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Pre-Purchase Roof Survey in Paynes Green
Pre-purchase roof surveys around Paynes Green, with findings in writing and pictures to back them up. Weekday and weekend visits available.
- Loose pots and cracked flaunching
- Bitumen or mortar used in place of proper repairs
- Damp timbers or stains in the loft
Prices for pre-purchase roof surveys in Paynes Green
Prices always include VAT. What changes the price is:
- Extensions, dormers and garages with roofs of their own
- The package you choose: Basic, Standard or Premium
- The roof’s overall size
- House, block, shop or office
Every price we give includes VAT. Our price is from £150, including VAT. You’ll know the price for your survey before you book.
What to tell us when you get in touch
Here’s what helps us most when you get in touch:
- The kind of building and roof involved
- Photos of the roof, taken safely from the ground or a window
- The property’s address and postcode
- The reason for the survey, such as buying, a leak or storm damage
Our phone lines are open seven days a week. To book or ask a question, call 07833 053749 or drop us an email.
Pre-purchase roof surveys for homes and businesses in Paynes Green
Book after your offer is accepted and before exchange. That’s when the findings are most useful, while you are not yet committed. Visits run on weekdays and at weekends, which helps when the chain is moving fast. Basic reports arrive within 48 hours, Standard within 24 to 48 hours and Premium the same day. We survey gutters and downpipes, flat-roofed extensions and dormers and lead flashings and valleys, and common reasons people get in touch are sagging ridge lines or uneven roof slopes and gaps where slates or tiles have come loose.
In a village or hamlet like Paynes Green, homes are frequently older cottages and farmhouses alongside a few newer houses. 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.
Where we can’t see part of the roof, the report says so. You will know exactly what was inspected and what wasn’t, and what we’d suggest next.
- Place
- Paynes Green (RH5)
- Region
- Surrey
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Reports
- A written report with photos, by email
- Appointments
- Weekdays and weekends
- Insured
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
Your questions about pre-purchase roof surveys in Paynes Green
Does a conservation area affect roof work in Paynes Green?
For listing, use Historic England’s list; for conservation areas, ask the council. It matters most if you’re planning to re-roof in a different material.
Do you cover Paynes Green?
Yes, Paynes Green is one of the places we work. The survey and report are the same in Paynes Green as anywhere else.
Do you inspect the roof from on top?
Only where it is safe. Many roofs can be seen well from windows, vantage points and the loft.
Should I get a roof survey as well as a RICS home survey?
They do different things. A RICS home survey covers the whole building, while ours looks only at the roof, in more detail. Our survey complements a RICS survey and does not replace one.
Are you insured?
Professional indemnity and public liability insurance cover our surveys. Ask if you need details for a managing agent or building owner.
Does your survey replace a RICS home survey?
No. It is a roof survey by an experienced roof surveyor, and you get a written report with photos. It isn’t a RICS survey and does not cover the rest of the house.
Can you survey at the weekend?
Visits run seven days a week in the daytime. Just say which days work for you.
What we do, step by step
There isn’t much for you to do on the day. Point out anything you’ve noticed, such as stains, drips or loose pieces, and we will get on with the inspection. The survey itself takes about one to two hours at the house you’re buying, depending on its size and how much of the roof can be seen. Cottages and farmhouses around Paynes Green often have roofs at several levels, with lean-tos and outbuildings attached. Each part is looked at from wherever it can be seen safely.
- After your offer is agreed, you book and share your timetable.
- We arrange access with you, the agent or the seller, including the loft.
- The visit begins outside, from ground level and any safe vantage points.
- Inside, we check the roof space and look at the roof from windows.
- The report is emailed with photos and recommendations, ready to use before exchange.
Getting ready for the survey
- Make a note of anything you’d like us to look at
- Tell us where we can park nearby
- Dig out any old roof reports or invoices
Arrange a survey
Buyers should book once an offer has been accepted, so there is time to use the report before exchange. Otherwise, simply ring 07833 053749 or drop us an email whenever suits you.
Advice
What we look for on each type of roof
Chimney stacks
Chimney stacks take the brunt of the weather. The pots, flaunching, pointing and flashings are all checked.
Flat roofs
Repeated coatings on a flat roof can mask what’s underneath. We say when the covering would need opening up to know more.
Practical tips
Getting the most from a pre-purchase roof survey starts before we arrive and carries on afterwards. Some tips:
- Ask for loft access on the day
- Book once your offer is accepted
- Request records of any re-roofing
- For a flat, check who is responsible for the roof
With Standard, you get a follow-up consultation, and the Premium Survey includes an in-person consultation. Whichever package you choose, you can ask us what a finding means.
After strong winds, look at the roof from the ground. Pieces of slate or tile in the garden mean something has moved. Small repairs done quickly stop bigger problems later.
Do you need a pre-purchase roof survey in Paynes Green?
A chimney stack stands out in the wind and rain and they’re frequently the least maintained part of a roof. Pointing crumbles, flaunching cracks and flashings lift. On terraced and semi-detached homes, a stack may be shared with next door, which can affect how any work is arranged.
People normally book a survey after spotting one of these:
- Chimney mortar that has eroded
- Sagging ridge lines or uneven roof slopes
- Blocked or leaking gutters
- Lead that has worked loose at a wall or chimney
For landlords with property near Ockley station, it’s worth knowing a roof’s condition before you buy it, or before you sign off new roofing work on it.
Before booking anyone
- Whether VAT is in the quoted price
- Their report turnaround times
- Whether the roof space is looked at, where there is one
- How they’ll see the roof: from the ground, the loft, the roof or by drone
Checking the roof from ground level
You can learn a lot from the ground. With binoculars, look for slipped or missing slates and tiles, gaps along the ridge and leaning chimneys. Please do not climb up for a closer look.
A DIY look is useful, but it is not a survey. From the ground, valleys, flashings and the backs of chimneys are frequently out of sight, and those are details a survey looks at closely.
What a pre-purchase roof survey looks like in Paynes Green
Where the drone is part of the survey, the flight is checked against the Drone Safety Map first. What can be done to an older roof may depend on listing or a conservation area. Your council and Historic England’s list will tell you where you stand, before anyone quotes for re-roofing.
For any home in Paynes Green, it is the small, early fault that is cheapest to put right.
Paynes Green is about 4 miles north-west of Horsham, in Surrey. Bookings from Paynes Green are handled just like any other: a call or an email, a price, then a date. Paynes Green is one of the places in Surrey we cover for pre-purchase roof surveys. There is also a page for Crawley.
All of RH5 is covered for pre-purchase roof surveys, from the main roads to the quietest streets. If you are just outside Paynes Green, we cover Ockley (1 mile north), Kingsfold (2 miles south-east), Capel (2 miles north-east), Forest Green (3 miles north-west) and Coldharbour (4 miles north). Larger places within reach include Guildford (12 miles north-west), Epsom (15 miles north), Horley (9 miles north-east), Redhill (11 miles north-east), Reigate (10 miles north-east) and Dorking (7 miles north).
Around Paynes Green
In Paynes Green, that means homes and buildings near Wallis Wood. The nearest railway station is Ockley station, roughly 2.1 miles north-east. A little further out are Horsham Hospital (4.2 miles south-east). For a walk, there is Warnham LNR and Leith Hill.