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Roof survey in Ickham, Kent
A careful look at the roof at your property in Ickham, and put it all in a written report with photographs.
- Valley linings that have cracked or split
- Loose chimney pots
- Cracked mortar along the ridge
Should I look at the roof myself first?
It’s useful to keep a record: when leaks happen, ground-level photos and any past roof work. Send it with your enquiry.
The one thing to avoid is getting up close. Slates, tiles, flat roofs and rooflights can give way, and falls from height are serious. That part is for a survey.
Roof surveys for homes and businesses in Ickham
People book a roof survey for all sorts of reasons. Some have seen a mark on a ceiling or bits of tile in the garden, while others just want to know where they stand. The approach is the same in each case: a careful look, then a clear written report. Visits run on weekdays and at weekends, so it’s easy to find a day that suits. If you are worried about crumbling chimney pointing or cracked flaunching and ridge tiles that have lifted or moved, a survey will tell you what’s going on, on flat roofs, the roof space and lead flashings alike.
In a small place like Ickham, many roofs stand in the open, which is hard on ridges, chimneys, flashings and gutters. Damp in old walls is slow to dry, so a small leak can do a lot of harm. A written report sets out what to deal with and in what order. On exposed older roofs, chimneys and lead flashings are frequently the first to give way.
With the Standard Survey, you also get moisture detection, a structural check and a follow-up consultation. The Premium Survey adds thermal imaging, drone inspection where it applies, structural analysis and an in-person consultation.
- Where
- Ickham (CT3)
- Region
- Kent
- Price
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Your report
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- When we survey
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Insurance
- PI and public liability insurance
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Towns and villages near Ickham
Also in Ickham
When to book a survey in Ickham
Weather is the main thing that wears a roof down. Wind lifts loose slates, tiles and ridge pieces, and rain finds any gap it can. Small faults that start this way grow over time.
Signs worth acting on include:
- Flashings that have come away from the wall
- Torn or sagging underlay
- Slates or tiles that have slipped or broken
- Ridge tiles that have lifted or moved
For landlords with property near Bekesbourne station, a dated record of the roof is useful when planning maintenance across a let.
Questions to ask before booking
- Whether the loft is part of the inspection
- What’s outside the scope of the survey
- What the report includes, and whether it has photographs
- How long they’ve been surveying roofs
How we price roof surveys
To price your survey, we check:
- The package you choose: Basic, Standard or Premium
- Features like valleys, chimneys, dormers and parapets
- Whether thermal imaging or a drone is needed
- Whether it’s a home or a commercial building
Prices quoted always include VAT, and the report is not charged as an extra. Prices start from £150, including VAT. Size, height and access decide where your roof falls.
What to let us know when you contact us
When you call or email, these details help:
- Pictures of the roof from a safe spot, if you have them
- Where any leaks, stains or damp patches show inside
- Any deadline, like an exchange date
- The reason for the survey, such as buying, a leak or storm damage
Buyers should book once an offer has been accepted, so there is time to use the report before exchange. Otherwise, simply phone 07833 053749 or email us whenever suits you.
How the survey works
We work from the outside in: outside views come first, then the loft space if there is safe access. 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 Ickham can be hard to find from a postcode alone, so a few directions are welcome. After that, the survey runs as it would anywhere.
- You get in touch with the address and anything you’ve noticed.
- We agree a date, on a weekday, Saturday or Sunday.
- We check the roof from every safe viewpoint, inside and out.
- Every part of the roof is checked and photographed.
- You receive a written report with photos and recommendations.
Before the survey
- Keep pets in another room
- Check the loft hatch can be reached
- If you are buying, check with the agent that we can get in
Getting a price
To arrange a survey, call 07833 053749 or email us and let us know the address and what’s prompted the survey. We’ll confirm the price before you book.
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Ickham: your questions answered
Does a conservation area affect roof work in Ickham?
Your council is the best source, with Historic England’s list for listed buildings. Both listing and conservation areas can limit changes of roofing material.
Do you cover smaller places like Ickham?
Yes, we do. We survey roofs across London and South East England, and smaller places are part of that. Longer journeys are simply planned ahead of time.
Can you survey a shared roof?
Yes. A shared roof needs access agreed first, with the freeholder or managing agent. Let us know about it when you book and we will plan the survey around it.
What does a roof survey cost?
Our price is from £150, including VAT. You’ll know the price for the job before booking. To get a price, ring 07833 053749 or use the contact form.
What insurance do you have?
We are covered by professional indemnity and public liability insurance, for every survey we carry out.
Do you use drones?
Yes, where it is applicable. Whether we can fly on the day depends on the weather and the airspace rules, including flight restriction zones near airports. We’re a CAA-registered drone operator.
Do you test for asbestos?
No. We don’t carry out asbestos surveys or testing. Where materials might contain it, we say so in the report so a specialist asbestos surveyor can check before any work.
When you need someone else
Every survey has limits, and it’s better to know them up front. Keep these in mind:
- A full building survey of the property
- Defects hidden under coverings or inside walls without opening up
- An exact number of years the roof has left
If you’re not sure which survey you need, call 07833 053749 or email us and we’ll give you a straight answer before booking. The full list of what we check.
Roof types and parts we check
- Clay and concrete tiles
- Ridges, hips and valleys
- Flat roofs
- The roof space
- Lead flashings
- Chimney stacks
- Natural slate
Roof surveys around Ickham
Older houses across Kent frequently have handmade clay or peg tiles, and many have tile-hung walls. You’ll also find oast houses and timber-framed Wealden hall houses among the county’s older buildings. Whichever you have, the details that tend to fail before the covering itself get the closest look. If the drone is used for your survey, we check the Drone Safety Map for restrictions before flying.
For site and facilities teams at buildings such as Wickhambreaux Church of England Primary School, long gutter runs and wide roofs on a building that size are worth checking on a regular cycle. With Goodnestone Park about 3 miles south-east, the area around Ickham has a long history. Older roofs nearby frequently mix original materials with later repairs, and the survey shows where each one is.
Ickham is about 4 miles east of Canterbury, in Kent. Whether the building in Ickham is a house, a flat or a commercial unit, we can survey the roof. Ickham is one of the towns and villages in Kent we cover for roof surveys.
We work across the CT3 postcode area for roof surveys and the streets around it. Whether your property is on The Street, School Lane and Baye Lane or anywhere close by, we can survey it. Nearby, we also carry out roof surveys in Wickhambreaux (1 mile north), Seaton (1 mile north-east), Littlebourne (1 mile west), Bramling (1 mile south-east) and Bekesbourne (2 miles south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Canterbury (4 miles west), Margate (11 miles north-east), Dover (11 miles south-east), Folkestone (13 miles south), Ramsgate (11 miles north-east) and Broadstairs (12 miles north-east).
Near you in Ickham
We work in homes and buildings around The Rose Inn. The nearest railway station is Bekesbourne station, about 2.3 miles south-west. A little further out are Canterbury Castle (4.7 miles west) and St Martins Hospital (3.3 miles west).
How the survey changes by roof type
Natural slate
From the loft, we look at the underside of a slate roof. Older roofs may have bitumen felt underlay, and very old roofs none.
Chimney stacks
Water that gets into a stack can show as damp in the rooms below. We check the flashings and mortar for the cause.