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Pre-Purchase Roof Survey in Old Shoreham
Independent pre-purchase roof surveys in Old Shoreham. More than 5,000 surveys completed across London and South East England.
- Bitumen or mortar used in place of proper repairs
- Ponding, blisters or splits on a flat roof
- Gutters that overflow or drip at the joints
Should I look at the roof myself first?
After strong wind, take a look from the pavement or garden: pieces of tile or slate on the ground, a gap in the ridge or a lifted flashing are all worth noting. Leave anything above ground level to a survey.
Your own check is a good start, but it isn’t a survey. From the ground, valleys, flashings and the backs of chimneys are often out of sight, and those are details a survey looks at closely.
About our pre-purchase roof survey in Old Shoreham
Book after your offer is accepted and before exchange. At that point you can still ask questions, because nothing is binding yet. Visits run on weekdays and at weekends, which helps when a sale is moving quickly. The report comes within 48 hours for Basic, 24 to 48 hours for Standard and the same day for Premium. Common reasons to book are old water stains in the roof space and lead that has worked loose at a wall or chimney, across flat-roofed extensions and dormers, chimney stacks and lead flashings and valleys.
Older buildings in small places like Old Shoreham 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. England has around 10,000 conservation areas and about 500,000 listed buildings.
How fast the report arrives depends on the package: Basic within 48 hours, Standard in 24–48 hours and Premium the same day.
- Place
- Old Shoreham (BN43)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Reports
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- Appointments
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Insured
- PI and public liability insurance
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Towns and villages near Old Shoreham
What else we do in Old Shoreham
Surveys for landlords and agents in Old Shoreham
Roof problems in a rented home affect tenants as well as the building. A survey helps you spot issues early and plan the work with less disruption.
If the property is let, the agent or a tenant can let us in. We survey on weekdays and at weekends, which can make access easier.
What affects the price in Old Shoreham
Survey packages start from £150, with VAT included. What you pay for your roof depends on:
- House, block, shop or office
- The height of the building and how the roof can be seen safely
- The use of thermal imaging or a drone
- The package you choose: Basic, Standard or Premium
Prices quoted always include VAT, and the written report is part of the package. Prices start from £150, including VAT. Where your roof sits in the range depends on its size, height and access.
Booking your survey
If you can, have these to hand when you contact us:
- Pictures from the garden or a window, if you have them
- The property’s address and postcode
- The type of building and roof, such as pitched or flat
- Your timetable, like an exchange date
Buyers should book once an offer has been accepted, so you have the findings in time to act on them before you exchange. For any other survey, just ring 07833 053749 or email us when you’re ready.
What a pre-purchase roof survey does not cover
Without opening up the roof, some things stay hidden, so a survey has limits:
- Walls, floors, services and rooms below the roof
- What’s under the slates, tiles or felt
- Structural calculations (that’s a structural engineer’s job)
Not sure which survey suits your roof? You can phone 07833 053749 or drop us an email and we’ll tell you. What our survey covers.
Roofs we survey in Old Shoreham
- Clay and concrete tiles
- Gutters and downpipes
- Flat-roofed extensions and dormers
- Chimney stacks
- Natural slate
- The roof space
- Lead flashings and valleys
Common questions in Old Shoreham
Do roofs near the sea, like those around Old Shoreham, take more of a battering?
Frequently, yes. Within about 1 mile of the sea, as Old Shoreham is, metal fixings wear faster and gales find any loose ridge or slate.
Will you come out to Old Shoreham?
Yes, Old Shoreham is covered. We cover the whole of London and South East England, from towns to the smallest villages. The journey is planned ahead, so it is useful to know about access.
Do you go up on the roof?
Only where it’s safe to do so. Much of the inspection is done from the ground, from windows and from the roof space. On Premium, a drone is used where it applies.
Do I need to be at home?
It depends on what we need to see. For inside areas and the roof space, someone has to give us access, while outside access can be discussed when you book.
Do you test for asbestos?
No. Our report may flag materials that could contain asbestos, but only a specialist asbestos surveyor can confirm it. Buildings built or refurbished before 2000 may contain it.
Does your survey replace a RICS home survey?
No. Our survey looks at the roof only, and it is not a RICS Level 2 or Level 3 survey. It works alongside a home survey.
Should I get a roof survey as well as a RICS home survey?
It’s your choice, but the two do different jobs. A RICS home survey covers the whole building, and ours concentrates on the roof alone. Ours sits alongside a RICS survey rather than replacing it.
Leave it or get it looked at?
A mortgage valuation is not a roof survey. Its job is to check the property’s value for the mortgage, not at the condition of each slate and flashing. Our survey is done for you, and the report is written for you to use. Around Old Shoreham, older homes often have old roof timbers, where water from a failed roof can cause rot if it’s left.
One thing that affects the price is the package: Basic from £150, Standard from £250 or Premium from £400, all with VAT included. The roof’s size, height and access matter as well.
Why book with us
- 20+ years’ experience
- 5,000+ surveys completed
- Drone flown under a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID
- Weekday and weekend surveys
Take a look at how roof surveys are priced and what we found on two real jobs.
What we do, step by step
On the day, we begin with a quick chat about the roof and anything that is worrying you. We then inspect everything that can safely be seen, from ground level, from windows, in the roof space and by drone where it applies. Most surveys take roughly 1–2 hours at most homes, or half a day or so for a commercial building. Somewhere as small as Old Shoreham, access is often the only tricky part. Let us know about outbuildings, past repairs and any leaks you’ve noticed. Weekday and weekend visits are available.
- We help you pick the package that suits the property.
- A date is booked on a weekday, Saturday or Sunday.
- 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.
How to prepare
- Move anything stored under the loft hatch
- For a flat or shared roof, check access with whoever owns or manages the building
- If you are buying, check with the agent that we can get in
Book a survey
Once you know what you need, ring 07833 053749 or send us an email. From there it is a case of choosing a package, agreeing the price and fixing a day.
Advice
Pre-purchase roof surveys in Old Shoreham: local notes
The coast is about 1 mile or less from Old Shoreham, so there’s more wind and more salt in the air than further inland. Corroded clips and nails and lifted ridge pieces are typical of exposed roofs near the sea. With Portslade Manor about 3.1 miles east, Old Shoreham sits in an area with a long building history. On older houses around here, roofs often carry the marks of earlier repairs, from replaced slates to new lead, and the council can say whether a home is in a conservation area.
For landlords with property near Shoreham-By-Sea station, the roof is worth checking before you add another property to a portfolio or pay a roofer in full. If you live in an older home near St Nicolas' Church, a survey will show how the roof has been repaired before, which helps you judge what’s coming.
Old Shoreham is about 1 mile west of Shoreham-by-Sea, in West Sussex. If you are in Old Shoreham, booking works exactly as it does anywhere else: get in touch, agree the price and pick a day. Across West Sussex, we cover Old Shoreham and the places around it. Brighton is in our area too.
Every address in BN43 is within our area for pre-purchase roof surveys. If you are just outside Old Shoreham, we cover Shoreham-by-Sea (1 mile east), Adur (1 mile north), Kingston by Sea (2 miles east), Southwick (2 miles east) and Castle Town (3 miles north). Within a short drive, we also cover Worthing (5 miles west), Haywards Heath (14 miles north-east), Burgess Hill (11 miles north-east), Littlehampton (11 miles west), Rustington (10 miles west) and Storrington (9 miles north-west).
What’s near Old Shoreham
Locally, jobs take us to homes and businesses close to The Sir Robert Woodard Academy and The Amsterdam pub. For rail, the closest station is Shoreham-By-Sea station, roughly 0.7 miles east of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Southlands Hospital (1.4 miles east) and Old Castle (4.6 miles west). The countryside around Old Shoreham includes Lancing Ring and Adur Estuary RSPB Reserve.