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Roof survey in Knotty Green, Buckinghamshire
We take a careful look at the roof at your property in Knotty Green, and put it all in a written report with photos.
- Leaning or weathered chimney stacks
- Valley linings that have cracked or split
- Slipped, cracked or missing slates and tiles
Landlord and commercial surveys in Knotty Green
Businesses and commercial landlords can book us too. Bigger roofs take more time, so they’re priced to suit.
Shared roofs need a little more planning: we need access agreed with the freeholder or managing agent. Mention it when you contact us and we’ll plan the visit with that in mind.
Roof survey in Knotty Green: what you get
Three packages cover most roofs: Basic from £150, Standard from £250 and Premium from £400, with VAT included. Basic is a visual inspection with photos and written recommendations. The higher packages add more checks, with moisture detection and a structural check, and on Premium, thermal imaging and a drone where applicable. Every package includes a written report. We are frequently asked to look into leaning or weathered chimney stacks and worn or blocked valleys, on chimney stacks, natural slate and the roof space.
Village roofs often face open fields and take the full force of wind and rain, so ridges, chimney stacks, flashings and gutters work hard. Older walls take a long time to dry once water gets in. A roof report shows what needs attention first. On exposed older roofs, chimneys and lead flashings are often the first to give way.
The report is written in plain words, so you don’t need to be a roofer to follow it. Photos show what each point refers to, and recommendations are put in order of urgency where relevant.
- Place
- Knotty Green (HP9)
- Wider area
- Buckinghamshire
- Price
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- Emailed report with photos and recommendations
- When we survey
- Weekdays and weekends
- Cover
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
How the survey works
Once we’ve finished looking, we write up our findings in a report with photographs, sent to you by email. As for time on site, most surveys take about one to two hours for most houses, and more on a big or complicated roof. Rural addresses near Knotty Green can be hard to find from a postcode alone, so a few directions are welcome. The visit itself is the same as anywhere else.
- You let us know about the property and any concerns.
- We arrange a day that suits you, including weekends.
- We check the roof from every safe vantage point, inside and out.
- We check the coverings, ridges, hips, valleys, flashings, chimneys and gutters, and photograph what we find.
- We email a written report with photographs and recommendations.
Before the survey
- Note where any stains or damp appear
- Check we can get to the back of the property
- Check pets are kept safely away
Book a survey
When you’re ready to go ahead, phone 07833 053749 or use the contact form. From there it is a case of choosing a package, agreeing the price and fixing a day, weekday or weekend.
Advice
Common roof problems in Knotty Green
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.
These are some of the problems a survey can pick up:
- Blocked, sagging or leaking gutters
- Leaning or weathered chimney stacks
- Standing water on a flat roof
- Ridge tiles that have lifted or moved
If you let a flat or house near Beaconsfield station, a roof report helps you deal with small faults before they turn into a call from a tenant.
Choosing a roof surveyor
- What happens after the report arrives
- Whether the inside of the roof is included
- Whether they hold professional indemnity and public liability insurance
- Their report turnaround times
Tips from our surveys
A few practical points come up again and again on our surveys. They apply to most roofs:
- Hold on to the report for future surveys
- Ask about a flat roof on an extension or garage too
- Take photos of any leaks as they happen
- Gather any paperwork for past roof work
File the report with your other home documents. It gives you something to compare against later, and it can help when you sell.
Check the loft now and then, with care and a good torch. Watch for stains, damp timbers and daylight through the roof. Photograph anything new.
Questions from Knotty Green
Is my home in Knotty Green listed or in a conservation area?
Your council is the best source, with Historic England’s list for listed buildings. A change of roofing material may need consent in either case.
Will you come out to Knotty Green?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. We cover the whole of London and South East England. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
How long does a roof survey take?
The visit typically takes an hour or two for an ordinary house roof, and longer if there are extensions, dormers or several chimneys. We’ll confirm what to expect when we arrange the visit.
Can you look at a roof that’s joined to next door?
Yes, we inspect your part of the roof. We can only look at neighbouring roofs as far as access allows. Shared stacks and upstands are looked at from your property.
Do you carry out surveys on Saturdays and Sundays?
We carry out surveys seven days a week. To find a day that suits you, ring 07833 053749 or drop us an email.
How long have you been surveying roofs?
Over 5,000 surveys so far, across 20+ years of surveying roofs.
How much does a roof survey cost in Knotty Green?
Our price is from £150, including VAT. Our three packages are Basic from £150, Standard from £250 and Premium from £400, with VAT included.
What this survey can’t tell you
To be straight with you, there are limits to any roof survey:
- Asbestos testing of any kind
- Faults hidden behind ceilings or boarding
- The condition of the rest of the building (that’s a RICS home survey)
If you’re not sure which survey you need, call 07833 053749 or use the contact form and we’ll give you a straight answer. The full list of what we check.
What we look at
- Clay and concrete tiles
- Flat roofs
- The roof space
- Natural slate
- Lead flashings
- Chimney stacks
- Ridges, hips and valleys
Nearby places to Knotty Green
What else we do in Knotty Green
Different roofs, different checks
Natural slate
Many Victorian and Edwardian houses have slate roofs. Widespread slipping typically points to corroded nails, which we describe in the report.
Flat roof coverings
Repeated coatings can hide what’s underneath. If the covering would need opening up to know more, we say so.
Knotty Green homes and their roofs
A number of Buckinghamshire villages keep thatched roofs on their older buildings. Across the South East, older homes tend to have slate or clay tiles, and many later ones concrete tiles. Knowing the covering helps explain which parts of a roof are likely to need work first. Historic houses like Cliveden, about 4.6 miles south, show how far back building in the area around Knotty Green goes. Older roofs in the wider area can hide decades of patch repairs, so the detail matters, and a listed home or one in a conservation area may need consent for changes of material.
For an older house near a landmark like Church of St Michael and All Angels, the nails, lead and mortar on the roof may be wearing out even where the slates or tiles look fine. If you look after a building such as St Mary and All Saints CofE Primary School, long gutter runs and wide roofs on a building that size are worth checking on a regular cycle.
Knotty Green is about 1 mile north of Beaconsfield, in Buckinghamshire. From houses to flats and shops in Knotty Green, we can survey the roof on a weekday or at the weekend. Our area takes in places right across Buckinghamshire. Reading is in our area too.
Postcode districts we cover here for roof surveys: HP9. That includes homes and businesses on Penn Road, Finch Lane and Mossway and the roads around them. We also cover Forty Green (1 mile south-west), Beaconsfield (1 mile south), Ledborough (1 mile south-east), Beacon Hill (1 mile west) and Winchmore Hill (2 miles north). Further out, we also cover Aylesbury (15 miles north-west), High Wycombe (4 miles west), Chesham (6 miles north), Marlow (6 miles south-west), Amersham (4 miles north-east) and Chalfont St Peter (4 miles east).
Landmarks near Knotty Green
We work in homes and buildings around Davenies School, The Lion of Beaconsfield pub and Beaconsfield High School and the streets around them. Knotty Green’s nearest station is Beaconsfield station, about 0.9 miles south-east. A little further out are High Wycombe Castle (4.1 miles west) and Amersham Hospital (3.2 miles north-east). Not far away are Holtspur Bank.