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Bromley Common Roof Survey
A roof condition survey for homes and buildings in Bromley Common, with drones and thermal imaging where they help. Call or email for a price.
- Lifted, split or missing lead flashings
- Slates or tiles that have slipped or broken
- Ponding, splits or blisters on flat roofs
About our roof survey in Bromley Common
Everything we check, we check safely: from ground level, from windows and other vantage points, from inside the loft and from the roof itself where it is safe. Premium adds thermal imaging, plus a drone inspection where it applies, for roofs that are hard to see well. All we need from you is access to the property and the loft. Everything we see is photographed for the report. Typical surveys look at water stains on rafters and ceiling joists and loose ridge or hip tiles, on chimney stacks, flat roofs and clay and concrete tiles.
A London butterfly roof slopes down to a central valley gutter that drains to the back of the house. From the street you see only a parapet wall, so blocked outlets and split linings go unnoticed until water comes through a ceiling. For a house in Bromley Common with this kind of roof, the hidden gutter is one of the first things to check.
The report works through the roof section by section, from the coverings down to the gutters, each with a short note and a photo. You’ll see the good as well as the bad.
- Location
- Bromley Common (BR2, BR1)
- Region
- Greater London
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Your report
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- Survey days
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Cover
- PI and public liability insurance
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Common questions in Bromley Common
I let a flat near Bickley station. Can you check the roof?
Yes, letting agents and landlords book with us as well as owners. You can ring 07833 053749 or use the contact form with the address and some details.
Can you fly a drone over a roof in Bromley Common?
That depends on where the roof is and on the weather. London’s airspace includes flight restriction zones around Heathrow, London City Airport and London Heliport, and restricted areas over Hyde Park, the City of London and the Isle of Dogs. Each address is checked against all of them before the drone goes up. Before any flight, we check the Drone Safety Map for airspace restrictions, including zones around airports and prisons. A small drone can’t fly safely in strong wind or a downpour.
I live in a flat. Can you survey the roof?
Yes, once whoever controls the roof agrees access. We look at the parts we’re given access to, and the report makes that clear.
Which days do you carry out surveys?
We survey seven days a week: weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays. Tell us which days suit you as you book.
Does someone need to be in?
It depends on what we need to see. Inside the building and in the loft, we need someone to let us in, while outside access can be discussed as you book.
How long does the visit take?
The visit typically takes between one and two hours for an ordinary house roof, and longer if there are extensions, dormers or several chimneys. We’ll give you an idea of timing when booking.
Do you carry out asbestos surveys?
No. We don’t carry out asbestos surveys or testing. Where materials might contain it, we say so in the report and recommend a specialist asbestos surveyor checks them before they’re disturbed.
What a survey costs
To price your survey, we look at:
- The height of the building and how the roof can be seen safely
- Extensions, dormers and garages with roofs of their own
- The use of thermal imaging or a drone
- Chimneys, valleys, parapets and other details
Every price we give includes VAT, and the report is not charged as an extra. Roof survey starts from £150, including VAT. Where your roof sits in the range depends on its size, height and access.
What we need to know
We will normally ask about:
- Why you want a survey: buying, a leak, a storm or new work
- The address and postcode of the property
- Whether there is a loft hatch, a shared roof or tricky access
- Pictures of the roof from a safe spot, if you have them
A quick phone call is typically the easiest start: phone 07833 053749 or drop us an email and we will ask a few questions about the roof. The price is agreed before a date is set.
Practical tips
Over many surveys, some simple habits stand out:
- File the report with your home documents
- Have details of recent roof work to hand
- Take photos of any leaks as they happen
- Check the roof from ground level after storms
Where it helps, we say which items are urgent. Some things need prompt attention, others can be planned for. It makes the next steps much clearer.
Every so often, look in the roof space with a torch, keeping to boarded areas. Look for water marks, damp wood and chinks of light. Photograph anything new.
Why get it checked now?
Without a survey, you’re guessing at what the roof needs. That can lead to the wrong work being done, or miss the fault that matters. We tell you what’s really needed. In Bromley Common, as across London, an overflowing gutter soaks the wall below. A blocked outlet ignored for a winter or two can mean damp walls inside.
A small, low roof with good viewpoints takes less time than a tall, complicated one, and the package matters as well. The price is always agreed first.
Why us?
- An independent view of the roof
- 20+ years’ experience
- 5,000+ roofs surveyed
- Professional indemnity and public liability insurance
Take a look at what a roof survey costs and what we found on two real jobs.
Landlord and commercial surveys in Bromley Common
Landlords, agents and building managers in Bromley Common and across Greater London can book any of our surveys. To discuss a property or a block, ring 07833 053749 or drop us an email.
Surveys can also be booked by buyers’ agents acting for a client. Reports are emailed, so they’re easy to pass on, photographs included.
Roof surveys around Bromley Common
If the drone is used for your survey, the flight is checked against the Drone Safety Map first. Outer London has lots of Victorian and Edwardian terraces with slate roofs, but also a great many interwar semis, often with hipped roofs in clay or concrete tiles. If your home in Bromley Common is one of them, bay roofs, hips and later dormers each have their own details. On roofs like these, good slates or tiles can outlast the nails, battens, lead and mortar around them.
The streets around a church like Holy Trinity Church are often among the oldest in a place, and if your house is among the older ones nearby, its chimney, valleys and lead work are likely to be the parts that need attention first. Historic houses such as Bromley Palace, about 1.5 miles north-west, show how far back building around Bromley Common goes. On a period home nearby, the survey separates sound original work from tired later repairs.
Bromley Common is about 2 miles south-east of Bromley, in Greater London. Anywhere in Bromley Common, we can carry out roof surveys at your property, on a weekday, Saturday or Sunday. Across Greater London, we cover Bromley Common. London is in our area too.
We cover every part of the BR2 and BR1 postcode area for roof surveys and the streets around it. If you need a roof survey at a property on Pope Road, Crown Lane and Church Lane or anywhere close by, we can survey it. Neighbouring places we cover for roof surveys include Southborough (1 mile north-east), Hayes (1 mile south-west), Locksbottom (1 mile south-east), Shortlands (2 miles north-west) and Keston (2 miles south). We also work in nearby towns such as London (10 miles north-west), City of Westminster (12 miles north-west), Marylebone (12 miles north-west), Kensington (13 miles north-west), St Pancras (12 miles north-west) and Shoreditch (11 miles north-west).
Around Bromley Common
Typical jobs here are in homes near Norman Park, The Chequers Public House and Bishop Justus CofE School and the streets around them. The closest station to Bromley Common is Bickley station, roughly 1.2 miles north. A little further out are Bridgeways Day Hospital (under half a mile east) and Bethlem Museum of the Mind (under half a mile south-west). The countryside around Bromley Common includes Summer Hill and Downham Woodland Walk.
What we do, step by step
The visit usually starts outside and finishes in the loft: first the slopes, edges and gutters from every safe viewpoint, then the loft space where it can be reached. All told, expect an hour or two for most homes, depending on how many separate roofs there are. In a London area like Bromley Common, the main things to sort out are parking and access: let us know about permits, visitor bays or off-street space, which floor the property is on and how to get into the loft. We then look at everything that’s safely in view from ground level, windows, the loft and, where it’s safe, the roof itself.
- You pick the package that suits your roof.
- We arrive at the agreed time and talk through any concerns.
- We inspect and photograph every part of the roof we can safely see.
- Moisture detection, a structural check, thermal imaging or a drone are added where your package includes them.
- You get a written report with photos and clear recommendations.
Before the survey
- Move anything stored under the loft hatch
- Make sure pets are kept safely away
- Make a note of anything you’d like us to look at
How to book
For a price for roof surveys in Bromley Common, ring 07833 053749 or send us an email. Some details about the property and the roof help us price the survey accurately.
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What we’re asked to look at in Bromley Common
What’s under the slates or tiles is as important as the coverings themselves. 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.
Here are some of the things we see often:
- Gutters that overflow in heavy rain
- Crumbling chimney pointing or cracked flaunching
- Water stains on rafters and ceiling joists
- Debris building up in roof valleys
If you look after a shop, office or commercial unit, for example near The Mall, a roof report helps plan work around trading rather than after a leak.
What to check before booking
- Which viewpoints they use to see the roof
- What experience they bring
- Will they check the loft as well as the outside?
- What follow-up you get after the report