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Pre-purchase roof survey in Hitchambury, Slough
Find out the condition of the roof at your property in Hitchambury from an independent roof surveyor. We visit on weekdays and at weekends.
- Gutters choked with leaves and moss
- Damp timbers or stains in the loft
- Roof slopes that look uneven or sagging
Questions from Hitchambury
Do you cover smaller places like Hitchambury?
Yes, Hitchambury is on our map. Villages and rural addresses get the same survey as a town house, with the route planned beforehand.
Is Hitchambury in the area you cover?
Yes, Hitchambury is one of the places we work. The survey and report are the same in Hitchambury as anywhere else, and visits run on weekdays and weekends.
Will you need to get into the loft?
Where possible, yes. We look in the loft space where there’s safe access, and upstairs windows give useful views. The agent or seller can arrange entry.
Can I use the report to negotiate on price?
Yes, you can. The report sets out what we found, with photos, which you can share with the seller or agent. How the seller responds is up to them.
What insurance do you have?
Our surveys are covered by professional indemnity and public liability insurance. Ask if you need details for a managing agent or building owner.
Do I have to be there for the survey?
If the survey includes the loft or the inside of the building, someone needs to let us in. We will talk about access as you book.
How long will you be at the property?
On site, it typically takes between one and two hours for a house, though large, tall or awkward roofs take more time. The report follows within 48 hours for Basic, 24 to 48 hours for Standard and the same day for Premium.
About our pre-purchase roof survey in Hitchambury
Buying a flat brings its own roof questions. The lease decides who looks after the roof, and that’s frequently not the individual flat owner. We look at as much of the roof as access safely allows, and the report helps you ask your solicitor or the managing agent the right questions. If the building has a flat roof, we check that too where access allows. Typical surveys look at ponding, blisters or splits on a flat roof and quick fixes on flashings and valleys, across flat-roofed extensions and dormers, lead flashings and valleys and clay and concrete tiles.
Older buildings in small places like Hitchambury may be listed or 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’s worth knowing which applies. England has around 10,000 conservation areas and about 500,000 listed buildings.
We keep jargon out of it: where something needs attention, it says so plainly, along with how urgent it is.
- Where
- Hitchambury (SL1, SL6)
- Region
- Slough
- Price
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- A written report with photos, by email
- Survey days
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Insurance
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Can I check my roof myself?
You can learn a lot from ground level. Binoculars help you spot slipped slates or tiles, gaps along the ridge and a leaning stack. Never climb onto the roof to look.
A DIY look is useful, but it isn’t a survey. You won’t see flashings, valleys or the backs of chimneys properly from ground level.
Leave it or get it looked at?
A mortgage valuation isn’t a roof survey. Its job is to check the property’s value for the mortgage, not at the condition of each slate and flashing. A roof survey is carried out for the buyer. For an older or listed building in a place like Hitchambury, repairs may need matching materials and consent, so leaving a defect until it’s urgent leaves less time to plan.
The Premium Survey includes thermal imaging and drone inspection where applicable, which starts from £400, including VAT. We’ll tell you which package suits the questions you have.
Why us?
- A sub-250g drone, flown with a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID
- Thermal imaging and drones used where they help
- 98% of customers satisfied
- Insured for professional indemnity and public liability
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Signs you need a pre-purchase roof survey in Hitchambury
Gutter problems often look minor from the street. Overflowing water soaks walls and can rot the timber behind. Valley and parapet gutters can overflow inside the house. We check them as part of the survey.
Things that often lead to a survey include:
- Blistered or split felt on a flat roof
- Lead that has worked loose at a wall or chimney
- Gutters choked with leaves and moss
- Bitumen or mortar used in place of proper repairs
The streets around a church such as Church of St Mary are often among the oldest in a place, and if your house is among the older ones nearby, a survey will show how the roof has been repaired before, which helps you judge what’s coming.
Before you book anyone
- How they’ll see the roof: from the ground, the loft, the roof or by drone
- Whether the price includes VAT
- Their drone registration, if they fly one
- What the survey won’t cover
Useful tips for Hitchambury property owners
Getting the most from a pre-purchase roof survey starts before we arrive and carries on afterwards. Tips:
- Ask whether there are papers for past roof work
- Ask who repairs the roof under the lease
- Give your solicitor a copy of the report
- Let us know your exchange date as you book
The Standard Survey includes a follow-up consultation to talk the findings through, while Premium includes a consultation in person. If anything in the report is not clear, ask us.
Every so frequently, check the loft with a torch, keeping to boarded areas. Watch for stains, damp timbers and chinks of daylight. Photos help if you later need a roofer or another survey.
How the survey works
Once we have finished looking, we write up our findings as a report with photographs. As for time on site, it normally takes about 1–2 hours at most homes, and more on a big or complicated roof. Rural addresses near Hitchambury can be hard to find from a postcode alone, so a few directions are welcome. After that, the survey runs as it would anywhere.
- You choose a Basic, Standard or Premium Survey to suit the home you’re buying.
- We agree a visit, including weekends if that helps.
- We inspect and photograph every part of the roof we can safely see.
- Moisture detection, structural checks, thermal imaging or a drone are added where your package includes them.
- You receive the report, with findings prioritised by urgency, so you can raise them with the seller.
Before we arrive
- Keep pets inside or away from the areas we are looking at
- If you’re buying, check with the agent that we can get in
- Have any questions written down, so nothing gets missed
Book a survey
Our phone lines are open seven days a week, including Saturdays and Sundays. To book or ask a question, ring 07833 053749 or use the contact form.
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What we look for on each type of roof
Chimney stacks
A leaning stack, cracked flaunching or crumbling pointing can all need work. We photograph them so you can raise them before exchange.
Gutters and parapets
A butterfly roof drains to a central valley gutter, normally to the back of the house. If the home you are buying has one, that gutter and its outlet get a careful look.
Local roofs and buyers in Hitchambury
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, with flat-roofed extensions, dormers and garages common everywhere. For a purchase or a newly finished roof, the materials decide which details matter most.
Cliveden lies about 1.7 miles north, so building around Hitchambury goes back a long way. When you buy an older home, the roof’s age, past repairs and any listing all affect what you might spend later. For landlords with property near Taplow station, a roof report gives you a clear picture before you buy or settle up with a roofer.
Hitchambury is about 2 miles east of Maidenhead, in Slough. Hitchambury is one of many places we visit across Slough. Our area takes in places right across Slough, large and small. You can also see our page for Reading.
Here we cover the SL1 and SL6 postcode area for pre-purchase roof surveys. If you need a pre-purchase roof survey at a property on Hitcham Lane and Hunt's Lane or anywhere close by, we can help. Nearby, we also carry out pre-purchase roof surveys in Taplow (1 mile south-west), Burnham (1 mile east), Rose Hill (1 mile north), Huntercombe (1 mile south-east) and Lake End (2 miles south). We also work in nearby towns like Slough (3 miles south-east), Chalvey (4 miles south-east), Langley (6 miles east), Upton (4 miles south-east), Datchet (6 miles south-east) and Stoke Poges (4 miles east).
What’s near Hitchambury
We work in homes and buildings around Haymill Valley, The E-Act Burnham Park Academy and Oak and Saw pub and the streets around them. The closest station to Hitchambury is Taplow station, roughly 0.8 miles south. Nearby you’ll also find The Reitlinger Bequest Museum (1.3 miles south-west) and St Mark's Hospital (2.9 miles west). Not far away are Taplow Lake and Bray Pit.