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East Wickham Roof Survey
Roof surveys around East Wickham, with a written report you can act on. Book a weekday or weekend visit.
- Ridge tiles that have lifted or moved
- Debris building up in roof valleys
- Cracked or blistered flat roof coverings
Prices for roof surveys in East Wickham
Prices always include VAT. The things that change the price are:
- The shape of the roof and its details
- The package you choose: Basic, Standard or Premium
- The use of thermal imaging or a drone
- The roof’s overall size
Bigger, taller and commercial roofs take more time to survey, so the price reflects that. The price is confirmed before you book.
Booking your survey
To price your survey accurately, we’ll ask about:
- Your timetable, such as an exchange date
- Where water is showing inside, if it is
- Pictures from the garden or a window, if you have them
- Anything about access we should know
If you have photos of the roof, send them over. Take them safely from ground level or a window. To send them or to book, ring 07833 053749 or send us an email.
About our roof survey in East Wickham
We inspect everything that’s safely in view: from ground level, from windows, from the roof space and from the roof where conditions allow. The Premium Survey adds thermal imaging and, where it applies, a drone, which helps with tall or steep roofs. All we need from you is access to the property and the loft. Each defect we find is photographed and explained. If you’re worried about condensation or damp timbers in the loft and crumbling chimney pointing or cracked flaunching, we can find out what’s behind it, whatever the roof.
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. If your home in East Wickham has one, it needs checking from somewhere that can actually see it.
After the visit, you get a written report with photos, emailed to you. It explains the condition of the roof, the defects we found and what we recommend.
- Place
- East Wickham (DA16, SE18, SE2)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Price
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Your report
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- Survey days
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Cover
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Questions from East Wickham
Is drone flying allowed in East Wickham?
The answer turns on the exact location and the conditions on the day. East Wickham is about 1 mile from the edge of the flight restriction zone around London City Airport. We check the exact boundary for the address before flying, and if the roof falls inside it, we ask for permission first. 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. Every London address is checked against them before a flight. A small drone cannot fly safely in strong wind or heavy rain.
Will parking be an issue for a roof survey in East Wickham?
Usually it’s manageable with a little notice. Let us know what parking is available nearby, and the visit is planned around it.
Do you need to get into the loft?
If the survey needs it and the roof space can be reached safely, yes. A clear path to the hatch helps.
Is a roof survey the same as a structural survey?
No. Our survey looks at the condition of the roof, and the Standard and Premium packages include a structural check. It isn’t a structural engineer’s report and does not include calculations.
Do you carry professional indemnity insurance?
Our surveys are covered by professional indemnity and public liability insurance. If you need details for a managing agent or a building owner, just ask.
What if it rains on the day?
Light rain does not usually stop a survey, and it can even help show where water is getting in. Heavy rain or strong wind can ground a drone and make the roof unsafe, so we’ll agree a new date if the weather is not suitable.
How experienced are you?
Over 5,000 surveys so far, across 20+ years of surveying roofs, and 98% of customers are satisfied.
What a roof survey looks like in East Wickham
About 1.3 miles south-east lies Danson House, a reminder of how long the area around East Wickham has been built on. Period homes nearby can have lead valleys, tall chimneys and a patchwork of past repairs. Further from the centre, London’s housing takes in interwar semis with hipped roofs in clay or concrete tiles as well as slate-roofed terraces. Bay roofs, hip ridges and dormers from later loft conversions are the details that set these houses apart. Whatever the covering, it is often the fixings, flashings, valleys and gutters that give out first.
Shop and office owners around Broadway Shopping Centre may find that a written record of the roof’s condition helps you plan maintenance rather than react to leaks. If you let a flat or house near Welling station, a roof report between tenancies helps plan work before a small defect becomes a tenant’s leak. Take an older house close to St Mary the Virgin: the nails, lead and mortar on the roof may be wearing out even where the slates or tiles look fine.
East Wickham is about 1 mile north-west of Welling, in Greater London. If you are in East Wickham, booking works exactly as it does anywhere else: a call or an email, a price, then a date. Across Greater London, we cover East Wickham and the places around it. London is in our area too.
Surveys in DA16, SE18 and SE2 work the same way as everywhere else we cover. Local streets include Keats Road, Darwin Road and Edison Road, all of which we cover. If you’re just outside East Wickham, we cover Falconwood (1 mile south), Shooter's Hill (1 mile west), Blackfen (1 mile south), Plumstead (1 mile north-west) and Avery Hill (1 mile south-west). Larger places within reach include London (8 miles west), City of Westminster (11 miles west), Marylebone (11 miles west), Kensington (13 miles west), St Pancras (10 miles north-west) and Shoreditch (8 miles north-west).
Near you in East Wickham
We work in homes and buildings around Shooters Hill Sixth Form College, Welling School and Shoulder of Mutton Green. East Wickham has its own railway station: Welling station. A little further out are Broadway Shopping Centre (2.3 miles south-east) and Greenwich Castle (4.3 miles west). Open spaces near East Wickham include The Tarn and Summer Hill.
What happens on the day
We work from the outside in: outside views come first, then the roof space if there’s safe access. In total, it takes an hour or two for an ordinary house roof, and longer if there are extensions, dormers or several chimneys. In converted houses and mansion blocks, the loft hatch is often on a shared landing. If that applies to your building, it is useful to agree access with the neighbours or the managing agent first. Everything else is planned around the building, not the postcode.
- You let us know the address, the type of roof and what’s worrying you.
- We agree a date, including weekends if that suits you.
- Outside, we inspect from ground level, windows and other safe vantage points, and from the roof where safe.
- We then look in the loft for damp, staining and the condition of the underlay.
- We email a written report with photos and recommendations.
Preparing for the visit
- Find any records of previous roof work
- Jot down any questions you want answered
- If you are buying, check with the agent that we can get in
Arrange a survey
You can call us seven days a week. To book or ask a question, call 07833 053749 or drop us an email.
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Before and after the survey
A few practical points come up again and again on our surveys. They’re worth knowing whatever the roof:
- Photograph stains when they appear
- Let us know about past leaks
- Hold on to the report for future surveys
- Watch for slipped slates after bad weather
Keep the report with your property records. It is a useful baseline for future surveys, and buyers may ask about the roof when you sell.
Plan a roof survey every few years, or sooner after severe weather. Regular checks catch problems while they’re small. Each report gives a record to compare against.
Different roofs, different checks
Clay plain and peg tiles
Older homes in the Weald and across the South East often have clay plain tiles. Rotten pegs and battens let tiles move.
Concrete interlocking tiles
Many post-war houses have concrete interlocking tiles. They’re heavy and hard-wearing, but their surfaces weather over the years.
Why it is worth a survey now in East Wickham
Before you put a home on the market, it is useful to know the roof’s condition. You will know what a buyer’s survey might pick up, or at least know what to expect. In a London terrace or conversion, a roof defect rarely stays your problem alone: failed flashings and blocked valley gutters can send water into more than one home. Finding it early keeps the work smaller.
A Basic Survey starts from £150, with VAT included. The Standard Survey starts from £250 and the Premium Survey from £400. We confirm the exact price before you book.
Why book with us
- 5,000+ roofs surveyed
- Clear package prices, including VAT
- PI and public liability insurance
- Thermal imaging and drones used where they help
Read what a roof survey costs and what we found on two real jobs.
What you can safely check yourself
Watch the gutters in a downpour, from a window or the ground. Overflowing water can point to a blockage or a sagging run.
What you can’t do safely is get up close. Roofs are fragile and slippery, and a fall can be serious. That is where a survey comes in, using safe viewpoints and a drone where it applies.