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Pre-purchase roof survey in Woolmer Hill, Surrey
A roof survey before you buy a house or flat across Woolmer Hill, using drones and thermal imaging where it applies. Call or email for a price.
- Slipped or missing slates and tiles
- Standing water on a flat extension roof
- Flashings that have lifted or split
Practical tips
From years of surveys, a few habits stand out:
- Give your solicitor a copy of the report
- Don’t leave it until just before exchange
- Mention any deadline when you contact us
- Check the lease for roof repair responsibilities
With the findings in hand, you can talk to the seller or their agent. You might ask for the work to be done before completion, or ask to adjust the price. The outcome is between you and the seller, and we cannot promise any result.
Keep the loft ventilated. Condensation in a roof space can look like a leak and can damage timbers over time. Avoid packing insulation into the eaves so tightly that air can’t flow.
Pre-purchase roof surveys for homes and businesses in Woolmer Hill
Buyers in Woolmer Hill and right across London and the South East use our pre-purchase roof survey. Whether it is a terrace, a semi, a detached house or a flat, we follow the same careful process. The report says what’s in good order, what isn’t and what to deal with first. We hold professional indemnity and public liability insurance, and have 20+ years’ experience. To book, call 07833 053749 or email us. If you are worried about blocked or leaking gutters and loose pots and cracked flaunching, we can find out what’s behind it, whatever the roof.
Somewhere as small as Woolmer Hill, older cottages, farmhouses and converted buildings often sit beside a few newer homes. Village roofs can be clay tile, slate, stone or even thatch on some older buildings. Each covering has its own weak points, whether the roof is old or newly laid. What’s under the coverings, from old felt to the battens and nails, matters too.
Most points in the report come with a picture, because a photo of a cracked flashing says more than a paragraph. Anything out of sight on the day is listed as such.
- Where
- Woolmer Hill (GU27)
- Region
- Surrey
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Reports
- Emailed report with photos and recommendations
- Survey days
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Insurance
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Your questions about pre-purchase roof surveys in Woolmer Hill
Does a conservation area affect roof work in Woolmer Hill?
Check Historic England’s online list first, then ask the council about conservation areas and any Article 4 direction. The answer matters most when a change of material is on the cards.
Do you cover smaller places like Woolmer Hill?
We do. A small place gets exactly the same survey as a big one.
Can you survey at the weekend?
Visits run seven days a week in the daytime, which suits people who work during the week. Just say which days work for you.
When should I book a pre-purchase roof survey?
Once your offer has been accepted, and before exchange. That gives you time to use the findings.
Do you need access inside the house?
If it can be arranged, yes. Inside, the loft shows leaks, damp timbers and the underlay. If access isn’t possible, we note it in the report.
Does someone need to be in?
Not necessarily. If we only need the outside, we can agree that in advance, but the loft and any rooms with damp need someone to let us in.
Do you test for asbestos?
No. We don’t sample or test for asbestos. 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 is disturbed.
Roof by roof
Natural slate
On a slate roof, the underlay may be old bitumen felt, or there may be none at all on very old roofs. From inside the loft space, we report what we can see of it.
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.
Landlord and commercial surveys in Woolmer Hill
Landlords and agents in Woolmer Hill book surveys as well as householders. The report gives you a dated record of the roof, with photographs, which helps you plan work between tenancies.
If you own several properties, you can book surveys for several addresses. To discuss a number of properties, call 07833 053749 or use the contact form.
How we price pre-purchase roof surveys
A few things affect what a survey costs:
- The height of the building and how the roof can safely be seen
- Whether it’s a home or a commercial building
- The use of thermal imaging or a drone
- Which survey package you book
One thing that affects the price is the package: Basic from £150, Standard from £250 or Premium from £400, all including VAT. Size, height and access can affect the price too.
What we need to know
You don’t need to know any roofing terms. It’s enough to tell us:
- Why you want a survey: buying, a leak, a storm or new work
- Pictures of the roof from a safe spot, if you have them
- Where the property is, with the postcode
- Any deadline, like an exchange date
Our phone lines are open seven days a week. For a price or to book, ring 07833 053749 or use the contact form.
Pre-purchase roof surveys around Woolmer Hill
There are about 500,000 buildings on England’s list of listed buildings, and around 10,000 conservation areas. Listed building consent is needed for changes that affect a listed building’s special interest, and conservation areas can limit changes of roofing material, so the council is the place to ask. Where the drone is part of the survey, the flight is checked against the Drone Safety Map first.
For an older house near a landmark such as St Paul, older patch repairs can hide behind a tidy front slope, and the survey looks past them. For landlords with property near Haslemere station, a roof report gives you a clear picture before you buy or settle up with a roofer.
Woolmer Hill is about 1 mile south-west of Haslemere, in Surrey. We survey roofs in Woolmer Hill and the rest of Surrey, as part of our work across London and South East England. Our Surrey coverage includes Woolmer Hill. Our Guildford page covers surveys nearby.
Here we cover the GU27 postcode area for pre-purchase roof surveys. Whether your property is on Moor Road, Copse Road and Hammer Lane or anywhere close by, we can survey it. Neighbouring places we cover for pre-purchase roof surveys include Hammer (1 mile north), Hammer Bottom (1 mile north-west), Shottermill (1 mile north-east), Linchmere (1 mile south-west) and Bramshott Chase (1 mile north). Larger places within reach include Guildford (14 miles north-east), Farnham (9 miles north), Cranleigh (12 miles east), Ash (12 miles north), Godalming (9 miles north-east) and Farncombe (10 miles north-east).
Landmarks near Woolmer Hill
Typical jobs here are in homes near Woolmer Hill School, Woolmer Hill School and Mill Tavern and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Haslemere station, roughly 1.5 miles north-east. Other landmarks nearby include Haslemere and District Hospital (2 miles north-east). For a walk, there’s Lynchmere Commons and Wheeler's Down.
What this survey can’t tell you
To be straight with you, there are limits to any roof survey:
- The condition of the rest of the house (that’s a RICS home survey)
- Defects hidden under coverings or inside walls without opening up
- Whether materials contain asbestos (that needs a specialist asbestos surveyor)
If you’re not sure which survey you need, ring 07833 053749 or send us an email and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book. What a survey covers and does not.
Roof types and parts we check
- Flat-roofed extensions and dormers
- Natural slate
- Chimney stacks
- Lead flashings and valleys
- Gutters and downpipes
- Clay and concrete tiles
- The roof space
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The survey, step by step
The visit has one job: to see as much of the roof as can be seen safely and record it clearly. Everything we note and photograph goes into the written report. It usually takes an hour or two for most houses; commercial roofs usually need 3–4 hours. Older roofs in small places like Woolmer Hill can have low, tight loft spaces, so it helps to know whether there is a loft hatch and how easy it is to reach. We only go where it is safe.
- 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 viewpoint, inside and out.
- Each part of the roof is examined and photographed.
- Your report arrives by email, with photos and recommendations prioritised by urgency.
Before we arrive
- Show us where any leaks or stains appear
- For flats, make sure roof access has been agreed
- Have any questions written down, so nothing gets missed
Getting a price
To arrange a survey, phone 07833 053749 or email us and let us know the address and what’s prompted the survey. We will confirm the price before you book.