Hampshire · London and the South East
Newton Valence Roof Survey
A roof condition survey for homes and buildings across Newton Valence, with drones and thermal imaging where they help. Get in touch for a price.
- Blocked, sagging or leaking gutters
- Lifted, split or missing lead flashings
- Loose chimney pots
The survey, step by step
The visit has one job: to look at the roof as closely as is safe and record what we find. Everything we note and photograph goes into the written report. The visit usually takes about one to two hours for most homes, depending on how many separate roofs there are. Around Newton Valence, older homes can have small or awkward roof spaces, so it’s useful to know whether there is a loft hatch and how easy it is to reach. Only areas that can be reached safely are inspected.
- We start by hearing what you’d like checked and why.
- We arrange a day that suits you, including weekends.
- We look at 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.
- Your report arrives by email, with recommendations prioritised by urgency.
Before the survey
- Leave a clear route to the loft
- Dig out any old roof reports or invoices
- If you’re buying, check with the agent that we can get in
Book a survey
Most bookings start with a short call: phone 07833 053749 or drop us an email, and we will ask about the building and what you need. You will have a price before anything is arranged.
Advice
How a roof survey works in Newton Valence
We inspect everything that’s safely in view: from ground level, from windows, from the roof space and from the roof where conditions allow. The Premium Survey adds thermal imaging and, where it applies, a drone, for roofs that are hard to see well. You don’t need to do anything except give us access. Everything we see is photographed for the report. We survey ridges, hips and valleys, the roof space and clay and concrete tiles, and common reasons people get in touch are cracked or blistered flat roof coverings and water stains on rafters and ceiling joists.
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 written report sets out what to deal with and in what order. Lead flashings and old chimney stacks are often where weather gets in first.
How fast the report arrives depends on the package: Basic within 48 hours, Standard in 24–48 hours and Premium the same day.
- Where
- Newton Valence (GU34)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Price
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Your report
- A written report with photos, by email
- When we survey
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Insurance
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Also near Newton Valence
What else we do in Newton Valence
Landlord and commercial surveys in Newton Valence
If you own several properties, you can book surveys for several addresses. To arrange surveys for several addresses, call 07833 053749 or drop us an email with the addresses.
Buyers’ agents can book surveys on behalf of their clients. The report is emailed, so it can go straight to your client, photos included.
What a roof survey looks like in Newton Valence
A number of Hampshire 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. Whichever you have, the details that tend to fail before the covering itself get the closest look. If your survey includes the drone, the flight is checked against the Drone Safety Map first.
If you live in an older home near Church of St Mary, old fixings, lead flashings and tall chimneys are typical of older roofs.
Newton Valence is about 4 miles south of Alton, in Hampshire. We cover Newton Valence and the rest of Hampshire. Across Hampshire, we cover Newton Valence. Our Portsmouth page covers surveys nearby.
Postcode districts we cover here for roof surveys: GU34. We also cover the places around Newton Valence: Selborne (1 mile east), Empshott (2 miles east), Lower Green (3 miles south-east), Hawkley (3 miles south-east) and Oakshott (3 miles south). Further out, we also cover Basingstoke (13 miles north-west), Winchester (15 miles west), Fleet (14 miles north-east), Horndean (13 miles south), Aldershot (14 miles north-east) and Alton (4 miles north).
What’s near Newton Valence
The closest station to Newton Valence is Alton station, about 4.2 miles north of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Alton Community Hospital (3.4 miles north) and The Romany Museum (1.4 miles east). Not far away are Selborne Hill and Liss Riverside Railway Walk North.
Checking the roof from ground level
Look up at the roof after a storm, from ground level: broken slates or tiles in the garden, gaps along the ridge or loose lead are signs to note. Leave anything above ground level to a survey.
A lot can be seen from ground level. With binoculars, look for slipped or missing slates and tiles, gaps along the ridge and leaning chimneys. Please do not climb up for a closer look.
What we’re asked to look at in Newton Valence
The coverings are rarely the first thing to fail. On slate roofs, corroded nails let slates slip, which is known as ‘nail fatigue’. On tiled roofs, the battens or pegs may be what’s gone.
Problems we come across often include:
- Cracked or blistered flat roof coverings
- Blocked, sagging or leaking gutters
- Slipped, cracked or missing slates and tiles
- Debris building up in roof valleys
If you let a flat or house near Alton station, a roof report helps you deal with small faults before they turn into a call from a tenant.
Before you book any roof surveyor
- Their track record with similar roofs
- How soon the report will arrive
- If they fly a drone, whether they hold a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID
- Whether the price includes VAT
What happens if roof problems are left?
Leaks rarely show up right away. Damp spreads through insulation and timber before anything shows below. From inside the loft space, we can often spot it sooner. In a place like Newton Valence, a barn or garage roof left to fail puts whatever is inside at risk. It is worth including them in a survey before a winter does the damage.
Every price we give includes VAT. Roof survey starts from £150, including VAT. We confirm the price for your survey before booking.
Why book with us
- Every finding written up with photos
- We hold a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID
- An independent look at the roof
- 98% of clients satisfied
Read how roof surveys are priced or what we found on two real jobs.
Questions from Newton Valence
I let a flat near Alton station. Can you check the roof?
Yes, rented property is part of what we cover. Just phone 07833 053749 or send us an email and let us know about the building, including who will give access on the day.
How do I find out if my home in Newton Valence is listed?
Check Historic England’s online list first, then ask the council about conservation areas and any Article 4 direction. The answer matters most when a change of material is on the cards.
Do you carry out surveys on Saturdays and Sundays?
Surveys run on weekdays and at weekends. To find a day that suits you, phone 07833 053749 or email us.
What does a roof survey include?
Slates or tiles, ridges, hips, valleys, flashings, chimneys and gutters are all checked, along with the loft where it’s safe. The report includes photos and recommendations.
Does the weather affect the survey?
It depends on the weather and the survey. High wind or heavy rain can make access unsafe and ground a drone, so we’d move the date with you.
How quickly will I get the report?
That depends on which survey you choose: within 48 hours for Basic, 24 to 48 hours for Standard and the same day for Premium. It’s emailed to you.
How experienced are you?
We have more than 20 years’ experience and have completed over 5,000 surveys.
What a roof survey doesn’t cover
Without opening up the roof, some things stay hidden, and that sets some limits:
- A full building survey of the property
- Faults hidden behind ceilings or boarding
- Asbestos testing of any kind
Not sure which survey suits your roof? You can call 07833 053749 or email us and we will tell you. What a survey covers and doesn’t.
What we check
- Lead flashings
- Natural slate
- The roof space
- Chimney stacks
- Flat roofs
- Ridges, hips and valleys
- Clay and concrete tiles