Roof survey Reading

Roof surveys in Reading

We survey roofs across Reading and the neighbouring Wokingham area, for buyers, homeowners, landlords and businesses. Whether you’re buying a terrace close to the town centre, chasing a leak in a 1970s house or managing a block of flats, our roof survey gives you an independent view of what is there and what needs attention.

Buyers usually book a pre-purchase roof survey after an offer is accepted and before exchange. It complements a RICS survey rather than replacing it, with a closer look at the roof and a written report with photographs that you can use to ask questions. Our guide do I need a roof survey when buying? explains when it is worth it.

Victorian brick terraces and newer suburbs

Reading is a brick town. The Thames Valley has little good building stone, so the Victorians built in brick, and Reading’s terraces are known for patterned and polychrome brickwork in reds and greys. Many of these houses have Welsh slate roofs, chimney stacks shared with the next house, and rear additions with their own small roofs. Slate can last a long time, but the nails holding it often corrode first, so slipped slates are a common sight. A lot of these houses are now flats or shared homes.

Beyond the Victorian streets are interwar and post-war houses with clay or concrete tiles, and, towards Wokingham, large estates from the later twentieth century onwards, with concrete interlocking tiles, flat-roofed garages and porches. Newer homes can still have problems: our new roof snagging service checks a new or replacement roof before final payment or before the defects period ends.

Our services in Reading

• Pre-purchase roof survey (from £150): Before you exchange: the roof’s condition, defects and what to raise with the seller, in a written report with photos.
• Roof survey (from £150): A full look at coverings, ridges, valleys, flashings, chimneys, gutters and the roof space, with written recommendations.
• Roof leak investigation (from £150): Tracing where water is getting in, using moisture detection and thermal imaging where they help.
• Drone roof survey (from £400): Close-up photos of roofs that are tall, steep or hard to reach, flown by a CAA-registered operator with airspace checked first.
• Flat roof survey (from £150): Felt, asphalt, EPDM, GRP and single-ply roofs on extensions, garages, flats, offices and units.
• Thermal imaging roof survey (from £400): Thermal images that can point to trapped moisture or missing insulation, checked against moisture readings.
• Chimney survey (from £150): Stacks, pots, flaunching, pointing and flashings, including leaning and redundant stacks.
• Storm damage roof report (from £150): An independent record of storm damage, with photos, for you to give your insurer.
• Gutter survey (from £150): Gutters, valleys, parapet and box gutters, outlets and downpipes, and why they overflow.
• Landlord roof survey (from £150): Roof condition reports for landlords, managing agents and freeholders, to plan maintenance.
• New roof snagging (from £150): A check of a new or replacement roof for snags before you make the final payment.
• Electronic leak detection (quoted for your roof): Electronic testing to pinpoint holes in flat roof membranes.

Why Independent Roof Survey in Reading

We have more than 20 years’ experience, have completed 5,000+ surveys and have 98% customer satisfaction. We use drones and thermal imaging where they help, and we hold professional indemnity and public liability insurance. Surveys are available on weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays. You’ll get a Basic Survey report within 48 hours, a Standard Survey report in 24–48 hours or a Premium Survey report the same day.

Around Reading

From the centre, the nearest railway station is Reading West station. Well-known places nearby include The Oracle (less than half a mile north-east), Royal Berkshire Hospital (0.8 miles east) and Berkshire Medical Heritage Centre Museum (0.8 miles east). Around the centre, we survey roofs on homes, rented flats and businesses close to Coley Primary School, Kendrick School, Eurospeak Language School and All Nations Christian Centre. Green spaces within reach include Fobney Island Wetland Reserve and Sonning Hill.