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Pre-purchase roof survey in Hale, Hampshire
A roof survey before you buy a house or flat around Hale, with a written report you can act on. Book a weekday or weekend visit.
- Patch repairs that may hide an ongoing problem
- A ridge or slope that dips
- Chimney mortar that has eroded
Common questions in Hale
Is Hale within the area you cover?
We do. Villages and rural addresses get the same survey as a town house, with the route planned beforehand.
Is my home in Hale listed or in a conservation area?
Start with Historic England’s list for listing and your council for conservation areas. Either can affect what roof work is allowed, so it’s worth checking before planning any.
Are you insured?
Professional indemnity and public liability insurance cover our surveys. If you need details for a managing agent or a building owner, just ask.
How long does a pre-purchase roof survey take?
Allow roughly 1–2 hours at a typical home, and about three to four hours for a commercial roof. We’ll give you an idea of timing when booking.
Do you need to go inside the property?
If it can be arranged, yes. From the roof space we can see staining, timbers and underlay. If we cannot get in, the report says so.
Do you survey roofs on blocks of flats?
Yes, as long as access is agreed. Roofs over flats are frequently shared, so we need permission from whoever owns or manages the building. We inspect only the parts we’re allowed to reach.
Can you survey at the weekend?
Visits run seven days a week in the daytime, which suits people who work during the week. Let us know your preferred days when you book.
How a pre-purchase roof survey works in Hale
The roof is one of the most expensive parts of a home to repair, and one of the hardest for a buyer to see. A pre-purchase roof survey looks at it closely before you’re tied in. We check the coverings, ridges, valleys, flashings, chimneys and gutters, plus the loft where there is safe access. You get a written report with photographs. If you are worried about cracked flaunching or crumbling chimney pointing and signs of past leaks inside the loft, we can find out what’s behind it, whatever the roof.
For a small place like Hale, the visit is planned like any other: it just means planning the journey and access beforehand. If there are outbuildings with roofs you want checked, mention them when you book. Whether you’re buying or checking new work, the same care goes into it. Visits can be booked on weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays.
What you get is a clear record of the roof on the day we saw it. It’s useful right away, and a good reference for later, for instance when you want to check whether anything has changed.
- Place
- Hale (SP6)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Reports
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- When we survey
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Insurance
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
Towns and villages near Hale
Also in Hale
Roof by roof
Chimney stacks
A leaning stack, cracked flaunching or crumbling pointing can all need work. We note them with photos so you can ask about them.
Lead flashings and valleys
Flashings close the gaps at chimneys, walls and abutments. We look for lead that has lifted, split or been patched over.
Local roofs and buyers in Hale
With Breamore House about 2.5 miles west, Hale sits in an area with a long building history. Older roofs in the wider area can hide decades of patch repairs, so the detail matters, and any change of roofing material on a listed home needs checking with the council first. Where the drone is part of the survey, we check the Drone Safety Map for restrictions before flying.
Hale is in Hampshire. Bookings from Hale are handled just like any other: a call or an email, a price, then a date. Hale is one of the places in Hampshire where we work. You can also see our page for Southampton.
Pre-purchase roof surveys in SP6 are booked the same way as anywhere else. Local streets include Hatchet Green and Queen Street, all of which we cover. We also cover the places around Hale: Hatchet Green (1 mile north-east) and North Charford (1 mile north-east). Further out, we also cover Totton (10 miles east), Chandler's Ford (15 miles east), Romsey (11 miles east), New Milton (15 miles south), Ringwood (9 miles south) and Marchwood (13 miles south-east).
Landmarks near Hale
We work in homes and buildings around Woodfalls Inn and The Trafalgar School at Downton and the streets around them. Well-known places in the area include Salisbury District Hospital (5.8 miles north-west) and Downton Moot Close (1.6 miles north-west).
The survey, step by step
You do not need to do much on the day. Show us any stains, drips or problem areas you know about, and we will take it from there. The survey itself takes an hour or two at a typical house, with time for the loft where it can be reached. For a village or hamlet like Hale, the journey is planned beforehand: let us know about narrow lanes, gates, long drives and where we can park. The roof is looked at from the ground, from windows, from the loft where there’s safe access and from the roof where it’s safe.
- 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 vantage point, inside and out.
- We check and photograph the slates or tiles, ridges, valleys, flashings, chimneys and gutters.
- We email a written report with photographs and recommendations, ready for you to use before exchange.
Before the survey
- Leave side gates unlocked
- Buyers: confirm access with the estate agent or seller
- Make a note of anything you’d like us to look at
How to book
To arrange a survey, phone 07833 053749 or drop us an email with the address and what you’d like to know about the roof. We will confirm the price before you book.
Related advice
Why it is worth a survey now in Hale
Once you exchange, the roof’s problems become yours. Before it, you still have choices. Finding out later gives you the same facts, but too late to use them in the purchase. Matching old materials, like handmade tiles or stone slates, can take time to source. That is one more reason to find defects before they become urgent.
A Basic Survey starts from £150, with VAT included. The Standard Survey starts from £250 and the Premium Survey from £400, both inc. VAT. You will know the price for your survey before booking.
Why book us in Hale
- Prices that include VAT
- We hold a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID
- Plain-English reports with photos
- 98% of clients satisfied
Surveys for landlords and agents in Hale
If the property is let, the agent or a tenant can let us in. Surveys run on any day of the week, which can make access easier.
Freeholders and residents’ companies use a roof report to plan and budget, putting the urgent items at the top.
Prices for pre-purchase roof surveys in Hale
We confirm the price for the job before booking. These are the things that affect it:
- The size of the roof
- Commercial roofs and larger buildings
- How tall the building is and how easy the roof is to see
- Extra roofs, like extensions, dormers or garages
All our prices include VAT. Our price is from £150, including VAT. We confirm the price for your survey before booking.
What to let us know when you contact us
Some details help us recommend the right survey and price. When you contact us, tell us:
- Any deadline, such as an exchange date
- What’s prompted the survey
- Pictures from the garden or a window, if you have them
- Where the property is, with the postcode
Once you know what you need, call 07833 053749 or use the contact form. We’ll suggest a package, agree the price and find a date, weekday or weekend.
When to book a survey in Hale
Many roofs have had quick fixes over the years. Bitumen painted over a flashing, mortar where lead should be, or a few tiles that don’t match can point to a problem that keeps coming back. Our report records them so you can ask the seller what was done and when.
Here are some of the things we see frequently:
- Ponding, blisters or splits on a flat roof
- Patch repairs that may hide an ongoing problem
- Loose pots and cracked flaunching
- Slipped or missing slates and tiles
If you live in an older home near Church of St Mary, the roof may have had decades of patch repairs, and the survey shows where they are.
Choosing a roof surveyor
- When you will get the report
- Their insurance cover
- Which parts of the roof they’ll actually see
- Will they check the loft as well as the outside?