Hampshire · London and the South East
Tye Pre-Purchase Roof Survey
A careful look at the roof at your property in Tye, with photographs and a written report.
- Gutters choked with leaves and moss
- A ridge or slope that dips
- Flashings that have lifted or split
When you need someone else
Some things cannot be seen without opening up the roof, and that sets some limits:
- What’s under the slates, tiles or felt
- How a seller will respond, or what the house is worth
- Anything beyond the roof, which a full home survey covers
Not sure which survey suits your roof? You can phone 07833 053749 or send us an email and we will tell you. The full list of what we check.
Roofs we survey in Tye
- Chimney stacks
- Clay and concrete tiles
- Lead flashings and valleys
- The roof space
- Flat-roofed extensions and dormers
- Gutters and downpipes
- Natural slate
Pre-purchase roof survey in Tye: what you get
The best time to book is once your offer has been accepted and before you exchange contracts. That is when the findings are most useful, because nothing is binding yet. Visits run on weekdays and at weekends, which helps when the chain is moving fast. Basic reports arrive within 48 hours, Standard within 24 to 48 hours and Premium the same day. Common reasons to book are cracked flaunching or crumbling chimney pointing and a ridge or slope that dips, across gutters and downpipes, clay and concrete tiles and flat-roofed extensions and dormers.
In a village or hamlet like Tye, 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.
What you get is a clear record of the roof on the day we saw it. That makes it useful now and a handy reference later, such as when you want to compare after future work.
- Place
- Tye (PO11)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- When we survey
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Insured
- PI and public liability insurance
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
Roof by roof
Gutters and parapets
A butterfly roof drains to a central valley gutter, normally to the back of the house. If yours does, we check that gutter and where it drains.
Natural slate
Older slate roofs often have bitumen felt under them, and very old ones may have none. Where we can see it from the loft, we say what condition it is in.
Landlords, agents and block managers in Tye
Any of our surveys can be booked by landlords, agents and building managers in Tye. For a price for a let property or a block, call 07833 053749 or send us an email.
Businesses and commercial landlords can book us too, including offices, shops and units. Bigger roofs take more time, so they’re priced to suit.
Pre-purchase roof surveys around Tye
The coast is about 1 mile or less from Tye, so there’s more wind and more salt in the air than further inland. Corroded clips and nails and lifted ridge pieces are typical of exposed roofs near the sea, which is worth knowing before you buy or pay for new work. A number of Hampshire villages keep thatched roofs on their older buildings. Across the South East, older homes tend to have slate or clay tiles, and many later ones concrete tiles. Material and age explain a lot of what turns up on the day, whether the roof is old or brand new.
For an older house near a landmark like Church of St Peter, the roof may have had decades of patch repairs, and the survey shows where they are. Warblington Castle lies about 2 miles north, so building around Tye goes back a long way. When you buy an older home, the roof’s age, past repairs and any listing all affect what you might spend later. If you let a flat or house near Emsworth station, the roof is worth checking before you add another property to a portfolio or pay a roofer in full.
Tye is about 3 miles south of Havant, in Hampshire. If you are in Tye, booking works exactly as it does anywhere else: a call or an email, a price, then a date. Our Hampshire coverage includes Tye and the places around it.
We work across the PO11 postcode area for pre-purchase roof surveys. If you need a pre-purchase roof survey at a property on Gutner Lane and Copse Lane or anywhere close by, we can survey it. Other places close to Tye include North Hayling (1 mile north), Northney (1 mile north), Stoke (1 mile west), Thorney Island (1 mile north-east) and Warblington (2 miles north). We also work in nearby towns such as Gosport (8 miles west), Havant (3 miles north), Fareham (11 miles west), Horndean (7 miles north), Waterlooville (6 miles north-west) and Petersfield (13 miles north).
Local landmarks in Tye
Locally, jobs take us to homes and businesses close to The Hayling College, Eames Farm and The Maypole pub and the streets around them. Tye’s nearest station is Emsworth station, roughly 2.6 miles north of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Havant War Memorial Hospital (2.9 miles north-west) and Emsworth Museum (2.4 miles north). Open spaces near Tye include Hayling Billy.
Your questions about pre-purchase roof surveys in Tye
Do you cover smaller places like Tye?
Yes, Tye is covered. We work right across London and South East England, and smaller places are part of that. Longer journeys are simply planned ahead of time.
Is my home in Tye listed or in a conservation area?
Your council is the best source, with Historic England’s list for listed buildings. A change of roofing material may need consent in either case.
How quickly will I get the report?
The Premium Survey has a same-day report, Standard 24 to 48 hours and Basic within 48 hours. We send it by email, with photographs.
Will you need to get into the loft?
Where possible, yes. We look in the loft space where there’s safe access, and views from upper windows help too. Access is typically arranged through the agent or seller.
I live in a flat. Can you survey the roof?
Yes, once whoever controls the roof agrees access. On a shared roof we can only inspect the parts we’re allowed to reach.
Can you tell me if my roof has asbestos?
No. We don’t sample or test for asbestos. Where a material might contain it, such as old cement sheets on a building from before 2000, the report flags it.
Do you go up on the roof?
Only where it’s safe to do so. We inspect from the ground, from windows and vantage points, from the loft and from the roof itself where safe. On Premium, a drone is used where it applies.
Nearby places to Tye
Also in Tye
What affects the cost of pre-purchase roof surveys
A few things affect what a survey costs:
- The roof’s overall size
- Height and safe access
- Extensions, dormers and garages with roofs of their own
- If the survey needs thermal imaging or a drone
Prices start from £150, including VAT. Packages run from Basic at £150 through Standard at £250 to Premium at £400, including VAT, and we can help you choose.
What we need to know
To price your survey accurately, we’ll ask about:
- Whether there’s a loft hatch, a shared roof or tricky access
- When you need the report by
- Why you want a survey: buying, a leak, a storm or new work
- Pictures from the garden or a window, if you have them
Getting a price is simple: just phone 07833 053749 or use the contact form and give us some details about the property and we will explain which survey suits. The price is agreed up front.
How it works
Before we start, let us know why you’ve booked: buying, a leak, storm damage, new work or just wanting to know where things stand. That way we can focus on what matters to you. Most visits take an hour or two at a typical house, with time for the loft where it can be reached. Somewhere as small as Tye, access is frequently the only tricky part. Let us know about outbuildings, past repairs and any leaks you’ve noticed. Visits can be on weekdays, Saturdays or Sundays.
- 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 in advance.
- 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’s safe.
- The report is emailed with photos and recommendations, ready to use before exchange.
Before the survey
- Let us know where we can park nearby
- Keep pets in another room
- Jot down any questions you want answered
How to book
We confirm the price for your roof before booking, so you know where you stand. Prices start from £150, including VAT. For a price for your roof, ring 07833 053749 or email us.
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Tips from our surveys
Here are a few things we’d tell any owner:
- Let us know your timetable
- Watch for stains or fresh paint on ceilings below the roof
- Pass the findings to your conveyancer
- Ask when the roof was last worked on
With Standard, you get a follow-up consultation, while Premium includes a consultation in person. Whichever package you choose, you can ask us what a finding means.
Once you’ve moved in, keep gutters, valleys and outlets clear, ideally once the leaves have dropped. Overflowing water is behind a lot of damp. Get a professional in rather than climbing up yourself.