Hertfordshire · London and the South East
Sarratt Pre-Purchase Roof Survey
A roof survey before you buy a house or flat in Sarratt, using drones and thermal imaging where it applies. Get in touch for a price.
- Sagging ridge lines or uneven roof slopes
- Loose pots and cracked flaunching
- Standing water on a flat extension roof
Prices for pre-purchase roof surveys in Sarratt
We confirm the price for your survey before booking. These are the things that affect it:
- How complicated the roof is, with its valleys, chimneys and parapets
- Any need for thermal images or a drone flight
- The size of the roof
- House, block, shop or office
What a survey costs comes down to the roof itself: its size, its height, how many sections it has and how it can be reached and seen safely. Pre-purchase roof survey starts from £150, including VAT.
What we need to know
A few details help us point you to the right survey and price. When you get in touch, it helps to mention:
- The property’s address and postcode
- Any marks or damp showing indoors
- What made you get in touch
- Any photos you have, taken from ground level or a window
We confirm the price for your survey before booking, so you know the cost up front. Prices start from £150, including VAT. For a price for your roof, phone 07833 053749 or use the contact form.
Pre-purchase roof surveys for homes and businesses in Sarratt
A Basic Survey starts from £150, while Standard starts from £250 and Premium from £400, including VAT. Standard adds moisture detection, a structural check and a follow-up consultation. Premium adds thermal imaging, a drone inspection where applicable and an in-person consultation. Choose the level that suits the home you are buying. Every package comes with a written report, photos and recommendations. Common reasons to book are gutters choked with leaves and moss and slates or tiles that have slipped or gone, across clay and concrete tiles, gutters and downpipes and chimney stacks.
Older buildings in small places like Sarratt 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. For a buyer or someone with a newly finished roof, it is worth knowing which applies. England has around 10,000 conservation areas and about 500,000 listed buildings.
What you get is a clear record of the roof on the day we saw it. That makes it useful now and a handy reference later, such as when you want to compare after future work.
- Location
- Sarratt (WD3)
- Wider area
- Hertfordshire
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- Appointments
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Insurance
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
Useful tips for Sarratt property owners
A survey works best with a little help from you, before and after. Tips:
- Give your solicitor a copy of the report
- Request records of any re-roofing
- Book once your offer is accepted
- Ask who repairs the roof under the lease
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.
Once you’ve moved in, keep gutters, valleys and outlets clear, ideally once the leaves have dropped. Blocked gutters cause much of the damp we see. Get a professional in rather than climbing up yourself.
Why act early in Sarratt
After exchange, any roof defect is yours to deal with. Before it, you still have choices. A survey after you’ve moved in tells you the same things, but with far less room to act on them. For older village homes like those around Sarratt, the right replacement materials aren’t always easy to find quickly. Spotting a problem early leaves room to find them.
For a price for your roof in Sarratt, call 07833 053749 or send us an email with the address and a few details. The price is agreed before a date is set.
What you get with us
- Over 20 years’ experience
- Customer satisfaction of 98%
- Plain-English reports with photos
- Independent findings on the roof’s condition
Take a look at our cost guide and two real surveys.
Sarratt questions
Do you carry out roof surveys in Sarratt?
Yes, Sarratt is within the area we cover. We cover the whole of London and South East England. You can call 07833 053749 or email us with the address and a few details, and we will talk through which survey suits.
Is my home in Sarratt listed or in a conservation area?
The council and Historic England’s list are the places to check. It is worth checking before planning roof work, as both can affect what’s allowed.
What insurance do you have?
We are covered by professional indemnity and public liability insurance, for every survey we carry out.
Can you inspect my roof with a drone?
Where it helps and it is safe, yes. Whether we can fly on the day depends on the weather and the airspace rules. We hold a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID.
Can I take the findings back to the seller?
Yes, you can. You will have photos and a written description of each defect, so you can raise them with the seller or their agent. How the seller responds is up to them.
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 typically arranged through the agent or seller.
How do I arrange a pre-purchase roof survey in Sarratt?
Simply call 07833 053749 or drop us an email. We’ll ask a few questions, confirm the price and agree a date, weekday or weekend.
What a pre-purchase roof survey looks like in Sarratt
Older houses in the South East often have slate or clay tile roofs, while many later estates have concrete tiles. Each material has its own typical faults, which is what a buyer or the owner of a new roof needs to know about. Where the drone is part of the survey, we check the Drone Safety Map for restrictions before flying.
If you own a rental within reach of Chorleywood station, the roof is worth checking before you add another property to a portfolio or pay a roofer in full. The streets around a church such as Church of the Holy Cross are often among the oldest in a place, and if your house is among the older ones nearby, older patch repairs can hide behind a tidy front slope, and the survey looks past them. Historic houses such as Chenies Manor House, about 1.8 miles west, show how far back building around Sarratt goes. If you are buying an older home nearby, it is worth knowing whether it is listed or in a conservation area before you plan any re-roofing.
Sarratt is about 3 miles north of Rickmansworth, in Hertfordshire. We carry out pre-purchase roof surveys in Sarratt for houses, flats, blocks and commercial buildings, with a written report and photographs every time. We cover towns and villages across Hertfordshire. We also survey roofs in London.
Every address in WD3 is within our area for pre-purchase roof surveys, from the main roads to the quietest streets. That includes homes and businesses on Alexandra Road, Downer Drive and The Briars and the roads around them. We also cover Micklefield Green (1 mile south-east), Bucks Hill (1 mile north-east), Chandler's Cross (2 miles south-east), Loudwater (2 miles south) and Chorleywood West (2 miles south). We also work in nearby towns such as Watford (4 miles east), Hemel Hempstead (5 miles north), St Albans (8 miles north-east), Welwyn Garden City (15 miles north-east), Harpenden (11 miles north-east) and Hatfield (12 miles north-east).
Near you in Sarratt
Locally, jobs take us to homes and businesses close to The Boot Public House and St Clement Danes School. Sarratt’s nearest station is Chorleywood station, roughly 2.3 miles south-west of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Chiltern Open Air Museum (3.8 miles south-west) and Leavesden Hospital (4 miles east). Green spaces nearby include Sarratt Bottom nature reserve and Tumbling Bay.
Also near Sarratt
Also in Sarratt
What happens on the day
Safety comes first on every visit. We inspect whatever is safely visible, and if part of the roof can’t be seen, the report says so. Most visits take between one and two hours at a typical house, with time for the loft where it can be reached. In a small place like Sarratt, access is typically the main thing to plan. Mention any outbuildings, barns or garages you want included, and anything about the roof you already know. Weekday and weekend visits are available.
- Once your offer has been accepted, you book and give us the address and your timescale.
- We agree a time and how we will get in, including the loft.
- The roof is inspected from every safe vantage point, inside and out.
- Each part of the roof is examined and photographed.
- We email a written report with photos and recommendations, ready for you to use before exchange.
Before we arrive
- Clear the way to the loft hatch
- Let us know about parking before the day
- Make sure we can get to the back of the property
Arrange a survey
If you’re buying, it is useful to book soon after your offer is accepted, so there is time to use the report before exchange. Otherwise, simply call 07833 053749 or email us whenever suits you.
Related advice
Checking the roof from the ground
You can learn a lot from ground level. Binoculars help you spot slipped slates or tiles, gaps along the ridge and a leaning stack. Never climb onto the roof to look.
After heavy rain, check ceilings and the tops of walls for new stains. Photograph them and note the date, as it helps a surveyor trace the cause.
What this survey cannot tell you
In fairness, there are limits to any roof survey:
- The condition of the rest of the house (that’s a RICS home survey)
- What’s under the slates, tiles or felt
- Whether timbers meet design loads
If you’re not sure which survey you need, ring 07833 053749 or use the contact form and we will give you a straight answer. The full list of what we check.
Roofs we survey in Sarratt
- The roof space
- Natural slate
- Clay and concrete tiles
- Flat-roofed extensions and dormers
- Gutters and downpipes
- Chimney stacks
- Lead flashings and valleys