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Roof survey in Calcot, West Berkshire
A roof condition survey for homes and buildings in Calcot, with drones and thermal imaging where they help. Call or email for a price.
- Blocked, sagging or leaking gutters
- Slipped, cracked or missing slates and tiles
- Crumbling chimney pointing or cracked flaunching
How the survey works
Photographs are taken throughout the visit, so you can see in the report what we found and where. Close-ups come from the safest viewpoint available. Most surveys take about 1–2 hours for an ordinary house roof, and longer if there are extensions, dormers or several chimneys. A visit to Calcot is planned like any other: the time, the access and where to park are agreed in advance. Weekday and weekend visits are both possible. Let us know about any garages, outbuildings or extensions you want included.
- We help you choose a Basic, Standard or Premium Survey.
- On the day, we start by hearing what you’ve noticed.
- We inspect and photograph every part of the roof we can safely see.
- Extra checks are carried out where your package includes them.
- You get a written report with photos and clear recommendations.
Before we arrive
- Keep pets in another room
- Dig out any old roof reports or invoices
- Move anything stored under the loft hatch
Book a survey
If you are buying, it’s useful to book soon after your offer is accepted, so there’s time to use the report before exchange. Otherwise, simply call 07833 053749 or send us an email whenever suits you.
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About our roof survey in Calcot
Three packages cover most roofs: a Basic Survey from £150, a Standard Survey from £250 and a Premium Survey from £400, all with VAT included. The Basic Survey gives a visual inspection, photos and written recommendations. The higher packages add more checks, such as moisture detection, a structural check, thermal imaging and a drone where applicable. Every package includes a written report. If you’re worried about leaking gutter joints and downpipes and lifted, split or missing lead flashings, we can find out what’s behind it, on chimney stacks, flat roofs and ridges, hips and valleys alike.
In a smaller place like Calcot, some roofs stand more exposed to wind and rain than in a built-up town. Ridge tiles, verges, chimney stacks and flashings take the worst of it. Checking those edges shows whether anything has begun to work loose before it lets water in. Once one ridge tile or slate moves, wind gets under the next one too.
If any part of the roof couldn’t be seen safely, we say so in the report. You’ll know exactly what was inspected and what wasn’t, and what we’d suggest next.
- Where
- Calcot (RG31)
- Region
- West Berkshire
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Your report
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- Survey days
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Insured
- PI and public liability insurance
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
What a survey costs
To price your survey, we check:
- Chimneys, valleys, parapets and other details
- Height and safe access
- The roof’s overall size
- Commercial roofs and larger buildings
Roof survey starts from £150, including VAT. Basic starts from £150, Standard from £250 and Premium from £400, VAT included, and we will tell you which fits.
Getting in touch
Here’s what helps us most when you get in touch:
- Any deadline, such as an exchange date
- Where water is showing inside, if it is
- The style of property, from a terrace to a block
- Pictures of the roof from a safe spot, if you have them
If you have photos of the roof, send them over. Take them safely from the ground or a window, and please don’t climb up for a closer look. To send them or to book, call 07833 053749 or send us an email.
Roof surveys in Calcot: local notes
Where the drone is part of the survey, the flight is checked against the Drone Safety Map first. Historic houses like Mapledurham House, about 3.1 miles north, show how far back building in the area around Calcot goes. Older homes in the wider area often have features worth a closer look, such as lead valleys, tall stacks and roofs that have been patched over the years, and a listed home or one in a conservation area may need consent for changes of material.
If you let a flat or house near Theale station, a roof report helps you deal with small faults before they turn into a call from a tenant. Living close to Calcot Park is pleasant, but mature trees mean leaves in gutters and valleys each autumn, so outlets and downpipes are worth watching.
Calcot is about 3 miles west of Reading, in West Berkshire. From houses to flats and shops in Calcot, we can survey the roof. Across West Berkshire, we cover Calcot and the places around it.
All of RG31 is within our area for roof surveys. We offer roof surveys to properties on Curtis Road, Barclay Road and Royal Avenue. Neighbouring places we cover for roof surveys include Beansheaf Farm (1 mile south-east), Fords Farm (1 mile east), Horncastle (1 mile east), Little Heath (1 mile north) and Theale (1 mile west). Further out, we also cover Newbury (12 miles west), Thatcham (9 miles west), Burghfield Common (3 miles south), Speenhamland (12 miles west), Spencers Wood (5 miles south-east) and Shaw (12 miles west). As one of the bigger places in West Berkshire, Calcot has every kind of building, from houses and flats to offices.
Near you in Calcot
Locally, jobs take us to homes and businesses close to Murdochs pub, Little Heath School and Calcot Park, among other places. The closest station to Calcot is Theale station, roughly 1.2 miles south-west of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Broad Street Mall (3.3 miles east) and Battle Hospital (2.5 miles north-east). For a walk, there’s Moor Copse Nature Reserve and Hosehill Lake.
Roof by roof
Flat roof coverings
Standing water, blisters and splits all point to wear. Upstands and outlets are checked too, since leaks often start there.
Chimney stacks
Our chimney check is a visual inspection of the stack, and it is not a flue or gas safety check. We will tell you if the flue needs a specialist.
What a roof survey does not cover
Our findings are based on what we can see safely on the day, so some things are outside what a survey can do:
- Faults hidden behind ceilings or boarding
- How the roof will behave in every kind of weather
- Structural calculations (that’s a structural engineer’s job)
If you are not sure which survey you need, ring 07833 053749 or use the contact form and we will give you a straight answer before you book. What a survey covers and doesn’t.
Roof types and parts we check
- Chimney stacks
- Lead flashings
- Natural slate
- Ridges, hips and valleys
- Clay and concrete tiles
- The roof space
- Flat roofs
Leave it or get it looked at?
Many roofs go years without anyone looking at them closely. Our report gives you a record of how the roof is today, so you can compare it next time. On a bungalow or cottage around Calcot, the roof sits close to the rooms below, so water can show inside quickly once it gets past the covering. Finding the cause first saves a second job inside.
Our price is from £150, including VAT. The final price depends on the size and height of the roof, access and which survey you book.
Why book with us
- 98% of clients satisfied
- Prices that include VAT
- Professional indemnity and public liability insurance
- 5,000+ roofs surveyed
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FAQs for Calcot
Do you survey roofs for landlords with property near Theale station?
Yes, rented property is part of what we cover. You can call 07833 053749 or send us an email with the address and a few details.
Will you come out to Calcot?
Yes, Calcot is on our map. Villages and rural addresses get the same survey as a town house.
Do you carry out asbestos surveys?
No. Asbestos was banned in UK construction in 1999, so older buildings may have it. We flag materials that could contain it, and recommends a specialist asbestos surveyor looks at them.
Will you fly a drone over my roof?
Where it helps and it is safe, yes. Whether we can fly on the day depends on the weather and the airspace rules, and we check for restrictions near airports before flying. We hold a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID.
Can you inspect a terraced or semi-detached roof?
Yes. We inspect what the owner gives us access to. If a problem seems to come from next door, we will say so.
Do you survey roofs on blocks of flats?
Yes. Shared roofs just need a little more planning. Tell us about it when you book and we will explain what’s needed.
Do I have to be there for the survey?
It depends on what we need to see. Inside the building and in the loft, we need someone to let us in.
Do you need a roof survey in Calcot?
A chimney stack takes more weather than almost any other part of a roof. Mortar crumbles, the flaunching around the pots cracks and stacks can lean. Water that gets into a stack can show up as damp in the rooms below.
Things that often lead to a survey include:
- Lifted, split or missing lead flashings
- Gaps in the roof where coverings have gone
- Worn or blocked valleys
- Standing water on a flat roof
Take a building like Calcot Infant School and Nursery: a written record of a large roof helps plan work for the holidays rather than in term time.
What to check before booking
- Is VAT included in the price?
- Their track record with similar roofs
- What exactly goes into their report
- What insurance they carry