Kent · London and the South East
Dunkirk Roof Survey
A roof condition survey for homes and buildings for Dunkirk and the rest of Kent. Surveys run on weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays.
- Loose ridge or hip tiles
- Water stains on rafters and ceiling joists
- Slates or tiles that have slipped or broken
FAQs for Dunkirk
Is Dunkirk within the area you cover?
Yes. Dunkirk is within the area we cover, which takes in towns, villages and rural addresses. Our area covers London and the South East. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the route when you book.
How do I find out if my home in Dunkirk is listed?
For listing, use Historic England’s list; for conservation areas, ask the council. It matters most if you are planning to re-roof in a different material.
Do you use drones?
Yes, where it’s applicable. Our sub-250g drone is flown by a CAA-registered operator with a Flyer ID and Operator ID, and the airspace and weather are checked before every flight.
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 survey roofs on blocks of flats?
Yes, once access has been agreed. The roof of a block or converted house is often shared, so the freeholder or managing agent needs to agree access. We inspect only the parts we’re allowed to reach.
Are you insured?
Our surveys are covered by professional indemnity and public liability insurance. Ask if you need details for a managing agent or building owner.
How soon is the report ready?
It depends on the package: within 48 hours for Basic, 24 to 48 hours for Standard and the same day for Premium. We send it by email.
Roof survey in Dunkirk
Our report is written in plain English, not jargon. Every issue comes with photos and a written recommendation, and where it is relevant we say what’s urgent and what can wait. With the Standard Survey you also get moisture detection and a structural check. The Premium Survey goes further, with thermal imaging, a drone where it applies and a same-day report. Each report is emailed to you. We survey flat roofs, natural slate and ridges, hips and valleys, and the problems we are asked to look at most are water stains on rafters and ceiling joists and loose chimney pots.
Village roofs frequently face open fields and take the full force of wind and rain, so ridges, chimney stacks, flashings and gutters work hard. Older walls take a long time to dry once water gets in. A roof report shows what needs attention first. On exposed older roofs, chimneys and lead flashings are often the first to give way.
What you get is a clear record of the roof on the day we saw it. It is useful straight away, and a good reference for later, like when you want to compare after future work.
- Location
- Dunkirk (ME13)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Reports
- 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 we do, step by step
After the inspection, everything we found is written up as a written report with photos, emailed to you. As for time on site, most surveys take an hour or two for an ordinary house roof, and longer if there are extensions, dormers or several chimneys. Older rural homes like those around Dunkirk can have a main roof, lower lean-to roofs and outbuildings all joined together. We work round each section in turn, from the safest viewpoints.
- 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.
- Moisture detection, a structural check, thermal imaging or a drone are added where your package includes them.
- The report is emailed with findings and recommendations.
How to prepare
- Gather any invoices or paperwork from past roof work
- Let us know about parking near the property
- Leave a clear route to the loft
Getting a price
We confirm the price for the job before booking, so you know the cost up front. Roof survey starts from £150, including VAT. For a price for your roof, phone 07833 053749 or drop us an email.
Related advice
Leave it or get it looked at?
Leaving it means relying on what you can see from the ground. That can lead to the wrong work being done, or miss the fault that matters. A survey tells you what actually needs attention. Matching old materials, such as handmade tiles or stone slates, can take time to source. Spotting a problem early leaves room to find them.
Our price is from £150, including VAT. Packages run from Basic at £150 through Standard at £250 to Premium at £400, inc. VAT, and we can help you choose.
Why book us in Dunkirk
- Drones and thermal imaging where it applies
- Surveys on weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- More than 5,000 surveys completed
- Over 20 years’ experience
Read our cost guide or two real surveys.
Do you need a roof survey in Dunkirk?
A chimney stack takes more weather than almost any other part of a roof. Pointing erodes, flaunching cracks and pots work loose. Water that gets into a stack can show up as damp in the rooms below.
Signs worth acting on include:
- Ponding, splits or blisters on flat roofs
- Loose chimney pots
- Blocked, sagging or leaking gutters
- Ridge tiles that have lifted or moved
Homes near green spaces such as Mount Ephraim Gardens can get more leaves in their gutters in autumn.
Before you book any roof surveyor
- What the survey will not cover
- Whether the inside of the roof is included
- What the report includes, and whether it has photos
- Whether any drone flown is registered with the CAA
Tips that help
A few practical points come up again and again on our surveys. They apply to most roofs:
- Include dormers, porches and garages as you book
- Do not climb onto the roof yourself
- Keep a record of damp patches and dates
- Watch for slipped slates after bad weather
With the Standard Survey you get a follow-up consultation, and the Premium Survey includes an in-person consultation. You can ask us about anything that isn’t clear.
Have the roof surveyed every few years, and after major storms. Regular checks catch problems while they’re small. Compare each report with the last.
Towns and villages near Dunkirk
Other services in Dunkirk
Landlords, agents and block managers in Dunkirk
Landlords and agents in Dunkirk book surveys as well as homeowners. The report gives you a dated record of the roof, with photos, which helps you plan work between tenancies.
An agent can book and manage the survey for a landlord, with the report sent to whoever needs it. Access is agreed with the tenant in advance.
Dunkirk homes and their roofs
Dunkirk is within about 4 miles of the coast, where wind off the sea can be strong. The weather on the day decides whether a flight goes ahead, as a small drone cannot fly safely in high wind or heavy rain. What can be done to an older roof may depend on listing or a conservation area. Your council and Historic England’s list will tell you where you stand, before anyone quotes for re-roofing.
If you live in an older home near Christ Church, the nails, lead and mortar on the roof may be wearing out even where the slates or tiles look fine. If you own a rental within reach of Selling station, the gap between tenancies is a good time to have the roof looked at.
Dunkirk is about 4 miles south-east of Faversham, in Kent. Houses, flats, blocks and commercial buildings in Dunkirk can all book roof surveys, with a written report and photographs every time. We cover towns and villages across Kent, large and small.
Here we cover the ME13 postcode area for roof surveys. Streets in the area include London Road and Courtenay Road, all of which we cover. Close by, we survey roofs in Boughton under Blean (1 mile west), Winterbourne (1 mile south-west), Hickmans Green (1 mile west), Oversland (1 mile south-west) and South Street (2 miles south-west). Further out, we also cover Ashford (12 miles south-west), Canterbury (5 miles east), Sittingbourne (11 miles west), Whitstable (5 miles north-east), Faversham (4 miles north-west) and Herne Bay (9 miles north-east).
Near you in Dunkirk
We work in homes and buildings around The Red Lion pub and Mount Ephraim Gardens. For rail, the closest station is Selling station, roughly 1.9 miles south-west. Nearby you’ll also find Chilham Castle (3.5 miles south) and Eastbridge Hospital of St Thomas the Martyr (4.4 miles east). Not far away are Blean Woods RSPB Reserve.
What we look for on each type of roof
Chimney stacks
Each chimney’s pots, flaunching, pointing and flashings are checked, as far as we can safely see them. Leaning stacks and loose pots are recorded.
Natural slate
Inside the loft space, we check what’s under the slates. There may be old felt underlay, or none at all on very old roofs.