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Pre-purchase roof survey in West Clandon, Surrey
Find out the condition of the roof at your property in West Clandon from an independent roof surveyor. Visits run on weekdays and weekends, in the daytime.
- Slates or tiles that have slipped or gone
- Gutters that overflow or drip at the joints
- Quick fixes on flashings and valleys
Why act early in West Clandon
A mortgage valuation is not a roof survey. Its job is to check the property’s value for the mortgage, not at the condition of each slate and flashing. A roof survey is carried out for the buyer, and the report is written for you to use. Matching old materials, like handmade tiles or stone slates, can take time to source. That’s one more reason to find defects before they become urgent.
A small, low roof with good viewpoints takes less time than a tall, complicated one, and the package matters as well. We’ll give you the figure before anything is booked.
Why us?
- Over 5,000 surveys carried out
- An independent look at the roof
- Two decades and more of roof surveys
- 98% customer satisfaction
Read our cost guide or two real surveys.
Pre-purchase roof surveys for homes and businesses in West Clandon
Book after your offer is accepted and before exchange. At that point you can still ask questions, because nothing is binding yet. We survey on any day of the week, 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’re often asked to look into a ridge or slope that dips and slates or tiles that have slipped or gone, on chimney stacks, the roof space and natural slate.
Being in a small place like West Clandon makes no difference to the inspection itself: the journey, parking and access are simply agreed in advance. Mention any outbuildings, barns or garages with roofs you’d like looked at as you book. Whether you’re buying or checking new work, the same care goes into it. Weekday and weekend visits are both available.
After the visit, you get a written report with photos, sent by email. It explains the condition of the roof, the defects we found and what we recommend.
- Location
- West Clandon (GU4)
- Region
- Surrey
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- Emailed report with photos and recommendations
- When we survey
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Insured
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Prices for pre-purchase roof surveys in West Clandon
When we price a survey, we consider:
- The size of the roof
- House, block, shop or office
- If the survey needs thermal imaging or a drone
- Extra roofs, like extensions, dormers or garages
There are three survey packages: Basic from £150, Standard from £250 and Premium from £400, with VAT included. What your roof costs depends on its size, access and what you want to find out.
Booking your survey
Getting the details right at the start saves time. It is useful to include:
- Access details, such as a loft hatch or a shared roof
- The reason for the survey, such as buying, a leak or storm damage
- Pictures from the garden or a window, if you have them
- Your postcode, so we can check access and travel
To get a price for pre-purchase roof surveys in West Clandon, call 07833 053749 or use the contact form. Some details about the property and the roof help us price the survey accurately.
How it works
Every visit follows the same pattern: we hear what you’ve seen, inspect the roof from every safe viewpoint, photograph what we find and make notes for the report. Most visits take between one and two hours at most homes, and longer for a large or complex roof. Older rural homes like those around West Clandon 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.
- 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.
- The roof is inspected from every safe vantage point, inside and out.
- 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.
Preparing for the visit
- Leave side gates unlocked
- Jot down any questions you want answered
- For flats, check roof access has been agreed
Arrange a survey
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.
Related advice
What we look for on each type of roof
Natural slate
Older slate roofs frequently have bitumen felt under them, and very old ones may have none. From inside the loft space, we report what we can see of it.
Chimney stacks
Chimney stacks take the brunt of the weather. The pots, flaunching, pointing and flashings are all checked.
Honest limits
Some things can’t be seen without opening up the roof, and that sets some limits:
- Whether timbers meet design loads
- The condition of the rest of the house (that’s a RICS home survey)
- Whether the price should change, which is between you and the seller
If in doubt, call 07833 053749 or drop us an email and we’ll point you to the right survey. What a survey covers and does not.
What we look at
- Flat-roofed extensions and dormers
- The roof space
- Natural slate
- Gutters and downpipes
- Lead flashings and valleys
- Clay and concrete tiles
- Chimney stacks
Places near West Clandon
Also in West Clandon
For landlords and managing agents
We survey roofs for landlords and letting agents as well as householders. The report gives you a dated record of the roof, with photographs, useful for planning maintenance.
An agent can book and manage the survey for a landlord, and the report can go to both. Access is agreed with the tenant ahead of time.
Buying a home or a new roof in West Clandon
With Clandon Park about 1.2 miles south, West Clandon sits in an area with a long building history. If your house is among the older ones, expect a mix of original materials and later repairs on the roof, and a listed home or one in a conservation area may need consent for changes of material. Where the drone is part of the survey, we check the Drone Safety Map for restrictions before flying.
If you own a rental within reach of Clandon station, the roof is worth checking before you add another property to a portfolio or pay a roofer in full. For an older house near a landmark such as Church of St Peter and St Paul, the roof’s history matters as much as its looks, and a survey brings the past repairs to light.
West Clandon is about 3 miles north-east of Guildford, in Surrey. We carry out pre-purchase roof surveys in West Clandon for houses, flats, blocks and commercial buildings. West Clandon is one of the places in Surrey where we work for pre-purchase roof surveys.
We survey roofs across GU4 for pre-purchase roof surveys and the streets around it. Streets in the area include The Street, Lime Close and Lime Grove. Neighbouring places we cover for pre-purchase roof surveys include Burntcommon (1 mile north), Send Marsh (2 miles north), Merrow (2 miles south-west), Send (2 miles north-west) and Burpham (2 miles west). Within a short drive, we also cover Guildford (3 miles south-west), Woking (5 miles north-west), Camberley (11 miles north-west), Epsom (11 miles north-east), Redhill (15 miles east) and Farnham (13 miles west).
Local landmarks in West Clandon
Locally, jobs take us to homes and businesses close to The Bulls Head Public House and St Peter's Catholic School. There’s a railway station in West Clandon itself: Clandon station. Other landmarks nearby include Surrey Infantry Museum (1.3 miles south-west) and St. Luke’s Hospital (3.3 miles south-west). For a walk, there is Papercourt Marshes and St Martha's Hill.
West Clandon: your questions answered
Is my home in West Clandon listed or in a conservation area?
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.
Do you cover West Clandon?
We do. Every survey there gets the same written report with photographs, and visits run on weekdays and weekends.
Will you climb onto the roof?
Where it’s safe, yes. We inspect from ground level, from windows and vantage points, from the loft and from the roof itself where safe. On Premium, a drone is used where it applies.
Can you survey in bad weather?
It depends on the weather and the survey. In high wind or heavy rain, a drone cannot fly and access may not be safe, so we’d move the date with you.
Is this an asbestos survey?
No. Asbestos surveys and sampling are not something we do. The report may flag materials that could contain asbestos on buildings built or refurbished before 2000, with a recommendation to have a specialist asbestos surveyor check before it’s disturbed.
Do you use drones?
Yes, where applicable and safe. We fly a sub-250g drone and we’re a CAA-registered drone operator (Flyer ID and Operator ID). Drone inspection is part of the Drone Roof Survey and the Premium Survey, where it applies.
When is the best time to have the roof checked when buying?
Once your offer has been accepted, and before exchange. That way you can still act on what we find.