Surrey · London and the South East
Upper Eashing Pre-Purchase Roof Survey
A roof survey before you buy a house or flat across Upper Eashing, with drones and thermal imaging where they help. Call or email for a price.
- Gaps where slates or tiles have come loose
- Old water stains in the roof space
- Gutters that overflow or drip at the joints
Why it’s worth a survey now in Upper Eashing
Once you exchange, the roof’s problems become yours. Before it, you still have choices. A survey after you’ve moved in tells you the same things, but with far less room to act on them. In a small place like Upper Eashing, homes can be exposed to wind and rain, which finds any gap, and damp in older walls is slow to dry out.
What a survey costs comes down to the roof itself: its size, its height, how many sections it has and how it can be reached and seen safely. Prices start from £150, including VAT.
Why choose Independent Roof Survey in Upper Eashing
- 20+ years’ experience
- 98% customer satisfaction
- Package prices that include VAT
- Covered by professional indemnity and public liability insurance
See our cost guide or two real surveys.
Pre-purchase roof survey in Upper Eashing
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. The report comes within 48 hours for Basic, 24 to 48 hours for Standard and the same day for Premium. We survey natural slate, the roof space and gutters and downpipes, and the problems we are asked to look at most are a ridge or slope that dips and loose pots and cracked flaunching.
Being in a small place like Upper Eashing makes no difference to the inspection itself: the journey, parking and access are simply agreed ahead of time. If there are outbuildings with roofs you want checked, mention them when booking, so the visit can be planned around them. Whether you are buying or checking new work, the same care goes into it. Visits can be booked on any day of the week.
Report times depend on the survey you book: the Basic Survey within 48 hours, the Standard Survey in 24 to 48 hours and the Premium Survey on the same day.
- Where
- Upper Eashing (GU7)
- Region
- Surrey
- Price
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Reports
- A written report with photos, by email
- Survey days
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Insured
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
What we do, step by step
The aim of the visit is simple: to look at the roof as closely as is safe and record what we find. Everything we note and photograph goes into the written report. The visit typically takes roughly 1–2 hours at a typical house, with time for the loft where it can be reached. Older rural homes like those around Upper Eashing can have a main roof, lower lean-to roofs and outbuildings all joined together. Each part is looked at from wherever it can safely be seen, and anything we cannot see is noted.
- You get in touch after your offer is agreed, with the address and your target exchange date.
- We arrange access with you, the agent or the seller.
- We check the roof from ground level, from windows, from the roof space and from the roof where safe.
- We check and photograph the slates or tiles, ridges, valleys, flashings, chimneys and gutters.
- You receive a written report with photos and recommendations to read before exchange.
Before we arrive
- Note where any stains or damp appear
- Make a note of anything you’d like us to look at
- Check pets are kept safely away
Book a survey
A quick phone call is typically the easiest start: call 07833 053749 or use the contact form. The price is agreed before a date is set.
Advice
Buying a home or a new roof in Upper Eashing
Older houses across Surrey frequently have handmade clay tiles, and many have tile-hanging. A few of Surrey’s oldest buildings have heavy Horsham stone slab roofs. Whether you’re buying or checking new roofing work, knowing the materials helps make sense of what the inspection finds. Where the drone is part of the survey, we check the Drone Safety Map for restrictions before flying.
Historic houses such as Loseley Park, about 2.7 miles north-east, show how far back building around Upper Eashing goes. When you buy an older home, the roof’s age, past repairs and any listing all affect what you might spend later. Take an older house close to St Mark's Church and Community Centre: older patch repairs can hide behind a tidy front slope, and the survey looks past them. If you let a flat or house near Godalming station, a written report helps before buying a rental or paying for a new roof on one.
Upper Eashing is about 5 miles south-west of Guildford, in Surrey. If you’re in Upper Eashing, booking works exactly as it does anywhere else: get in touch, agree the price and pick a day. Our area takes in places right across Surrey, from the larger towns to small villages.
We cover every part of the GU7 postcode area for pre-purchase roof surveys and the streets around it. We cover properties on Eashing Lane and Lower Eashing and the roads around them. We also cover the places around Upper Eashing: Lower Eashing (1 mile north-west), Aaron's Hill (1 mile east), Norney (1 mile north-west), Milford (1 mile south) and Peper Harow (1 mile west). We also work in nearby towns such as Guildford (5 miles north-east), Woking (10 miles north), Camberley (11 miles north), Farnham (7 miles west), Dorking (14 miles east) and Frimley (10 miles north-west).
Landmarks near Upper Eashing
In Upper Eashing, that means homes and buildings near Under Green, St Hilary's School and The Stag on the River pub. For rail, the closest station is Godalming station, roughly 1.1 miles east of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Milford Hospital (1.4 miles south-east) and Guildford Castle (4.6 miles north-east). Not far away are Frith Hill and Lower Lake.
Also near Upper Eashing
What else we do in Upper Eashing
What a survey costs
Prices always include VAT. The things that change the price are:
- Chimneys, valleys, parapets and other details
- The size of the roof
- Whether thermal imaging or a drone is needed
- Extensions, dormers and garages with roofs of their own
Simple, low roofs take less time to survey than tall or complicated ones, and the package matters as well. The price is always agreed first.
Helping us price your survey
You do not need to know any roofing terms. Just tell us:
- What’s prompted the survey
- How the loft is reached, if there is one
- Any photos you have, taken from ground level or a window
- The property’s address and postcode
Buyers should book once an offer has been accepted, so you have the findings in time to act on them before you exchange. For any other survey, just phone 07833 053749 or drop us an email when you are ready.
How the survey changes by roof type
Lead flashings and valleys
Lead flashings seal the joints where a roof meets a wall or chimney. We look for lead that has lifted, split or been patched over.
Gutters and parapets
A butterfly roof drains to a central valley gutter, typically to the back of the house. If the home you are buying has one, that gutter and its outlet get a careful look.
Your questions about pre-purchase roof surveys in Upper Eashing
Is Upper Eashing in the area you cover?
Yes, Upper Eashing is within the area we cover. We cover the whole of London and South East England. Just ring 07833 053749 or use the contact form and tell us about the property, and we will talk through which survey suits.
Will you come out to Upper Eashing?
Yes. Upper Eashing is within the area we cover, which takes in towns, villages and rural addresses. We survey roofs across London and the South East. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the route as you book.
Can you survey in bad weather?
It depends on the weather and the survey. In strong wind or heavy rain, a drone cannot fly and access may not be safe, so we’d move the date with you.
Will you fly a drone over my roof?
Where it is applicable and safe, yes. We’re a CAA-registered drone operator (Flyer ID and Operator ID), flying a sub-250g drone. It’s included in the Drone Roof Survey and, where it applies, the Premium Survey.
When will the report arrive?
The Premium Survey has a same-day report, Standard 24 to 48 hours and Basic within 48 hours. Reports are emailed with photos included.
How experienced are you?
We have been surveying roofs for over 20 years and have carried out more than 5,000 surveys across London and South East England.
I live in a flat. Can you survey the roof?
Yes. A shared roof needs access agreed first, with the building owner or managing agent. Mention it when you get in touch and we’ll plan the survey around it.
What this survey cannot tell you
In fairness, there are limits to any roof survey:
- Whether materials contain asbestos (that needs a specialist asbestos surveyor)
- Walls, floors, services and rooms below the roof
- How a seller will respond, or what the house is worth
If in doubt, ring 07833 053749 or use the contact form and we will point you to the right survey before booking. What our survey covers.
What this survey covers
- Lead flashings and valleys
- Natural slate
- Clay and concrete tiles
- Flat-roofed extensions and dormers
- Chimney stacks
- Gutters and downpipes
- The roof space
What you can safely check yourself
Fresh stains on ceilings or walls after rain are worth noting. Photograph them and note the date, which helps when we check the roof.
A DIY look is useful, but it is not a survey. You will not see flashings, valleys or the backs of chimneys properly from the ground, and those are details a survey looks at closely.