Medway · London and the South East
Roof survey in Moor Street, Medway
Roof surveys in Moor Street, backed by more than 20 years’ experience. You get a clear report with photographs.
- Leaning or weathered chimney stacks
- Slipped, cracked or missing slates and tiles
- Standing water on a flat roof
How the survey changes by roof type
Lead flashings and valleys
Many older houses have lead in their valleys and hidden gutters. Cracks in a lead valley can send water into the roof, and lead is a target for theft.
Chimney stacks
Each chimney’s pots, flaunching, pointing and flashings are looked at, as far as we can safely see them. Leaning stacks and loose pots are recorded.
Roof survey in Moor Street
There’s no single reason to have a roof surveyed. Some have seen a mark on a ceiling or bits of tile in the garden, others want a check before selling or after years without one. Whatever the reason, the survey works the same way: a careful look, then a clear written report. Visits run on any day of the week, so it is easy to find a day that suits. If you’ve noticed slipped, cracked or missing slates and tiles and crumbling chimney pointing or cracked flaunching, we can find out what’s behind it, whatever the roof.
Older buildings in small places like Moor Street may be listed or in a conservation area. If yours is, re-roofing in different materials may need consent, so the council is the place to check. Knowing the roof’s condition helps you plan ahead with that in mind. Older materials such as clay tiles, slate and stone are often matched when work is done.
We write the report in plain English, so it makes sense without any roofing background. Each point is backed by a photograph where possible.
- Place
- Moor Street (ME8)
- Wider area
- Medway
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Reports
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- Survey days
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Insurance
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
What a roof survey doesn’t cover
It’s useful to know what a survey will not do before booking:
- A full building survey of the property
- Whether materials contain asbestos (that needs a specialist asbestos surveyor)
- Defects hidden under coverings or inside walls without opening up
If you are not sure which survey you need, phone 07833 053749 or send us an email and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book. The full list of what we check.
Roofs we survey in Moor Street
- Clay and concrete tiles
- Chimney stacks
- Natural slate
- The roof space
- Ridges, hips and valleys
- Lead flashings
- Flat roofs
Common questions in Moor Street
Does a conservation area affect roof work in Moor Street?
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.
Do you cover smaller places like Moor Street?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. Our area covers London and the South East. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when booking.
Do you carry out asbestos surveys?
No. Asbestos testing is not part of our service. If we see materials that could contain asbestos, such as cement sheets or soffits on older buildings, we flag them and recommend a specialist asbestos surveyor checks them before they’re disturbed.
Will the report say how many years my roof has left?
We don’t give a number of years. The report explains the condition of each part and the signs of wear, and we say what needs attention and how urgently.
Do you carry professional indemnity insurance?
Our surveys are covered by professional indemnity and public liability insurance. Ask if you need details for a managing agent or building owner.
Is this a RICS survey?
No. We check the roof, not the whole building, and it is not a RICS Level 2 or Level 3 survey. It can sit alongside a RICS survey if you want both.
Can you survey in bad weather?
Some surveys depend on the weather more than others. Drone flights need calm, dry weather, and thermal imaging works best with a dry roof, little wind and a sunny day beforehand. We’ll rearrange with you if the weather is not right.
What a roof survey looks like in Moor Street
The coast is about 3 miles or less from Moor Street, where sea air brings more salt and stronger wind than inland. Salt corrodes metal fixings and flashings, and wind lifts loose slates, tiles and ridge pieces. Listing and conservation areas can both shape what roof work is allowed on an older home. Your council and Historic England’s list will tell you where you stand, before anyone quotes for re-roofing.
Homes near green spaces such as Berengrave Chalk Pit can get more leaves in their gutters in autumn, so outlets and downpipes are worth watching. If you look after a building like Leigh Academy Rainham, its roofs, gutters and any chimneys need the same checks as a house’s, just on a bigger scale.
Moor Street is about 2 miles east of Gillingham, in Medway. We survey roofs in Moor Street as part of our work across London and the South East. Our Medway coverage includes Moor Street and the places around it. Maidstone is in our area too.
We work across ME8 for roof surveys and the streets around it. Local streets include Seymour Road, Horseman's Green Road and South Bush Lane, and we cover them all. If you’re just outside Moor Street, we cover Rainham (1 mile west), Hartlip (1 mile south-east), Meresborough (1 mile south-west), Breach (1 mile east) and Lower Hartlip (1 mile south-east). Further out, we also cover Chatham (4 miles west), Rochester (6 miles west), Strood (7 miles west), Luton (4 miles west), Lordswood (4 miles south-west) and Hoo St Werburgh (5 miles north-west).
Near you in Moor Street
In Moor Street, that means homes and buildings near Berengrave Chalk Pit, The Railway pub and Riverside Primary School and the streets around them. The closest station to Moor Street is Rainham (Kent) station, about 0.8 miles north-west. Nearby you’ll also find Medway Maritime Hospital (4 miles west). Not far away are Bishop Saltings and Detling Hill.
Can I check my roof myself?
After heavy rain, check ceilings and the tops of walls for new stains. Photograph them and note the date, which helps when we look at the roof.
It helps to keep a record: when leaks happen, ground-level photos and any past roof work. Send it with your enquiry.
The survey, step by step
On the day, we start by asking what you’ve noticed and what you’d like to know. After that, we check everything we can see safely, using the ground, windows, the loft and a drone where applicable. Most surveys take between one and two hours for an ordinary house roof, and longer if there are extensions, dormers or several chimneys. Older roofs in small places like Moor Street can have low, tight loft spaces, so it helps to know whether there’s a loft hatch and how easy it is to reach. Only areas that can be reached safely are inspected.
- You let us know the address, the type of roof and what’s worrying you.
- A visit is booked for a weekday, Saturday or Sunday.
- Outside, we inspect from ground level, windows and other safe vantage points, and from the roof where safe.
- We then look in the loft for damp, staining and the condition of the underlay.
- We email a report with photos and recommendations.
Before we arrive
- Jot down any questions you want answered
- Agree roof access with the managing agent if it is shared
- Leave side gates unlocked
Arrange a survey
Unsure which package suits your roof? It’s easiest to ring 07833 053749 or drop us an email and describe the roof and what’s worrying you. We’ll explain the options and the price.
Related advice
Signs you need a roof survey in Moor Street
A chimney stack takes more weather than almost any other part of a roof. Mortar crumbles, the flaunching around the pots cracks and stacks can lean. Damp on a chimney breast inside often starts at the top of the stack.
A survey makes sense if you’ve noticed:
- Debris building up in roof valleys
- Standing water on a flat roof
- Leaning or weathered chimney stacks
- Blocked, sagging or leaking gutters
If you live in an older home near Church of St Margaret, old fixings, lead flashings and tall chimneys are typical of older roofs.
Before you book any roof surveyor
- How they’ll see the roof: from the ground, the loft, the roof or by drone
- If they fly a drone, whether they hold a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID
- Whether the loft is part of the inspection
- Is there a chance to talk the report through?
Landlord and commercial surveys in Moor Street
Managing agents and residents’ management companies use roof surveys to plan maintenance. The report sets out what needs attention now and what can wait, which helps with budgets and planning.
Where a roof is shared: access has to be agreed with whoever owns or manages the building. Tell us about it as you book and we’ll plan the visit with that in mind.