Greater London · London and the South East
Roof survey in Maypole, Greater London
We take a careful look at the roof at your property in Maypole, and put it all in a report with photos.
- Valley linings that have cracked or split
- Leaking gutter joints and downpipes
- Standing water on a flat roof
What we’re asked to look at in Maypole
A chimney stack takes more weather than almost any other part of a roof. Pointing erodes, flaunching cracks and pots work loose. Damp on a chimney breast inside frequently starts at the top of the stack.
Signs worth acting on include:
- Worn or blocked valleys
- Gaps in the roof where coverings have gone
- Standing water on a flat roof
- Leaking gutter joints and downpipes
If you let a flat or house near Knockholt station, a dated record of the roof is useful when planning maintenance across a let.
What to check before booking
- What insurance they carry
- What the report includes, and whether it has photographs
- Which parts of the roof they’ll actually see
- Whether the loft is part of the inspection
Roof survey in Maypole
Our report is written in plain English, not jargon. Every issue comes with photos and a written recommendation, and we rank them by urgency where that helps. With the Standard Survey you also get moisture detection and a structural check. Premium adds thermal imaging, a drone inspection where it applies and a same-day report. Reports are sent by email. Common reasons to book are loose chimney pots and cracked or blistered flat roof coverings, on natural slate, chimney stacks and lead flashings.
London has Victorian and Edwardian terraces in almost every borough, often with slate roofs, chimney stacks shared with neighbours and gutters hidden behind parapets. Slates can last a century or more, but the nails holding them corrode, and slates slip. In Maypole, as across London, that is why a roof needs a close look rather than a glance from the street. Lead flashings and shared chimney stacks on these houses need a close look too.
The report is yours to share with whoever needs it: a seller or estate agent, an insurer, a roofer, a builder or a managing agent, whichever applies.
- Place
- Maypole (BR6)
- Region
- Greater London
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- A written report with photos, by email
- When we survey
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Insurance
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
Rented homes, blocks and businesses
For a freeholder or residents’ company, a roof report is a sound basis for a maintenance plan, putting the urgent items at the top.
For blocks of flats, a roof survey helps managing agents and residents’ management companies plan ahead. Recommendations are set out in order of urgency where relevant, which helps with budgets and planning.
What a survey costs
A few things affect what a survey costs:
- The roof’s overall size
- How complicated the roof is, with its valleys, chimneys and parapets
- How many separate roofs there are, like extensions, dormers and garages
- Whether it’s a home or a commercial building
Every price we give includes VAT, and the written report is part of the package. Our price is from £150, including VAT. Where your roof sits in the range depends on its size, height and access.
Helping us price your survey
What helps most when you contact us:
- What’s prompted the survey
- Where the property is, with the postcode
- What kind of property and roof it is
- Any deadline, such as an exchange date
We confirm the price for the job before booking, so you know where you stand. Our price is from £150, including VAT. To book, phone 07833 053749 or email us.
Your questions about roof surveys in Maypole
Is drone flying allowed in Maypole?
Normally it comes down to two things: the airspace at the address and the weather. London’s airspace includes flight restriction zones around Heathrow, London City Airport and London Heliport, and restricted areas over Hyde Park, the City of London and the Isle of Dogs. Each address is checked against all of them before the drone goes up. Every flight is checked against the Drone Safety Map first. The flight also waits for calm, dry weather, though the rest of the survey goes ahead either way.
Is my home in Maypole 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 you give a life expectancy for the roof?
Not as an exact number, because so much depends on the fixings, underlay and upkeep. Instead, we set out what’s sound, what’s wearing and what to do first.
How long have you been surveying roofs?
More than 5,000 surveys over 20+ years, across London and South East England.
How long does a roof survey take?
It typically takes an hour or two for most houses; commercial roofs usually need 3–4 hours. The report follows within 48 hours for Basic, 24 to 48 hours for Standard and the same day for Premium.
Does this replace a RICS home survey?
No. We look at the roof, not the whole building, so it’s not a RICS Level 2 or Level 3 survey. It can sit alongside a RICS survey if you want both.
Will you check the loft?
If the survey needs it and the roof space can be reached safely, yes. A clear path to the hatch helps.
Tips from our surveys
Most of what helps is simple and safe from the ground. A few suggestions:
- Hold on to the report for future surveys
- Leave roof access to professionals
- Keep a record of damp patches and dates
- Mention any damp patches when booking
The recommendations are prioritised by urgency where relevant. Some faults need dealing with soon, while others can wait for planned work. That helps you decide what to do first.
After a storm, check the roof from the garden and the street. Slipped slates, lifted ridge tiles or pieces in the garden are signs something has moved. Prompt repairs stop small problems growing.
Nearby places to Maypole
What else we do in Maypole
What a roof survey looks like in Maypole
About 2.4 miles east lies Lullingstone Castle, a reminder of how long the area around Maypole has been built on. 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. Further from the centre, London’s housing takes in interwar semis with hipped roofs in clay or concrete tiles as well as slate-roofed terraces. If your home in Maypole is one of them, bay roofs, hips and later dormers each have their own details. On roofs like these, good slates or tiles can outlast the nails, battens, lead and mortar around them.
Anyone responsible for a site like Chelsfield Primary School will know that its roofs, gutters and any chimneys need the same checks as a house’s, just on a bigger scale. Homes near green spaces such as Hewitt's Chalk Bank can get more leaves in their gutters in autumn, and blocked gutters overflow and soak walls.
Maypole is about 3 miles south-east of Orpington, in Greater London. If you are in Maypole, booking works exactly as it does anywhere else: a call or an email, a price, then a date. Our Greater London coverage includes Maypole and the places around it. You can also see our page for London.
Surveys in BR6 are booked the same way as anywhere else. That includes homes and businesses on Jubilee Road, Hollybush Lane and Maypole Road. Nearby, we also carry out roof surveys in Bopeep (1 mile south), Well Hill (1 mile east), Chelsfield (1 mile north-west), Badgers Mount (1 mile south) and Goddington (1 mile north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover London (14 miles north-west), Shoreditch (15 miles north-west), Whitechapel (14 miles north-west), Stockwell (14 miles north-west), Orpington (3 miles north-west) and Plaistow (13 miles north-west).
Local landmarks in Maypole
Typical jobs here are in homes near Harris Academy Orpington, Hewitt's Chalk Bank and The Bo-Peep pub and the streets around them. Maypole’s nearest station is Knockholt station, about 0.7 miles south-west of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Lullingstone Castle (2.4 miles east) and Orpington Hospital (2 miles west). For a walk, there’s The Warren and Summer Hill.
Different roofs, different checks
Concrete interlocking tiles
Mortar at ridges and verges frequently cracks on tiled roofs. Loose ridges and gaps in the mortar are recorded.
Chimney stacks
Each chimney’s pots, flaunching, pointing and flashings are checked. We note any lean or loose pots.
How it works
After the inspection, everything we found is written up in a report with photographs. On timing, most surveys take an hour or two for most homes, depending on how many separate roofs there are. In a London area like Maypole, the main things to sort out are parking and access: let us know about parking, the floor the property is on, any shared entrance and loft access. On the day, the roof is looked at from ground level, from windows, from inside the loft space and from the roof where it’s safe.
- We help you choose a Basic, Standard or Premium Survey.
- On the day, we start by hearing what you’ve noticed.
- We inspect and photograph every part of the roof we can safely see.
- Moisture detection, a structural check, thermal imaging or a drone are added where your package includes them.
- You get a written report with photos and clear recommendations.
Getting ready for the survey
- Check we can get to the back of the property
- If it is not your property yet, arrange access through the agent
- Agree roof access with the managing agent if it’s shared
Booking a survey
If you have photos of the roof, send them over. Take them safely from the ground or a window; never climb up to get a better view. To send them or to book, call 07833 053749 or send us an email.