Hampshire · London and the South East
Pre-purchase roof survey in Monk Sherborne, Hampshire
We take a careful look at the roof at your property in Monk Sherborne, and put it all in a photo-illustrated written report.
- Signs of past leaks inside the loft
- Gutters that overflow or drip at the joints
- Slipped or missing slates and tiles
Pre-purchase roof surveys for homes and businesses in Monk Sherborne
If you are buying a flat, the roof may well be shared. Depending on the lease, roof repairs may fall to the building owner or a management company, with costs often passed on through the service charge. We inspect what access allows us to see safely, 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. If you’re worried about worn or lifted lead flashings and gaps where slates or tiles have come loose, a survey will tell you what’s going on, on gutters and downpipes, chimney stacks and natural slate alike.
In a village or hamlet like Monk Sherborne, homes are often older cottages and farmhouses alongside a few newer houses. Older roofs there may have clay tiles, slate, stone or, in some places, thatch. Whether you’re buying or have just had a roof replaced, each material has its own checks, and thatch is a specialist material, so we report on what can be seen. Older roofs may also have old felt underlay or none, and fixings that have done a long stint.
After the visit, you get a report with photographs, sent by email. It sets out the condition of the roof, any defects and our written recommendations.
- Place
- Monk Sherborne (RG26)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Price
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Reports
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- Appointments
- Weekdays and weekends
- Insurance
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Different roofs, different checks
Flat roofs
A flat roof that has been coated over several times may hide problems underneath. We record what we can see and say where a closer look is needed.
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.
Useful tips for Monk Sherborne property owners
Here are a few things we’d tell any owner, before and after a survey:
- Ask whether there are papers for past roof work
- Share the report with your solicitor
- Check the lease for roof repair responsibilities
- Ask the agent to make sure the loft hatch can be opened
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. The outcome is between you and the seller, and we cannot promise any result.
Look in the loft now and then, with care and a good torch. Damp patches, daylight through the roof or water stains on timbers are worth noting. Take photos so you can show whoever looks at it.
What this survey can’t tell you
In fairness, a roof survey has limits:
- A structural engineer’s report
- Defects hidden under coverings or inside walls without opening up
- How a seller will respond, or what the house is worth
If you’re not sure which survey you need, ring 07833 053749 or email us and we will give you a straight answer. What a survey covers and doesn’t.
Roofs we survey in Monk Sherborne
- Chimney stacks
- The roof space
- Clay and concrete tiles
- Flat-roofed extensions and dormers
- Lead flashings and valleys
- Natural slate
- Gutters and downpipes
When to book a survey in Monk Sherborne
Buildings put up or refurbished before 2000 may contain asbestos. It’s often found in cement sheets, soffits and flue pipes. We do not test for it or carry out asbestos surveys, but our report flags materials that could contain it so a specialist asbestos surveyor can check before anything is disturbed.
Here are some of the things we see often:
- Blocked or leaking gutters
- Bitumen or mortar used in place of proper repairs
- Chimney mortar that has eroded
- A ridge or slope that dips
Landlords with a home close to Basingstoke station may find that a survey before purchase, or before signing off a new roof, saves surprises once a tenant moves in.
What to check before booking
- What exactly goes into their report
- How long the report takes to arrive
- Whether the inside of the roof is included
- What follow-up you get after the report
Monk Sherborne questions
Do you cover Monk Sherborne?
Yes, Monk Sherborne is within the area we cover. Our area covers London and the South East. Just call 07833 053749 or drop us an email and let us know about the property.
Is Monk Sherborne within the area you cover?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. We work right across London and South East England. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the route as you book.
Do you survey roofs on blocks of flats?
Yes. A shared roof needs access agreed first. Mention it when you contact us and we’ll plan the survey around it.
Do I need to be at home?
Not always. If we only need the outside, we can agree that beforehand, but anything inside needs someone there to give access.
Does the weather affect the survey?
Light rain doesn’t usually stop a survey. Strong wind or a downpour can stop drone flights and make roof access unsafe, so we’ll agree a new date if the weather is not suitable.
Can I take the findings back to the seller?
Yes. You will have photos and a written description of each defect, so you can raise them with the seller or their agent. We can’t promise how the seller will respond.
Do you test for asbestos?
No. We don’t carry out asbestos surveys or testing. If we see materials that could contain asbestos, such as cement roof sheets or soffits on buildings from before 2000, we flag them and suggest a specialist asbestos surveyor checks them before any work.
How the survey works
Every roof is different, but as a rough guide the survey 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. You’re welcome to ask questions while we’re there. For a village or hamlet like Monk Sherborne, the journey is planned ahead of time: tell us about narrow lanes, gates, long drives and where we can park. The roof is looked at from the ground, from windows, from the loft where there is safe access and from the roof where it’s safe.
- We help you pick the package that suits the property.
- 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 the survey
- Keep pets in another room
- Move anything stored under the loft hatch
- Tell us about any leaks, stains or damp patches you know of
How to book
Once you know what you need, call 07833 053749 or drop us an email. We’ll suggest a package, agree the price and find a date, weekday or weekend.
Advice
Places near Monk Sherborne
What else we do in Monk Sherborne
Pre-purchase roof surveys around Monk Sherborne
Historic houses such as The Vyne, about 1.7 miles east, show how far back building in the area around Monk Sherborne goes. If yours is one of the older homes, expect a mix of original materials and later repairs on the roof, and the council can say whether a home is in a conservation area. A number of Hampshire villages keep thatched roofs on their older buildings. Slate and clay tile are the usual coverings on older South East houses, with concrete tiles on many later estates. The covering on a house you are buying, or on a roof just finished, tells us where to look hardest.
If you live in an older home near Church of All Saints, ask the seller about past roof repairs, because older roofs often have patched valleys, replaced slates and reset ridges.
Monk Sherborne is about 3 miles north of Basingstoke, in Hampshire. We provide pre-purchase roof surveys for homes and businesses in Monk Sherborne and the surrounding area. Our Hampshire coverage includes Monk Sherborne. We also survey roofs in Reading.
Every address in RG26 is within our area for pre-purchase roof surveys. We cover properties on The Close, Ramsdell Road and Salters Heath Road and the roads around them. We also cover the places around Monk Sherborne: Salters Heath (1 mile north-east), Charter Alley (1 mile north-west), Pamber End (1 mile north), Ramsdell (1 mile north-west) and West Heath (2 miles north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Basingstoke (3 miles south), Fleet (13 miles east), Alton (13 miles south-east), Yateley (13 miles east), Tadley (3 miles north) and Hook (7 miles east).
Around Monk Sherborne
We work in homes and buildings around Everest Community Academy. Monk Sherborne’s nearest station is Basingstoke station, roughly 3.1 miles south-east. Other landmarks nearby include Park Prewett Hospital (1.8 miles south) and Basing House (4.1 miles south-east). Not far away are Daneshill Park Woods.
Why it is worth a survey now in Monk Sherborne
Once you exchange, the roof’s problems become yours. Before then, you can still ask questions, ask for work to be done or reconsider. Finding out later gives you the same facts, but too late to use them in the purchase. For an older or listed building in a place like Monk Sherborne, repairs may need matching materials and consent, so leaving a defect until it is urgent leaves less time to plan.
What a survey costs comes down to the roof itself: how big it is, how high it is, the number of separate roofs and how safely it can be seen. Prices start from £150, including VAT.
Why book us in Monk Sherborne
- Insured for professional indemnity and public liability
- Thermal imaging and drones used where they help
- More than 5,000 surveys completed
- Two decades and more of roof surveys
Take a look at what a roof survey costs or what we found on two real jobs.