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Stratfield Mortimer Pre-Purchase Roof Survey
A roof survey before you buy a house or flat in Stratfield Mortimer, carried out by an experienced roof surveyor. Every survey comes with a written report and photos.
- Damp timbers or stains in the loft
- Sagging ridge lines or uneven roof slopes
- Gutters choked with leaves and moss
What a pre-purchase roof survey does not cover
It’s useful to know what a survey will not do before you book:
- A valuation or a promise of a lower price
- Anything beyond the roof, which a full home survey covers
- What’s under the slates, tiles or felt
Not sure which survey suits your roof? You can call 07833 053749 or send us an email and we’ll tell you before booking. What our survey covers.
What this survey covers
- Natural slate
- Flat-roofed extensions and dormers
- Chimney stacks
- Clay and concrete tiles
- Gutters and downpipes
- Lead flashings and valleys
- The roof space
About our pre-purchase roof survey in Stratfield Mortimer
A full home survey looks at the whole property, and the roof is only one part of it. We do not offer a RICS home survey, and ours isn’t a substitute for one. It adds a focused look at the roof on its own, with photos of what we find and written recommendations. The two sit side by side. We are often asked to look into chimney mortar that has eroded and patch repairs that may hide an ongoing problem, on lead flashings and valleys, natural slate and flat-roofed extensions and dormers.
Older buildings in small places like Stratfield Mortimer 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. Whether you are buying or signing off new roofing, it is worth knowing where you stand, as well as what condition the roof is in. England has around 10,000 conservation areas and about 500,000 listed buildings.
Findings are set out part by part, from the main slopes down to the gutters and outlets, with a note and a photo for each point. It records what’s sound as well as what isn’t.
- Place
- Stratfield Mortimer (RG7)
- Wider area
- West Berkshire
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- Survey days
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Insured
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
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What happens on the day
The visit has one job: to look at the roof as closely as is safe and record what we find. Notes and photos go into the written report. It normally takes about 1–2 hours at a typical house, with time for the loft where it can be reached. For a village or hamlet like Stratfield Mortimer, the journey is planned in advance: let us know about lanes, gates and parking. The roof is looked at from the ground, from windows, from the loft where there’s safe access and from the roof where it is safe.
- Once your offer is accepted, you tell us the address and when you hope to exchange.
- Access to the house and the loft space is agreed ahead of time.
- 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.
- The report is emailed with photos and recommendations, ready to use before exchange.
How to prepare
- Let us know about parking near the property
- Clear the way to the loft hatch
- Have any paperwork from past roof work to hand
Book a survey
To arrange a survey, phone 07833 053749 or email us with the address and what you’d like to know about the roof. We will confirm the price before you book.
Related advice
Before and after the survey
Over many surveys, some simple habits stand out as worth the effort:
- Pass the findings to your conveyancer
- Look for fresh paint on upstairs ceilings at viewings
- Ask when the roof was last worked on
- Mention any deadline when you contact us
After you move in, keep the report somewhere safe. Deal with the urgent items first, and use the photos as a record of how the roof looked when you bought. The Premium Survey includes a 12-month follow-up.
Once you’ve moved in, keep gutters, valleys and outlets clear, especially after autumn. Overflowing water is behind a lot of damp. Use a gutter contractor rather than going up a ladder yourself.
Surveys for landlords and agents in Stratfield Mortimer
If the property is let, the agent or a tenant can let us in, at a time agreed ahead of time. Surveys run on any day of the week, which helps when tenants work during the week.
Letting agents often book on a landlord’s behalf, and the report can go to both. Access is agreed with the tenant beforehand.
Signs you need a pre-purchase roof survey in Stratfield Mortimer
Viewings rarely include a proper look at the roof. You walk round the rooms, but the roof stays out of sight, and a quick glance from the street misses a lot. Fresh decoration can also cover the marks an old leak left behind, which is why buyers book a closer look before committing.
Typical things we are asked to look at include:
- Blistered or split felt on a flat roof
- Loose pots and cracked flaunching
- Patch repairs that may hide an ongoing problem
- Old water stains in the roof space
Landlords with a home close to Mortimer station may find that the roof is worth checking before you add another property to a portfolio or pay a roofer in full.
What to check before booking
- How they’ll see the roof: from ground level, the loft, the roof or by drone
- Whether VAT is added on top
- What follow-up you get after the report
- What they won’t be able to tell you
What we look for on each type of roof
Lead flashings and valleys
Many leaks start at a flashing, so we check each one closely. We photograph any that need work.
Flat roofs
Ponding, blistering, splits and worn upstands are the usual warning signs. Blocked outlets are checked as well, and we say what we see from wherever is safe.
Your questions about pre-purchase roof surveys in Stratfield Mortimer
Does a conservation area affect roof work in Stratfield Mortimer?
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 come out to Stratfield Mortimer?
Yes, Stratfield Mortimer is on our map. Villages and rural addresses get the same survey as a town house, with the route planned beforehand.
Can you tell me if my roof has asbestos?
No. Asbestos surveys and sampling aren’t something we do. Where a material might contain it, such as old cement sheets on a building from before 2000, the report flags it, with a recommendation to have a specialist asbestos surveyor check before it is disturbed.
Are you insured?
Our cover is professional indemnity plus public liability, and we can provide details if a managing agent needs them.
Will the roof report help me negotiate with the seller?
Yes, you can. The report sets out what we found, with photos, so you can raise them with the seller or their agent. We cannot promise how the seller will respond.
Is this the same as a RICS Level 2 or Level 3 survey?
No. It’s a dedicated roof survey, with a written report and photographs. It is not a RICS survey and does not cover the rest of the house.
Does someone need to be in?
If the survey includes the loft or the inside of the building, someone needs to let us in. We’ll talk about access when you book.
Stratfield Mortimer homes and their roofs
Historic houses such as Stratfield Saye House, about 2.7 miles south-east, show how far back building in the area around Stratfield Mortimer goes. Older roofs in the wider area can hide decades of patch repairs, so the detail matters. In this part of the South East, older roofs are mostly slate or clay tile and many newer ones concrete tile. 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 Saint John The Evangelist, the roof may have had decades of patch repairs, and the survey shows where they are.
Stratfield Mortimer is about 4 miles east of Tadley, in West Berkshire. We survey roofs in Stratfield Mortimer and the rest of West Berkshire. We cover towns and villages across West Berkshire, large and small. We also survey roofs in Reading.
Here we cover the RG7 postcode area for pre-purchase roof surveys. Whether your property is on The Street, Station Road and Blewburton Close or a nearby road, we can help. Other places close to Stratfield Mortimer include Mortimer (1 mile west), Goddard's Green (1 mile north), Wokefield (2 miles north-east), West End Green (2 miles south) and Stratfield Saye (2 miles south-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Newbury (12 miles west), Thatcham (9 miles west), Speenhamland (12 miles west), Spencers Wood (4 miles north-east), Calcot (5 miles north) and Shaw (12 miles west).
Around Stratfield Mortimer
Around Stratfield Mortimer, our work takes us to homes and buildings near The Willink School and Horse and Groom pub and the streets around them. Stratfield Mortimer has its own railway station: Mortimer station. Well-known places in the area include Calleva Museum (2.6 miles south-west) and Beaumys Castle (2.7 miles east). For a walk, there’s Hosehill Lake and The Marshes Local Nature Reserve.