Hertfordshire · London and the South East
Hadham Ford Pre-Purchase Roof Survey
A roof survey before you buy a house or flat in Hadham Ford, with drones and thermal imaging where they help. Get in touch for a price.
- Roof slopes that look uneven or sagging
- Loose pots and cracked flaunching
- Blocked or leaking gutters
Honest limits
This isn’t a RICS building survey, a structural engineer’s report or an asbestos survey. It also has these limits:
- Faults hidden behind ceilings, boards or coverings
- Whether materials contain asbestos (that needs a specialist asbestos surveyor)
- A structural engineer’s report
Not sure which survey suits your roof? You can phone 07833 053749 or send us an email and we’ll tell you before you book. What a survey covers and doesn’t.
Roofs we survey in Hadham Ford
- Chimney stacks
- Gutters and downpipes
- Natural slate
- The roof space
- Lead flashings and valleys
- Clay and concrete tiles
- Flat-roofed extensions and dormers
How a pre-purchase roof survey works in Hadham Ford
Book after your offer is accepted and before exchange. At that point you can still ask questions, while you’re not yet committed. 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. We survey the roof space, gutters and downpipes and natural slate, and the problems we’re asked to look at most are blistered or split felt on a flat roof and gaps where slates or tiles have come loose.
Older buildings in small places like Hadham Ford may be listed or in a conservation area. If so, re-roofing in different materials may need consent, so check with the council before work starts. Whether you’re buying or signing off new roofing, it’s 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: if work is needed, the report says so clearly, along with how urgent it is.
- Place
- Hadham Ford (SG11)
- Wider area
- Hertfordshire
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Your report
- A written report with photos, by email
- Appointments
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Insurance
- PI and public liability insurance
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
How the survey changes by roof type
Flat roofs
Ponding, blistering, splits and worn upstands are the usual warning signs. Blocked outlets are checked as well.
Gutters and parapets
Parapet and box gutters are hidden behind walls and can overflow inside. We look at their linings and outlets from wherever is safe.
How the survey works
Once we have finished looking, we write up our findings in a report with photos, sent to you by email. On timing, most surveys take an hour or two at most homes, while a commercial roof takes nearer three to four hours. Older roofs in small places like Hadham Ford can have low, tight loft spaces, so tell us about the loft hatch and any ladder. We only go where it’s safe.
- 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.
- We then look from upstairs windows and inside the loft where it’s safe.
- You get a written report with photos and recommendations before you exchange.
Before the survey
- For a flat or shared roof, check access with the freeholder or managing agent
- Make a note of anything you’d like us to look at
- Have keys ready for side gates, garages or roof access doors
Getting a price
Our phone lines are open seven days a week, including Saturdays and Sundays. For a price or to book, call 07833 053749 or drop us an email.
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Hadham Ford homes and their roofs
Where the drone is part of the survey, the flight is checked against the Drone Safety Map first. In this part of the South East, older roofs are mostly slate or clay tile and many newer ones concrete tile, and flat-roofed additions turn up almost everywhere. Whether you are 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 Bishops Stortford station, a written report helps before buying a rental or paying for a new roof on one. The streets around a church such as Parish Church of St Cecilia are often among the oldest in a place, and if you own one of the older houses nearby, the roof may have had decades of patch repairs, and the survey shows where they are.
Hadham Ford is about 3 miles west of Bishop's Stortford, in Hertfordshire. We provide pre-purchase roof surveys for homeowners, landlords and businesses in Hadham Ford. Our Hertfordshire coverage includes Hadham Ford and the places around it. For surveys nearby, see our Chelmsford page.
Here we cover the SG11 postcode area for pre-purchase roof surveys. If you need a pre-purchase roof survey at a property on Chapel Lane and Ford Hill or anywhere close by, we can survey it. Neighbouring places we cover for pre-purchase roof surveys include Little Hadham (1 mile north-east), Bromley (1 mile west), Much Hadham (2 miles south), Hadham Cross (2 miles south) and Green Tye (2 miles south). We also work in nearby towns such as Stevenage (12 miles west), Bishop's Stortford (3 miles east), Welwyn Garden City (13 miles south-west), Hoddesdon (9 miles south-west), Cheshunt (13 miles south-west) and Hertford (9 miles south-west).
Near you in Hadham Ford
We work in homes and buildings around The Nag's Head Public House. For rail, the closest station is Bishops Stortford station, roughly 3.5 miles east of the centre. A little further out are Herts and Essex Hospital (3.9 miles east) and Moated mound (1.3 miles north-east). Not far away are Thorley Wash nature reserve.
Signs you need a pre-purchase roof survey in Hadham Ford
Asbestos was banned in UK construction in 1999. Cement roof sheets, soffits and flue pipes are typical places to find it. We do not carry out asbestos surveys, but we flag materials that might so a specialist asbestos surveyor can check before anything is disturbed.
We’re often asked to look at:
- Loose pots and cracked flaunching
- Lead that has worked loose at a wall or chimney
- Signs of past leaks inside the loft
- Blistered or split felt on a flat roof
With Much Hadham Palace about 1.4 miles south, the area around Hadham Ford has a long history. If you’re buying an older home nearby, it’s worth knowing whether it is listed or in a conservation area before you plan any re-roofing.
Questions to ask before booking
- Is VAT included in the price?
- Which limits apply to the survey
- Their track record with similar roofs
- What insurance they carry
DIY checks: what’s safe
A DIY look is useful, but it isn’t a survey. From ground level, valleys, flashings and the backs of chimneys are frequently out of sight, and those are details a survey looks at closely.
You can learn a lot from ground level. 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.
FAQs for Hadham Ford
Will you come out to Hadham Ford?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. We cover the whole of London and South East England. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there as you book.
Do you carry out roof surveys in Hadham Ford?
We do. Every survey there gets the same written report with photographs.
Can you inspect my roof with a drone?
Where it helps and the rules allow, yes. We hold a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID and fly a drone under 250g, and every flight depends on the airspace and the weather.
How long does the survey visit take?
The visit normally takes about one to two hours for a house, and longer for a large or complex roof. We will give you an idea of timing when booking.
What’s the best way to book?
The quickest way is to phone 07833 053749 or use the contact form. Tell us the address and a little about the roof, and we’ll take it from there. We survey on weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays.
Do you need to go inside the property?
If it can be arranged, yes. Inside, the loft shows leaks, damp timbers and the underlay. If access isn’t possible, we note it in the report.
Does the weather affect the survey?
Light rain doesn’t usually stop a survey. Heavy rain or strong wind can ground a drone and make the roof unsafe, so we will agree a new date if the weather isn’t suitable.
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How we price pre-purchase roof surveys
All our prices include VAT. What changes the price is:
- How complicated the roof is, with its valleys, chimneys and parapets
- Which survey package you book
- Extensions, dormers and garages with roofs of their own
- Whether thermal imaging or a drone is needed
We offer three survey packages: Basic from £150, Standard from £250 and Premium from £400, with VAT included. What your roof costs depends on its size, access and what you want to find out.
Helping us price your survey
Getting the details right at the start saves time. It’s useful to include:
- Where water is showing inside, if it is
- What kind of property and roof it is
- Any deadline, such as an exchange date
- Photos of the roof, taken safely from ground level or a window
To book a survey, call 07833 053749 or drop us an email with the address and what you’d like to know about the roof. You will know the price before anything is booked.