Kent · London and the South East
Roof Survey in Oldbury
We take a careful look at the roof at your property in Oldbury, with photos and a written report.
- Cracked mortar along the ridge
- Cracked or blistered flat roof coverings
- Leaking gutter joints and downpipes
Checking the roof from the ground
What you cannot do safely is get up close. Roofs are fragile and slippery. That part is for a survey.
After strong wind, take a look from the pavement or garden: pieces of tile or slate on the ground, a gap in the ridge or a lifted flashing are all worth noting. Leave anything above ground level to a survey.
Roof survey in Oldbury
Roofs vary a lot across London and the South East. A Victorian or Edwardian terrace may have slate, a central valley gutter and parapet walls, while many post-war homes have concrete interlocking tiles. We adapt the survey to the roof in front of us. Some older homes have clay tiles, and many have a flat-roofed extension as well. Every part gets the attention it needs. We are frequently asked to look into flashings that have come away from the wall and water stains on rafters and ceiling joists, on clay and concrete tiles, natural slate and lead flashings.
Older buildings in small places like Oldbury may be listed or in a conservation area. That can affect what materials can be used when work is done, so check with the council before planning anything. A roof report helps you plan work with that in mind. Where a building is listed, matching the existing roof materials is often expected.
It is not only a list of defects. It explains what we found, why it matters and what we recommend, so you can plan your next steps.
- Place
- Oldbury (TN15)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Your report
- Emailed report with photos and recommendations
- When we survey
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Insured
- PI and public liability insurance
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
What a survey costs
To price your survey, we look at:
- Which survey package you book
- If the survey needs thermal imaging or a drone
- Extensions, dormers and garages with roofs of their own
- The size of the roof
We offer three survey packages: Basic from £150, Standard from £250 and Premium from £400, all with VAT included. The price for your roof depends on its size, access and what you need to know.
Helping us price your survey
We will typically ask about:
- When you need the report by
- Where the property is, with the postcode
- Pictures from the garden or a window, if you have them
- Anything about access we should know
To book 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 booking.
Questions from Oldbury
Does a conservation area affect roof work in Oldbury?
You can check whether a building is listed on Historic England’s list, and your council can tell you if it is in a conservation area. If a home is listed, changes that affect its special interest need listed building consent, and in a conservation area re-roofing in different materials may need permission.
Will you come out to Oldbury?
Yes, Oldbury is on our map. Villages and rural addresses get the same survey as a town house, with the route planned beforehand.
What insurance do you have?
Our cover is professional indemnity plus public liability.
How long will you be at the property?
It usually takes about 1–2 hours for a house; commercial roofs usually need 3–4 hours. Report times depend on the package.
How experienced are you?
More than 5,000 surveys over 20+ years.
Is your survey a structural engineer’s report?
No. If we see signs that need an engineer, such as serious sagging, we’ll say so. Our survey is not a structural engineer’s report.
Do you test for asbestos?
No. Asbestos testing isn’t 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.
What happens on the day
Before we start, let us know why you’ve booked: buying, a leak, storm damage, new work or just wanting to know where things stand. That way we can focus on what matters to you. Most visits take roughly 1–2 hours for a house, and longer for a large or complex roof. Rural addresses near Oldbury can be hard to find from a postcode alone, so a few directions, or a note of a nearby landmark, help us arrive on time. After that, the survey runs as it would anywhere.
- We start by hearing what you’d like checked and why.
- We arrange a day that suits you, including weekends.
- The roof is inspected from ground level, windows, the loft and the roof itself where it’s safe.
- Every part of the roof is checked and photographed.
- Your report arrives by email, with recommendations prioritised by urgency.
Before the survey
- Dig out any old roof reports or invoices
- Check we can get to the back of the property
- Keep pets inside or away from the areas we are looking at
Arrange a survey
Every survey is priced before it’s booked, so you know the cost up front. Prices start from £150, including VAT. To book, call 07833 053749 or email us.
Advice
When to book a survey in Oldbury
Chimneys stand exposed above the roof. Mortar crumbles, the flaunching around the pots cracks and stacks can lean. Water that gets into a stack can show up as damp in the rooms below.
Things that often lead to a survey include:
- Loose chimney pots
- Cracked mortar along the ridge
- Gaps in the roof where coverings have gone
- Water stains on rafters and ceiling joists
For site and facilities teams at buildings such as Ightham Primary School, its roofs, gutters and any chimneys need the same checks as a house’s, just on a bigger scale.
What to check before booking
- What follow-up you get after the report
- How they plan to inspect the roof safely
- Do they have a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID for drone work?
- Are they insured for the work?
Roof by roof
Natural slate
From the loft, we look at the underside of a slate roof. Older roofs may have bitumen felt underlay, and very old roofs none, and we note its condition.
Clay plain and peg tiles
Clay tiles commonly last 50 years or more. We check for cracked, slipped and missing tiles, and for spalling where the surface has flaked.
Nearby places to Oldbury
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Why get it checked now?
By the time water marks a ceiling, it is frequently been getting in for a while. Insulation, plaster and timber can all be damp before you see a stain. A survey can pick up the early signs from the loft. Around Oldbury, older homes often have old roof timbers, where water from a failed roof can cause rot if it’s left.
Prices start from £150, with VAT included, for a Basic Survey. The Standard Survey starts from £250 and the Premium Survey from £400, both with VAT included. We confirm the exact price before booking.
Why us?
- Drones and thermal imaging where it applies
- A report with photographs
- Customer satisfaction of 98%
- 5,000+ surveys completed
Local roofs in Oldbury
Many older homes in Kent have handmade clay tiles, including Kent peg tiles held by pegs through two holes, and tile-hanging on their upper walls. Kent’s older buildings take in oast houses and timber-framed Wealden hall houses as well. Whatever the covering, it’s often the fixings, flashings, valleys and gutters that give out first. The wider area around Oldbury has a long history of building, with Ightham Mote about 1.9 miles south. If your home is one of the older ones, expect a mix of original materials and later repairs on the roof, and the council can say whether a home is in a conservation area.
Landlords with a home close to Borough Green & Wrotham station may find that a dated record of the roof is useful when planning maintenance across a let. Trees in and around Ivy Hatch Nature Reserve shed leaves that can end up in nearby gutters, and an overflowing gutter soon means a wet wall.
Oldbury is about 4 miles east of Sevenoaks, in Kent. We cover Oldbury and the rest of Kent, as part of our work across London and South East England. We cover towns and villages across Kent, from the larger towns to small villages. Maidstone is in our area too.
We survey roofs across the TN15 postcode area for roof surveys. We cover properties on Oldbury Lane, Spring Lane and Sevenoaks Road and the roads around them. Neighbouring places we cover for roof surveys include Ightham (1 mile south), Styants Bottom (1 mile west), Ivy Hatch (1 mile south), Sheet Hill (1 mile south-east) and Stone Street (1 mile south-west). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (11 miles east), Dartford (11 miles north), Sevenoaks (4 miles west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (10 miles south), Gravesend (11 miles north-east) and Tonbridge (6 miles south).
Landmarks near Oldbury
Typical jobs here are in homes near The Old House, Ivy Hatch Nature Reserve and Wrotham School, among other places. The closest station to Oldbury is Borough Green & Wrotham station, about 1.4 miles north-east. A little further out are Beechin Wood Archery Museum (2.4 miles east) and Ightham Court (0.8 miles north-east).