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Roof survey in Hollow Street, Kent
Know where you stand with the roof before you decide what to do next. Roof surveys in Hollow Street.
- Gaps in the roof where coverings have gone
- Cracked mortar along the ridge
- Cracked or blistered flat roof coverings
Roof surveys for homes and businesses in Hollow Street
There are three levels of survey: a Basic Survey from £150, a Standard Survey from £250 and a Premium Survey from £400, all including VAT. Basic is a visual inspection with photos and written recommendations. Standard and Premium go further, like moisture detection, a structural check, thermal imaging and a drone where it applies. Each one comes with a written report. We survey clay and concrete tiles, lead flashings and ridges, hips and valleys, and common reasons people get in touch are leaning or weathered chimney stacks and blocked, sagging or leaking gutters.
Village roofs often face open fields and take the full force of wind and rain, which is hard on ridges, chimneys, flashings and gutters. Older walls take a long time to dry once water gets in. A written report sets out what to deal with and in what order. On exposed older roofs, chimneys and lead flashings are often the first to give way.
You receive the findings by email, ready to forward to whoever needs them. Turnaround is within 48 hours for Basic, 24–48 hours for Standard and same day for Premium.
- Where
- Hollow Street (CT3)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Price
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- Appointments
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Insured
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
Tips that help
These tips come from what we see on roofs every week:
- Include dormers, porches and garages when you book
- Stay off ladders and the roof
- Have details of recent roof work to hand
- Check the roof from the ground after storms
Your report arrives by email, with photos of what we found. Basic reports come within 48 hours, Standard within 24 to 48 hours and Premium the same day. Findings are explained in plain words, with recommendations.
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.
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Hollow Street questions
Will you come out to Hollow Street?
Yes. Hollow Street is within the area we cover, which takes in towns, villages and rural addresses. We survey roofs across London and South East England. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there as you book.
Is my home in Hollow Street listed or in a conservation area?
We can’t confirm that for you, but Historic England’s list and your council can. Both listing and conservation areas can limit changes of roofing material.
Do I have to be there for the survey?
Not necessarily. If we only need the outside, we can agree that in advance, but the loft and any rooms with damp need someone to let us in.
What does a roof survey cost?
Our price is from £150, including VAT. What you pay for your roof depends on its size, height, access and the package, and it is agreed before booking.
Can you check whether my roof contains asbestos?
No. Asbestos was banned in UK construction in 1999, so older buildings may have it. We flag materials that could contain it, and recommends a specialist asbestos surveyor looks at them.
Can you survey in bad weather?
Light rain does not typically stop a survey. Strong wind or a downpour can stop drone flights and make roof access unsafe, so if conditions aren’t right we’ll arrange another day with you.
Will you fly a drone over my roof?
Yes, where applicable and safe. We fly a sub-250g drone and we’re a CAA-registered drone operator (Flyer ID and Operator ID). It’s included in the Drone Roof Survey and, where applicable, the Premium Survey.
What we look for on each type of roof
Natural slate
Slate is one of the most durable roof coverings, yet the nails holding it often fail long before the slate. We check for slipped, cracked and missing slates.
Flat roof coverings
Ponding, blistering, splits and cracked surfaces are the common warning signs. Upstands and outlets are checked too, since leaks often start there.
Leave it or get it looked at?
Leaving it means relying on what you can see from ground level. You might pay for work that doesn’t fix the real problem, or to a real problem being missed. We tell you what’s really needed. Older and listed buildings around Hollow Street may need consent and matching materials for repairs, so leaving a defect until it’s urgent leaves less time to plan.
What a survey costs comes down to the roof itself: how big it is, how high it is, the number of separate roofs and how it can be reached and seen safely. Prices start from £150, including VAT.
Why book with us
- 5,000+ roofs surveyed
- Over 20 years’ experience
- Professional indemnity and public liability insurance
- 98% of customers satisfied
Take a look at how roof surveys are priced or two real surveys.
Prices for roof surveys in Hollow Street
All our prices include VAT. What changes the price is:
- House, block, shop or office
- Building height and the viewpoints available
- If the survey needs thermal imaging or a drone
- The size of the roof
A Basic Survey starts from £150, including VAT. Standard is from £250 and Premium from £400, both including VAT. We confirm the price for your roof before you book.
Helping us price your survey
A few details help us point you to the right survey and price. When you contact us, it is useful to mention:
- Anything about access we should know
- Any photos you have, taken from the ground or a window
- Any deadline, such as an exchange date
- Any marks or damp showing indoors
Our phone lines are open seven days a week, including Saturdays and Sundays. To book or ask a question, ring 07833 053749 or drop us an email.
Local roofs in Hollow Street
Hollow Street lies within about 4 miles of the sea, and wind near the sea can be strong. The weather on the day decides whether a flight goes ahead, as a small drone can’t fly safely in high wind or heavy rain. England has around 10,000 conservation areas and about 500,000 listed buildings. If your home is listed, changes that affect its special interest need listed building consent, and in a conservation area re-roofing in different materials may need permission, so check with the council.
Trees in and around Grove Ferry Picnic Area shed leaves that can end up in nearby gutters, so outlets and downpipes are worth watching. The streets around a church such as Church of St Mary the Virgin are often among the oldest in a place, and if yours is one of the older homes nearby, the nails, lead and mortar on the roof may be wearing out even where the slates or tiles look fine.
Hollow Street is about 3 miles south-east of Herne Bay, in Kent. We visit Hollow Street as part of our work across Kent, for homes and businesses alike. We cover towns and villages across Kent, from the larger towns to small villages. For surveys nearby, see our Canterbury page.
Every address in CT3 is within our area for roof surveys. If you’re just outside Hollow Street, we cover Chislet (1 mile north-east), Chitty (1 mile north-east), Old Tree (1 mile north-west), Boyden Gate (1 mile north) and Hoath (1 mile west). Further out, we also cover Canterbury (6 miles south-west), Margate (9 miles east), Dover (14 miles south), Ramsgate (10 miles east), Broadstairs (11 miles east) and Whitstable (7 miles west).
Near you in Hollow Street
Around Hollow Street, our work takes us to homes and buildings near Grove Ferry Picnic Area and Spires Academy, among other places. Hollow Street’s nearest station is Sturry station, roughly 3.6 miles south-west of the centre. Well-known places in the area include St Martins Hospital (5.1 miles south-west). The countryside around Hollow Street includes West Blean and Thornden Woods.
Common roof problems in Hollow Street
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.
Problems we come across often include:
- Loose ridge or hip tiles
- Gaps in the roof where coverings have gone
- Valley linings that have cracked or split
- Leaning or weathered chimney stacks
Landlords with a home close to Sturry station may find that a roof report between tenancies helps plan work before a small defect becomes a tenant’s leak.
Before booking any roof surveyor
- What’s outside the scope of the survey
- What exactly goes into their report
- Their track record with similar roofs
- Whether the loft is part of the inspection
How the survey works
Where it’s relevant and can be reached safely, the roof space is checked as well as the outside. In the loft, the signs we look for are staining, damp, daylight and sagging, as far as the space allows. The whole visit typically takes an hour or two for most homes, depending on how many separate roofs there are. Rural addresses near Hollow Street 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.
- You let us know the address, the type of roof and what’s worrying you.
- A visit is booked for a weekday, Saturday or Sunday.
- We check the roof from every safe vantage point outside.
- We then look in the loft for damp, staining and the condition of the underlay.
- You receive the report with photos and recommendations, prioritised by urgency.
Preparing for the visit
- Agree roof access with the managing agent if it is shared
- Check pets are kept safely away
- Leave a clear route to the loft
Arrange a survey
To get a price for roof surveys in Hollow Street, call 07833 053749 or use the contact form. Some details about the property and the roof help us price the survey accurately.