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Postcombe Pre-Purchase Roof Survey
Need a pre-purchase roof survey in Postcombe? We can help, with findings in writing and pictures to back them up. Weekday and weekend visits available.
- Old water stains in the roof space
- Blistered or split felt on a flat roof
- Chimney mortar that has eroded
How we price pre-purchase roof surveys
Prices always include VAT. The things that change the price are:
- If the survey needs thermal imaging or a drone
- The height of the building and how the roof can safely be seen
- The shape of the roof and its details
- Whether it’s a home or a commercial building
All our prices include VAT. Our price is from £150, including VAT. You’ll know the exact price before you book.
What to let us know when you get in touch
What helps most when you contact us:
- Whether there’s a loft hatch, a shared roof or tricky access
- The type of building and roof, such as pitched or flat
- Where the property is, with the postcode
- Pictures from the garden or a window, if you have them
Photos help, if you have them. Pictures from ground level or a window are fine. To get started, ring 07833 053749 or use the contact form.
About our pre-purchase roof survey in Postcombe
Book after your offer is accepted and before exchange. At that point you can still ask questions, while you are not yet committed. Visits run on weekdays and at weekends, which helps when a sale is moving quickly. Basic reports arrive within 48 hours, Standard within 24 to 48 hours and Premium the same day. We survey the roof space, chimney stacks and lead flashings and valleys, and people most often book us about lead that has worked loose at a wall or chimney and standing water on a flat extension roof.
For a small place like Postcombe, the visit is planned like any other: it just means planning the journey and access beforehand. Mention any outbuildings, barns or garages with roofs you’d like looked at when you book. Whether you are buying or checking new work, the same care goes into it. Visits can be booked seven days a week.
The report records the roof as we found it on the day. That makes it useful now and a handy reference later, such as when you want to compare after future work.
- Location
- Postcombe (OX9)
- Wider area
- Oxfordshire
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- A written report with photos, by email
- Survey days
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Insured
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Landlords, agents and block managers in Postcombe
Landlords, agents and building managers in Postcombe and across Oxfordshire can book any of our surveys. For a price for a let property or a block, ring 07833 053749 or use the contact form.
Shared roofs need a little more planning: access has to be agreed with whoever owns or manages the building. Mention it when you contact us and we’ll plan the survey around it.
Roof by roof
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.
Gutters and parapets
Some older terraces have a butterfly roof with a central valley gutter. If the home you’re buying has one, that gutter and its outlet get a careful look.
What a pre-purchase roof survey does not cover
Every survey has limits, and it’s better to know them up front. Bear these in mind:
- What’s under the slates, tiles or felt
- Structural calculations (that’s a structural engineer’s job)
- Anything beyond the roof, which a full home survey covers
If in doubt, call 07833 053749 or drop us an email and we will recommend the right survey before you book. What a survey covers and doesn’t.
Roofs we survey in Postcombe
- Clay and concrete tiles
- Chimney stacks
- The roof space
- Flat-roofed extensions and dormers
- Lead flashings and valleys
- Natural slate
- Gutters and downpipes
Useful tips for Postcombe property owners
A survey works best with a little help from you, before and after. Tips:
- Ask the seller about past roof repairs
- Ask for any paperwork for recent roof work
- Let us know your timetable
- Check the lease for roof repair responsibilities
If you want quotes for the work, roofers can work from the report. They’ll see exactly what we found, and where, so each quote covers the same ground.
Once you’ve moved in, keep gutters, valleys and outlets clear, ideally once the leaves have dropped. Overflowing water is behind a lot of damp. Use a gutter contractor rather than going up a ladder yourself.
What happens on the day
The aim of the visit is simple: to look at the roof as closely as is safe and record what we find. Notes and photographs go into the written report. It typically takes roughly 1–2 hours at most homes, with bigger or more complicated roofs taking longer. Somewhere as small as Postcombe, access is often the only tricky part. Mention any outbuildings, barns or garages you want included, and anything about the roof you already know. Weekday and weekend visits are available.
- You book once your offer is accepted and tell us the address and your timetable.
- Access is arranged through you, the agent or the seller.
- 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
- Unlock side gates and any roof access doors
- If it is not your property yet, arrange access through the agent
- Keep pets inside or away from the areas we are looking at
Book a survey
To arrange a survey, call 07833 053749 or use the contact form and tell us the address and what’s prompted the survey. You will know the price before anything is booked.
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Postcombe: your questions answered
Is Postcombe within the area you cover?
Yes. Postcombe 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.
How do I find out if my home in Postcombe is listed?
We cannot confirm that for you, but Historic England’s list and your council can. A change of roofing material may need consent in either case.
Should I get a roof survey as well as a RICS home survey?
They do different things. A home survey looks at the whole property, and ours concentrates on the roof alone. Ours sits alongside a RICS survey rather than replacing it.
Do you carry professional indemnity insurance?
Our cover is professional indemnity plus public liability, and details are available on request.
Do you need to go inside the property?
If it can be arranged, yes. Inside, the loft shows leaks, damp timbers and the underlay. If access isn’t possible, we note it in the report.
Is this an asbestos survey?
No. Asbestos surveys and sampling aren’t something we do. The report may flag materials that could contain asbestos on buildings built or refurbished before 2000, with a recommendation to have a specialist asbestos surveyor check before it’s disturbed.
Does someone need to be in?
That depends on the survey. Inside the building and in the loft, we need someone to let us in, while outside access can be discussed as you book.
Local roofs and buyers in Postcombe
If the drone is used for your survey, we check the Drone Safety Map for restrictions before flying. Historic houses such as Adwell House, about 0.8 miles west, show how far back building in the area around Postcombe goes. Older homes in the wider area often have features worth a closer look, such as lead valleys, tall stacks and roofs that have been patched over the years, and any change of roofing material on a listed home needs checking with the council first.
If you live in an older home near Church of St Mary, the roof may have had decades of patch repairs, and the survey shows where they are.
Postcombe is about 4 miles south of Thame, in Oxfordshire. Postcombe is one of many places we visit across Oxfordshire, for houses, flats and commercial buildings. Our Oxfordshire coverage includes Postcombe. Our Oxford page covers surveys nearby.
Every address in OX9 is covered for pre-purchase roof surveys, from the main roads to the quietest streets. You’ll find streets like London Road, Salt Lane and Beech Farm Close, and we cover them all. We also cover the places around Postcombe: South Weston (1 mile south-west), Aston Rowant (1 mile east), Lewknor (1 mile south), Kingston Blount (2 miles east) and Crowell (2 miles east). Larger places within reach include Oxford (12 miles west), Didcot (13 miles south-west), Abingdon-on-Thames (13 miles west), Thame (4 miles north), Henley-on-Thames (11 miles south) and Benson (7 miles south-west).
Near you in Postcombe
Locally, jobs take us to homes and businesses close to England's Rose pub and the streets around them. Well-known places in the area include Thame Community Hospital (3.8 miles north). The countryside around Postcombe includes Aston Rowant NNR and Bald Hill.