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Kidbrooke Pre-Purchase Roof Survey
Find out the condition of the roof at your property in Kidbrooke. Visits run on weekdays and weekends, in the daytime.
- Loose pots and cracked flaunching
- Roof slopes that look uneven or sagging
- Slipped or missing slates and tiles
Kidbrooke questions
Is parking a problem for a survey in Kidbrooke?
It rarely stops a survey, but it’s worth planning. Let us know the parking rules on your street and we’ll work around them.
Are there drone restrictions around Kidbrooke?
Usually it comes down to two things: the airspace at the address and the weather. The flight restriction zone around London City Airport comes within about 1 mile of Kidbrooke. We check the exact boundary for the address before flying, and if the roof falls inside it, we ask for permission first. London’s airspace includes flight restriction zones around Heathrow, London City Airport and London Heliport, and restricted areas over Hyde Park, the City of London and the Isle of Dogs. Each address is checked against all of them before the drone goes up. The flight also waits for calm, dry weather.
Can I use the report to negotiate on price?
Yes. Buyers use the findings to ask questions, ask for repairs before completion or ask for a price change. What the seller agrees to is their decision, so we can’t promise any saving.
What insurance do you have?
We hold professional indemnity and public liability insurance.
Can you survey at the weekend?
We survey seven days a week: Monday to Friday, Saturdays and Sundays. Just let us know the days that suit you.
How quickly will I get the report?
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.
What’s the best way to book?
To arrange a survey, phone 07833 053749 or send us an email with the address, the type of property and what’s prompted the survey. We’ll confirm the price and agree a day with you.
How a pre-purchase roof survey works in Kidbrooke
With a written roof report, you can go back to the seller or agent with specifics. You can ask about the roof’s history, ask for repairs before completion or rethink the price. What the seller agrees to is up to them, but you’ll be negotiating from a clear picture rather than a hunch. It can also help you decide whether the purchase is still right for you. If you are worried about roof slopes that look uneven or sagging and gutters choked with leaves and moss, we can find out what’s behind it.
Homes across London range from Victorian and Edwardian terraces to interwar semis, post-war blocks and new developments, and a home in Kidbrooke could be any of them. Whether you’re buying or have just had a roof replaced, the details that cause trouble depend on the age of the building. Slates, hidden valley gutters, parapets and flat roofs over back additions all need checking in their own way.
We write the report in plain English, so you do not need to be a roofer to follow it. Photographs show what each point refers to, with the urgent items made clear.
- Location
- Kidbrooke (SE3, SE9, SE18)
- Region
- Greater London
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Reports
- Emailed report with photos and recommendations
- When we survey
- Weekdays and weekends
- Insured
- PI and public liability insurance
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Tips from our surveys
You don’t need to be a roofer to help. Here’s what helps most:
- Ask whether there are papers for past roof work
- Ask the agent to make sure the loft hatch can be opened
- Book once your offer is accepted
- Pass the findings to your conveyancer
With the findings in hand, you can talk to the seller or their agent. Some buyers ask for repairs before completion, others ask for a change to the price. What happens next is your decision and the seller’s.
Do not block the vents at the eaves. Poor ventilation lets condensation build up, wetting timbers and insulation. Keep insulation clear of eaves vents so air can move.
Why act early in Kidbrooke
Leaving it means judging the roof from the street. That rarely shows the back slope, the valleys or the top of the chimney. We fill that gap before you’re tied in, with photos of anything that needs attention. In a London terrace or conversion, a roof defect rarely stays your problem alone: a blocked parapet gutter or slipped slate can let water into the flat below or the house next door. Finding it early keeps the work smaller.
For a price for your roof in Kidbrooke, call 07833 053749 or use the contact form and tell us about the roof. We’ll confirm the figure before booking.
Why book us in Kidbrooke
- 20+ years’ experience
- A sub-250g drone, flown with a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID
- 98% customer satisfaction
- Insured for professional indemnity and public liability
Read what a roof survey costs and two real surveys.
Landlords, agents and block managers in Kidbrooke
With a portfolio of properties, you can book surveys for several addresses. To arrange surveys for several addresses, call 07833 053749 or drop us an email.
Where a roof is shared: we need access agreed with the freeholder or managing agent. Let us know about it when you book and we will plan the survey around it.
What we look for on each type of roof
Lead flashings and valleys
Many older houses have lead in their valleys and hidden gutters. Splits in a lead valley send water inside, and missing lead is not unknown, as it’s a target for thieves.
Gutters and parapets
Parapet and box gutters are hidden behind walls and can overflow inside. Where we can see them safely, we check the linings and outlets.
Local roofs and buyers in Kidbrooke
The flight restriction zone around London City Airport comes within about 1 mile of Kidbrooke. If the drone is used for your survey, the exact boundary is checked for the address first. Close to the centre of London, a great many houses are Victorian or Edwardian terraces, many of them roofed in Welsh slate. Many have butterfly roofs draining to a central valley gutter, with parapet walls and gutters hidden behind them. If your home in Kidbrooke is one of them, lead flashings, party-wall upstands and shared chimney stacks are part of the picture too. Whether you’re buying or checking new roofing work, knowing the materials helps make sense of what the inspection finds.
If you let a flat or house near Kidbrooke station, it’s worth knowing a roof’s condition before you buy it, or before you sign off new roofing work on it. For an older house near a landmark such as St Barnabas, ask the seller about past roof repairs, because older roofs often have patched valleys, replaced slates and reset ridges. For a London address like Kidbrooke, it helps to know about controlled parking before the day.
Kidbrooke is about 2 miles north of Eltham, in Greater London. Kidbrooke is one of many places we visit across Greater London, for houses, flats and commercial buildings. Our area takes in places right across Greater London, from the larger towns to small villages. You can also see our page for London.
Pre-purchase roof surveys in SE3, SE9 and SE18 are booked the same way as anywhere else. Whether your property is on Brome Road, Briset Road and Nesbit Road or a nearby road, we can help. If you are just outside Kidbrooke, we cover Well Hall (1 mile south-east), Shooter's Hill (1 mile east), Middle Park (1 mile south), Horn Park (1 mile south-west) and Blackheath (1 mile west). We also work in nearby towns such as London (6 miles west), City of Westminster (9 miles west), Marylebone (9 miles north-west), Kensington (11 miles west), St Pancras (8 miles north-west) and Shoreditch (7 miles north-west).
What’s near Kidbrooke
Typical jobs here are in homes near Thomas Tallis School, The Halley Academy and Eltham Common, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Kidbrooke station, about 0.7 miles west. Other landmarks nearby include Brook General Hospital (0.5 miles north-east) and Lewisham Shopping Centre (2.4 miles west). Green spaces nearby include Birdbrook Road Nature Reserve and Summer Hill.
What a pre-purchase roof survey doesn’t cover
No survey can tell you everything, and it’s better to know them up front. Bear these in mind:
- Faults hidden behind ceilings, boards or coverings
- Structural calculations (that is a structural engineer’s job)
- How a seller will respond, or what the house is worth
Not sure which survey suits your roof? You can call 07833 053749 or use the contact form and we’ll tell you before you book. What a survey covers and doesn’t.
What we check
- Flat-roofed extensions and dormers
- Lead flashings and valleys
- Gutters and downpipes
- Natural slate
- The roof space
- Chimney stacks
- Clay and concrete tiles
What happens on the day
The visit has one job: to look at the roof as closely as is safe and record what we find. Notes and photos go into the written report. The visit typically takes an hour or two at the house you’re buying, depending on its size and how much of the roof can be seen. Many London properties are flats or terraces with no side access, so the back of the roof is often seen from upstairs windows, from inside or, where a flight is allowed, from the air. Mention any building rules, key holders or managing agents as you book.
- You get in touch after your offer is agreed, with the address and your target exchange date.
- Access is arranged through you, the agent or the seller.
- We inspect the roof from the ground, windows, the loft and the roof itself where it’s safe.
- 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
- Agree roof access with the managing agent if it is shared
- If you’re buying, check with the agent that we can get in
- Show us where any leaks or stains appear
Getting a price
We confirm the price for your survey before booking, so you know the cost up front. Prices start from £150, including VAT. To book, phone 07833 053749 or use the contact form.