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Pre-purchase roof survey in Monkton, Kent
Pre-purchase roof surveys for homes and businesses in Monkton. We’ve completed more than 5,000 surveys across London and South East England.
- Slipped or missing slates and tiles
- Gutters that overflow or drip at the joints
- Bitumen or mortar used in place of proper repairs
Surveys for landlords and agents in Monkton
With a portfolio of properties, you can book surveys for several addresses. To arrange surveys for several addresses, call 07833 053749 or email us with the addresses.
Businesses and commercial landlords can book us too. Larger roofs take longer, and they’re priced for the size.
About our pre-purchase roof survey in Monkton
A roof report gives you something solid to take back to the seller or the agent. 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 will be asking from facts rather than guesses. It also helps you decide whether to go ahead at all. We survey lead flashings and valleys, the roof space and flat-roofed extensions and dormers, and the problems we are asked to look at most are gaps where slates or tiles have come loose and quick fixes on flashings and valleys.
Older buildings in small places like Monkton may be listed or in a conservation area. If so, re-roofing in different materials may need consent, so check with the council before work starts. Whether you are buying or signing off new roofing, it is worth knowing where you stand, as well as what condition the roof is in. There are about 500,000 listed buildings and around 10,000 conservation areas in England.
You can share the report with anyone who needs it: a seller or estate agent, an insurer, a roofer, a builder or a managing agent.
- Location
- Monkton (CT12)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Reports
- A written report with photos, by email
- When we survey
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Insured
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
Why get it checked now?
Plenty of buyers go ahead anyway, but with their eyes open. You will know which jobs are urgent and which can wait, so you can plan work before small faults get bigger. Older cottages and farmhouses around Monkton can have roof timbers that have been there a very long time, where water from a failed roof can cause rot if it is left.
For a price for your roof in Monkton, ring 07833 053749 or send us an email and tell us about the roof. We will confirm the figure before booking.
What you get with us
- A report with photos
- Drone and thermal imaging surveys available
- Satisfaction rate of 98%
- 5,000+ surveys completed
Read what a roof survey costs and two real surveys.
The survey, step by step
Once we’ve finished looking, we write up our findings as a written report with photos. On timing, most surveys take roughly 1–2 hours on an ordinary house, and longer for a large or complex roof. Cottages and farmhouses around Monkton frequently have roofs at several levels, with lean-tos and outbuildings attached. We work round each section in turn, from the safest viewpoints, and anything we cannot see is noted.
- Once your offer has been accepted, you book and give us the address and your timescale.
- We agree a time and how we will get in, including the loft.
- The roof is inspected from every safe viewpoint, inside and out.
- Coverings, ridges, valleys, flashings, chimneys and gutters are checked and photographed.
- We email a photo-illustrated written report and recommendations, ready for you to use before exchange.
Preparing for the visit
- Point out any leaks or damp patches
- Dig out any old roof reports or invoices
- Make sure pets are kept safely away
Arrange a survey
To get a price for pre-purchase roof surveys in Monkton, ring 07833 053749 or drop us an email. Some details about the property and the roof help us price the survey accurately.
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How we price pre-purchase roof surveys
Our packages start from £150, including VAT. The price for your roof depends on:
- Commercial roofs and larger buildings
- Whether you choose the Basic, Standard or Premium Survey
- How many separate roofs there are, such as extensions, dormers and garages
- The roof’s overall size
Bigger, taller and commercial roofs take more time to survey, so they’re priced to match. You’ll know the figure before booking.
Getting in touch
A little information up front helps. It helps to include:
- Where water is showing inside, if it is
- What’s prompted the survey
- What kind of property and roof it is
- Any deadline, such as an exchange date
A quick phone call is normally the easiest start: ring 07833 053749 or email us. You will have a price before anything is arranged.
Tips from our surveys
You do not need to be a roofer to help. What helps most:
- Ask whether there are papers for past roof work
- Ask the agent to check the loft hatch can be opened
- Pass the findings to your conveyancer
- Book once your offer is accepted
You may want to pass the report to your solicitor or conveyancer so questions can go to the seller’s solicitor. It can prompt questions about past roof work and any paperwork for it.
Chimneys and flashings need watching. Watch for gaps in the pointing, cracked flaunching and loose lead. A pair of binoculars from the garden shows a lot.
Your questions about pre-purchase roof surveys in Monkton
Will you come out to Monkton?
Yes, we do. We survey roofs across London and South East England, and smaller places are part of that. Longer journeys are simply planned ahead of time.
How do I find out if my home in Monkton is listed?
For listing, use Historic England’s list; for conservation areas, ask the council. The answer matters most when a change of material is on the cards.
Do you need access inside the house?
Where we can, yes. Inside, the loft shows leaks, damp timbers and the underlay. If we cannot get in, the report says so.
Can you survey in bad weather?
It can, depending on the survey. Drone flights need calm, dry weather, and thermal imaging works best after a sunny day, with a dry roof and little wind. If the conditions aren’t right, we will talk to you about another date.
Will you climb onto the roof?
Where it is safe, yes. We inspect from the ground, from windows and vantage points, from the loft and from the roof itself where safe. On Premium, a drone is used where it applies.
When is the best time to have the roof checked when buying?
The sooner after your offer is accepted, the better. You need the report before you exchange, while you can still ask questions and negotiate.
How long does a pre-purchase roof survey take?
It typically takes roughly 1–2 hours at most homes, 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.
Pre-purchase roof surveys around Monkton
Monkton lies within about 4 miles of the sea, and being near the sea means more wind and salt than a roof inland would face. Salt is hard on nails, clips and metal flashings, and strong wind lifts anything already loose on a roof, which is worth knowing before you buy or pay for new work. Across Kent, older roofs are often handmade clay or peg tiles, and tile-hanging on upper walls is a familiar sight. Oast houses and timber-framed Wealden hall houses are part of the county’s older buildings too. Each material has its own typical faults, which is what a buyer or the owner of a new roof needs to know about.
Quex Park lies about 2.6 miles north-east, so building around Monkton 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. The streets around a church such as Church of Saint Mary Magdalene are frequently among the oldest in a place, and if yours is one of the older homes nearby, older patch repairs can hide behind a tidy front slope, and the survey looks past them. For landlords with property near Minster station, it is worth knowing a roof’s condition before you buy it, or before you sign off new roofing work on it.
Monkton is about 5 miles south-west of Margate, in Kent. Wherever you are in Monkton, we can come and survey your property. Our area takes in places right across Kent, from the larger towns to small villages. We also survey roofs in Canterbury.
Postcode districts we cover here for pre-purchase roof surveys: CT12. Streets in the area include Monkton Street, Collards Close and Seamark Close. We also cover the places around Monkton: Hoo (1 mile east), St Nicholas at Wade (1 mile north-west), Sarre (2 miles west), East Stourmouth (2 miles south-west) and Westmarsh (2 miles south). We also work in nearby towns such as Canterbury (10 miles south-west), Margate (5 miles north-east), Dover (14 miles south), Ramsgate (6 miles east), Broadstairs (7 miles east) and Whitstable (11 miles west).
Around Monkton
For rail, the closest station is Minster station, about 1.8 miles south-east. Well-known places in the area include Powell-Cotton Museum (2.4 miles north-east) and Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital (5.5 miles north-east). Not far away are Sandwich and Pegwell Bay.
What we cannot see
To be straight with you, a roof survey has limits:
- The condition of the rest of the house (that is a RICS home survey)
- Whether timbers meet design loads
- How a seller will respond, or what the house is worth
If in doubt, call 07833 053749 or use the contact form and we’ll recommend the right survey. The full list of what we check.
What this survey covers
- Flat-roofed extensions and dormers
- Chimney stacks
- Lead flashings and valleys
- Gutters and downpipes
- Natural slate
- The roof space
- Clay and concrete tiles