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Pre-purchase roof survey in Westwood, Kent
A roof survey before you buy a house or flat for Westwood, from an experienced roof surveyor. Every survey comes with a written report and photographs.
- Ponding, blisters or splits on a flat roof
- Slates or tiles that have slipped or gone
- Bitumen or mortar used in place of proper repairs
Pre-purchase roof surveys for homes and businesses in Westwood
A roof report gives you something solid to take back to the seller or the agent. You can ask about the roof’s history, ask for repairs before completion or rethink the price. We can’t say how a seller will respond, but you’ll be negotiating from a clear picture rather than a hunch. It can also help you decide whether the purchase is still right for you. If you’ve noticed cracked flaunching or crumbling chimney pointing and standing water on a flat extension roof, we can find out what’s behind it.
Some older homes in villages like Westwood are listed or sit in a conservation area. If so, re-roofing in different materials may need consent, so check with the council before work starts. Whether you’re buying or signing off new roofing, it is worth knowing where you stand, as well as what condition the roof is in. England has around 10,000 conservation areas and about 500,000 listed buildings.
You receive the findings by email, easy to pass on to a roofer, an agent or an insurer. Turnaround is within 48 hours for Basic, 24–48 hours for Standard and same day for Premium.
- Place
- Westwood (DA13, DA2)
- Region
- Kent
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Reports
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- Appointments
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Insured
- PI and public liability insurance
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
How the survey works
Expect us to ask a few questions before we start, about the roof’s history, any leaks and past repairs. Then the inspection itself takes an hour or two on an ordinary house, while a commercial roof takes nearer three to four hours. For a village or hamlet like Westwood, the journey is planned ahead of time: let us know about narrow lanes, gates, long drives and where we can park. On the day, we inspect what can safely be seen, inside and out.
- After your offer is agreed, you book and share your timetable.
- Access to the house and the roof space is agreed in advance.
- The visit begins outside, from ground level and any safe vantage points.
- We then look from upstairs windows and inside the loft where it is safe.
- You get a photo-illustrated written report and recommendations before you exchange.
Preparing for the visit
- Have any questions written down, so nothing gets missed
- Dig out any old roof reports or invoices
- Move anything stored under the loft hatch
Arrange a survey
A quick phone call is usually the easiest start: phone 07833 053749 or drop us an email and we’ll ask a few questions about the roof. The price is agreed before a date is set.
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Pre-purchase roof surveys in Westwood: local notes
Westwood lies within about 5 miles of the sea, and wind near the sea can be strong. A small drone can’t fly safely in high wind or heavy rain, so the weather on the day decides whether a flight goes ahead. Where the drone is part of the survey, the flight is checked against the Drone Safety Map first.
Historic houses such as Cobham College, about 4.6 miles east, show how far back building around Westwood goes. Buying a period property here means asking about the roof’s age and repairs, and about any listing or conservation area. If yours is one of the older homes in the streets near Church of Saint Mary Magdalene, older patch repairs can hide behind a tidy front slope, and the survey looks past them. Landlords with a home close to Longfield station may find that a survey before purchase, or before signing off a new roof, saves surprises once a tenant moves in.
Westwood is about 3 miles south of Swanscombe, in Kent. In Westwood, as across Kent, every roof gets the same careful survey. Westwood is one of the towns and villages in Kent we cover. For surveys nearby, see our Maidstone page.
Here we cover the DA13 and DA2 postcode area for pre-purchase roof surveys. Local streets include Westwood Road and Highcross Road, and we cover them all. If you’re just outside Westwood, we cover Grubb Street (1 mile south-west), Green Street Green (1 mile west), Bean (1 mile north-west), St Margarets (2 miles west) and Darenth (2 miles west). Within a short drive, we also cover Maidstone (14 miles south-east), Dartford (4 miles north-west), Sevenoaks (10 miles south-west), Gravesend (4 miles east), Tonbridge (15 miles south) and Northfleet (3 miles north-east).
Around Westwood
Typical jobs here are in homes near Longfield Academy, Longfield Chalk Bank and Railway Tavern, among other places. The nearest railway station is Longfield station, roughly 1 mile south of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Stone Museum of Geology (3.3 miles north-west) and Bluewater (2.3 miles north-west). Not far away are Sawyers Lake.
Towns and villages near Westwood
What else we do in Westwood
Useful tips for Westwood property owners
There is plenty you can do without going near the roof. What helps most:
- Ask who repairs the roof under the lease
- Ask for loft access on the day
- Tell us your exchange date when you book
- Ask whether there are papers for past roof work
If the report shows work is needed, you can raise it with the seller or agent. Some buyers ask for repairs before completion, others ask for a change to the price. What happens next is your decision and the seller’s.
Don’t block the vents at the eaves. Poor ventilation lets condensation build up, wetting timbers and insulation. Avoid packing insulation into the eaves so tightly that air cannot flow.
When you need someone else
It helps to know what a survey won’t do before you book:
- Defects hidden under coverings or inside walls without opening up
- Structural calculations (that is a structural engineer’s job)
- Whether materials contain asbestos (that needs a specialist asbestos surveyor)
Not sure which survey suits your roof? You can phone 07833 053749 or email us and we will tell you. The full list of what we check.
What this survey covers
- Lead flashings and valleys
- Chimney stacks
- Flat-roofed extensions and dormers
- Gutters and downpipes
- The roof space
- Natural slate
- Clay and concrete tiles
Roof by roof
Flat roofs
Repeated coatings on a flat roof can mask what’s underneath. We say when the covering would need opening up to know more.
Clay and concrete tiles
Clay and concrete tiles commonly last 50 years or more. We check for slipped, cracked and missing tiles, and for mismatched replacements that point to past repairs.
Why get it checked now?
Once you exchange, the roof’s problems become yours. 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. In a place like Westwood, a barn or garage roof left to fail puts whatever is inside at risk. It’s worth including them in a survey before a winter does the damage.
Prices start from £150, including VAT. Basic starts from £150, Standard from £250 and Premium from £400, VAT included.
Why book us in Westwood
- CAA-registered drone operator (Flyer ID and Operator ID)
- Plain-English reports with photos
- Prices that include VAT
- 98% customer satisfaction
See what a roof survey costs and our case studies.
FAQs for Westwood
Is Westwood within the area you cover?
Yes, Westwood is covered. We survey roofs across London and the South East, from towns to the smallest villages. The journey is planned ahead, so it helps to know about access.
Is my home in Westwood listed or in a conservation area?
Check Historic England’s online list first, then ask the council about conservation areas and any Article 4 direction. It matters most if you’re planning to re-roof in a different material.
Do I have to be there for the survey?
It depends on what we need to see. For inside areas and the roof space, someone has to give us access, while outside access can be discussed as you book.
What insurance do you have?
Our cover is professional indemnity plus public liability.
Is this an asbestos survey?
No. Asbestos surveys and testing are not part of what we do. If we see materials that could contain asbestos, such as cement roof sheets or soffits on buildings from before 2000, we flag them and suggest a specialist asbestos surveyor checks them before any work.
Can I take the findings back to the seller?
Yes. You might ask for work to be done, ask questions or ask for a change to the price. The outcome is between you and the seller.
Do you use drones?
Where it helps and it’s safe, yes. Whether we can fly on the day depends on the weather and the airspace rules, and we check for restrictions near airports before flying. We hold a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID.
Prices for pre-purchase roof surveys in Westwood
The price reflects the time and kit the roof needs. That comes down to:
- The size of the roof
- If the survey needs thermal imaging or a drone
- Extensions, dormers and garages with roofs of their own
- House, block, shop or office
Prices quoted always include VAT, and the written report is part of the package. Our price is from £150, including VAT. Size, height and access decide where your roof falls.
Helping us price your survey
When you call or email, these details help:
- Where water is showing inside, if it is
- The address and postcode of the property
- When you need the report by
- Pictures of the roof from a safe spot, if you have them
We survey roofs on weekdays and at weekends. To find a date that works for you, call 07833 053749 or drop us an email with the address and the days you’d prefer.