East Sussex · London and the South East
Roof Survey in Founthill
We carry out roof surveys in Founthill and the rest of East Sussex. Surveys run on any day of the week.
- Flashings that have come away from the wall
- Standing water on a flat roof
- Debris building up in roof valleys
Can I check my roof myself?
If you have a loft with safe access, take a look inside. Take a torch and only step on boards or joists, and look for staining, damp timber or daylight coming through.
After heavy rain, check ceilings and the tops of walls for new stains. Take a photo and write down when you saw it.
How a roof survey works in Founthill
We inspect what can be seen safely: from the ground, from windows and other vantage points, from inside the loft and from the roof itself where it is safe. The Premium Survey adds thermal imaging and, where applicable, a drone, for roofs that are hard to see well. You don’t need to do anything except give us access. Everything we see is photographed for the report. We survey lead flashings, clay and concrete tiles and ridges, hips and valleys, and people most frequently book us about ridge tiles that have lifted or moved and lifted, split or missing lead flashings.
Somewhere as small as Founthill, homes are often older cottages and farmhouses, with outbuildings and some newer houses. Older roofs may be clay tile, slate, stone or thatch, often with chimneys that have stood a long time. Each needs checking in its own way, and thatch is a specialist material we report on as far as it can be seen. On older roofs, it’s typically the chimneys and lead flashings that need work first.
Pictures do a lot of the work in our reports, because a photo of a cracked flashing says more than a paragraph. Anything out of sight on the day is listed as such.
- Location
- Founthill (BN8)
- Region
- East Sussex
- Price
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- A written report with photos, by email
- Appointments
- Weekdays and weekends
- Insurance
- PI and public liability insurance
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
What affects the cost of roof surveys
To price your survey, we look at:
- Basic, Standard or Premium
- Whether it’s a home or a commercial building
- If the survey needs thermal imaging or a drone
- The size of the roof
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 the job before booking.
What to let us know when you get in touch
There’s no need for technical words. It is enough to let us know:
- Any marks or damp showing indoors
- How the loft is reached, if there is one
- Your timetable, such as an exchange date
- Where the property is, with the postcode
To arrange a survey, call 07833 053749 or send us an email and let us know the address and what’s prompted the survey. You’ll know the price before anything is booked.
What a roof survey looks like in Founthill
Handmade clay tiles and tile-hung upper walls are typical of older Sussex houses. Horsham stone slab roofs survive on some old Sussex buildings, alongside oast houses and timber-framed Wealden hall houses. Each of these coverings has its own weak points, from fixings and valleys to flashings, chimneys and gutters. If your survey includes the drone, we check the Drone Safety Map for restrictions before flying.
If you let a flat or house near Uckfield station, a roof report between tenancies helps plan work before a small defect becomes a tenant’s leak. Anyone responsible for a site like Newick Church of England Primary School will know that long gutter runs and wide roofs on a building that size are worth checking on a regular cycle.
Founthill is about 3 miles west of Uckfield, in East Sussex. Founthill is one of many places we visit across East Sussex. We cover towns and villages across East Sussex, large and small. We also survey roofs in Brighton.
All of BN8 is within our area for roof surveys. Nearby, we also carry out roof surveys in Newick (1 mile north-west), Chailey (1 mile west), North Chailey (2 miles west), South Street (2 miles south-west) and Mount Pleasant (2 miles south). We also work in nearby towns such as Seaford (13 miles south), Lewes (6 miles south), Hailsham (12 miles south-east), Crowborough (9 miles north-east), Uckfield (3 miles east) and Newhaven (12 miles south).
Landmarks near Founthill
Locally, jobs take us to homes and businesses close to The Royal Oak Inn and the streets around them. Founthill’s nearest station is Uckfield station, roughly 3.3 miles east. Nearby you’ll also find Uckfield Community Hospital (3.7 miles east) and Heaven Farm Museum (3.9 miles north).
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Founthill questions
I let a flat near Uckfield station. Can you check the roof?
Yes, that’s a common request. Let us know whether a tenant or an agent will let us in, and we can send the report to you or your agent.
Is Founthill within the area you cover?
Yes, Founthill is covered. We cover the whole of London and South East England, from towns to the smallest villages. Longer journeys are simply planned beforehand.
How long does the visit take?
The visit usually takes roughly 1–2 hours for an ordinary house roof, and longer if there are extensions, dormers or several chimneys. We’ll give you an idea of timing when you book.
Is your survey a structural engineer’s report?
No. If we see signs that need an engineer, such as serious sagging, we will say so. We don’t provide structural calculations.
Do you inspect the roof from on top?
When the roof and the conditions make it safe, yes. Many roofs can be seen well from windows, vantage points and the loft.
Do you need to get into the loft?
If there’s a loft and safe access to it, yes. The roof space can show things the outside cannot, such as damp timbers, staining or daylight.
Does this replace a RICS home survey?
No. This is a survey of the roof only, and it isn’t a RICS Level 2 or Level 3 survey. It can sit alongside a RICS survey if you want both.
What we do, step by step
The visit normally starts outside and finishes in the loft: first the slopes, edges and gutters from every safe viewpoint, then the loft space where it can be reached. All told, expect roughly 1–2 hours for an ordinary house roof, and longer if there are extensions, dormers or several chimneys. Rural addresses near Founthill can be hard to find from a postcode alone, so a few directions, or a note of a nearby landmark, help us arrive on time. The visit itself is the same as anywhere else.
- We help you choose a Basic, Standard or Premium Survey.
- On the day, we start by hearing what you’ve noticed.
- Coverings, ridges, hips, valleys, flashings, chimneys and gutters are inspected and photographed.
- Extra checks are carried out where your package includes them.
- The report is emailed with findings and recommendations.
Before the survey
- Have any paperwork from past roof work to hand
- Let us know about parking near the property
- Point out any leaks or damp patches
Arrange a survey
Once you know what you need, ring 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.
Advice
Roof by roof
Concrete interlocking tiles
Interlocking tiles on shallow roofs depend on their laps and fixings. Lifted or cracked tiles are noted, especially at the verges and ridge.
Natural slate
From the loft, we look at the underside of a slate roof. There may be old felt underlay, or none at all on very old roofs.
What we are asked to look at in Founthill
Every roof takes years of rain, wind, sun and frost. Wind lifts loose slates, tiles and ridge pieces, while rain gets into every gap. Small faults that start this way grow over time.
A survey can pick up problems such as:
- Cracked mortar along the ridge
- Valley linings that have cracked or split
- Crumbling chimney pointing or cracked flaunching
- Blocked, sagging or leaking gutters
If yours is one of the older homes in the streets near The Parish Church of St Mary, its chimney, valleys and lead work are likely to be the parts that need attention first.
Before you book anyone
- Are they insured for the work?
- Whether the loft is part of the inspection
- Will the report include photos?
- Do they have a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID for drone work?
What this survey can’t tell you
A survey is a careful look at the roof, but it cannot do everything. Its limits include:
- A full building survey of the property
- Whether the roof structure meets design loads
- Asbestos testing of any kind
If you are not sure which survey you need, call 07833 053749 or send us an email and we will give you a straight answer before booking. What a survey covers and doesn’t.
Roof types and parts we check
- Clay and concrete tiles
- The roof space
- Lead flashings
- Natural slate
- Flat roofs
- Ridges, hips and valleys
- Chimney stacks