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Pre-purchase roof survey in Sheldwich, Kent
Pre-purchase roof surveys for homes and businesses in Sheldwich. We’ve completed more than 5,000 surveys across London and South East England.
- Standing water on a flat extension roof
- Loose pots and cracked flaunching
- Gaps where slates or tiles have come loose
How we price pre-purchase roof surveys
To price your survey, we look at:
- The use of thermal imaging or a drone
- Which survey package you book
- The number of roofs, including extensions and garages
- How big the roof is
A small, low roof with good viewpoints takes less time than a tall, complicated one, and the package matters as well. We’ll give you the figure before anything is booked.
Booking your survey
Here’s what helps us most when you contact us:
- Any marks or damp showing indoors
- What kind of property and roof it is
- What’s prompted the survey
- How the loft is reached, if there is one
Getting a price is simple: just ring 07833 053749 or email us and give us a few details about the property and we will suggest the right survey. The price is agreed up front.
About our pre-purchase roof survey in Sheldwich
Tall, steep or hidden roofs are hard to judge from the street. Our Premium Survey includes thermal imaging and, where it applies, a drone inspection, and the report arrives the same day. If airspace rules or the weather rule out a flight, we’ll say so and inspect from every other safe vantage point. We survey natural slate, clay and concrete tiles and lead flashings and valleys, and the problems we are asked to look at most are bitumen or mortar used in place of proper repairs and signs of past leaks inside the loft.
In a village or hamlet like Sheldwich, 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, and thatch is a specialist material, so we report on what can be seen. What’s under the coverings, from old felt to the battens and nails, matters too.
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.
- Location
- Sheldwich (ME13)
- Region
- Kent
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Your report
- Emailed report with photos and recommendations
- Appointments
- Weekdays and weekends
- Insurance
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
What this survey cannot tell you
Our findings are based on what we can see safely on the day, so some things are outside what a survey can do:
- How a seller will respond, or what the house is worth
- What’s under the slates, tiles or felt
- Asbestos testing of any kind
Not sure which survey suits your roof? You can ring 07833 053749 or email us and we’ll tell you. What our survey covers.
Roof types and parts we check
- Chimney stacks
- Natural slate
- Flat-roofed extensions and dormers
- Lead flashings and valleys
- The roof space
- Gutters and downpipes
- Clay and concrete tiles
Do you need a pre-purchase roof survey in Sheldwich?
Chimneys take the worst of the weather. Pointing crumbles, flaunching cracks and flashings lift. A stack may be shared with the neighbours, which can affect how any work is arranged.
Things that often lead to a survey include:
- Quick fixes on flashings and valleys
- Gutters choked with leaves and moss
- Gaps where slates or tiles have come loose
- Old water stains in the roof space
If you let a flat or house near Selling station, a written report helps before buying a rental or paying for a new roof on one.
Questions to ask before you book
- How they’ll see the roof: from ground level, the loft, the roof or by drone
- Whether you get a written report with photos
- What the survey won’t cover
- When you will get the report
Tips that help
Most of what helps is simple and safe from the ground. Our suggestions:
- Ask the seller about past roof repairs
- Watch for stains or fresh paint on ceilings below the roof
- Ask the agent to make sure the loft hatch can be opened
- Tell us your exchange date as you book
The Standard Survey includes a follow-up consultation to talk the findings through, while Premium includes a consultation in person. If anything in the report isn’t clear, ask us.
Chimneys and flashings need watching. Look for leaning pots, missing mortar and lifted lead. A pair of binoculars from the garden shows a lot.
Sheldwich questions
Is Sheldwich in the area you cover?
Yes. We survey roofs across London and South East England, and Sheldwich is part of that. You can call 07833 053749 or use the contact form with the address and a few details.
How do I find out if my home in Sheldwich is listed?
Start with Historic England’s list for listing and your council for conservation areas. Either can affect what roof work is allowed, so it is worth checking before planning any.
How do I book a survey in Sheldwich?
Just ring 07833 053749 or use the contact form. We will ask a few questions, confirm the price and agree a date.
Does the weather affect the survey?
Light rain is normally fine; heavy rain and wind are different. In high wind or heavy rain, a drone can’t fly and access may not be safe, so we’d move the date with you.
Is your roof survey a RICS survey?
No. Our survey looks at the roof only, and it’s not a RICS Level 2 or Level 3 survey. It complements one rather than replacing it.
Do you inspect the roof from on top?
Only where it’s safe to do so. Much of the inspection is done from the ground, from windows and from the roof space. On Premium, a drone is used where it applies.
At what stage of buying should I get the roof surveyed?
The sooner after your offer is accepted, the better. The report is most useful before exchange, while you can still ask questions and negotiate.
How it works
The aim of the visit is simple: to see as much of the roof as can safely be seen and record it clearly. Notes and photographs go into the written report. The visit typically 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. Around Sheldwich, older homes can have small or awkward roof spaces, so it helps to know whether there is a loft hatch and how easy it is to reach. We only go where it is safe.
- After your offer is agreed, you book and share your timetable.
- We arrange access with you, the agent or the seller, including the loft.
- We start outside, looking at the roof from the ground and from vantage points.
- We then look from upstairs windows and inside the loft where it is safe.
- You get a written report with photographs and recommendations before you exchange.
Before the survey
- If you are buying, check with the agent that we can get in
- Have keys ready for side gates, garages or roof access doors
- Make sure the loft hatch can be reached
How to book
A quick phone call is usually the easiest start: phone 07833 053749 or drop us an email and we will ask a few questions about the roof. You will have a price before anything is arranged.
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Pre-purchase roof surveys in Sheldwich: local notes
Across Kent, older roofs are often handmade clay or peg tiles, and tile-hanging on upper walls is a familiar sight. Oast houses and timber-framed Wealden hall houses are part of the county’s older buildings too. For a purchase or a newly finished roof, the materials decide which details matter most. The wider area around Sheldwich has a long history of building, with Belmont House and Gardens about 1.6 miles west. 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.
If you live in an older home near Church of St James, ask the seller about past roof repairs, because older roofs often have patched valleys, replaced slates and reset ridges.
Sheldwich is about 3 miles south of Faversham, in Kent. We survey roofs in Sheldwich across London and South East England. Across Kent, we cover Sheldwich and the places around it. There is also a page for Canterbury.
Here we cover the ME13 postcode area for pre-purchase roof surveys. We offer pre-purchase roof surveys to properties on Ashford Road and Lees Court Road and the roads around them. We also cover the places around Sheldwich: Sheldwich Lees (1 mile south-east), North Street (1 mile north), Badlesmere (1 mile south), Throwley (1 mile south-west) and Throwley Forstal (2 miles south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Maidstone (15 miles west), Ashford (9 miles south), Canterbury (9 miles east), Sittingbourne (8 miles north-west), Whitstable (8 miles north-east) and Faversham (3 miles north).
Near you in Sheldwich
Typical jobs here are in homes near The Abbey School. The closest station to Sheldwich is Selling station, roughly 2.6 miles east of the centre. A little further out are Newnham Castle (3.6 miles west).
Checking the roof from ground level
Watch the gutters in a downpour, from a window or the ground. Overflowing water can be a sign of a blockage or a gutter that has dropped.
Keep a simple record: when leaks happen, ground-level photos and any past roof work. Share it with us as you book and it will help the survey.