Essex · London and the South East
Roof survey in Great Canfield, Essex
We take a careful look at the roof at your property in Great Canfield, with photos and a written report.
- Worn or blocked valleys
- Cracked or blistered flat roof coverings
- Torn or sagging underlay
Do you need a roof survey in Great Canfield?
A chimney stack takes more weather than almost any other part of a roof. Pointing erodes, flaunching cracks and pots work loose. Damp on a chimney breast inside frequently starts at the top of the stack.
People typically book a survey when they’ve noticed one of these:
- Flashings that have come away from the wall
- Leaking gutter joints and downpipes
- Loose ridge or hip tiles
- Leaning or weathered chimney stacks
Barrington Hall, about 2.9 miles west, is one of the historic houses in the wider area around Great Canfield. Older homes in the area may have roofs that need matching materials when work is done.
Choosing a roof surveyor
- How much experience they have with roofs like yours
- Whether the loft is part of the inspection
- Their drone registration, if they fly one
- When you will get the report
How a roof survey works in Great Canfield
There’s no single reason to have a roof surveyed. Some have seen a mark on a ceiling or bits of tile in the garden, others want a check before selling or after years without one. Whatever the reason, the survey works the same way: a careful look, then a clear written report. We survey on weekdays and at weekends, so finding a time is rarely difficult. If you’ve noticed lifted, split or missing lead flashings and slates or tiles that have slipped or broken, a survey will tell you what’s going on.
Older buildings in small places like Great Canfield may be listed or in a conservation area. That can affect what materials can be used when work is done, so check with the council before planning anything. Knowing the roof’s condition helps you plan ahead with that in mind. Older materials such as clay tiles, slate and stone are often matched when work is done.
How fast the report arrives depends on the package: Basic within 48 hours, Standard in 24–48 hours and Premium the same day.
- Location
- Great Canfield (CM6)
- Region
- Essex
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- Appointments
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Insured
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Great Canfield questions
Is Great Canfield within the area you cover?
We do. Villages and rural addresses get the same survey as a town house.
Can a landlord with a rental near Stansted Airport station book a roof survey?
Yes. We survey roofs for landlords, letting agents and managing agents as well as owners. Just call 07833 053749 or send us an email with the details.
Will you climb onto the roof?
Only when it is safe. We also use views from ground level, windows and the loft space, and Premium includes a drone where applicable.
How many surveys have you done?
We have more than 20 years’ experience and have completed over 5,000 surveys.
Can you survey at the weekend?
Surveys can be booked for any day of the week: Monday to Friday, Saturdays and Sundays. Just let us know the days that suit you.
Is your survey a structural engineer’s report?
No. We report on the roof’s condition, and Standard and Premium include structural checks. It doesn’t include structural calculations, which need an engineer.
Do you survey roofs on blocks of flats?
Yes, once whoever controls the roof agrees access. On a shared roof we can only inspect the parts we’re allowed to reach, and the report makes that clear.
Also near Great Canfield
What else we do in Great Canfield
What we look for on each type of roof
Flat roof coverings
Standing water, blisters and splits all point to wear. Upstands and outlets are checked too, since leaks often start there.
Clay plain and peg tiles
Handmade and machine-made clay tiles are long-lasting. Slipped, cracked and missing tiles are recorded, and for spalling where the surface has flaked.
What this survey can’t tell you
Every survey has limits, and we’d rather be clear about that before you book. Bear these in mind:
- Walls, floors and services below the roof
- An exact number of years the roof has left
- What’s under the slates, tiles or felt
If you’re not sure which survey you need, ring 07833 053749 or email us and we will give you a straight answer before you book. The full list of what we check.
Roofs we survey in Great Canfield
- Ridges, hips and valleys
- Chimney stacks
- Clay and concrete tiles
- Lead flashings
- Natural slate
- Flat roofs
- The roof space
Can I check my roof myself?
Keep a simple record: when leaks happen, ground-level photos and any past roof work. Send it with your enquiry, as it helps us focus the survey.
A DIY look is useful, but it is not a survey. You won’t see flashings, valleys or the backs of chimneys properly from the ground, and those are details a survey looks at closely.
Why act early in Great Canfield
By the time water marks a ceiling, it’s frequently been getting in for a while. Damp spreads through insulation and timber before anything shows below. From inside the loft space, we can often spot it sooner. For older village homes like those around Great Canfield, the right replacement materials are not always easy to find quickly. That is one more reason to find defects before they become urgent.
To find out what your survey will cost, phone 07833 053749 or drop us an email and let us know about the roof. The price is agreed before a date is set.
Why us?
- Surveys seven days a week
- CAA-registered drone operator (Flyer ID and Operator ID)
- 20+ years’ experience
- More than 5,000 surveys completed
Read our cost guide or our case studies.
Roofs, chimneys and gutters in Great Canfield
If the drone is used for your survey, the flight is checked against the Drone Safety Map first. Clay tiles and timber weatherboarding mark out many of the older buildings in Essex, alongside a good many post-war and newer estates. On roofs like these, good slates or tiles can outlast the nails, battens, lead and mortar around them.
For landlords with property near Stansted Airport station, knowing the condition of the roof, chimneys and gutters helps you plan work rather than react to complaints. For an older house near a landmark like Parish Church of St Mary, corroded nails, tired lead and weathered chimney pointing are the things to watch on older roofs.
Great Canfield is about 3 miles south-west of Great Dunmow, in Essex. We survey roofs in Great Canfield and the surrounding area across London and South East England. Great Canfield is one of the places in Essex we cover for roof surveys. We also survey roofs in Chelmsford.
Postcode districts we cover here for roof surveys: CM6. If you need a roof survey at a property on The Street and Canfield Road or anywhere close by, we can help. Neighbouring places we cover for roof surveys include High Roding (1 mile east), Roundbush Green (2 miles south), Keeres Green (2 miles south), High Easter (2 miles south-east) and Stagden Cross (3 miles south-east). Larger places within reach include Chelmsford (10 miles south-east), Braintree (11 miles east), Harlow (10 miles south-west), Brentwood (14 miles south), Billericay (15 miles south) and Witham (14 miles east).
What’s near Great Canfield
Locally, jobs take us to homes and businesses close to The Black Lion Public House and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Stansted Airport station, roughly 4.5 miles north-west of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Little Easton Moat (3.8 miles north). Not far away are Portingbury Hills.
The survey, step by step
A survey visit follows a simple order: we hear what you’ve seen, inspect the roof from every safe vantage point, take photographs as we go and make notes for the report. It normally takes about one to two hours for most homes, depending on how many separate roofs there are. Older rural homes like those around Great Canfield 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 start with the property details and any concerns.
- 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 photo-illustrated written report and recommendations.
How to prepare
- Keep pets in another room
- Have keys ready for side gates, garages or roof access doors
- Make a note of anything you’d like us to look at
How to book
To arrange a survey, call 07833 053749 or use the contact form with the address and what you’d like to know about the roof. We’ll confirm the price before booking.