Essex · London and the South East
Pre-purchase roof survey in Moulsham, Essex
Get a clear view of the roof at a property in Moulsham from an independent roof surveyor. We visit on weekdays and at weekends.
- Lead that has worked loose at a wall or chimney
- Loose pots and cracked flaunching
- Old water stains in the roof space
What affects the cost of pre-purchase roof surveys
Prices always include VAT. The things that change the price are:
- Commercial roofs and larger buildings
- How big the roof is
- How many separate roofs there are, such as extensions, dormers and garages
- The use of thermal imaging or a drone
Pre-purchase roof survey starts from £150, including VAT. Basic starts from £150, Standard from £250 and Premium from £400, VAT included, and we can help you choose.
Getting in touch
To price your survey accurately, we will ask about:
- Where water is showing inside, if it is
- Dates you’re working to, like exchange
- How the loft is reached, if there is one
- The property’s address and postcode
Buyers should book once an offer has been accepted, so there’s time to use the report before exchange. For any other survey, just call 07833 053749 or use the contact form when you are ready.
Pre-purchase roof survey in Moulsham: what you get
Tall, steep or hidden roofs are hard to judge from the street. Our Premium Survey includes thermal imaging and, where it applies, a drone inspection, along with a same-day report. If airspace rules or the weather rule out a flight, we will say so and look from ground level, windows and the loft instead. We survey natural slate, the roof space and clay and concrete tiles, and people most often book us about a ridge or slope that dips and cracked flaunching or crumbling chimney pointing.
In a smaller place like Moulsham, homes are mostly houses and bungalows, from older cottages to more recent builds. Older roofs may still have their original slates or clay tiles, with fixings and underlay that have done a long stint. For a purchase or a newly replaced roof, what’s under the coverings matters as much as what’s on top. Breathable membranes only appeared in the late 1990s, so older roofs often have bitumen felt or nothing at all.
Findings are set out part by part, from the coverings down to the gutters, each with a short note and a photo. It records what’s sound as well as what is not.
- Place
- Moulsham (CM2, CM1)
- Region
- Essex
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- When we survey
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Cover
- PI and public liability insurance
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
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Moulsham: your questions answered
Is my home in Moulsham listed or in a conservation area?
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.
Do you cover smaller places like Moulsham?
Yes. Moulsham is within the area we cover, which takes in towns, villages and rural addresses. We survey roofs across London and South East England. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the route as you book.
Does your survey replace a RICS home survey?
No. We survey the roof, not the whole building, and it’s not a RICS Level 2 or Level 3 survey. It works alongside a home survey.
Which days do you carry out surveys?
Surveys can be booked for any day of the week: Monday to Friday, Saturdays and Sundays. Just tell us the days that suit you.
Do you test for asbestos?
No. Our report may flag materials that could contain asbestos, but only a specialist asbestos surveyor can confirm it. It may be present in buildings built or refurbished before 2000.
Do I need a roof survey if I’m having a RICS survey?
It depends on the roof and how confident you want to be. A home survey may recommend further investigation of the roof, and our survey gives you that closer look. It does not stand in for a RICS survey.
Do you use drones?
Where it’s applicable and safe, yes. We fly a sub-250g drone and we are a CAA-registered drone operator (Flyer ID and Operator ID). Drone inspection is part of the Drone Roof Survey and the Premium Survey, where it applies.
How the survey works
We work from the outside in: outside views come first, then the roof space if there’s safe access. All told, expect about one to two hours at the house you’re buying, depending on its size and how much of the roof can be seen. Being in a smaller place like Moulsham does not change how the visit works: we look from the ground, from windows, from the loft and from the roof where it is safe. It is useful to show us anything you’ve already noticed.
- Once your offer has been accepted, you book and give us the address and your timescale.
- Access is arranged through you, the agent or the seller.
- We check the roof from ground level, from windows, from the loft space and from the roof where 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 the survey
- If you are buying, check with the agent that we can get in
- Unlock side gates and any roof access doors
- Dig out any old roof reports or invoices
Arrange a survey
Once you know what you need, phone 07833 053749 or drop us an email. From there it is a case of choosing a package, agreeing the price and fixing a day, weekday or weekend.
Related advice
Why get it checked now?
It’s tempting to skip the roof to keep a sale moving. We visit on weekdays and at weekends, and the Premium Survey report arrives the same day, so it can fit around a tight timetable. In an older home around Moulsham, water from a roof defect can get into timber and plaster, and that is a much bigger job than the original defect.
Simple, low roofs take less time to survey than tall or complicated ones, and the package matters as well. We’ll give you the figure before anything is booked.
Why book with us
- Package prices that include VAT
- An independent view of the roof
- 5,000+ surveys completed
- Thermal imaging and drones used where they help
Take a look at what a roof survey costs and our case studies.
Local roofs and buyers in Moulsham
About 1.7 miles south-west lies Hylands, a reminder of how long the area around Moulsham has been built on. Older roofs in the wider area can hide decades of patch repairs, so the detail matters. In Essex, older buildings are often clay-tiled, many with weatherboarding, alongside plenty of post-war and newer 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 St John the Evangelist, ask the seller about past roof repairs, because older roofs often have patched valleys, replaced slates and reset ridges. Landlords with a home close to Chelmsford station may find that a written report helps before buying a rental or paying for a new roof on one.
Moulsham is about 1 mile south-west of Chelmsford, in Essex. We provide pre-purchase roof surveys for householders, landlords and businesses in Moulsham. We cover towns and villages across Essex, from the larger towns to small villages.
Here we cover the CM2 and CM1 postcode area for pre-purchase roof surveys. We cover properties on Elm Road, York Road and Lady Lane and the roads around them. Moulsham sits on or near the A1060 and A1099. If you are just outside Moulsham, we cover Chelmsford (1 mile north-east), Widford (1 mile south-west), Patching (2 miles north), Writtle (2 miles west) and Chignall St James (3 miles north-west). We also work in nearby towns like Basildon (11 miles south), Braintree (11 miles north), Harlow (15 miles west), Brentwood (10 miles south-west), Maldon (9 miles east) and Canvey Island (15 miles south).
What’s near Moulsham
Typical jobs here are in homes near Moulsham High School, Chelmsford College and Oaklands Park and the streets around them. Other local landmarks include Our Lady Immaculate Church (under half a mile north) and The Anchor Public House (under half a mile north-east). For rail, the closest station is Chelmsford station, roughly 0.6 miles north of the centre. A little further out are Bond Street Chelmsford (0.6 miles north-east) and Peter Edwards Museum And Library (under half a mile north). Open spaces near Moulsham include Newland Grove.
What a pre-purchase roof survey does not cover
Our survey isn’t a RICS Level 2 or Level 3 survey, a structural engineer’s report or an asbestos survey. Other limits to bear in mind:
- Whether timbers meet design loads
- How a seller will respond, or what the house is worth
- Defects hidden under coverings or inside walls without opening up
Not sure which survey suits your roof? You can ring 07833 053749 or drop us an email and we’ll tell you. What a survey covers and does not.
What this survey covers
- The roof space
- Flat-roofed extensions and dormers
- Lead flashings and valleys
- Natural slate
- Chimney stacks
- Clay and concrete tiles
- Gutters and downpipes
Landlords, agents and block managers in Moulsham
Letting agents often book on a landlord’s behalf, with the report sent to whoever needs it. We agree a time with the tenant beforehand.
Landlords, agents and building managers in Moulsham and across Essex can book any of our surveys. For a price for a let property or a block, phone 07833 053749 or drop us an email.
Roof by roof
Clay and concrete tiles
Many post-war houses have concrete interlocking tiles. They’re heavy and hard-wearing, but they weather and can crack, and low-pitched roofs need their laps to be right.
Flat roofs
Repeated coatings on a flat roof can mask what’s underneath. We record what we can see and say where a closer look is needed.