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Tinsley Green Pre-Purchase Roof Survey
A roof survey before you buy a house or flat around Tinsley Green, with findings in writing and pictures to back them up. Weekday and weekend visits available.
- Gutters that overflow or drip at the joints
- Chimney mortar that has eroded
- Flashings that have lifted or split
Your questions about pre-purchase roof surveys in Tinsley Green
Are there drone restrictions around Tinsley Green?
Normally it comes down to two things: the airspace at the address and the weather. The flight restriction zone around Gatwick Airport covers Tinsley Green, or comes right up to its edge. Before any flight there, we ask the airport for permission, and the flight only goes ahead if it is given. The flight also waits for calm, dry weather, though the rest of the survey goes ahead either way.
Is my home in Tinsley Green listed or in a conservation area?
Check Historic England’s online list first, then ask the council about conservation areas and any Article 4 direction. It matters most if you’re planning to re-roof in a different material.
Do you need to go inside the property?
Where we can, yes. Inside, the loft shows leaks, damp timbers and the underlay. If we cannot get in, the report says so.
Do you test for asbestos?
No. We can flag materials that might contain asbestos, but only a specialist asbestos surveyor can confirm it. It may be present in buildings built or refurbished before 2000.
How soon is the report ready?
Premium reports arrive the same day, Standard reports within 24 to 48 hours and Basic within 48 hours. Reports are emailed, with photographs.
Do you carry professional indemnity insurance?
Professional indemnity and public liability insurance cover our surveys. If you need details for a managing agent or a building owner, just ask.
Is Tinsley Green in your area?
Yes, we do. We carry out pre-purchase roof surveys in Tinsley Green, and the service is the same as everywhere else we work.
Pre-purchase roof survey in Tinsley Green: what you get
A roof report gives you something solid to take back to the seller or the agent. You can ask about the roof’s history, ask for repairs before completion or rethink the price. We cannot say how a seller will respond, but you will be negotiating from a clear picture rather than a hunch. It can also help you decide whether the purchase is still right for you. If you’ve noticed gutters that overflow or drip at the joints and blistered or split felt on a flat roof, a survey will tell you what’s going on.
Somewhere as small as Tinsley Green, older cottages, farmhouses and converted buildings often sit beside a few newer homes. Village roofs can be clay tile, slate, stone or even thatch on some older buildings. Each covering has its own weak points, whether the roof is old or newly laid, and thatch is a specialist material, so we report on what can be seen. 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, whichever applies.
- Place
- Tinsley Green (RH10)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Your report
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- Appointments
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Cover
- PI and public liability insurance
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Leave it or get it looked at?
The lender’s valuation is done for the lender, not for you. Its job is to check the property’s value for the mortgage, and it won’t look closely at the roof. A roof survey is carried out for the buyer. Older cottages and farmhouses around Tinsley Green can have roof timbers that have been there a very long time, where water from a failed roof can cause rot if it’s left.
Prices start from £150, including VAT. Packages run from Basic at £150 through Standard at £250 to Premium at £400, inc. VAT.
Why choose Independent Roof Survey in Tinsley Green
- Over 5,000 surveys carried out
- Thermal imaging and drones used where they help
- Drone flown under a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID
- More than 20 years surveying roofs
Read how roof surveys are priced and our case studies.
Can I check my roof myself?
If you have a loft with safe access, take a look inside. Take a torch and only step on boards or joists, checking for stains, damp wood or chinks of daylight.
It is useful to keep a record: dates of leaks, photos from the ground and any work done on the roof. Share it with us when booking and it will help the survey.
Pre-purchase roof surveys around Tinsley Green
Tinsley Green is inside, or right on the edge of, the flight restriction zone around Gatwick Airport. If your survey includes the drone, permission from the airport is needed first, and the flight only goes ahead if it’s given. Listing and conservation areas can both shape what roof work is allowed on an older home. Your council and Historic England’s list will tell you where you stand, ideally before any re-roofing is planned.
If you let a flat or house near Gatwick Airport station, a written report helps before buying a rental or paying for a new roof on one. Take an older house close to St Michael and All Angels Church: ask the seller about past roof repairs, because older roofs often have patched valleys, replaced slates and reset ridges.
Tinsley Green is about 3 miles south of Horley, in West Sussex. We provide pre-purchase roof surveys for householders, landlords and businesses in Tinsley Green and nearby. Our West Sussex coverage includes Tinsley Green.
Here we cover the RH10 postcode area for pre-purchase roof surveys. We cover properties on Radford Road and Steers Lane and the roads around them. If you are just outside Tinsley Green, we cover Forge Wood (1 mile south), Shipley Bridge (1 mile north-east), Fernhill (1 mile north-east), Copthorne (1 mile east) and Burstow (1 mile north-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Crawley (3 miles south-west), Horsham (9 miles south-west), Haywards Heath (10 miles south), Burgess Hill (13 miles south), East Grinstead (6 miles east) and Broadfield (4 miles south-west).
Around Tinsley Green
Locally, jobs take us to homes and businesses close to The Gatwick School, Worth Park Gardens and Hazelwick School and the streets around them. Tinsley Green’s nearest station is Gatwick Airport station, roughly 1 mile north of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Langley Green Hospital (1.8 miles south-west) and County Mall (2.4 miles south-west). Green spaces nearby include Tilgate Lake.
For landlords and managing agents
Managing agents and residents’ management companies use roof surveys to plan maintenance. Recommendations are set out in order of urgency where relevant, which helps with budgets and planning.
An agent can book and manage the survey for a landlord, with the report sent to whoever needs it. We agree a time with the tenant beforehand.
Towns and villages near Tinsley Green
What else we do in Tinsley Green
How it works
Where it’s relevant and can be reached safely, the roof space is checked as well as the outside. In the loft, the signs we look for are staining, damp, daylight and sagging, as far as the space allows. All in, the survey usually takes between one and two hours for a house, while a commercial roof takes nearer three to four hours. Older rural homes like those around Tinsley Green can have a main roof, lower lean-to roofs and outbuildings all joined together. We work round each section in turn, from the safest viewpoints, and anything we can’t see is noted.
- You choose a Basic, Standard or Premium Survey to suit the home you are buying.
- We agree a visit, including weekends if that helps.
- The coverings, ridges, valleys, flashings, chimneys and gutters are inspected and photographed.
- Standard and Premium surveys add the extra checks they include.
- You receive the report, with findings prioritised by urgency, so you can raise them with the seller.
Before the survey
- Mention any parking restrictions on your street
- Have any questions written down, so nothing gets missed
- Check pets are kept safely away
Book a survey
Most bookings start with a short call: phone 07833 053749 or use the contact form and we’ll ask a few questions about the roof. The price is agreed before a date is set.
Related advice
What affects the cost of pre-purchase roof surveys
Prices vary from roof to roof, and it comes down to:
- How tall the building is and how easy the roof is to see
- Extra roofs, like extensions, dormers or garages
- Whether you choose the Basic, Standard or Premium Survey
- The type of building, from a house to a block or an office
Prices quoted always include VAT, and the report is not charged as an extra. Pre-purchase roof survey starts from £150, including VAT. Size, height and access decide where your roof falls.
What we need to know
Before you get in touch, it helps to have:
- Your timetable, such as an exchange date
- What’s prompted the survey
- The kind of building and roof involved
- Access details, like a loft hatch or a shared roof
Once you know what you need, ring 07833 053749 or drop us an email. We will suggest a package, agree the price and find a date, weekday or weekend.
Honest limits
Our findings are based on what we can see safely on the day, so there are some things a survey can’t cover:
- How a seller will respond, or what the house is worth
- Confirmation of asbestos in cement sheets or soffits
- Structural calculations (that is a structural engineer’s job)
If in doubt, call 07833 053749 or send us an email and we’ll suggest the right survey. What our survey covers.
Roof types and parts we check
- The roof space
- Clay and concrete tiles
- Lead flashings and valleys
- Flat-roofed extensions and dormers
- Gutters and downpipes
- Chimney stacks
- Natural slate