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Roof survey in Crayford, Kent
Roof surveys in Crayford, with over 20 years’ experience behind it. You get a clear report with photos.
- Blocked, sagging or leaking gutters
- Cracked or blistered flat roof coverings
- Torn or sagging underlay
About our roof survey in Crayford
There are three levels of survey: Basic from £150, Standard from £250 and Premium from £400, including VAT. Basic is a visual inspection with photos and written recommendations. The higher packages add more checks, with moisture detection and a structural check, and on Premium, thermal imaging and a drone where it applies. Every package includes a written report. If you’ve noticed cracked mortar along the ridge and leaking gutter joints and downpipes, we can find out what’s behind it.
Around Crayford, gardens, hedges and nearby trees can mean leaves and moss end up on roofs and in gutters. Once gutters and outlets block, water spills over and soaks the walls, and moss holds water against tiles. A report spots that kind of slow problem before it becomes damp inside. Moss on the roof and weeds in the gutter are both easy to spot from ground level.
You can share the report with anyone who needs it: a seller or estate agent, an insurer, a roofer, a builder or a managing agent, whichever applies.
- Place
- Crayford (DA1, DA5, DA7)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- Emailed report with photos and recommendations
- Appointments
- Weekdays and weekends
- Insurance
- PI and public liability insurance
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
What affects the price in Crayford
A few things affect what a survey costs:
- How complicated the roof is, with its valleys, chimneys and parapets
- Basic, Standard or Premium
- Extensions, dormers and garages with roofs of their own
- Any need for thermal images or a drone flight
A Basic Survey starts from £150, inc. VAT. The Standard Survey starts from £250 and the Premium Survey from £400. We confirm the price for your survey before booking.
Getting in touch
Here’s what helps us most when you contact us:
- The address and postcode of the property
- Any photos you have, taken from ground level or a window
- Dates you are working to, such as exchange
- What made you get in touch
When you are ready to go ahead, call 07833 053749 or drop us an email. From there it is a case of choosing a package, agreeing the price and fixing a day, weekday or weekend.
Your questions about roof surveys in Crayford
I let a flat near Crayford station. Can you check the roof?
Of course. Let us know whether a tenant or an agent will let us in, and the report can go straight to you or your agent.
How do I find out if my home in Crayford is listed?
We can’t confirm that for you, but Historic England’s list and your council can. A change of roofing material may need consent in either case, and councils can also use Article 4 directions.
What’s the best way to book?
Simply phone 07833 053749 or use the contact form with the address. After a few questions, we confirm the price and fix a day, weekday or weekend.
What if it rains on the day?
A survey can typically go ahead in light rain. High wind or heavy rain can stop drone flights and make roof access unsafe, so if conditions aren’t right we’ll arrange another day with you.
Will you check the loft?
Where it is relevant to the survey and there is safe access, yes. Please clear anything stored under the hatch.
Do you survey roofs on blocks of flats?
Yes, once access has been agreed. The roof of a block or converted house is frequently shared, so the freeholder or managing agent needs to agree access. We inspect only the parts we’re allowed to reach.
Can you survey a roof I share with a neighbour?
Yes, we can. We survey the parts of the roof you have access to. If a problem seems to come from next door, we will say so.
Rented homes, blocks and businesses
Letting agents can arrange access with tenants. We survey on weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays, which helps when tenants work during the week.
We also survey roofs for businesses and commercial landlords, from shops and offices to industrial units. Larger roofs take longer, so they’re priced to suit.
Towns and villages near Crayford
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Why act early in Crayford
If you are planning to sell, a roof survey can help you prepare. You can deal with defects before a buyer’s surveyor finds them. Homes in smaller places like Crayford can face more weather, so a loose ridge or verge soon lets rain in. Each storm lifts it a little further.
Prices start from £150, including VAT. Packages run from Basic at £150 through Standard at £250 to Premium at £400, with VAT included, and we can help you choose.
What you get with us
- 98% customer satisfaction
- Thermal imaging and drone inspection where they help
- 5,000+ roofs surveyed
- Insured for professional indemnity and public liability
See our cost guide and two real surveys.
When to book a survey in Crayford
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.
Most people get in touch when they’ve noticed something like this:
- Slates or tiles that have slipped or broken
- Gutters that overflow in heavy rain
- Loose chimney pots
- Ridge tiles that have lifted or moved
If you own a rental within reach of Crayford station, a dated record of the roof is useful when planning maintenance across a let.
What to check before booking
- What the survey won’t cover
- Do they have a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID for drone work?
- Will the report include photos?
- How long they’ve been surveying roofs
DIY checks: what’s safe
Your own check is a good start, but it isn’t a survey. You won’t see flashings, valleys or the backs of chimneys properly from ground level, and those are details a survey looks at closely.
Watch the gutters in a downpour, from a window or the ground. Water spilling over the edge can be a sign of a blockage or a gutter that has dropped.
Roofs, chimneys and gutters in Crayford
If your survey includes the drone, we check the Drone Safety Map for restrictions before flying. With Hall Place and Gardens about 0.9 miles west, Crayford sits in an area with a long building history. If your house is among the older ones, expect a mix of original materials and later repairs on the roof, and a listed home or one in a conservation area may need consent for changes of material.
Take a building like Wentworth Primary School: a written record of a large roof helps plan work for the holidays rather than in term time. Trees in and around Braeburn Park shed leaves that can end up in nearby gutters, and an overflowing gutter soon means a wet wall.
Crayford is about 2 miles west of Dartford, in Kent. Crayford gets the same service as everywhere else we work: a proper look at what can be seen safely, photos and a clear written report. Across Kent, we cover Crayford and the places around it. There’s also a page for London.
Surveys in DA1, DA5 and DA7 are booked the same way as anywhere else. Streets in the area include Swan Lane, Dale Road and Ross Road, all of which we cover. Other places close to Crayford include Bowmans (1 mile south), Barnes Cray (1 mile north-east), Barnehurst (1 mile north-west), Coldblow (1 mile south-west) and Wilmington (1 mile south). We also work in nearby towns such as Sevenoaks (12 miles south), Gravesend (9 miles east), Northfleet (7 miles east), Swanley (4 miles south), Swanscombe (5 miles east) and Windmill Hill (8 miles east).
What’s near Crayford
Locally, jobs take us to homes and businesses close to Haberdashers' Aske's Crayford Academy, The Bear and Ragged Staff pub and St Catherine's Catholic School and the streets around them. Crayford has its own railway station: Crayford station. A little further out are Bexley Museum (0.9 miles west) and West Hill Hospital (1.3 miles east). Green spaces nearby include Wansunt Pit.
How the survey works
Every visit follows the same pattern: we hear what you’ve seen, inspect the roof from each safe vantage point, take photographs as we go and record our findings for the written report. Most visits take about one to two hours for an ordinary house roof, and longer if there are extensions, dormers or several chimneys. In a smaller place like Crayford, parking is seldom the issue; lanes, gates and long drives are worth mentioning. On bungalows and lower roofs, much can be seen from the ground, with the loft showing the underside, while taller roofs may need other vantage points or the drone where it applies.
- You tell us about the property and any concerns.
- A visit is booked for a weekday or a weekend.
- We inspect from ground level, from windows, from the roof space and from the roof where safe.
- Every part of the roof is checked and photographed.
- We email a written report with photos and recommendations.
Getting ready for the survey
- Note where any stains or damp appear
- Have any paperwork from past roof work to hand
- If the roof is shared, arrange access with whoever manages the building
Booking a survey
Buyers should book once an offer has been accepted, so there’s time to use the report before exchange. Otherwise, simply call 07833 053749 or email us whenever suits you.