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Pre-purchase roof survey in Kilndown, Kent
A roof survey before you buy a house or flat in Kilndown, with drones and thermal imaging where they help. Call or email for a price.
- Damp timbers or stains in the loft
- Lead that has worked loose at a wall or chimney
- A ridge or slope that dips
Pre-purchase roof survey in Kilndown
Buyers in Kilndown and right across London and the South East use our pre-purchase roof survey. Whether it is a terrace, a semi, a detached house or a flat, we follow the same careful process. The report says what’s in good order, what is not and what to deal with first. We hold professional indemnity and public liability insurance, and have 20+ years’ experience. To arrange a survey, phone 07833 053749 or email us. If you’re worried about loose pots and cracked flaunching and patch repairs that may hide an ongoing problem, we can find out what’s behind it, whatever the roof.
Somewhere as small as Kilndown, older cottages, farmhouses and converted buildings often sit beside a few newer homes. Village roofs can be clay tile, slate, stone or even thatch on some older buildings. Whether you are buying or have just had a roof replaced, each material has its own checks. What’s under the coverings, from old felt to the battens and nails, matters too.
We write the report in plain English, so it makes sense without any roofing background. Photographs show what each point refers to.
- Where
- Kilndown (TN17)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Reports
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- When we survey
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Insurance
- PI and public liability insurance
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Landlords, agents and block managers in Kilndown
Landlords, agents and building managers in Kilndown and across Kent can book any of our surveys. To discuss a property or a block, ring 07833 053749 or drop us an email.
An agent can book and manage the survey for a landlord, and the report can go to both. Access is agreed with the tenant in advance.
Do you need a pre-purchase roof survey in Kilndown?
A chimney stack stands out in the wind and rain. Mortar erodes, the flaunching around the pots cracks and the flashings work loose. A stack may be shared with the neighbours, which can affect how any work is arranged.
Problems we come across often include:
- Slipped or missing slates and tiles
- A ridge or slope that dips
- Old water stains in the loft space
- Loose pots and cracked flaunching
Take an older house close to Christ Church: the roof may have had decades of patch repairs, and the survey shows where they are.
Questions to ask before booking
- Which viewpoints they use to see the roof
- Their track record with similar roofs
- What happens after the report arrives
- If they fly a drone, whether they hold a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID
Prices for pre-purchase roof surveys in Kilndown
Every roof is different, so prices are confirmed before you book. These are the things that affect it:
- Which survey package you book
- House, block, shop or office
- The height of the building and how the roof can safely be seen
- Extensions, dormers and garages with roofs of their own
The Premium Survey includes thermal imaging and drone inspection where it applies, which starts from £400, with VAT included. We’ll tell you which package suits the questions you have.
Getting in touch
When you call or email, these details help:
- The address and postcode of the property
- The style of property, from a terrace to a block
- Any marks or damp showing indoors
- Access details, such as a loft hatch or a shared roof
Surveys can be booked for weekdays, Saturdays or Sundays. To find a date that works for you, ring 07833 053749 or use the contact form with the address and the days you’d prefer.
What happens on the day
Where it’s relevant and can be reached safely, the roof space is checked as well as the outside. In the loft, the signs we look for are staining, damp, daylight and sagging, as far as the space allows. All in, the survey 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. Older roofs in small places like Kilndown can have low, tight loft spaces, so it is useful to know whether there’s a loft hatch and how easy it is to reach. Only areas that can be reached safely are inspected.
- You choose a Basic, Standard or Premium Survey to suit the home you’re buying.
- A date is booked on a weekday, Saturday or Sunday.
- We inspect and photograph every part of the roof we can safely see.
- Standard and Premium surveys add the extra checks they include.
- You receive the report, with findings prioritised by urgency, so you can raise them with the seller.
Before we arrive
- Check the loft hatch can be reached
- Unlock side gates and any roof access doors
- Tell us where we can park nearby
Booking a survey
Not sure which survey you need? It’s easiest to ring 07833 053749 or use the contact form and describe the roof and why you want it surveyed. We will talk you through the options and what they cost.
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How the survey changes by roof type
Chimney stacks
A stack stands exposed above the roof line. We check the pots, the flaunching, the pointing and the flashings, as far as we can see them safely.
Clay and concrete tiles
Many post-war houses have concrete interlocking tiles. They wear slowly, but surfaces erode and edges crack.
Tips from our surveys
Here are a few things we’d tell any owner, before and after a survey:
- Do not leave it until just before exchange
- Request records of any re-roofing
- Check the lease for roof repair responsibilities
- Mention any deadline when you get in touch
The report gives any roofer you ask to quote a clear brief. The photos show the defects and where they are, which makes quotes easier to compare.
Keep an eye on chimneys and flashings in your new home. Watch for gaps in the pointing, cracked flaunching and loose lead. Binoculars from ground level are enough for a first look.
Kilndown questions
Do you cover Kilndown?
We do. The survey and report are the same in Kilndown as anywhere else.
Does a conservation area affect roof work in Kilndown?
Start with Historic England’s list for listing and your council for conservation areas. It is worth checking before planning roof work, as both can affect what’s allowed.
Does someone need to be in?
Not always. If we only need the outside, we can agree that in advance, but anything inside needs someone there to give access.
How experienced are you?
We have more than 20 years’ experience and have carried out more than 5,000 surveys across London and the South East.
Does your survey replace a RICS home survey?
No. It is a dedicated roof survey, with a written report and photos. It does not cover the rest of the property, which a RICS survey does.
I live in a flat. Can you survey the roof?
Yes. A shared roof needs access agreed first, with the freeholder or managing agent. Tell us about it when booking and we will explain what’s needed.
Is a roof survey worth having alongside a home survey?
They do different things. A home survey looks at the whole property, and ours concentrates on the roof alone. Ours sits alongside a RICS survey rather than replacing it.
Nearby places to Kilndown
What else we do in Kilndown
Buying a home or a new roof in Kilndown
If the drone is used for your survey, the flight is checked against the Drone Safety Map first. About 0.8 miles west lies Scotney Castle, a reminder of how long the area around Kilndown has been built on. On older houses around here, roofs often carry the marks of earlier repairs, from replaced slates to new lead, and a listed home or one in a conservation area may need consent for changes of material.
Kilndown is about 8 miles south-east of Royal Tunbridge Wells, in Kent. We carry out pre-purchase roof surveys for homeowners, landlords and businesses in Kilndown. We cover towns and villages across Kent, large and small. There’s also a page for Maidstone.
Pre-purchase roof surveys in TN17 are booked the same way as anywhere else. If you need a pre-purchase roof survey at a property on Church Road, Beresford Close and Chicks Lane or a nearby road, we can help. If you’re just outside Kilndown, we cover Riseden (1 mile north-east), Bedgebury Cross (1 mile east), Stonecrouch (1 mile south), Three Leg Cross (2 miles south) and Flimwell (3 miles south). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (13 miles north), Royal Tunbridge Wells (8 miles north-west), Tonbridge (10 miles north-west), Kings Hill (13 miles north), Foley Park (14 miles north) and Paddock Wood (6 miles north).
Around Kilndown
Well-known places in the area include Finchcocks Musical Museum (1 mile north) and Old Scotney Castle (0.6 miles west). For a walk, there’s Bewl Water.