Hertfordshire · London and the South East
Churchgate Roof Survey
Roof surveys in Churchgate, backed by more than 20 years’ experience. You get a clear report with photos.
- Lifted, split or missing lead flashings
- Torn or sagging underlay
- Leaning or weathered chimney stacks
What a survey costs
Several things affect the price of a survey:
- Whether it’s a home or a commercial building
- Whether thermal imaging or a drone is needed
- Which survey package you book
- The shape of the roof and its details
Prices quoted always include VAT, and the report is not charged as an extra. Our price is from £150, including VAT. Size, height and access decide where your roof falls.
Helping us price your survey
When you call or email, these details help:
- What’s prompted the survey
- Where the property is, with the postcode
- Pictures of the roof from a safe spot, if you have them
- Any marks or damp showing indoors
Booking is simple: just call 07833 053749 or email us and give us some details about the property and we will explain which survey suits. The price is agreed up front.
Roof survey in Churchgate: what you get
Good roofs last decades, but their parts wear at different rates. Slate often lasts a century or more, and tiles commonly half a century, yet nails, battens and underlay often fail first. A survey shows which parts of your roof are wearing. That lets you plan work in good time rather than after a leak. If you are worried about standing water on a flat roof and lifted, split or missing lead flashings, we can find out what’s behind it, on natural slate, lead flashings and the roof space alike.
Around Churchgate, older cottages sit alongside bungalows and newer houses. Older roofs can have slate, clay tiles or other traditional coverings, while many later ones have concrete tiles. On older homes, chimney stacks, valleys and gutters are normally where the work is, and the fixings under the coverings matter too. Nails and battens under older coverings frequently give out before the slates or tiles themselves.
The written findings come by email, easy to pass on to a roofer, an agent or an insurer. Basic reports come within 48 hours, Standard within 24–48 hours and Premium on the day.
- Place
- Churchgate (EN8, EN7)
- Wider area
- Hertfordshire
- Price
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Your report
- A written report with photos, by email
- Survey days
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Cover
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
What happens on the day
When we arrive, we begin with a quick chat about the roof and anything that’s worrying you. After that, we check everything we can see safely. Most surveys take about one to two hours on an ordinary house, while a commercial roof takes nearer three to four hours. Homes around Churchgate frequently have gardens on more than one side, which gives us room to step back and see the roof. Let us know if any side is fenced off or hard to reach. Inside, the loft is checked where it can be reached safely.
- You let us know the address, the type of roof and what’s worrying you.
- A visit is booked for a weekday, Saturday or Sunday.
- We look at the roof from each safe vantage point outside.
- Inside, we check the loft space where there is safe access.
- You receive the report with photos and recommendations, prioritised by urgency.
How to prepare
- Let us know about any leaks, stains or damp patches you know of
- Let us know about parking near the property
- Jot down any questions you want answered
Getting a price
A quick phone call is usually the easiest start: call 07833 053749 or use the contact form, and we will ask about the building and what you need. The price is agreed before a date is set.
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Why it is worth a survey now in Churchgate
Without a survey, you are guessing at what the roof needs. You might pay for work that doesn’t fix the real problem, or miss the fault that matters. A survey tells you what actually needs attention. Blocked gutters on homes around Churchgate overflow and soak walls, particularly where trees overhang. It’s easy to sort the cause early and slow to dry a damp wall.
There are three survey packages: Basic from £150, Standard from £250 and Premium from £400, all inc. VAT. What your roof costs depends on its size, access and what you want to find out.
What you get with us
- Weekday and weekend surveys
- An independent view of the roof
- Satisfaction rate of 98%
- Thermal imaging and drone inspection where they help
See our cost guide or our case studies.
Roof by roof
Flat roof coverings
A felt roof often lasts around 15 to 20 years, EPDM rubber around 30 to 50 and GRP up to about 30. We look at how the covering is wearing.
Natural slate
Natural slate can last 100 years or more, but its nails frequently corrode first. Slipped, cracked and missing slates are all noted.
Before and after the survey
From years of surveys, a few habits stand out as worth the effort:
- Leave roof access to professionals
- Keep the report with your property records
- Include dormers, porches and garages as you book
- Make sure we can open the loft hatch
If you need work done, the report gives roofers a clear brief. The photos show what we found and where, which makes quotes easier to compare.
Plan a roof survey every few years, or sooner after severe weather. Regular checks catch problems while they’re small. Compare each report with the last.
FAQs for Churchgate
Do you cover smaller places like Churchgate?
Yes, we do. We cover the whole of London and South East England, and smaller places are part of that. Longer journeys are simply planned in advance.
Is my home in Churchgate listed or in a conservation area?
Historic England’s list shows listed buildings, and the local council can tell you about conservation areas. If a home is listed, changes that affect its special interest need listed building consent, and in a conservation area re-roofing in different materials may need permission.
Do you give a life expectancy for the roof?
We don’t give a number of years. We describe the condition of each part of the roof and how it’s wearing, with recommendations ranked by urgency.
What insurance do you have?
Every survey is covered by professional indemnity and public liability insurance.
Do you use drones?
Yes, where it’s applicable. Flights depend on the weather on the day and airspace rules, and we check for restrictions near airports before flying. We’re a CAA-registered drone operator.
Can you survey a roof I share with a neighbour?
Yes, the part you own or can give access to. Next door’s roof is only inspected as far as we can see it. Shared stacks and upstands are looked at from your property.
Do you look in the roof space?
Yes, where the survey calls for it and there is safe access. Inside, we look for damp, staining, gaps and sagging.
Rented homes, blocks and businesses
Landlords, agents and building managers in Churchgate and across Hertfordshire can book any of our surveys. To discuss a property or a block, ring 07833 053749 or use the contact form.
With a portfolio of properties, surveys can be booked for more than one address. To arrange surveys for several addresses, phone 07833 053749 or email us.
Places near Churchgate
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Roofs, chimneys and gutters in Churchgate
Slate and clay tile are the usual coverings on older South East houses, with concrete tiles on many later estates. Whichever you have, the details that tend to fail before the covering itself get the closest look. Forty Hall, about 2.5 miles south, is one of the historic houses in the wider area around Churchgate. On older houses around here, roofs frequently carry the marks of earlier repairs, from replaced slates to new lead.
If you live near a park such as Cheshunt Park, or anywhere with mature trees, autumn leaves can block gutters and valleys, and an overflowing gutter soon means a wet wall. For site and facilities teams at buildings such as Dewhurst St Mary CofE Primary School, its roofs, gutters and any chimneys need the same checks as a house’s, just on a bigger scale. If you live in an older home near St Mary the Virgin, its roof may have old fixings, lead flashings and chimneys that need a closer look.
Churchgate is about 1 mile south of Cheshunt, in Hertfordshire. Churchgate is one of many places we visit across Hertfordshire. Churchgate is one of the places in Hertfordshire where we work for roof surveys. We also survey roofs in London.
Here we cover the EN8 and EN7 postcode area for roof surveys. We cover properties on Dark Lane, Goffs Lane and Elgin Road and the roads around them. Other places close to Churchgate include Cheshunt (1 mile north), Turnford (2 miles north-east), Goff's Oak (2 miles west), Wormley (2 miles north-east) and Wormley West End (2 miles north). Larger places within reach include Watford (15 miles west), Stevenage (15 miles north), St Albans (12 miles west), Bishop's Stortford (14 miles north-east), Welwyn Garden City (9 miles north-west) and Harpenden (15 miles north-west).
Landmarks near Churchgate
Locally, jobs take us to homes and businesses close to Cheshunt Park, The Green Dragon Public House and Goffs-Churchgate Academy. For rail, the closest station is Theobalds Grove station, roughly 1 mile south-east. A little further out are St Michaels Hospital (3.3 miles south-west) and The National Speedway Museum (2.9 miles north). For a walk, there is Bowyer's Water and Lippitts Hill.