Kent · London and the South East
Old Wives Lees Roof Survey
An experienced roof surveyor for roof surveys in Old Wives Lees. More than 20 years and over 5,000 surveys.
- Debris building up in roof valleys
- Cracked mortar along the ridge
- Water stains on rafters and ceiling joists
Your questions about roof surveys in Old Wives Lees
Do you cover smaller places like Old Wives Lees?
Yes, Old Wives Lees is on our map. Villages and rural addresses get the same survey as a town house, with the route planned beforehand.
How do I find out if my home in Old Wives Lees is listed?
Your council is the best source, with Historic England’s list for listed buildings. Both listing and conservation areas can limit changes of roofing material.
Do you carry professional indemnity insurance?
Our cover is professional indemnity plus public liability, and we can provide details if a managing agent needs them.
What do you check on a roof survey?
We check the coverings, ridges, hips, valleys, flashings, chimneys and gutters, along with the loft where it’s safe. You get a photo-illustrated written report and recommendations.
Do you survey roofs on blocks of flats?
Yes, once access has been agreed. The roof of a block or converted house is often shared, so whoever owns or manages the building needs to agree access. We inspect only the parts we’re allowed to reach.
How soon is the report ready?
The Premium Survey has a same-day report, Standard 24 to 48 hours and Basic within 48 hours. Each report includes photographs.
Can you inspect a terraced or semi-detached roof?
Yes, the part you own or can give access to. Next door’s roof is only inspected as far as we can see it. Shared chimneys and party-wall upstands are looked at from your side.
About our roof survey in Old Wives Lees
Roof coverings last a long time, but not for ever. Natural slate can last 100 years or more, and clay and concrete tiles commonly 50 years or more, yet nails, battens and underlay often fail first. We tell you which parts are ageing and which are sound. Knowing that helps you plan work before it becomes urgent. Common reasons to book are torn or sagging underlay and blocked, sagging or leaking gutters, across the roof space, chimney stacks and clay and concrete tiles.
Some older homes in villages like Old Wives Lees are 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. A roof report helps you plan work 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, and recommendations are put by urgency where it matters.
- Place
- Old Wives Lees (CT4)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- Appointments
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Insurance
- PI and public liability insurance
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Rented homes, blocks and businesses
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 when budgeting.
We also survey roofs for businesses and commercial landlords. Bigger roofs take more time, so they’re priced to suit.
Old Wives Lees homes and their roofs
If your home is older, it is worth knowing whether it is listed or in a conservation area before planning roof work. Listed building consent covers changes to a listed building’s special interest, and an Article 4 direction can bring extra controls in a conservation area. Across Kent, older roofs are often handmade clay or peg tiles, and tile-hanging on upper walls is a familiar sight. Oast houses and timber-framed Wealden hall houses are part of the county’s older buildings too. Each of these coverings has its own weak points, from fixings and valleys to flashings, chimneys and gutters.
Living close to Broadham Down is pleasant, but mature trees mean leaves in gutters and valleys each autumn, and an overflowing gutter soon means a wet wall. Landlords with a home close to Chilham station may find that a dated record of the roof is useful when planning maintenance across a let. For an older house near a landmark such as Church of St Mary, its roof may have old fixings, lead flashings and chimneys that need a closer look.
Old Wives Lees is about 5 miles west of Canterbury, in Kent. Houses, flats, blocks and commercial buildings in Old Wives Lees can all book roof surveys. We cover towns and villages across Kent, from the larger towns to small villages.
Postcode districts we cover here for roof surveys: CT4. That includes homes and businesses on Cherry Orchard, Cobbs Hill and Green Lane. We also cover the places around Old Wives Lees: Chilham (1 mile south), Mountain Street (1 mile south), Oversland (2 miles north), Neames Forstal (2 miles north-west) and Shottenden (2 miles west). Within a short drive, we also cover Ashford (9 miles south-west), Canterbury (5 miles east), Sittingbourne (12 miles north-west), Folkestone (15 miles south-east), Whitstable (7 miles north) and Faversham (5 miles north-west).
Near you in Old Wives Lees
Typical jobs here are in homes near Broadham Down and The Star Inn and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Chilham station, about 0.8 miles south-east of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Chilham Castle (0.9 miles south-west) and Eastbridge Hospital of St Thomas the Martyr (5.1 miles east). For a walk, there is Blean Woods RSPB Reserve.
What a survey costs
Prices always include VAT. The things that change the price are:
- The package you choose: Basic, Standard or Premium
- Whether thermal imaging or a drone is needed
- Chimneys, valleys, parapets and other details
- House, block, shop or office
Our price is from £150, including VAT. Basic starts from £150, Standard from £250 and Premium from £400, VAT included, and we’ll tell you which fits.
Getting in touch
We will normally ask about:
- The style of property, from a terrace to a block
- Where the property is, with the postcode
- Where water is showing inside, if it is
- Pictures of the roof from a safe spot, if you have them
Once you know what you need, phone 07833 053749 or drop us an email. We will suggest a package, agree the price and find a date.
Leave it or get it looked at?
It’s easier to plan roof work than to react to it. With a report, you can tackle the urgent jobs first and plan the rest, rather than waiting for something to fail. Matching old materials, such as handmade tiles or stone slates, can take time to source. That is one more reason to find defects before they become urgent.
What a survey costs comes down to the roof itself: how big it is, how high it is, the number of separate roofs and how safely it can be seen. Roof survey starts from £150, including VAT.
Why us?
- Satisfaction rate of 98%
- Professional indemnity and public liability insurance
- A photo-illustrated written report
- Prices that include VAT
Read our cost guide and our case studies.
How it 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 for a house, and more on a big or complicated roof. Somewhere as small as Old Wives Lees, access is often the only tricky part. Let us know about outbuildings, past repairs and any leaks you’ve noticed. Visits can be on weekdays, Saturdays or Sundays.
- You get in touch with the address and anything you’ve noticed.
- We agree a date, on a weekday, Saturday or Sunday.
- We inspect from ground level, from windows, from the roof space and from the roof where safe.
- Every part of the roof is checked and photographed.
- You receive a written report with photos and recommendations.
How to prepare
- If it is not your property yet, arrange access through the agent
- Agree roof access with the managing agent if it’s shared
- Keep pets in another room
How to book
To arrange a survey, phone 07833 053749 or use the contact form with the address and what you’d like to know about the roof. We’ll confirm the price before you book.
Advice
Tips that help
Here are a few things we’d tell any owner:
- Leave roof access to professionals
- Let us know about any leaks or stains you’ve seen
- Look for debris in the garden after high winds
- Keep the report with your property records
The Premium Survey includes a 12-month follow-up. It shows how the roof has fared over the year, and whether work has done its job.
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. Getting small faults fixed quickly keeps water out.
Places near Old Wives Lees
What else we do in Old Wives Lees
How the survey changes by roof type
Flat roof coverings
Some flat roofs have been coated over several times. We say what we can see and when a closer look would need opening up.
Natural slate
Slate is common on older homes in London and South East England. Where several slates have slipped, the cause is often nail fatigue, which we describe in the report.