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Rowley Green Pre-Purchase Roof Survey
Pre-purchase roof surveys in Rowley Green, with over 20 years’ experience behind it. You get a clear report with photos.
- A ridge or slope that dips
- Quick fixes on flashings and valleys
- Gutters choked with leaves and moss
How the survey changes by roof type
Flat roofs
A flat roof that has been coated over several times may hide problems underneath. We say when the covering would need opening up to know more.
Lead flashings and valleys
Lead flashings seal the joints where a roof meets a wall or chimney. We check whether they’ve lifted, split or been replaced with mortar or bitumen.
Pre-purchase roof surveys for homes and businesses in Rowley Green
A roof report gives you something solid to take back to the seller or the agent. You might ask about past repairs, ask for work to be done before completion or think again about your offer. What the seller agrees to is up to them, but you’ll be negotiating from a clear picture rather than a hunch. It also helps you decide whether to go ahead at all. If you are worried about blistered or split felt on a flat roof and patch repairs that may hide an ongoing problem, we can find out what’s behind it, whatever the roof.
In London, plenty of houses have been split into flats, extended or fitted with a dormer loft conversion. Each change adds roof details, like flat roofs, new flashings and junctions with the original slopes. For a purchase in Rowley Green, or for new roofing work there, those junctions deserve a careful look. Dormer cheeks, lead work and new flat roofs are worth checking closely, as faults there are easy to miss.
The report records the roof as we found it on the day. That makes it useful now and a handy reference later, for example when you want to check whether anything has changed.
- Place
- Rowley Green (EN5)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Reports
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- When we survey
- Weekdays and weekends
- Cover
- PI and public liability insurance
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Common questions in Rowley Green
Is parking a problem for a survey in Rowley Green?
Sometimes, yes. Where there are permit zones, a visitor permit or nearby pay-and-display bay works well.
Does a conservation area affect roof work in Rowley 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.
Will you need to get into the loft?
Where possible, yes. The loft tells us a lot about the roof, and upstairs windows give useful views. Access is normally arranged through the agent or seller.
At what stage of buying should I get the roof surveyed?
Once your offer has been accepted, and before exchange. That gives you time to use the findings, whether that means asking questions or negotiating.
Is this an asbestos survey?
No. We can flag materials that might contain asbestos, but only a specialist asbestos surveyor can confirm it. It may be present in buildings built or refurbished before 2000.
How experienced are you?
We have completed more than 5,000 surveys, across 20+ years of surveying roofs.
Do you go up on the roof?
Where it’s safe, yes. We inspect from the ground, from windows and vantage points, from the loft and from the roof itself where safe. The Premium Survey adds a drone inspection where applicable.
What you can safely check yourself
A lot can be seen from ground level. Binoculars help you spot slipped slates or tiles, gaps along the ridge and a leaning stack. Please do not climb up for a closer look.
After heavy rain, check ceilings and the tops of walls for new stains. Photograph them and note the date.
The survey, step by step
We photograph the roof as we go, so you can see in the report what we found and where. We take close-ups from wherever is safe. A typical visit takes about 1–2 hours for most houses, though large, tall or awkward roofs take more time. For a visit in Rowley Green, parking and access are the things to plan: let us know about parking, the floor the property is on, any shared entrance and loft access. On the day, the roof is looked at from the ground, from windows, from inside the roof space and from the roof where it is safe.
- You book once your offer is accepted and let us know the address and your timetable.
- We agree a time and how we’ll get in, including the loft.
- The roof is inspected from every safe vantage point, inside and out.
- Coverings, ridges, valleys, flashings, chimneys and gutters are checked and photographed.
- You receive a written report with photos and recommendations to read before exchange.
Getting ready for the survey
- Clear the way to the loft hatch
- For flats, check roof access has been agreed
- Let us know about parking near the property
Getting a price
Photos help, if you have them. Take them safely from ground level or a window. To get started, ring 07833 053749 or email us.
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What a pre-purchase roof survey looks like in Rowley Green
If the drone is used for your survey, we check the Drone Safety Map for restrictions before flying. In outer London, interwar semis with hipped, tiled roofs sit alongside older slate-roofed terraces. Bay roofs, hip ridges and dormers from later loft conversions are the details that set these houses apart. Each material has its own typical faults, which is what a buyer or the owner of a new roof needs to know about.
If you live in an older home near Holy Cross, older patch repairs can hide behind a tidy front slope, and the survey looks past them. For a London address like Rowley Green, it’s useful to know about controlled parking before the day, along with any off-street space. For landlords with property near Elstree & Borehamwood station, a roof report gives you a clear picture before you buy or settle up with a roofer.
Rowley Green is about 1 mile east of Borehamwood, in Greater London. Anywhere in Rowley Green, we can carry out pre-purchase roof surveys at your property. We cover towns and villages across Greater London, from the larger towns to small villages. For surveys nearby, see our London page.
All of EN5 is within our area for pre-purchase roof surveys, from the main roads to the quietest streets. If you’re just outside Rowley Green, we cover Arkley (1 mile south-east), Well End (1 mile north-west), Borehamwood (1 mile west), Deacon's Hill (2 miles south-west) and High Barnet (2 miles east). Further out, we also cover London (13 miles south-east), City of Westminster (10 miles south), Marylebone (10 miles south-east), Kensington (11 miles south), St Pancras (10 miles south-east) and Shoreditch (11 miles south-east).
Around Rowley Green
Around Rowley Green, our work takes us to homes and buildings near Barnet Gate Wood and Elstree University Technical College and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Elstree & Borehamwood station, about 1.4 miles west. A little further out are Hilfield Castle (3.8 miles west) and Barnet General Hospital (1.4 miles east). The countryside around Rowley Green includes Darland's Lake and Rowley Lodge Field.
Tips from our surveys
Over many surveys, some simple habits stand out as worth the effort:
- For a flat, check who is responsible for the roof
- Ask for any paperwork for recent roof work
- Find out whether the roof has been replaced or patched
- Share the report with your solicitor
The report gives any roofer you ask to quote a clear brief. They’ll see exactly what we found, and where, so each quote covers the same ground.
After you move in, have leaves and moss cleared from gutters and valleys, ideally once the leaves have dropped. Blocked gutters cause much of the damp we see. Get a professional in rather than climbing up yourself.
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Surveys for landlords and agents in Rowley Green
We survey roofs for landlords and agents as well as householders. A report with photographs gives you a clear record of the roof.
Letting agents can arrange access with tenants. We survey seven days a week, which can make access easier.
Prices for pre-purchase roof surveys in Rowley Green
When we price a survey, we consider:
- Features like valleys, chimneys, dormers and parapets
- Whether it is a home or a commercial building
- Extensions, dormers and garages with roofs of their own
- The roof’s overall size
The Premium Survey includes thermal imaging and drone inspection where applicable, which starts from £400, inc. VAT. We can help you choose the package that fits what you want to find out.
Helping us price your survey
The more you let us know, the easier it is to price the survey. When you contact us, it’s useful to mention:
- Any marks or damp showing indoors
- Access details, like a loft hatch or a shared roof
- The style of property, from a terrace to a block
- Pictures of the roof from a safe spot, if you have them
To arrange a survey, call 07833 053749 or send us an email and let us know the address and what’s prompted the survey. You will know the price before anything is booked.