Hertfordshire · London and the South East
Bricket Wood Roof Survey
Need a roof survey in Bricket Wood? We can help, with a written report you can act on. Weekday and weekend visits available.
- Blocked, sagging or leaking gutters
- Condensation or damp timbers in the loft
- Slates or tiles that have slipped or broken
Useful tips for Bricket Wood property owners
A little preparation and a few simple habits help, both for the survey and for the roof itself. Our tips:
- Look for debris in the garden after high winds
- Leave roof access to professionals
- Keep the report with your property records
- Mention any flat roofs as well as the main roof
Premium comes with a follow-up after 12 months. It shows how the roof has fared over the year, and whether work has done its job.
Check the loft now and then, with care and a good torch. Look for water marks, damp wood and chinks of light. Take photos of anything that changes.
Roof surveys for homes and businesses in Bricket Wood
There’s no single reason to have a roof surveyed. Some have seen a mark on a ceiling or bits of tile in the garden, others want a check before selling or after years without one. The approach is the same in each case: we inspect carefully and explain what we see in writing. Visits run on any day of the week, so it is easy to find a day that suits. We survey ridges, hips and valleys, the roof space and chimney stacks, and the problems we are asked to look at most are ridge tiles that have lifted or moved and torn or sagging underlay.
Around Bricket Wood, older cottages sit alongside bungalows and newer houses. Coverings range from slate and clay tiles on older homes to concrete tiles on many later ones. On older homes, chimney stacks, valleys and gutters are normally where the work is. The fixings under an older roof often fail before good slates or tiles do.
The report doesn’t just list problems. It explains what we found, why it matters and what we recommend, so you can decide what to do next.
- Place
- Bricket Wood (AL2)
- Region
- Hertfordshire
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Your report
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- Survey days
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Insurance
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
How it works
On the day, we start by asking what you’ve noticed and what you’d like to know. After that, we look at everything we can see safely, from ground level, from windows, in the loft space and by drone where it applies. Most surveys take about 1–2 hours for a house, rising to roughly 3–4 hours on a commercial building. A visit to Bricket Wood is planned like any other: the time, the access and where to park are agreed beforehand. Weekday and weekend visits are both possible. If there are outbuildings or garages you want looked at, mention them.
- You get in touch with the address and anything you’ve noticed.
- A visit is booked for a weekday or a weekend.
- We check the roof from every safe viewpoint, inside and out.
- We check the coverings, ridges, hips, valleys, flashings, chimneys and gutters, and photograph what we find.
- Your report arrives by email, with recommendations prioritised by urgency.
Before we arrive
- Move anything stored under the loft hatch
- Unlock side gates and any roof access doors
- If you are buying, let the agent know when we’re coming
How to book
Prices start from £150, including VAT. What you pay depends on the roof’s size, access and the package, and you can ring 07833 053749 or use the contact form to find out.
Related advice
What a roof survey does not cover
It is useful to know what a survey will not do before booking:
- A structural engineer’s report
- Defects hidden under coverings or inside walls without opening up
- A full building survey of the property
Not sure which survey suits your roof? You can phone 07833 053749 or use the contact form and we’ll tell you before booking. What our survey covers.
What we check
- Natural slate
- Flat roofs
- Ridges, hips and valleys
- The roof space
- Clay and concrete tiles
- Chimney stacks
- Lead flashings
Nearby places to Bricket Wood
What else we do in Bricket Wood
For landlords and managing agents
If you own several properties, surveys can be booked for more than one address. To arrange surveys for several addresses, phone 07833 053749 or use the contact form.
We survey roofs for landlords and agents as well as householders. A written report with photographs gives you a clear record of the roof, which helps you plan work between tenancies.
Bricket Wood homes and their roofs
Older houses in the South East frequently have slate or clay tile roofs, while many later estates have concrete tiles, with flat-roofed extensions, dormers and garages common everywhere. Whatever the covering, it is often the fixings, flashings, valleys and gutters that give out first. About 1.1 miles west lies High Elms Manor, a reminder of how long the area around Bricket Wood has been built on. Older homes in the wider area often have features worth a closer look, like lead valleys, tall stacks and roofs that have been patched over the years, and any change of roofing material on a listed home needs checking with the council first.
If you live in an older home near Church of All Saints, its roof may have old fixings, lead flashings and chimneys that need a closer look. Landlords with a home close to Bricket Wood station may find that a dated record of the roof is useful when planning maintenance across a let. Homes near green spaces such as Garston Park can get more leaves in their gutters in autumn, and blocked gutters overflow and soak walls.
Bricket Wood is about 3 miles north-east of Watford, in Hertfordshire. Roofs in Bricket Wood get the same thorough look as anywhere else in Hertfordshire. Bricket Wood is one of the places in Hertfordshire we cover. London is in our area too.
Surveys in AL2 work the same way as everywhere else we cover. Local streets include Station Road, Brackendene and Moss Side, all of which we cover. Main roads around Bricket Wood include the A405, which makes travel easy. Close by, we survey roofs in Waterdale (1 mile west), How Wood (1 mile north-east), Chiswell Green (1 mile north), Frogmore (2 miles north-east) and Park Street (2 miles north-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Watford (3 miles south-west), Hemel Hempstead (5 miles north-west), St Albans (4 miles north-east), Welwyn Garden City (10 miles north-east), Harpenden (8 miles north) and Hoddesdon (15 miles east).
Around Bricket Wood
Around Bricket Wood, our work takes us to homes and buildings near Garston Park, The Black Boy Public House and Saint Michael's Catholic High School. The closest station to Bricket Wood is Bricket Wood station, roughly 0.5 miles east of the centre. A little further out are Radlett and District Museum (3 miles south-east) and Hilfield Castle (4 miles south). Not far away are Longspring Wood and Verulamium Lake.
Can I check my roof myself?
Watch the gutters in a downpour, from a window or the ground. Overflowing water can be a sign of a blockage or a gutter that has dropped.
The one thing to avoid is getting up close. Roofs are fragile and slippery, and falls from height are serious. That part is for a survey, using safe viewpoints and a drone where applicable.
Why get it checked now?
A roof that has had no attention for years can surprise you. A survey sets a baseline, so you can compare it next time. In an older home around Bricket Wood, water from a roof defect can get into timber and plaster, which is far harder to put right than the roof fault itself.
What a survey costs comes down to the roof itself: how big it is, how high it is, the number of separate roofs and how safely it can be seen. Our price is from £150, including VAT.
What you get with us
- A sub-250g drone, flown with a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID
- Drones and thermal imaging where applicable
- Covered by professional indemnity and public liability insurance
- An independent look at the roof
Take a look at how roof surveys are priced and what we found on two real jobs.
Bricket Wood: your questions answered
I let a flat near Bricket Wood station. Can you check the roof?
Yes, that’s a common request. Let us know whether a tenant or an agent will let us in, and the report can go straight to you or your agent.
Will you come out to Bricket Wood?
We do. Villages and rural addresses get the same survey as a town house.
Can you survey a shared roof?
Yes, once whoever controls the roof agrees access. We look at the parts we are given access to.
Can you check whether my roof contains asbestos?
No. Asbestos was banned in UK construction in 1999, so older buildings may have it. Our report notes any materials that might, and a specialist asbestos surveyor should check them.
What insurance do you have?
Professional indemnity and public liability insurance cover our surveys. If you need details for a managing agent or a building owner, just ask.
Is your survey a structural engineer’s report?
No. If we see signs that need an engineer, like serious sagging, we will say so. Our survey isn’t a structural engineer’s report.
What’s covered in a roof inspection?
Slates or tiles, ridges, hips, valleys, flashings, chimneys and gutters are all checked, plus the loft space where there’s safe access. You get a photo-illustrated written report and recommendations.