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Roof Leak Investigation in Hernhill
Roof leak investigations across Hernhill, with over 20 years’ experience behind it. You get a clear report with photographs.
- Leaks at a dormer or roof window
- Damp patches next to the stack
- Damp underlay across a wide area
About our roof leak investigation in Hernhill
The aim is to find where the water is getting in and explain it. The report shows, with photos, where we believe the water gets in and how it travels, plus recommendations on what needs attention. It gives any roofer a clear brief. We find and report the source, while the repair is a separate matter. Common reasons to book are damp walls below an overflowing gutter and water that shows only in certain storms, on rooflights and dormers, flat roof details and lead flashings.
Being in a small place like Hernhill makes no difference to how a leak or storm damage is looked at: the journey and access are just planned beforehand. Let us know where the water shows, when it appears and anything you’ve noticed outside, along with any repairs done before. If you have photographs of the water coming in, they help as well.
The written findings come by email, ready to forward to whoever needs them. Turnaround is within 48 hours for Basic, 24–48 hours for Standard and same day for Premium.
- Place
- Hernhill (ME13)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- Emailed report with photos and recommendations
- Appointments
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Insurance
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
Surveys for landlords and agents in Hernhill
Surveys can also be booked by buyers’ agents acting for a client. Reports are emailed, so they’re easy to pass on.
For a freeholder or residents’ company, a roof report is a sound basis for a maintenance plan, putting the urgent items at the top.
What affects the price in Hernhill
Our packages start from £150, inc. VAT. What you pay for your roof depends on:
- Building height and the viewpoints available
- The size of the roof
- The package you choose: Basic, Standard or Premium
- The number of roofs, including extensions and garages
There are three survey packages: the Basic Survey from £150, the Standard Survey from £250 and the Premium Survey from £400, with VAT included. The price for your roof depends on its size, access and what you need to know.
Getting in touch
The more you tell us, the easier it is to price the survey. When you contact us, it helps to mention:
- Pictures of the roof from a safe spot, if you have them
- Any stains, drips or damp patches you’ve seen indoors
- Dates you’re working to, such as exchange
- The reason for the survey, such as buying, a leak or storm damage
A quick phone call is usually the easiest start: phone 07833 053749 or email us and we will ask a few questions about the roof. You’ll have a price before anything is arranged.
What a roof leak investigation looks like in Hernhill
Hernhill is within about 3 miles of the coast, and being near the sea means more wind and salt than a roof inland would face. Wind lifts loose slates, tiles and ridge pieces, and driving rain finds any gap they leave. Many older homes in Kent have handmade clay tiles, including Kent peg tiles held by pegs through two holes, and tile-hanging on their upper walls. Oast houses and timber-framed Wealden hall houses are part of the county’s older buildings too. The covering and its details give the first clues when tracing where water is coming from.
For landlords with property near Selling station, tracing a leak quickly matters when a tenant is living with it. The streets around a church such as Church of St Michael are often among the oldest in a place, and if you own one of the older houses nearby, lead flashings, valleys and old chimneys are typical places for water to get in. Anyone responsible for a site like Hernhill Church of England Primary School will know that water through a big roof can travel a long way before it drips, so the search covers more than the obvious spot.
Hernhill is about 3 miles east of Faversham, in Kent. Hernhill is one of many places we visit across Kent. We cover towns and villages across Kent. Canterbury is in our area too.
All of ME13 is covered for roof leak investigations. Other places close to Hernhill include Slutshole (1 mile south-west), Staplestreet (1 mile south-west), Dargate (1 mile north-east), Culmers (1 mile north-west) and Goodnestone (1 mile north-west). Further out, we also cover Ashford (12 miles south), Canterbury (6 miles east), Sittingbourne (10 miles west), Whitstable (4 miles north-east), Faversham (3 miles west) and Herne Bay (8 miles north-east).
What’s near Hernhill
Typical jobs here are in homes near Red Lion pub and Mount Ephraim Gardens, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Selling station, about 2.3 miles south-west of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Chilham Castle (4.5 miles south) and Whitstable and Tankerton Hospital (5.3 miles north-east). Green spaces nearby include Blean Woods RSPB Reserve.
Hernhill questions
Do you cover smaller places like Hernhill?
Yes, Hernhill is on our map. Villages and rural addresses get the same survey as a town house, with the route planned beforehand.
Do roofs near the sea, like those around Hernhill, take more of a battering?
Generally, yes: wind and salt air take more of a toll near the sea. Exposed details such as ridges, verges, flashings and metal fixings are the ones to watch.
What happens next?
We email you the written report with photographs and recommendations. It’s yours to share with a seller, insurer, roofer or managing agent, whichever applies.
Is it a structural engineer’s report?
No. We note visible signs such as sagging or deflection, but we don’t carry out calculations or give an engineer’s opinion. If we think you need an engineer, the report says so.
How long have you been surveying roofs?
Over 20 years and more than 5,000 surveys.
Can you tell me if my roof has asbestos?
No. We do not carry out asbestos surveys or testing. We flag materials that could contain asbestos, such as cement sheets or soffits on pre-2000 buildings and suggest a specialist asbestos surveyor checks them before any work.
How long will you be at the property?
Allow about 1–2 hours, more where the leak is intermittent or the roof is large. We will confirm what to expect when we arrange the visit.
Why get it checked now?
Damp loft insulation loses much of its value. Insulation can soak up water quietly before anything shows below. Catching it early limits what has to be replaced. Outbuildings and barns around Hernhill are easy to forget, but a failed roof there can spoil what’s stored inside. It’s worth including them in a survey before a winter does the damage.
Larger roofs, taller buildings and commercial roofs take longer, so the price reflects that. The price is confirmed before booking.
Why book us in Hernhill
- Package prices that include VAT
- Weekday and weekend surveys
- 98% customer satisfaction
- Two decades and more of roof surveys
Read our cost guide and what we found on two real jobs.
When you need someone else
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:
- What’s under the covering or behind the plaster
- Leaks from plumbing, tanks or pipework rather than the roof
- Structural calculations (that is a structural engineer’s job)
If in doubt, ring 07833 053749 or send us an email and we’ll point you to the right survey. What our survey covers.
Roofs we survey in Hernhill
- Valleys and parapet gutters
- Slate and tile slopes
- Lead flashings
- Rooflights and dormers
- Flat roof details
- Chimney stacks
- The roof space
How the survey changes by roof type
Lead flashings
Mortar fillets are sometimes used instead of lead. Fillets crack and pull away over time, and water runs down behind them.
Parapet and box gutters
A butterfly roof drains to a central valley gutter. Problems there often show in the rooms on the top floor.
What happens on the day
We check the roof from outside and, where it is relevant and there is safe access, from inside the loft space too. In the loft, the signs we look for are staining, damp, daylight and sagging, as far as the space allows. The whole visit normally takes about 1–2 hours, more where the leak is intermittent or the roof is large. Older rural homes like those around Hernhill 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.
- We start with what you’ve seen: where the stain is and when it gets worse.
- The visit starts indoors, at the stain and in the loft.
- Likely entry points outside are looked at, from flashings and valleys to gutters and outlets.
- Where it helps, we take moisture readings and use thermal imaging.
- We email a report with photographs, the likely entry point and recommendations.
Before the survey
- Note where any stains or damp appear
- Check pets are kept safely away
- Clear the way to the loft hatch
Book a survey
Buyers should book once an offer has been accepted, so there is time to use the report before exchange. Otherwise, simply ring 07833 053749 or drop us an email whenever suits you.