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Welling Pre-Purchase Roof Survey
A roof survey before you buy a house or flat around Welling, with findings in writing and pictures to back them up. Book a weekday or weekend visit.
- Patch repairs that may hide an ongoing problem
- Loose pots and cracked flaunching
- Worn or lifted lead flashings
For landlords and managing agents
A roof problem in a let property affects your tenants as well as the building. A survey helps you spot issues early and plan the work.
Letting agents frequently book on a landlord’s behalf, and the report can go to both. We agree a time with the tenant beforehand.
Pre-purchase roof survey in Welling
We survey roofs for buyers in Welling and across London and South East England. From terraced and semi-detached homes to detached houses and flats, the roof gets the same careful look. We tell you what’s sound, what needs attention and how urgent it is. We hold professional indemnity and public liability insurance, and have 20+ years’ experience. To book, ring 07833 053749 or email us. If you are worried about worn or lifted lead flashings and a ridge or slope that dips, a survey will tell you what’s going on, on gutters and downpipes, clay and concrete tiles and chimney stacks alike.
Many London homes have been converted into flats, extended at the back or given a loft conversion with a dormer. Every alteration brings new junctions, flashings and flat-roof areas to look at. If you’re buying a flat or house in Welling, or have just had new roofing work done, those junctions are often where problems start. Lead work around dormers and new flat roofs is easy to get wrong and easy to miss.
The written findings come by email, easy to pass on to a roofer, an agent or an insurer. Basic reports come within 48 hours, Standard within 24–48 hours and Premium on the day.
- Place
- Welling (DA16, DA15, DA6)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- Survey days
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Insured
- PI and public liability insurance
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
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FAQs for Welling
Does a conservation area affect roof work in Welling?
You can check whether a building is listed on Historic England’s list, and your council can tell you if it is in a conservation area. Listed building consent is needed for changes that affect a listed building’s special interest, and conservation areas can limit changes of roofing material.
Are there drone restrictions around Welling?
Normally it comes down to two things: the airspace at the address and the weather. Welling is about 2 miles from the edge of the flight restriction zone around London City Airport. The exact boundary is checked for each address before any flight, and a roof inside it needs permission before we fly. Across London there are restriction zones around Heathrow, London City and London Heliport, plus restricted areas over Hyde Park, the City of London and the Isle of Dogs. Each address is checked against all of them before the drone goes up. Strong wind or heavy rain also stops a small drone flying, and the rest of the survey doesn’t depend on the drone.
How experienced are you?
Over 5,000 surveys so far, over more than 20 years.
Do you survey roofs on blocks of flats?
Yes, as long as access is agreed. Roofs over flats are often shared, so we need permission from the freeholder or managing agent. We can only inspect what we are given access to.
How do I arrange a pre-purchase roof survey in Welling?
It is easiest to ring 07833 053749 or use the contact form. Give us the address and a few details about the roof, and we will take it from there. Surveys run on weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays.
Which days do you carry out surveys?
Surveys can be booked for any day of the week: Monday to Friday, Saturdays and Sundays. Just tell us the days that suit you.
Do I need to be at home?
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.
Pre-purchase roof surveys around Welling
The wider area around Welling has a long history of building, with Danson House about 0.4 miles south-east. On older houses around here, roofs often carry the marks of earlier repairs, from replaced slates to new lead, and the council can say whether a home is in a conservation area. The flight restriction zone around London City Airport comes within about 2 miles of Welling. If your survey includes the drone, we check the exact boundary for the address before flying.
For landlords with property near Welling station, a written report helps before buying a rental or paying for a new roof on one. For an older house near a landmark like St John's Church, the roof’s history matters as much as its looks, and a survey brings the past repairs to light. Controlled parking zones are common in London, so mention any permit rules for Welling, along with any off-street space.
Welling is about 9 miles east of London, in Greater London. We carry out pre-purchase roof surveys in Welling for houses, flats, blocks and commercial buildings, with a written report and photographs every time. Welling is one of the towns and villages in Greater London we cover. You can also see our page for London.
Every address in DA16, DA15 and DA6 is within our area for pre-purchase roof surveys. If you need a pre-purchase roof survey at a property on Days Lane, Hook Lane and Lyme Road or a nearby road, we can help. With the A207 close by, Welling is simple for us to get to for pre-purchase roof surveys. We also cover the places around Welling: Crook Log (1 mile east), Blendon (1 mile south-east), Upton (1 mile east), Bexleyheath (1 mile east) and West Heath (1 mile north-east). Further out, we also cover London (9 miles west), City of Westminster (12 miles west), Marylebone (12 miles west), Kensington (14 miles west), St Pancras (11 miles north-west) and Shoreditch (9 miles north-west).
Landmarks near Welling
Around Welling, our work takes us to homes and buildings near Nags Head pub, Danson Park and Bexley Grammar School, among other places. The nearest railway station is Welling station, roughly 0.5 miles north-west. A little further out are Greenwich Castle (5 miles west) and Broadway Shopping Centre (1.6 miles east). Not far away are The Tarn and Summer Hill.
Before and after the survey
These tips come from what we see on roofs every week, before and after a survey:
- Ask whether there are papers for past roof work
- Find out whether the roof has been replaced or patched
- Check the lease for roof repair responsibilities
- Look for fresh paint on upstairs ceilings at viewings
With Standard, you get a follow-up consultation, and the Premium Survey includes an in-person consultation. Whichever package you choose, you can ask us what a finding means.
Every so frequently, check the loft with a torch, keeping to boarded areas. Damp patches, daylight through the roof or water stains on timbers are worth noting. Photos help if you later need a roofer or another survey.
Roof by roof
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.
Clay and concrete tiles
Clay and concrete tiles commonly last 50 years or more. Cracked, slipped or missing tiles are noted, along with odd replacement tiles that hint at earlier leaks.
Honest limits
Without opening up the roof, some things stay hidden, so a survey has limits:
- Whether materials contain asbestos (that needs a specialist asbestos surveyor)
- Structural calculations (that’s a structural engineer’s job)
- What’s under the slates, tiles or felt
If you’re not sure which survey you need, call 07833 053749 or drop us an email and we will give you a straight answer. The full list of what we check.
Roofs we survey in Welling
- The roof space
- Chimney stacks
- Clay and concrete tiles
- Gutters and downpipes
- Lead flashings and valleys
- Flat-roofed extensions and dormers
- Natural slate
Checking the roof from the ground
Fresh stains on ceilings or walls after rain are worth noting. Take a photo and write down when you saw it, as it helps a surveyor trace the cause.
A lot can be seen from ground level. Binoculars help you spot slipped slates or tiles, gaps along the ridge and a leaning stack. Never climb onto the roof to look.
How the survey works
We look at the roof from outside and, where it’s relevant and there’s safe access, from inside the loft space too. Inside, we look for staining, damp, gaps and signs of movement. The whole visit typically takes about one to two hours for most houses, and about three to four hours for a commercial roof. In Welling, as in much of London, lots of properties are flats or terraces without side access, so rear slopes are viewed from windows, the loft or, where a flight is allowed, by drone. Mention any building rules, key holders or managing agents as you book.
- You get in touch after your offer is agreed, with the address and your target exchange date.
- Access is arranged through you, the agent or the seller.
- We check the roof from ground level, from windows, from the loft space and from the roof where safe.
- Each part of the roof is examined and photographed.
- Your report arrives by email, with photos and recommendations prioritised by urgency.
Before the survey
- If it isn’t your property yet, arrange access through the agent
- Leave side gates unlocked
- Make a note of anything you’d like us to look at
Book a survey
Photos help, if you have them. Pictures from ground level or a window are fine; never climb up to get a better view. To get started, phone 07833 053749 or drop us an email.