Hampshire · London and the South East
Pre-purchase roof survey in Hill Brow, Hampshire
A roof survey before you buy a house or flat in Hill Brow, using drones and thermal imaging where applicable. Get in touch for a price.
- Gutters that overflow or drip at the joints
- Chimney mortar that has eroded
- Worn or lifted lead flashings
What we cannot see
A survey is a close look at the roof, but it can’t do everything. The main limits are:
- Whether materials contain asbestos (that needs a specialist asbestos surveyor)
- A structural engineer’s report
- How a seller will respond, or what the house is worth
If in doubt, phone 07833 053749 or email us and we’ll recommend the right survey before booking. The full list of what we check.
What this survey covers
- The roof space
- Natural slate
- Chimney stacks
- Flat-roofed extensions and dormers
- Clay and concrete tiles
- Lead flashings and valleys
- Gutters and downpipes
Pre-purchase roof survey in Hill Brow
Book after your offer is accepted and before exchange. At that point you can still ask questions, because nothing is binding yet. Visits run on weekdays and at weekends, which helps when the chain is moving fast. Basic reports arrive within 48 hours, Standard within 24 to 48 hours and Premium the same day. We survey the roof space, chimney stacks and gutters and downpipes, and people most often book us about damp timbers or stains in the loft and gutters that overflow or drip at the joints.
For a small place like Hill Brow, the visit is planned like any other: the journey, parking and access are simply agreed in advance. If there are outbuildings with roofs you want checked, mention them when booking, so the visit can be planned around them. Buyers and owners of new roofs get the same approach as anywhere. Weekday and weekend visits are both available.
Pictures do a lot of the work in our reports, because a photo of a cracked flashing says more than a paragraph. If something couldn’t be seen safely, the report is clear about it.
- Location
- Hill Brow (GU33)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Price
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Your report
- Emailed report with photos and recommendations
- Survey days
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Insurance
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
Common questions in Hill Brow
Do you carry out roof surveys in Hill Brow?
Yes. We cover the whole of London and South East England, and Hill Brow is part of that. You can phone 07833 053749 or send us an email with the address and a few details.
Is Hill Brow within the area you cover?
Yes. Hill Brow is within the area we cover, which takes in towns, villages and rural addresses. We cover the whole of London and South East England. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the route when booking.
Do I need a roof survey if I’m having a RICS survey?
It depends on the roof and how confident you want to be. A home survey may recommend further investigation of the roof, and our survey gives you that closer look. It is not a replacement for a RICS survey.
Can you tell me if my roof has asbestos?
No. Asbestos surveys and sampling aren’t something we do. The report may flag materials that could contain asbestos on buildings built or refurbished before 2000.
Will you need to get into the loft?
Where possible, yes. The loft tells us a lot about the roof, and views from upper windows help too. Access is usually arranged through the agent or seller.
How long does the survey visit take?
The visit usually takes between one and two hours at the house you’re buying, depending on its size and how much of the roof can be seen. We will give you an idea of timing when booking.
Do you survey on Saturdays and Sundays?
Surveys run on any day of the week. To arrange a date, call 07833 053749 or drop us an email.
Leave it or get it looked at?
Small roof defects let water in slowly. By the time a stain shows, timber or plaster may already be damp. Spotting it before you buy lets you deal with it as soon as you move in. Matching old materials, such as handmade tiles or stone slates, can take time to source. Spotting a problem early leaves room to find them.
There are three survey packages: Basic from £150, Standard from £250 and Premium from £400, all including VAT. The price for your roof depends on its size, access and what you want to find out.
What you get with us
- Surveys on weekdays and at weekends
- Insured for professional indemnity and public liability
- Drones and thermal imaging where applicable
- 5,000+ roofs surveyed
Take a look at what a roof survey costs and two real surveys.
What affects the cost of pre-purchase roof surveys
To price your survey, we look at:
- Which survey package you book
- If the survey needs thermal imaging or a drone
- How big the roof is
- Height and safe access
To find out what your survey will cost, call 07833 053749 or email us and tell us about the roof. The price is agreed before a date is set.
What we need to know
Before you get in touch, it helps to have:
- The property’s address and postcode
- Any deadline, such as an exchange date
- Photos of the roof, taken safely from the ground or a window
- How the loft is reached, if there is one
To arrange a survey, call 07833 053749 or send us an email and tell us the address and what’s prompted the survey. We’ll confirm the price before you book.
How the survey works
Once we’ve finished looking, we write up our findings in a report with photos, emailed to you. As for time on site, most surveys take between one and two hours on an ordinary house, and more on a big or complicated roof. Cottages and farmhouses around Hill Brow frequently have roofs at several levels, with lean-tos and outbuildings attached. Each part is looked at from wherever it can safely be seen, and anything we cannot see is noted.
- After your offer is agreed, you book and share your timetable.
- We arrange access with you, the agent or the seller, including the loft.
- The visit begins outside, from ground level and any safe vantage points.
- We then look from upstairs windows and inside the loft where it’s safe.
- The report is emailed with photos and recommendations, ready to use before exchange.
Before we arrive
- Show us where any leaks or stains appear
- Make sure pets are kept safely away
- Mention any parking restrictions on your street
Getting a price
Every survey is priced before it’s booked, so you know the cost up front. Pre-purchase roof survey starts from £150, including VAT. To book, phone 07833 053749 or drop us an email.
Related advice
Signs you need a pre-purchase roof survey in Hill Brow
Chimneys take the worst of the weather and they’re frequently the least maintained part of a roof. Mortar erodes, the flaunching around the pots cracks and the flashings work loose. On terraced and semi-detached homes, a stack may be shared with next door, which matters if work is needed.
Look out for signs like these:
- Slates or tiles that have slipped or gone
- Blistered or split felt on a flat roof
- Loose pots and cracked flaunching
- Gutters that overflow or drip at the joints
If your house is among the older ones in the streets near Rake Mission Church, the roof’s history matters as much as its looks, and a survey brings the past repairs to light.
Choosing a roof surveyor
- Which parts of the roof they’ll actually see
- How long they’ve been surveying roofs
- Whether the price includes VAT
- Will the report include photos?
Useful tips for Hill Brow property owners
You don’t need to be a roofer to help. Here’s what helps most:
- Share the report with your solicitor
- Ask whether there are papers for past roof work
- Let us know your timetable
- For a flat, check who is responsible for the roof
With Standard, you get a follow-up consultation, while Premium includes a consultation in person. Whichever package you choose, you can ask us what a finding means.
Once you’ve moved in, keep gutters, valleys and outlets clear, ideally once the leaves have dropped. Blocked gutters cause much of the damp we see. Use a gutter contractor rather than going up a ladder yourself.
Also near Hill Brow
What else we do in Hill Brow
Pre-purchase roof surveys in Hill Brow: local notes
Listing and conservation areas can both shape what roof work is allowed on an older home. The council is the place to check, along with Historic England’s list, before anyone quotes for re-roofing. Thatch survives on some older buildings in Hampshire’s villages. In this part of the South East, older roofs are mostly slate or clay tile and many newer ones concrete tile. For a purchase or a newly finished roof, the materials decide which details matter most.
If you own a rental within reach of Liss station, a roof report gives you a clear picture before you buy or settle up with a roofer.
Hill Brow is about 3 miles north-east of Petersfield, in Hampshire. We provide pre-purchase roof surveys for householders, landlords and businesses in Hill Brow and the surrounding area. Hill Brow is one of the places in Hampshire where we work. We also survey roofs in Portsmouth.
Pre-purchase roof surveys in GU33 work the same way as everywhere else we cover. If you need a pre-purchase roof survey at a property on London Road, Plantation Road and Malvern Road or anywhere close by, we can survey it. Hill Brow sits on or near the B2070, which makes travel easy. Other places close to Hill Brow include Durford Wood (1 mile west), Liss (1 mile north-west), West Liss (1 mile north-west), Rake (1 mile north-east) and The Mint (1 mile north). Further out, we also cover Havant (13 miles south), Horndean (10 miles south-west), Alton (9 miles north-west), Waterlooville (12 miles south-west), Petersfield (3 miles south-west) and Purbrook (13 miles south-west).
Near you in Hill Brow
Locally, jobs take us to homes and businesses close to Whistle Stop pub. The nearest railway station is Liss station, about 1.1 miles north-west. Other landmarks nearby include Bear Museum (3.4 miles south-west) and Petersfield Community Hospital (3.5 miles south-west). Not far away are Liss Riverside Railway Walk South and Wheatham Hill.