Hertfordshire · London and the South East
Stevenage Pre-Purchase Roof Survey
A roof survey before you buy a house or flat around Stevenage, with a written report you can act on. Weekday and weekend visits available.
- Gutters choked with leaves and moss
- Blistered or split felt on a flat roof
- Lead that has worked loose at a wall or chimney
Pre-purchase roof survey in Stevenage: what you get
Buyers in Stevenage and right across London and South East England use our pre-purchase roof survey. Whether it is a terrace, a semi, a detached house or a flat, we follow the same careful process. We tell you what’s sound, what needs attention and how urgent it is. We are insured for professional indemnity and public liability, with more than 20 years’ experience behind us. To book, ring 07833 053749 or drop us an email. If you are worried about standing water on a flat extension roof and blocked or leaking gutters, we can find out what’s behind it, whatever the roof.
Buying in a busy place like Stevenage can mean moving fast, and roof problems are easy to miss on a viewing. A new or replacement roof can also look neat from the pavement and still have snags at ridges, valleys or flashings. A proper look before you commit, to a purchase or to the final payment, gives you something in writing to raise.
Most points in the report come with a picture, so you can see each defect rather than just read about it. Anything out of sight on the day is listed as such.
- Place
- Stevenage (SG1, SG2, SG3)
- Region
- Hertfordshire
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Your report
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- Survey days
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Insurance
- PI and public liability insurance
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Leave it or get it looked at?
Even if you go ahead regardless, knowing the roof’s condition helps you plan. You will know which jobs are urgent and which can wait, and you can line up a roofer before small faults grow. In a place with as many rented homes as Stevenage, small roof faults often turn into tenant complaints. Spotting it early is easier than dealing with water damage in an occupied home.
Simple, low roofs take less time to survey than tall or complicated ones, and the package matters as well. We’ll give you the figure before anything is booked.
Why us?
- Drones and thermal imaging where it applies
- An independent view of the roof
- Plain-English reports with photos
- CAA-registered drone operator (Flyer ID and Operator ID)
Read what a roof survey costs and two real surveys.
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Other services in Stevenage
Stevenage questions
Is Stevenage in the area you cover?
We do. The survey and report are the same in Stevenage as anywhere else, and visits run on weekdays and weekends.
How do I find out if my home in Stevenage is listed?
Historic England’s list shows listed buildings, and the local council can tell you about conservation areas. Listed building consent is needed for changes that affect a listed building’s special interest, and conservation areas can limit changes of roofing material.
At what stage of buying should I get the roof surveyed?
The sooner after your offer is accepted, the better. You need the report before you exchange, while you can still ask questions and negotiate.
Does your survey replace a RICS home survey?
No. It’s a roof survey by an experienced roof surveyor, with a written report and photos. It is not a RICS survey and doesn’t cover the rest of the house.
How do I book a survey in Stevenage?
The quickest way is to call 07833 053749 or send us an email. Give us the address and a few details about the roof, and we will point you to the right survey. Surveys run seven days a week.
Do you need to go inside the property?
Ideally, yes. We look in the roof space where there’s safe access, and views from upper windows help too. The agent or seller can arrange entry.
Which days do you carry out surveys?
We survey seven days a week: weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays. Tell us which days suit you when booking.
How it works
A survey visit follows a simple order: we hear what you’ve seen, inspect the roof from every safe viewpoint, take photos as we go and record our findings for the written report. It normally takes about 1–2 hours at a typical home; commercial roofs usually need 3–4 hours. If the property is near the centre of Stevenage, let us know about car parks or permit rules nearby. Inside, the loft and any room with a stain are the places we’ll want to see. Outside, we work round the building to find the safe viewpoints.
- Once your offer is accepted, you tell us the address and when you hope to exchange.
- 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.
- Inside, we check the loft space and look at the roof from windows.
- The report is emailed with photos and recommendations, ready to use before exchange.
How to prepare
- Make a note of anything you’d like us to look at
- Have keys ready for side gates, garages or roof access doors
- Buyers: confirm access with the estate agent or seller
Getting a price
Every survey is priced before it is booked, so you know the cost up front. Our price is from £150, including VAT. For a price for your roof, phone 07833 053749 or send us an email.
Advice
How we price pre-purchase roof surveys
All our prices include VAT. What changes the price is:
- Features like valleys, chimneys, dormers and parapets
- Building height and the viewpoints available
- Which survey package you book
- The number of roofs, including extensions and garages
Larger roofs, taller buildings and commercial roofs take longer, so the price reflects that. The price is confirmed before booking.
Helping us price your survey
These details help when you contact us:
- The reason for the survey, such as buying, a leak or storm damage
- Your timetable, such as an exchange date
- Access details, like a loft hatch or a shared roof
- Any marks or damp showing indoors
Not sure which survey you need? It is easiest to call 07833 053749 or drop us an email and describe the roof and why you want it surveyed. We’ll explain the options and the price.
When you need someone else
Some things cannot be seen without opening up the roof, and that sets some limits:
- Whether timbers meet design loads
- Defects hidden under coverings or inside walls without opening up
- Whether materials contain asbestos (that needs a specialist asbestos surveyor)
If you’re not sure which survey you need, phone 07833 053749 or use the contact form and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book. What our survey covers.
Roof types and parts we check
- Clay and concrete tiles
- Gutters and downpipes
- Chimney stacks
- Lead flashings and valleys
- The roof space
- Natural slate
- Flat-roofed extensions and dormers
Signs you need a pre-purchase roof survey in Stevenage
A chimney stack stands out in the wind and rain and they’re often the least maintained part of a roof. Mortar erodes, the flaunching around the pots cracks and the flashings work loose. A stack may be shared with the neighbours, which matters if work is needed.
A survey can pick up problems such as:
- Slates or tiles that have slipped or gone
- Worn or lifted lead flashings
- Gutters that overflow or drip at the joints
- Ponding, blisters or splits on a flat roof
The streets around a church such as St Hugh & St John are frequently among the oldest in a place, and if your home is one of the older ones nearby, the roof may have had decades of patch repairs, and the survey shows where they are.
Before booking anyone
- What the survey will not cover
- How long the report takes to arrive
- What happens after the report arrives
- What experience they bring
What we look for on each type of roof
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.
Clay and concrete tiles
Many post-war houses have concrete interlocking tiles. They’re heavy and hard-wearing, but they weather and can crack, and low-pitched roofs need their laps to be right.
What a pre-purchase roof survey looks like in Stevenage
Stevenage is one of the post-war new towns. Homes from the post-war decades are common in the new towns, many with low-pitched roofs in concrete tiles and flat-roofed garages or porches. Whether you are buying or replacing a roof, low pitches and flat-roofed additions deserve a careful look. Where the drone is part of the survey, the flight is checked against the Drone Safety Map first.
If you let a flat or house near Stevenage station, the roof is worth checking before you add another property to a portfolio or pay a roofer in full. Aston Bury lies about 2.5 miles south-east, so building around Stevenage goes back a long way. If you’re buying an older home nearby, it’s worth knowing whether it is listed or in a conservation area before you plan any re-roofing.
Stevenage is about 26 miles east of Milton Keynes, in Hertfordshire. We carry out pre-purchase roof surveys for homeowners, landlords and businesses in Stevenage. Stevenage is one of the places in Hertfordshire we cover for pre-purchase roof surveys. You can also see our page for Milton Keynes.
Pre-purchase roof surveys in SG1, SG2 and SG3 work the same way as everywhere else we cover. If you need a pre-purchase roof survey at a property on King Pin Square, Market Square and Market Place or a nearby road, we can survey it. You’ll find Stevenage on the A602 and B197, which makes it straightforward to reach. We also cover the places around Stevenage: Bedwell (1 mile south-west), Pin Green (1 mile north-west), Chells (1 mile east), St Nicholas (1 mile north) and Rooks Nest (1 mile north). Further out, we also cover St Albans (13 miles south-west), Bishop's Stortford (15 miles east), Welwyn Garden City (8 miles south), Harpenden (10 miles south-west), Hitchin (5 miles north-west) and Hoddesdon (13 miles south-east). Being one of Hertfordshire’s larger places, Stevenage has every kind of building, from houses and flats to offices.
Local landmarks in Stevenage
In Stevenage, that means homes and buildings near The Heathcote School, Church of Saint Nicholas and Marriotts School. Stevenage’s nearest station is Stevenage station, roughly 1.2 miles south-west. A little further out are Benington Castle (2.9 miles east) and Stevenage Museum (0.8 miles south-west). Not far away are Pryor's Wood.