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Roof Survey in Lower Assendon
Get a clear view of the roof at a property in Lower Assendon. Visits run on weekdays and weekends, in the daytime.
- Standing water on a flat roof
- Crumbling chimney pointing or cracked flaunching
- Leaking gutter joints and downpipes
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 1–2 hours on an ordinary house, and more on a big or complicated roof. Cottages and farmhouses around Lower Assendon often have roofs at several levels, with lean-tos and outbuildings attached. Each part is looked at from wherever it can safely be seen.
- We start by hearing what you’d like checked and why.
- A visit is booked for a weekday or a weekend.
- We look at the roof from each 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 photos and recommendations.
Before we arrive
- For a flat or shared roof, check access with the freeholder or managing agent
- Keep pets out of the way during the survey
- Tell us about parking before the day
Book a survey
Our price is from £150, including VAT. What you pay depends on the roof’s size, access and the package, and you can phone 07833 053749 or use the contact form to find out.
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How a roof survey works in Lower Assendon
Our report is written in plain English, not jargon. Every issue comes with photos and a written recommendation, and where it’s relevant we say what’s urgent and what can wait. The Standard Survey adds moisture detection, a structural check and a follow-up consultation. The Premium Survey goes further, with thermal imaging, a drone where it applies and a same-day report. Reports are sent by email. If you’ve noticed slipped, cracked or missing slates and tiles and valley linings that have cracked or split, a survey will tell you what’s going on.
Somewhere as small as Lower Assendon, 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. We report on everything that’s safely in view, and thatch is a specialist material. On older roofs, it’s normally the chimneys and lead flashings that need work first.
Nothing in the report is left vague: where something needs attention, it says so plainly, and where it can wait, that is said too.
- Where
- Lower Assendon (RG9)
- Wider area
- Oxfordshire
- Price
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Reports
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- Survey days
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Insured
- PI and public liability insurance
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
What affects the cost of roof surveys
Our packages start from £150, with VAT included. The price for your roof depends on:
- How tall the building is and how easy the roof is to see
- The shape of the roof and its details
- Basic, Standard or Premium
- Any need for thermal images or a drone flight
For a price for your roof in Lower Assendon, ring 07833 053749 or drop us an email and tell us about the roof. The price is agreed before a date is set.
Getting in touch
Before you get in touch, it helps to have:
- Photos of the roof, taken safely from the ground or a window
- Why you want a survey: buying, a leak, a storm or new work
- Where water is showing inside, if it is
- Your postcode, so we can check access and travel
A quick phone call is normally the easiest start: phone 07833 053749 or email us and we’ll ask a few questions about the roof. The price is agreed before a date is set.
Lower Assendon homes and their roofs
Older buildings in west Oxfordshire often have Cotswold stone slate roofs, and some Oxfordshire villages still have thatch. In this part of the South East, older roofs are mostly slate or clay tile and many newer ones concrete tile. Whichever you have, the details that tend to fail before the covering itself get the closest look. Greys Court, about 1.6 miles south-west, is one of the historic houses in the wider area around Lower Assendon. If your house is among the older ones, expect a mix of original materials and later repairs on the roof, and a listed home or one in a conservation area may need consent for changes of material.
The streets around a church such as Church of St Anne are often among the oldest in a place, and if you own one of the older houses nearby, the nails, lead and mortar on the roof may be wearing out even where the slates or tiles look fine. Trees in and around Fawley Court and Temple Island shed leaves that can end up in nearby gutters, and an overflowing gutter soon means a wet wall.
Lower Assendon is about 6 miles north of Caversham, in Oxfordshire. Houses, flats, blocks and commercial buildings in Lower Assendon can all book roof surveys, with a written report and photographs every time. Our area takes in places right across Oxfordshire, from the larger towns to small villages. For surveys nearby, see our Reading page.
We survey roofs across RG9 for roof surveys. Streets in the area include Old Bix Road and Fair Mile. Nearby, we also carry out roof surveys in Middle Assendon (1 mile north-west), Bix (1 mile north-west), Fawley Bottom (1 mile north), Fawley (1 mile north-east) and Henley-on-Thames (2 miles south-east). Larger places within reach include Didcot (14 miles west), Thame (13 miles north), Benson (9 miles north-west), Chinnor (10 miles north), Tilehurst (8 miles south-west) and Wallingford (9 miles west).
Near you in Lower Assendon
We work in homes and buildings around Golden Ball Public House, Fawley Court and Temple Island and Gillotts School and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Henley-On-Thames station, roughly 1.9 miles south-east. Other landmarks nearby include Frazer Nash Archives (2.2 miles south-east). Green spaces nearby include Warburg Nature Reserve.
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Lower Assendon questions
Do you cover smaller places like Lower Assendon?
We do. A small place gets exactly the same survey as a big one.
Does a conservation area affect roof work in Lower Assendon?
The council and Historic England’s list are the places to check. It’s worth checking before planning roof work, as both can affect what’s allowed.
How long have you been surveying roofs?
We’ve completed more than 5,000 surveys, across 20+ years of surveying roofs, with 98% customer satisfaction.
Does someone need to be in?
Not always. An outside-only look can be arranged beforehand, but anything inside needs someone there to give access.
Do you test for asbestos?
No. Asbestos testing is not part of our service. Where materials might contain it, we say so in the report and recommend a specialist asbestos surveyor checks them before they’re disturbed.
How do I arrange a roof survey in Lower Assendon?
To book, ring 07833 053749 or drop us an email with the address, the type of property and what’s prompted the survey. We will confirm the price and agree a day with you.
How long does a roof survey take?
The visit usually takes an hour or two for an ordinary house roof, and longer if there are extensions, dormers or several chimneys. We will confirm what to expect when we arrange the visit.
How the survey changes by roof type
Natural slate
Slate is one of the most durable roof coverings, but its nails often corrode first. Slipped, cracked and missing slates are all noted, and for clips that show past repairs.
Clay plain and peg tiles
Handmade and machine-made clay tiles are long-lasting. We check for cracked, slipped and missing tiles, and for spalling where the surface has flaked.
Do you need a roof survey in Lower Assendon?
Blocked gutters cause a surprising amount of damage. Once leaves and moss block a gutter, water spills down the brickwork. Valley and parapet gutters can overflow inside the building.
Problems we come across often include:
- Worn or blocked valleys
- Flashings that have come away from the wall
- Standing water on a flat roof
- Ridge tiles that have lifted or moved
If you look after a building like Rupert House School, a written record of a large roof helps plan work for the holidays rather than in term time.
What to check before booking
- Whether you get a written report with photos
- What insurance they carry
- How much experience they have with roofs like yours
- Whether you can ask questions once you have the report
What you can safely check yourself
A lot can be seen from the ground. With binoculars, look for slipped or missing slates and tiles, gaps along the ridge and leaning chimneys. Please don’t climb up for a closer look.
What you can’t do safely is get up close. Slates, tiles, flat roofs and rooflights can give way, and falls from height are serious. That part is for a survey.
What we can’t see
Our survey isn’t a RICS Level 2 or Level 3 survey, a structural engineer’s report or an asbestos survey. It also has these limits:
- Defects hidden under coverings or inside walls without opening up
- Confirmation of asbestos in soffits or cement sheets
- An exact number of years the roof has left
Not sure which survey suits your roof? You can phone 07833 053749 or use the contact form and we will tell you before booking. The full list of what we check.
Roofs we survey in Lower Assendon
- Lead flashings
- The roof space
- Natural slate
- Ridges, hips and valleys
- Chimney stacks
- Flat roofs
- Clay and concrete tiles