Surrey · London and the South East
Hascombe Pre-Purchase Roof Survey
Find out the condition of the roof at your property in Hascombe. We visit on weekdays and at weekends.
- Cracked flaunching or crumbling chimney pointing
- Lead that has worked loose at a wall or chimney
- Patch repairs that may hide an ongoing problem
About our pre-purchase roof survey in Hascombe
Book after your offer is accepted and before exchange. At that point you can still ask questions, because nothing is binding yet. We survey seven days a week, 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 gutters choked with leaves and moss and loose pots and cracked flaunching, we can find out what’s behind it.
Some older homes in villages like Hascombe 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. For a buyer or someone with a newly finished roof, it is worth knowing which applies. There are about 500,000 listed buildings and around 10,000 conservation areas in England.
The Standard Survey adds moisture detection, a structural check and a follow-up consultation. The Premium Survey goes further, with thermal imaging, drone inspection where it applies, structural analysis and an in-person consultation.
- Location
- Hascombe (GU8)
- Wider area
- Surrey
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Your report
- Emailed report with photos and recommendations
- Appointments
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Insurance
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
What a survey costs
Several things affect the price of a survey:
- The roof’s overall size
- Commercial roofs and larger buildings
- Any need for thermal images or a drone flight
- The shape of the roof and its details
The cost of a survey depends on the roof: how big it is, how high it is, the number of separate roofs and how safely it can be seen. Our price is from £150, including VAT.
What we need to know
A little information up front helps. It is useful to include:
- Where the property is, with the postcode
- The type of building and roof, such as pitched or flat
- Pictures from the garden or a window, if you have them
- Access details, such as a loft hatch or a shared roof
For a price for pre-purchase roof surveys in Hascombe, call 07833 053749 or drop us an email. A few details about the property and the roof help us give you an accurate price.
Questions from Hascombe
Will you come out to Hascombe?
Yes. Hascombe 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 as you book.
Does a conservation area affect roof work in Hascombe?
You can check whether a building is listed on Historic England’s list, and your council can tell you if it’s in a conservation area. Listed building consent is needed for changes that affect a listed building’s special interest, and conservation areas can limit changes of roofing material.
How experienced are you?
More than 5,000 surveys over 20+ years.
Do I need a roof survey if I’m having a RICS survey?
It’s your choice, but the two do different jobs. A RICS home survey covers the whole building, and ours concentrates on the roof alone. Ours sits alongside a RICS survey rather than replacing it.
Will you climb onto the roof?
When conditions and the roof make it safe, yes. Many roofs can be seen well from windows, vantage points and the loft.
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 the airspace and weather are checked before every flight.
Do I need to be at home?
Someone needs to let us in if we’re looking inside or in the loft. We’ll talk about access when you book.
Do you need a pre-purchase roof survey in Hascombe?
Viewings rarely include a proper look at the roof. You walk round the rooms, but the roof stays out of sight, and a quick glance from the street misses a lot. Fresh decoration can also cover the marks an old leak left behind, so a closer look is worth having before you commit.
It’s worth booking a survey if you’ve seen:
- Blistered or split felt on a flat roof
- Cracked flaunching or crumbling chimney pointing
- Quick fixes on flashings and valleys
- Worn or lifted lead flashings
Loseley Park lies about 4.8 miles north, so building around Hascombe goes back a long way. If you’re buying an older home nearby, it is worth knowing whether it’s listed or in a conservation area before you plan any re-roofing.
Questions to ask before you book
- Their report turnaround times
- Whether the price includes VAT
- Will they check the loft as well as the outside?
- Is there a chance to talk the report through?
How it works
Photos are taken throughout the visit, so you can see in the report what we found and where. We take close-ups from wherever is safe. A typical visit takes about one to two hours at a typical house, with time for the loft where it can be reached. Older roofs in small places like Hascombe can have low, tight loft spaces, so it’s useful to know whether there’s a loft hatch and how easy it is to reach. We only go where it’s safe.
- You book once your offer is accepted and tell us the address and your timetable.
- Access is arranged through you, the agent or the seller.
- The roof is inspected from every safe vantage point, inside and out.
- Coverings, ridges, valleys, flashings, chimneys and gutters are checked and photographed.
- You receive a written report with photos and recommendations to read before exchange.
Before we arrive
- Check we can get to the back of the property
- If the roof is shared, arrange access with whoever manages the building
- Gather any invoices or paperwork from past roof work
Book a survey
If you have photos of the roof, send them over. Take them safely from the ground or a window. To send them or to book, ring 07833 053749 or send us an email.
Advice
Buying a home or a new roof in Hascombe
In Surrey, older roofs are often handmade clay tile, with tile-hanging on many upper walls. Horsham stone slab roofs survive on some old buildings in Surrey. The covering on a house you are buying, or on a roof just finished, tells us where to look hardest. Where the drone is part of the survey, the flight is checked against the Drone Safety Map first.
If you own a rental within reach of Milford (Surrey) station, a survey before purchase, or before signing off a new roof, saves surprises once a tenant moves in. If yours is one of the older homes in the streets near Church of St Peter, the roof may have had decades of patch repairs, and the survey shows where they are.
Hascombe is about 7 miles south of Guildford, in Surrey. Wherever you are in Hascombe, we can carry out pre-purchase roof surveys at your property, on a weekday, Saturday or Sunday. Our Surrey coverage includes Hascombe and the places around it. You can also see our page for Guildford.
We survey roofs across GU8 for pre-purchase roof surveys and the streets around it. Whether your property is on The Street and Church Road or anywhere close by, we can survey it. Other places close to Hascombe include Loxhill (1 mile south), Thorncombe Street (1 mile north), Grafham (2 miles north-east), Munstead Heath (2 miles north-west) and Dunsfold (2 miles south). Within a short drive, we also cover Guildford (7 miles north), Woking (12 miles north), Camberley (14 miles north-west), Farnham (11 miles north-west), Dorking (12 miles north-east) and Frimley (13 miles north-west).
Landmarks near Hascombe
In Hascombe, that means homes and buildings near The White Horse Public House, among other places. The closest station to Hascombe is Milford (Surrey) station, about 3 miles west. Well-known places in the area include Milford Hospital (2.6 miles north-west) and Godalming Museum (3.1 miles north-west). Not far away are Lower Lake and Hydon's Ball.
Checking the roof from the ground
A DIY look is useful, but it is not a survey. You won’t see flashings, valleys or the backs of chimneys properly from the ground.
What you can’t do safely is get up close. Roofs are fragile and slippery. That part is for a survey.
When you need someone else
Every survey has limits, and we’d rather be clear about that before booking. Bear these in mind:
- Asbestos testing of any kind
- Walls, floors, services and rooms below the roof
- What’s under the slates, tiles or felt
Not sure which survey suits your roof? You can phone 07833 053749 or use the contact form and we will tell you before you book. What a survey covers and does not.
Roof types and parts we check
- Flat-roofed extensions and dormers
- Chimney stacks
- Clay and concrete tiles
- The roof space
- Lead flashings and valleys
- Natural slate
- Gutters and downpipes
Why it is worth a survey now in Hascombe
It is tempting to skip the roof to keep a sale moving. Weekend visits are available as well as weekdays, and the Premium Survey report arrives the same day, so it can fit around a tight timetable. For an older or listed building in a place like Hascombe, repairs may need matching materials and consent, so leaving a defect until it’s urgent leaves less time to plan.
Every price we give includes VAT. Prices start from £150, including VAT. You will know the price for your roof before booking.
Why choose Independent Roof Survey in Hascombe
- Weekday and weekend surveys
- Satisfaction rate of 98%
- Clear package prices, including VAT
- Two decades and more of roof surveys
Read what a roof survey costs and what we found on two real jobs.