, in more detail. Our survey complements a RICS survey and doesn’t replace one.
Is this an asbestos survey?
No. Asbestos surveys and sampling aren’t something we do. Where a material might contain it, such as old cement sheets on a building from before 2000, the report flags it, with a recommendation to have a specialist asbestos surveyor check before it’s disturbed.