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Pre-purchase roof survey in Sedrup, Buckinghamshire
A careful look at the roof at your property in Sedrup, with photos and a written report.
- Roof slopes that look uneven or sagging
- Quick fixes on flashings and valleys
- Blistered or split felt on a flat roof
Why it’s worth a survey now in Sedrup
Even if you go ahead regardless, knowing the roof’s condition helps you plan. The report shows what needs doing first, and you can line up a roofer before small faults grow. For older village homes like those around Sedrup, the right replacement materials aren’t always easy to find quickly. That is one more reason to find defects before they become urgent.
Our price is from £150, including VAT. What you pay depends on how big and how high the roof is, how it can safely be seen and which survey you book.
Why choose Independent Roof Survey in Sedrup
- Every finding written up with photos
- Visits on any day of the week
- Customer satisfaction of 98%
- Two decades and more of roof surveys
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Pre-purchase roof surveys for homes and businesses in Sedrup
The roof is one of the most expensive parts of a home to repair, and one of the hardest for a buyer to see. A pre-purchase roof survey looks at it closely before you are tied in. We check the slates or tiles, the ridges and valleys, the flashings, the chimneys and the gutters, plus the loft where there is safe access. You get a photo-illustrated written report. Typical surveys look at old water stains in the roof space and blistered or split felt on a flat roof, on clay and concrete tiles, the roof space and chimney stacks.
In a village or hamlet like Sedrup, homes are often older cottages and farmhouses alongside a few newer houses. Older roofs there may have clay tiles, slate, stone or, in some places, thatch. Each covering has its own weak points, whether the roof is old or newly laid. Older roofs may also have old felt underlay or none, and fixings that have done a long stint.
The report is yours to share with whoever needs it: a seller or estate agent, an insurer, a roofer, a builder or a managing agent.
- Where
- Sedrup (HP17)
- Wider area
- Buckinghamshire
- Price
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Your report
- A written report with photos, by email
- When we survey
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Insured
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Honest limits
Our survey is not a RICS Level 2 or Level 3 survey, a structural engineer’s report or an asbestos survey. Other limits to bear in mind:
- Whether the price should change, which is between you and the seller
- What’s under the slates, tiles or felt
- Whether materials contain asbestos (that needs a specialist asbestos surveyor)
Not sure which survey suits your roof? You can phone 07833 053749 or send us an email and we will tell you before you book. The full list of what we check.
What we check
- Lead flashings and valleys
- Flat-roofed extensions and dormers
- Chimney stacks
- Natural slate
- Gutters and downpipes
- The roof space
- Clay and concrete tiles
Your questions about pre-purchase roof surveys in Sedrup
Do you carry out roof surveys in Sedrup?
Yes, Sedrup is one of the places we work. Every survey there gets the same written report with photographs, and visits run on weekdays and weekends.
How do I find out if my home in Sedrup is listed?
Check Historic England’s online list first, then ask the council about conservation areas and any Article 4 direction. The answer matters most when a change of material is on the cards.
Do I need to be at home?
If the survey includes the loft or the inside of the building, someone needs to let us in. We’ll talk about access as you book.
How experienced are you?
Over 5,000 surveys so far, across 20+ years of surveying roofs.
Do you survey roofs on blocks of flats?
Yes, once whoever controls the roof agrees access. We check the parts we’re given access to, and the report makes that clear.
How quickly will I get the report?
It depends on the package: within 48 hours for Basic, 24 to 48 hours for Standard and the same day for Premium. Let us know your exchange date and we’ll help you choose.
Do I need a roof survey if I’m having a RICS 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. Our survey complements a RICS survey and doesn’t replace one.
How the survey works
A survey visit follows a simple order: we hear what you’ve seen, inspect the roof from every safe viewpoint, photograph what we find and record our findings for the written report. Most visits take about 1–2 hours for a house; commercial roofs usually need 3–4 hours. Around Sedrup, older homes can have small or awkward roof spaces, so it is useful to know whether there is a loft hatch and how easy it is to reach. We only go where it is safe.
- We help you pick the package that suits the property.
- We agree a visit, including weekends if that helps.
- 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
- Leave side gates unlocked
- Gather any invoices or paperwork from past roof work
- Let us know where we can park nearby
How to book
Not sure which survey you need? It is easiest to ring 07833 053749 or send us an email and describe the roof and why you want it surveyed. We will talk you through the options and what they cost.
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What else we do in Sedrup
Surveys for landlords and agents in Sedrup
Buyers’ agents can book surveys on behalf of their clients. Reports are emailed, so they’re easy to pass on, photos included.
We also survey roofs for businesses and commercial landlords, including offices, shops and units. Bigger roofs take more time, and they’re priced for the size.
Sedrup homes and their roofs
England has around 10,000 conservation areas and about 500,000 listed buildings. If your home is listed, changes that affect its special interest need listed building consent, and in a conservation area re-roofing in different materials may need permission, so the council is the place to ask. Thatch survives on some older buildings in Buckinghamshire’s villages. Older houses in the South East frequently have slate or clay tile roofs, while many later estates have concrete tiles. The covering on a house you are buying, or on a roof just finished, tells us where to look hardest.
For landlords with property near Aylesbury station, it is worth knowing a roof’s condition before you buy it, or before you sign off new roofing work on it. If your home is one of the older ones in the streets near St Mary's Church, a survey will show how the roof has been repaired before, which helps you judge what’s coming.
Sedrup is about 2 miles south-west of Aylesbury, in Buckinghamshire. We carry out pre-purchase roof surveys for homeowners, landlords and businesses in Sedrup and the surrounding area. Sedrup is one of the places in Buckinghamshire we cover. There’s also a page for Oxford.
Surveys in HP17 work the same way as everywhere else we cover. Neighbouring places we cover for pre-purchase roof surveys include Bishopstone (1 mile south), Walton Court (1 mile east), Upton (2 miles west), Ford (2 miles south-west) and Dinton (2 miles west). Further out, we also cover High Wycombe (12 miles south), Chesham (11 miles south-east), Buckingham (15 miles north-west), Amersham (13 miles south-east), Beaconsfield (15 miles south-east) and Elmhurst (3 miles north-east).
Local landmarks in Sedrup
We work in homes and buildings around The Harrow pub, The Mandeville School and Pebble Brook School and the streets around them. Sedrup’s nearest station is Aylesbury station, about 1.7 miles north-east of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Dinton Castle (2.1 miles west) and Friars Square (1.8 miles north-east). The countryside around Sedrup includes Beacon Hill and Snakemoor.
How the survey changes by roof type
Clay and concrete tiles
Concrete interlocking tiles are common on post-war and newer homes. They wear slowly, but surfaces erode and edges crack, and low-pitched roofs need their laps to be right.
Natural slate
On a slate roof, the underlay may be old bitumen felt, or there may be none at all on very old roofs. Where we can see it from the loft, we say what condition it is in.
What you can safely check yourself
What you can’t do safely is get up close. Roofs are fragile and slippery, and falls from height are serious. That part is for a survey, using safe viewpoints and a drone where it applies.
After heavy rain, check ceilings and the tops of walls for new stains. Take a photo and write down when you saw it, which helps when we check the roof.