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Pre-purchase roof survey in Hurstpierpoint, West Sussex
Get a clear view of the roof at a property in Hurstpierpoint. Visits run on weekdays and weekends, in the daytime.
- Damp timbers or stains in the loft
- Gutters choked with leaves and moss
- Blistered or split felt on a flat roof
What affects the price in Hurstpierpoint
What a survey costs depends on the time and equipment it needs. The main factors are:
- The size of the roof
- The number of roofs, including extensions and garages
- How tall the building is and how easy the roof is to see
- The shape of the roof and its details
The Premium Survey includes thermal imaging and drone inspection where it applies, which starts from £400, including VAT. We will tell you which package suits the questions you have.
What we need to know
The more you tell us, the easier it is to price the survey. When you contact us, tell us:
- What’s prompted the survey
- Pictures from the garden or a window, if you have them
- When you need the report by
- Any marks or damp showing indoors
If you’re buying, it helps to book soon after your offer is accepted, so you have the findings in time to act on them before you exchange. For any other survey, just call 07833 053749 or email us when you are ready.
About our pre-purchase roof survey in Hurstpierpoint
Many older houses carry decades of roof repairs. Slates slip when their nails corrode, lead valleys and flashings wear, and chimney pointing crumbles. Little of that is easy to judge from the pavement on a viewing. Our survey picks it out, with photographs that show you exactly where. Each finding is explained in plain words, so it is clear what it means for your purchase. Common reasons to book are damp timbers or stains in the loft and gaps where slates or tiles have come loose, across the roof space, flat-roofed extensions and dormers and clay and concrete tiles.
In a smaller place like Hurstpierpoint, homes are mostly houses and bungalows, from older cottages to more recent builds. In older homes, the slates or tiles can outlast the nails, battens and underlay holding them. Whether you’re buying or have just had the roof replaced, that hidden layer is worth knowing about. Breathable membranes only appeared in the late 1990s, so older roofs often have bitumen felt or nothing at all.
With the Standard Survey, you also get 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
- Hurstpierpoint (BN6)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Your report
- A written report with photos, by email
- Survey days
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Cover
- PI and public liability insurance
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Roof by roof
Lead flashings and valleys
Many leaks start at a flashing, so they get close attention in a pre-purchase survey. We photograph any that need work.
Chimney stacks
Leaning stacks, loose pots and eroded mortar are common findings. We photograph them so you can raise them before exchange.
What we do, step by step
Every roof is different, but as a rough guide the survey takes roughly 1–2 hours for most houses, with bigger or more complicated roofs taking longer. If you have questions on the day, just ask. For a survey in Hurstpierpoint, we agree the time, the access and parking before the day. Visits can be on weekdays, Saturdays or Sundays. Tell us about any garages, outbuildings or extensions you want included.
- You get in touch after your offer is agreed, with the address and your target exchange date.
- We agree a time and how we will get in, including the loft.
- We inspect the roof from the ground, windows, the loft and the roof itself where it’s safe.
- We check and photograph the slates or tiles, ridges, valleys, flashings, chimneys and gutters.
- We email a written report with photos and recommendations, ready for you to use before exchange.
Before the survey
- For flats, check roof access has been agreed
- Point out any leaks or damp patches
- Leave side gates unlocked
Arrange a survey
Our phone lines are open seven days a week. For a price or to book, call 07833 053749 or drop us an email.
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Can I check my roof myself?
After strong wind, take a look from the pavement or garden: pieces of tile or slate on the ground, a gap in the ridge or a lifted flashing are all worth noting. Leave anything above ground level to a survey.
Inside, the loft is a good place to look, with care. Take a torch and only step on boards or joists, checking for stains, damp wood or chinks of daylight.
Do you need a pre-purchase roof survey in Hurstpierpoint?
The fixings and underlay often fail before good slates or tiles do. Natural slate can last 100 years or more, yet the nails holding it rust and let slates slide. That kind of wear is common on older roofs.
Signs worth acting on include:
- Flashings that have lifted or split
- Ponding, blisters or splits on a flat roof
- Quick fixes on flashings and valleys
- Slates or tiles that have slipped or gone
If your home is one of the older ones in the streets near Hurstpierpoint Baptist Church, the roof’s history matters as much as its looks, and a survey brings the past repairs to light.
Questions to ask before you book
- When you’ll get the report
- If they fly a drone, whether they hold a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID
- Will the report include photos?
- What happens after the report arrives
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Questions from Hurstpierpoint
Is Hurstpierpoint in the area you cover?
We do. Every survey there gets the same written report with photos, and visits run on weekdays and weekends.
How do I find out if my home in Hurstpierpoint is listed?
We cannot confirm that for you, but Historic England’s list and your council can. Both listing and conservation areas can limit changes of roofing material.
How long will you be at the property?
On site, it typically takes roughly 1–2 hours at most homes, with bigger or more complicated roofs taking longer. The report follows within 48 hours for Basic, 24 to 48 hours for Standard and the same day for Premium.
Do you test for asbestos?
No. We do not sample or test for asbestos. Where a material might contain it, such as old cement sheets on a building from before 2000, the report flags it.
What insurance do you have?
Our cover is professional indemnity plus public liability, and we can provide details if a managing agent needs them.
Will the roof report help me negotiate with the seller?
Yes. Buyers use the findings to ask questions, ask for repairs before completion or ask for a price change. The outcome is between you and the seller, so we can’t promise any saving.
When will the report arrive?
Premium reports arrive the same day, Standard reports within 24 to 48 hours and Basic within 48 hours. We send it by email with photos included.
What happens if roof problems are left?
When a chain is moving fast, a roof survey can feel like one more delay. We visit seven days a week, and a Premium report comes the same day, so it can fit around a tight timetable. Around Hurstpierpoint, a leak in an older house can soak into timbers and plaster, which is far harder to put right than the roof fault itself.
Simple, low roofs take less time to survey than tall or complicated ones, and the package you pick makes a difference too. The price is always agreed first.
Why us?
- More than 5,000 surveys completed
- Drone and thermal imaging surveys available
- Photos and a written report every time
- Covered by professional indemnity and public liability insurance
See our cost guide and our case studies.
Pre-purchase roof surveys in Hurstpierpoint: local notes
What can be done to an older roof may depend on listing or a conservation area. Your council and Historic England’s list will tell you where you stand. In Sussex, older roofs are often handmade clay tile, frequently with tile-hanging on the walls below. A few old Sussex buildings still carry heavy Horsham stone slabs. Each material has its own typical faults, which is what a buyer or the owner of a new roof needs to know about.
If you own a rental within reach of Hassocks station, a survey before purchase, or before signing off a new roof, saves surprises once a tenant moves in.
Hurstpierpoint is about 3 miles south-west of Burgess Hill, in West Sussex. If you are in Hurstpierpoint, booking works exactly as it does anywhere else: a call or an email, a price, then a date. Hurstpierpoint is one of the towns and villages in West Sussex where we work for pre-purchase roof surveys. There is also a page for Brighton.
Surveys in BN6 work the same way as everywhere else we cover. Whether your property is on High Street, Marchants Close and Marchants Road or anywhere close by, we can survey it. Hurstpierpoint is on the B2116, so it’s easy for us to get to. If you are just outside Hurstpierpoint, we cover Hurst Wickham (1 mile east), Sayers Common (1 mile north-west), Hassocks (1 mile south-east), Keymer (2 miles south-east) and Goddards Green (2 miles north). We also work in nearby towns such as Crawley (12 miles north), Horsham (11 miles north-west), Worthing (12 miles south-west), Haywards Heath (6 miles north-east), Burgess Hill (3 miles north-east) and East Grinstead (15 miles north-east).
Local landmarks in Hurstpierpoint
Typical jobs here are in homes near The Poacher pub and Downlands Community School and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Hassocks station, about 1.5 miles south-east. Well-known places in the area include The Dene Hospital (2.1 miles north) and Clayton Castle (2.3 miles south-east). For a walk, there is Bedelands Farm Nature Reserve and Wolstonbury Hill.