Essex · London and the South East
Roof survey in Maple End, Essex
A roof condition survey for homes and buildings in Maple End, carried out by an experienced roof surveyor. Every survey comes with a written report and photos.
- Loose ridge or hip tiles
- Loose chimney pots
- Torn or sagging underlay
Questions from Maple End
Will you come out to Maple End?
Yes, Maple End is covered. We cover the whole of London and South East England, and smaller places are part of that. The journey is planned ahead, so it helps to know about access.
Does a conservation area affect roof work in Maple End?
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.
When will the report arrive?
Premium reports arrive the same day, Standard within 24 to 48 hours and Basic within 48 hours. Each report includes photographs.
Is this a RICS survey?
No. This is a survey of the roof only, so it’s not a RICS Level 2 or Level 3 survey. It can sit alongside a RICS survey if you want both.
Do you go up on the roof?
Where it’s safe, yes. Much of the survey is done from ground level, upper windows and the roof space. The Premium Survey adds a drone where it applies.
Which days do you carry out surveys?
Surveys can be booked for any day of the week: weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays. Let us know which days suit you when booking.
Can you check whether my roof contains asbestos?
No. Asbestos testing isn’t part of our service. Where materials might contain it, we say so in the report so a specialist asbestos surveyor can check before any work.
Roof survey in Maple End
Good roofs last decades, but their parts wear at different rates. Natural slate can last 100 years or more, and clay and concrete tiles commonly 50 years or more, but the fixings and underlay beneath them often give out sooner. A survey shows which parts of your roof are wearing. That lets you plan work in good time rather than after a leak. Common reasons to book are gutters that overflow in heavy rain and loose chimney pots, on ridges, hips and valleys, clay and concrete tiles and lead flashings.
Somewhere as small as Maple End, 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. Each needs checking in its own way, and thatch is a specialist material we report on as far as it can be seen. Chimneys and lead flashings on old roofs often need the most attention.
We write the report in plain English, so it makes sense without any roofing background. Photos show what each point refers to.
- Place
- Maple End (CB10)
- Region
- Essex
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Your report
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- When we survey
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Cover
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
Roofs, chimneys and gutters in Maple End
Audley End House, about 4.5 miles west, is one of the historic houses in the wider area around Maple End. If yours is one of the older homes, expect a mix of original materials and later repairs on the roof. Older buildings in Essex frequently have clay tiles and weatherboarding, alongside plenty of post-war and newer estates. Whatever the covering, it’s often the fixings, flashings, valleys and gutters that give out first.
The streets around a church such as Church of All Saints are often among the oldest in a place, and if you own one of the older houses nearby, old fixings, lead flashings and tall chimneys are typical of older roofs. For site and facilities teams at buildings such as Radwinter Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, large buildings have long gutter runs and big roofs that need checking like any other.
Maple End is about 3 miles east of Saffron Walden, in Essex. We survey roofs in Maple End across London and South East England. Maple End is one of the towns and villages in Essex where we work. We also survey roofs in Chelmsford.
All of CB10 is covered for roof surveys, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Other places close to Maple End include Radwinter (1 mile east), Wimbish (1 mile south-west), The Common (1 mile north-east), Hempstead (2 miles east) and Church End (3 miles north). We also work in nearby towns like Braintree (13 miles south-east), Saffron Walden (3 miles west), Halstead (14 miles east), Great Dunmow (10 miles south), Stansted Mountfitchet (9 miles south-west) and Great Notley (13 miles south-east).
What’s near Maple End
A little further out are Saffron Walden Community Hospital (3 miles west) and Castle Camps (3.7 miles north-east). For a walk, there’s Hales and Shadwell Woods.
What happens if roof problems are left?
Leaving it means relying on what you can see from the ground. That can lead to the wrong work being done, or to a real problem being missed. A survey tells you what actually needs attention. For older village homes like those around Maple End, the right replacement materials aren’t always easy to find quickly. That’s one more reason to find defects before they become urgent.
Price depends partly on the package: Basic from £150, Standard from £250 or Premium from £400, all including VAT. Size, height and access can affect the price too.
Why book us in Maple End
- Two decades and more of roof surveys
- Surveys seven days a week
- 98% of clients satisfied
- Thermal imaging and drone inspection where they help
See what a roof survey costs and what we found on two real jobs.
What we do, step by step
We’ll ask a few questions first, such as when any problem began and what work has been done before. Then the inspection itself takes about one to two hours at a typical home, or half a day or so for a commercial building. Older rural homes like those around Maple End 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.
- A visit is booked for a weekday, Saturday or Sunday.
- We check the roof from each 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
- Check pets are kept safely away
- Dig out any old roof reports or invoices
- Make a note of anything you’d like us to look at
Book a survey
For a price for roof surveys in Maple End, call 07833 053749 or drop us an email. Some details about the property and the roof help us price the survey accurately.
Advice
For landlords and managing agents
Where a roof is shared: 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.
An agent can book and manage the survey for a landlord. We agree a time with the tenant beforehand.
Different roofs, different checks
Clay plain and peg tiles
Older homes in the Weald and across the South East often have clay plain tiles, and some have Kent peg tiles held by pegs. Rotten pegs and battens let tiles move, leaving gaps along the courses.
Natural slate
Slate is common on older homes in London and the South East. Where several slates have slipped, the cause is frequently nail fatigue, and we say how widespread it looks.
What you can safely check yourself
Keep a simple record: dates of leaks, photos from the ground and any work done on the roof. Share it with us when booking and it will help the survey.
Inside, the loft is a good place to look, with care. Use a torch and stay on the joists or boards, checking for stains, damp wood or chinks of daylight.
Honest limits
A survey is a close look at the roof, but it can’t do everything. Its limits include:
- Whether materials contain asbestos (that needs a specialist asbestos surveyor)
- What’s under the slates, tiles or felt
- The condition of the rest of the building (that’s a RICS home survey)
If in doubt, phone 07833 053749 or send us an email and we’ll recommend the right survey before you book. What a survey covers and doesn’t.
Roofs we survey in Maple End
- Lead flashings
- Ridges, hips and valleys
- Natural slate
- Chimney stacks
- The roof space
- Flat roofs
- Clay and concrete tiles