Essex · London and the South East
Roof Survey in Billericay
Find out the condition of the roof at your property in Billericay. Visits run on weekdays and weekends, in the daytime.
- Cracked or blistered flat roof coverings
- Lifted, split or missing lead flashings
- Worn or blocked valleys
About our roof survey in Billericay
Roofs vary a lot across London and South East England. If your home is a Victorian terrace, it may have Welsh slate, a butterfly roof and parapet gutters, and many post-war homes have concrete interlocking tiles instead. Whatever yours has, the survey is adapted to it. Some older homes have clay tiles, and many have a flat-roofed extension as well. Each part is checked in the way that suits it. We survey chimney stacks, ridges, hips and valleys and natural slate, and people most often book us about loose ridge or hip tiles and ponding, splits or blisters on flat roofs.
In a town like Billericay, older houses with slate or clay tile roofs normally sit alongside later estates with concrete tiles. Older homes often keep chimney stacks long after the fireplaces went, and their flashings and pointing still matter. Newer homes have fewer chimneys but their own weak points at ridges, verges and gutters.
The report works through the roof section by section, from the main slopes down to the gutters and outlets, each with a short note and a photograph. It records what’s sound as well as what is not.
- Place
- Billericay (CM12, CM11, CM4)
- Wider area
- Essex
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Your report
- Emailed report with photos and recommendations
- When we survey
- Weekdays and weekends
- Insured
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
FAQs for Billericay
Is my home in Billericay listed or in a conservation area?
Your council is the best source, with Historic England’s list for listed buildings. Both listing and conservation areas can limit changes of roofing material, and councils can also use Article 4 directions.
Do you survey roofs for landlords with property near Billericay station?
Yes, rented property is part of what we cover. You can phone 07833 053749 or drop us an email with the address and a few details.
Do you cover Billericay for roof surveys?
Yes. Our area covers London and South East England, Billericay included.
Is it the same as a RICS Level 2 or Level 3 survey?
No. We’re experienced roof surveyors, and our survey covers the roof rather than the whole building. If you need a full building survey, you’ll need a RICS survey as well.
Do you inspect the roof from on top?
When the roof and the conditions make it safe, yes. Many roofs can be seen well from windows, vantage points and the loft.
I live in a flat. Can you survey the roof?
Yes, if the freeholder or managing agent agrees access. We look at the parts we’re given access to, and the report makes that clear.
Can you inspect my roof with a drone?
Where it helps and the rules allow, yes. Our sub-250g drone is flown by a CAA-registered operator with a Flyer ID and Operator ID, and the airspace and weather are checked before every flight.
Different roofs, different checks
Natural slate
Slate is one of the most durable roof coverings, but its nails often corrode first. We check for slipped, cracked and missing slates, and for clips that show past repairs.
Flat roof coverings
A felt roof often lasts around 15 to 20 years, while EPDM rubber frequently lasts 30 to 50 years and GRP up to about 30. We look at how the covering is wearing.
The survey, step by step
After the inspection, everything we found is written up in a report with photos. On timing, it typically takes about 1–2 hours for most homes, depending on how many separate roofs there are. A visit in Billericay runs most smoothly with the loft hatch clear, side gates open and a parking spot in mind. If you will not be there yourself, let us know who will let us in.
- We start with the property details and any concerns.
- A visit is booked for a weekday, Saturday or Sunday.
- Outside, we inspect from ground level, windows and other safe vantage points, and from the roof where safe.
- We then look in the loft for damp, staining and the condition of the underlay.
- You receive the report with photos and recommendations, prioritised by urgency.
How to prepare
- Show us where any leaks or stains appear
- Gather any invoices or paperwork from past roof work
- Leave a clear route to the loft
Booking a survey
You can call us seven days a week. To book or ask a question, call 07833 053749 or email us.
Advice
What this survey cannot tell you
This is not a RICS building survey, a structural engineer’s report or an asbestos survey. It also has these limits:
- Asbestos testing of any kind
- What’s under the slates, tiles or felt
- Structural calculations (that is a structural engineer’s job)
If you are not sure which survey you need, call 07833 053749 or email us and we will give you a straight answer before booking. The full list of what we check.
What we look at
- Ridges, hips and valleys
- Lead flashings
- The roof space
- Clay and concrete tiles
- Flat roofs
- Natural slate
- Chimney stacks
Tips that help
Most of what helps is simple and safe from ground level. A few suggestions:
- Leave roof access to professionals
- Move stored items away from the loft hatch
- Keep a record of damp patches and dates
- Let us know about past leaks
Where it helps, we say which items are urgent. Some faults need dealing with soon, while others can wait for planned work. It makes the next steps much clearer.
Look at your roof from the ground after strong winds. Fragments of slate or tile on the ground mean something has shifted. Prompt repairs stop small problems growing.
Nearby places to Billericay
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What a survey costs
Several things affect the price of a survey:
- Basic, Standard or Premium
- The height of the building and how the roof can safely be seen
- The size of the roof
- How many separate roofs there are, such as extensions, dormers and garages
The Premium Survey includes thermal imaging and drone inspection where applicable, which starts from £400, including VAT. We can help you choose the package that fits what you’d like to know.
What to tell us when you get in touch
A little information up front helps. Please include:
- What’s prompted the survey
- Pictures of the roof from a safe spot, if you have them
- The address and postcode of the property
- Anything about access we should know
If you have photos of the roof, send them over. Pictures from ground level or a window are fine, and please don’t climb up for a closer look. To send them or to book, ring 07833 053749 or send us an email.
What a roof survey looks like in Billericay
If the drone is used for your survey, we check the Drone Safety Map for restrictions before flying. About 2.7 miles north-west lies Ingatestone Hall, a reminder of how long the area around Billericay has been built on. Older roofs in the wider area can hide decades of patch repairs, so the detail matters, and the council can say whether a home is in a conservation area.
For an older house near a landmark such as Church of St Mary Magdalene, the nails, lead and mortar on the roof may be wearing out even where the slates or tiles look fine. Homes near green spaces such as Lake Meadows can get more leaves in their gutters in autumn.
Billericay is about 4 miles north of Basildon, in Essex. Surveys in Billericay work the same way as everywhere we cover: a careful inspection, photos and a written report. Our area takes in places right across Essex. For surveys nearby, see our Chelmsford page.
We survey roofs across CM12, CM11 and CM4 for roof surveys. You will find streets such as High Street, Station Road and London Road, and we cover them all. You’ll find Billericay on the A129 and A176, which makes it simple to reach. Other places close to Billericay include Little Burstead (2 miles south), Great Burstead (2 miles south-east), Ramsden Heath (2 miles east), Ramsden Bellhouse (3 miles east) and Stock (3 miles north-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Chelmsford (8 miles north), Basildon (4 miles south), Brentwood (5 miles west), Maldon (13 miles north-east), Canvey Island (10 miles south-east) and Rayleigh (8 miles east). Billericay is one of the larger places we cover in Essex.
Near you in Billericay
We work in homes and buildings around Lake Meadows, The Railway pub and The Billericay School. Billericay has its own railway station: Billericay station. Well-known places in the area include Mayflower Community Hospital (0.9 miles south-west) and Barleylands Farm Museum (2.1 miles south-east). For a walk, there’s Norsey Wood.
Do you need a roof survey in Billericay?
The underlay under the coverings matters too. Breathable membranes only appeared in the UK in the late 1990s, so many older roofs have bitumen felt underlay, and some very old roofs have no underlay at all. Felt that has torn or perished stops doing its job.
Problems we come across frequently include:
- Leaning or weathered chimney stacks
- Cracked or blistered flat roof coverings
- Loose ridge or hip tiles
- Worn lead at chimneys and abutments
For site and facilities teams at buildings such as Sunnymede Junior School, long gutter runs and wide roofs on a building that size are worth checking on a regular cycle.
Questions to ask before booking
- Their report turnaround times
- What exactly goes into their report
- Which viewpoints they use to see the roof
- Whether any drone flown is registered with the CAA