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Pre-Purchase Roof Survey in Waddon
A roof survey before you buy a house or flat in Waddon, using drones and thermal imaging where it applies. Get in touch for a price.
- Blocked or leaking gutters
- Slates or tiles that have slipped or gone
- Lead that has worked loose at a wall or chimney
Tips from our surveys
Over many surveys, some simple habits stand out:
- Arrange the survey as soon as your offer is agreed
- Request records of any re-roofing
- Find out whether the roof has been replaced or patched
- Ask the agent to make sure the loft hatch can be opened
After you move in, keep the report somewhere safe. Work through the urgent items before anything else, and use the photos as a record of how the roof looked when you bought. The Premium Survey includes a 12-month follow-up to see how things have changed.
Chimneys and flashings need watching. Look for leaning pots, missing mortar and lifted lead. Binoculars from the ground are enough for a first look.
How a pre-purchase roof survey works in Waddon
Some roofs cannot be seen well from the ground or from windows. The Premium Survey adds thermal imaging, plus a drone inspection where applicable, and the report arrives the same day. If airspace rules or the weather rule out a flight, we will say so and inspect from every other safe vantage point. If you’ve noticed quick fixes on flashings and valleys and standing water on a flat extension roof, a survey will tell you what’s going on, on clay and concrete tiles, natural slate and flat-roofed extensions and dormers alike.
In London, plenty of houses have been split into flats, extended or fitted with a dormer loft conversion. Each change adds roof details, like flat roofs, new flashings and junctions with the original slopes. For a purchase in Waddon, or for new roofing work there, those junctions deserve a careful look. Lead work around dormers and new flat roofs is easy to get wrong and easy to miss.
How fast the report arrives depends on the package: Basic within 48 hours, Standard in 24–48 hours and Premium the same day.
- Place
- Waddon (CR0, CR2, SM6)
- Region
- Greater London
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Your report
- Emailed report with photos and recommendations
- Survey days
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Insurance
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Leave it or get it looked at?
After exchange, any roof defect is yours to deal with. Before then, you can still ask questions, ask for work to be done or reconsider. A survey after you’ve moved in tells you the same things, but with far less room to act on them. Any roof job in Waddon means planning around parking, neighbours and access. Knowing what’s needed early gives you time to plan it calmly.
For a price for your roof in Waddon, phone 07833 053749 or drop us an email with the address and some details. We will confirm the figure before booking.
Why book with us
- Clear package prices, including VAT
- Over 5,000 surveys carried out
- Professional indemnity and public liability insurance
- Customer satisfaction of 98%
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What we can’t see
Our survey is not a RICS Level 2 or Level 3 survey, a structural engineer’s report or an asbestos survey. It also has these limits:
- Faults hidden behind ceilings, boards or coverings
- Whether the price should change, which is between you and the seller
- Whether materials contain asbestos (that needs a specialist asbestos surveyor)
If you’re not sure which survey you need, phone 07833 053749 or send us an email and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book. The full list of what we check.
Roofs we survey in Waddon
- Gutters and downpipes
- The roof space
- Natural slate
- Clay and concrete tiles
- Flat-roofed extensions and dormers
- Chimney stacks
- Lead flashings and valleys
What we do, step by step
Expect us to ask a few questions before we start, such as when any problem began and what work has been done before. The inspection then takes between one and two hours at the house you’re buying, depending on its size and how much of the roof can be seen. Surveys in Waddon can be booked for any day of the week. It helps if you can point us to a visitor permit or a nearby bay, and to clear a path to the loft hatch. A back bedroom window can be the best vantage point for a rear addition, so we may ask to use one.
- You choose a Basic, Standard or Premium Survey to suit the home you are buying.
- A date is booked on a weekday, Saturday or Sunday.
- We inspect and photograph every part of the roof we can safely see.
- Standard and Premium surveys add the extra checks they include.
- We send the report with recommendations ranked by urgency, ready for you to discuss with the seller or agent.
How to prepare
- Buyers: confirm access with the estate agent or seller
- Move anything stored under the loft hatch
- Let us know about parking near the property
Booking a survey
A quick phone call is usually the easiest start: call 07833 053749 or use the contact form, and we’ll ask about the building and what you need. The price is agreed before a date is set.
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Waddon: your questions answered
Will parking be an issue for a roof survey in Waddon?
Normally it’s manageable with a little notice. Let us know what parking is available nearby, and the visit is planned around it.
Is my home in Waddon 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, and councils can also use Article 4 directions.
Do you cover Waddon?
Yes, we do. We carry out pre-purchase roof surveys in Waddon.
Does someone need to be in?
It depends on what we need to see. For inside areas and the loft space, someone has to give us access.
How quickly will I get the report?
It depends on the package: within 48 hours for Basic, 24 to 48 hours for Standard and the same day for Premium. Tell us your exchange date and we will help you choose.
Will you need to get into the loft?
Where we can, yes. Inside, the loft shows leaks, damp timbers and the underlay. If we cannot get in, the report says so.
Do I need a roof survey if I’m having a RICS survey?
That depends on how much you want to know about the roof. Home surveys sometimes suggest a closer look at the roof, and that’s where a roof survey helps. It isn’t a replacement for a RICS survey.
Local roofs and buyers in Waddon
If the drone is used for your survey, the flight is checked against the Drone Safety Map first. The wider area around Waddon has a long history of building, with Addington Palace about 3.1 miles east. If your house is among the older ones, expect a mix of original materials and later repairs on the roof.
If you own a rental within reach of Waddon station, a survey before purchase, or before signing off a new roof, saves surprises once a tenant moves in. The streets around a church such as Church of St George are often among the oldest in a place, and if yours is one of the older homes nearby, older patch repairs can hide behind a tidy front slope, and the survey looks past them. Controlled parking zones are common in London, so mention any permit rules for Waddon, along with any off-street space.
Waddon is about 1 mile west of Croydon, in Greater London. Anywhere in Waddon, we can carry out pre-purchase roof surveys at your property, on a weekday, Saturday or Sunday. Waddon is one of the towns and villages in Greater London we cover for pre-purchase roof surveys. There is also a page for London.
Every address in CR0, CR2 and SM6 is covered for pre-purchase roof surveys, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Whether your property is on Abbey Road, Alton Road and Epsom Road or a nearby road, we can survey it. Other places close to Waddon include Old Town (1 mile north-east), Bandonhill (1 mile west), Beddington (1 mile north-west), Russell Hill (1 mile south-west) and Roundshaw (1 mile south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover London (9 miles north), City of Westminster (11 miles north), Marylebone (11 miles north), Kensington (10 miles north), St Pancras (11 miles north) and Shoreditch (11 miles north).
Near you in Waddon
Typical jobs here are in homes near St Andrew's CofE School, Rutherford School and Duppas Hill. There is a railway station in Waddon itself: Waddon station. Nearby you will also find St George's Walk (0.9 miles north-east) and Purley War Memorial Hospital (1.7 miles south). For a walk, there is Duppas Hill and Roundshaw Downs.
Rented homes, blocks and businesses
Surveys can also be booked by buyers’ agents acting for a client. The report is emailed, so it can go straight to your client, photos included.
We survey roofs for landlords and letting agents as well as householders. A report with photographs gives you a clear record of the roof, which helps you plan work between tenancies.
Roof by roof
Chimney stacks
We inspect the outside of the stack, not a flue, gas or sweep inspection. If a flue needs testing, we will suggest who to ask.
Lead flashings and valleys
Flashings close the gaps at chimneys, walls and abutments. We check whether they’ve lifted, split or been replaced with mortar or bitumen.