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Roof Survey in Pixham
Know where you stand with the roof before you spend money on it. We carry out roof surveys in Pixham, with photographs and a clear written report.
- Slipped, cracked or missing slates and tiles
- Standing water on a flat roof
- Leaning or weathered chimney stacks
What affects the price in Pixham
Several things affect the price of a survey:
- If the survey needs thermal imaging or a drone
- How tall the building is and how easy the roof is to see
- Extensions, dormers and garages with roofs of their own
- How big the roof is
To find out what your survey will cost, call 07833 053749 or use the contact form with the address and some details. The price is agreed before a date is set.
What we need to know
You don’t need to know any roofing terms. It is enough to let us know:
- Any photos you have, taken from the ground or a window
- What made you get in touch
- Your postcode, so we can check access and travel
- When you need the report by
To get a price for roof surveys in Pixham, phone 07833 053749 or send us an email. The address, the type of property and what you’d like to know help us give you an accurate price.
How a roof survey works in Pixham
Three packages cover most roofs: Basic from £150, Standard from £250 and Premium from £400, inc. VAT. Basic is a visual inspection with photos and written recommendations. Standard and Premium go further, with moisture detection and a structural check, and on Premium, thermal imaging and a drone where it applies. Every package includes a written report. We survey ridges, hips and valleys, clay and concrete tiles and chimney stacks, and people most often book us about debris building up in roof valleys and cracked mortar along the ridge.
Somewhere as small as Pixham, homes are often older cottages and farmhouses, with outbuildings and some newer houses. Older roofs may be clay tile, slate, stone or thatch, often with chimneys that have stood a long time. Each needs checking in its own way, and thatch is a specialist material we report on as far as it can be seen. On older roofs, it’s typically the chimneys and lead flashings that need work first.
The report is written in plain words, so you do not need to be a roofer to follow it. Each point is backed by a photo where possible, with the urgent items made clear.
- Where
- Pixham (RH4, RH5)
- Region
- Surrey
- Price
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Reports
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- Survey days
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Insured
- PI and public liability insurance
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Places near Pixham
Also in Pixham
Pixham questions
Do you survey roofs for landlords with property near Dorking station?
Yes, that is a common request. Let us know whether a tenant or an agent will let us in, and the report can go straight to you or your agent.
Will you come out to Pixham?
We do. A small place gets exactly the same survey as a big one, with the route planned beforehand.
Will the report say how many years my roof has left?
We don’t give a number of years. We describe the condition of each part of the roof and how it’s wearing, and we say what needs attention and how urgently.
How do I book a survey in Pixham?
To arrange a survey, call 07833 053749 or email us and let us know the address and what you’d like to know. We’ll confirm the price and find a day that suits.
Will you check the loft?
If the survey needs it and the loft space can be reached safely, yes. Please clear anything stored under the hatch, and if the loft can’t be reached safely, the report says so.
Will you fly a drone over my roof?
Yes, where it applies and safe. We’re a CAA-registered drone operator (Flyer ID and Operator ID), flying a sub-250g drone. It is included in the Drone Roof Survey and, where it applies, the Premium Survey.
Do I need to be at home?
If the survey includes the loft or the inside of the building, someone needs to let us in. We’ll talk about access when booking.
Roof surveys around Pixham
With Polesden Lacey about 2.6 miles north-west, Pixham sits in an area with a long building history. Older homes in the wider area frequently have features worth a closer look, such as lead valleys, tall stacks and roofs that have been patched over the years, and any change of roofing material on a listed home needs checking with the council first. Older houses across Surrey often have handmade clay tiles, and many have tile-hanging. Some old buildings in Surrey and Sussex have Horsham stone slab roofs. On roofs like these, good slates or tiles can outlast the nails, battens, lead and mortar around them.
If you own a rental within reach of Dorking station, a roof report helps you deal with small faults before they turn into a call from a tenant. For site and facilities teams at buildings such as The Ashcombe School, long gutter runs and wide roofs on a building that size are worth checking on a regular cycle. If yours is one of the older homes in the streets near Pixham Church, corroded nails, tired lead and weathered chimney pointing are the things to watch on older roofs.
Pixham is about 1 mile north-east of Dorking, in Surrey. Bookings from Pixham are handled just like any other: get in touch, agree the price and pick a day. We cover towns and villages across Surrey. For surveys nearby, see our Crawley page.
We survey roofs across RH4 and RH5 for roof surveys and the streets around it. You’ll find streets such as London Road, Leslie Road and Pixham Lane, all of which we cover. If you’re just outside Pixham, we cover Dorking (1 mile south-west), Westhumble (1 mile north-west), Ranmore Common (2 miles west), North Holmwood (2 miles south) and Mickleham (2 miles north). Within a short drive, we also cover Guildford (11 miles west), Woking (12 miles north-west), Epsom (7 miles north), Horley (8 miles south-east), Redhill (7 miles east) and Ewell (8 miles north).
Near you in Pixham
Locally, jobs take us to homes and businesses close to Pippbrook House, St Martin's CofE Controlled Primary School and Deepdene Terrace. Pixham has its own railway station: Dorking station. Nearby you will also find Headley Court (4 miles north-east) and Betchworth Castle (1 mile east). For a walk, there is Reigate Heath and Box Hill.
How the survey changes by roof type
Flat roof coverings
Ponding, blistering, splits and cracked surfaces are the common warning signs. Upstands and outlets are checked too, since leaks often start there.
Natural slate
Inside the roof space, we check what’s under the slates. Older roofs may have bitumen felt underlay, and very old roofs none.
What we do, step by step
We photograph the roof as we go, so you can see in the report what we found and where. Close-ups come from the safest viewpoint available. A typical visit takes about one to two hours for an ordinary house roof, and longer if there are extensions, dormers or several chimneys. For a village or hamlet like Pixham, the journey is planned beforehand: let us know about narrow lanes, gates, long drives and where we can park. On the day, we inspect everything that’s safely in view, inside and out.
- You pick the package that suits your roof.
- 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.
- The report is emailed with findings and recommendations.
Before the survey
- Jot down any questions you want answered
- Leave side gates unlocked
- Mention any parking restrictions on your street
How to book
If you are buying, it helps to book soon after your offer is accepted, so you have the findings in time to act on them before you exchange. Otherwise, simply phone 07833 053749 or email us whenever suits you.
Advice
What this survey can’t tell you
Our survey is not a RICS Level 2 or Level 3 survey, a structural engineer’s report or an asbestos survey. It also has these limits:
- Confirmation of asbestos in soffits or cement sheets
- Whether the roof structure meets design loads
- The condition of the rest of the building (that is a RICS home survey)
Not sure which survey suits your roof? You can phone 07833 053749 or send us an email and we’ll tell you. The full list of what we check.
Roofs we survey in Pixham
- Ridges, hips and valleys
- Flat roofs
- The roof space
- Natural slate
- Lead flashings
- Chimney stacks
- Clay and concrete tiles
What you can safely check yourself
Look up at the roof after a storm, from ground level: pieces of tile or slate on the ground, a gap in the ridge or a lifted flashing are all worth noting. Do not go up yourself.
A lot can be seen from the ground. With binoculars, look for slipped or missing slates and tiles, gaps along the ridge and leaning chimneys. Please don’t climb up for a closer look.
Why get it checked now?
Planned work is less stressful than an emergency. With a report, you can tackle the urgent jobs first and plan the rest, rather than calling someone out after a storm. In a small place like Pixham, homes can be exposed to wind and rain, which finds any gap, and older walls, once damp, take a long time to dry.
Our price is from £150, including VAT. Basic starts from £150, Standard from £250 and Premium from £400, VAT included, and we will tell you which fits.
Why book with us
- An independent look at the roof
- Thermal imaging and drones used where they help
- A photo-illustrated written report
- Over 5,000 surveys carried out
Take a look at what a roof survey costs or two real surveys.