Essex · London and the South East
Saffron Walden Roof Survey
A roof condition survey for homes and buildings across Saffron Walden, with drones and thermal imaging where they help. Call or email for a price.
- Loose chimney pots
- Blocked, sagging or leaking gutters
- Slipped, cracked or missing slates and tiles
About our roof survey in Saffron Walden
Roofs vary a lot across London and South East England. If your home is a Victorian terrace, it may have Welsh slate, a butterfly roof and parapet gutters, while many post-war homes have concrete interlocking tiles. We adapt the survey to the roof in front of us. Older tiled homes may have clay plain tiles, and many homes have a flat-roofed extension too. Each part is checked in the way that suits it. Typical surveys look at crumbling chimney pointing or cracked flaunching and torn or sagging underlay, across lead flashings, the roof space and ridges, hips and valleys.
Saffron Walden mixes older houses, frequently slate or clay tiled, with newer estates, many of them with concrete tiles. Chimneys on older houses may be redundant, capped or leaning, and their lead flashings still need to be sound. Newer homes have fewer chimneys but their own weak points at ridges, verges and gutters.
The report works through the roof section by section, from the coverings down to the gutters, with a note and a photo for each point. You will see the good as well as the bad.
- Where
- Saffron Walden (CB10, CB11)
- Wider area
- Essex
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- A written report with photos, by email
- Survey days
- Weekdays and weekends
- Insurance
- PI and public liability insurance
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Different roofs, different checks
Chimney stacks
Water that gets into a stack can show as damp in the rooms below. We check the flashings and mortar for the cause.
Clay plain and peg tiles
Handmade and machine-made clay tiles are long-lasting. We check for cracked, slipped and missing tiles, and for spalling where the surface has flaked.
What you can safely check yourself
You can learn a lot from ground level. 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.
What you cannot do safely is get up close. Roofs are fragile and slippery, and a fall can be serious. That part is for a survey, using safe viewpoints and a drone where it applies.
Places near Saffron Walden
Also in Saffron Walden
How it works
When we arrive, we start by asking what you’ve noticed and what you’d like to know. We then inspect everything that can be seen safely. Most surveys take an hour or two on an ordinary house, and about three to four hours for a commercial roof. For a visit in Saffron Walden, we need access to the loft, any rooms with leaks or stains, and the outside of the building. If there’s a side gate or a rear garden, let us know how to reach it. Visits can be on weekdays, Saturdays or Sundays.
- You get in touch with the address and anything you’ve noticed.
- We arrange a day that suits you, including weekends.
- We check the roof from every safe viewpoint, 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.
Getting ready for the survey
- Check pets are kept safely away
- Have keys ready for side gates, garages or roof access doors
- Gather any invoices or paperwork from past roof work
How to book
A quick phone call is normally the easiest start: ring 07833 053749 or email us. The price is agreed before a date is set.
Advice
Roof surveys in Saffron Walden: local notes
Audley End House, about 1.1 miles west, is one of the historic houses in the wider area around Saffron Walden. Older roofs in the wider area can hide decades of patch repairs, so the detail matters, and any change of roofing material on a listed home needs checking with the council first. Clay tiles and timber weatherboarding mark out many of the older buildings in Essex, and lots of post-war and modern estates besides. Whatever the covering, it’s frequently the fixings, flashings, valleys and gutters that give out first.
If you own a rental within reach of Audley End station, the gap between tenancies is a good time to have the roof looked at. The streets around a church such as Saffron Walden Baptist Church are often among the oldest in a place, and if you own one of the older houses nearby, its roof may have old fixings, lead flashings and chimneys that need a closer look. If you look after a building like R A Butler Infant School, its roofs, gutters and any chimneys need the same checks as a house’s, just on a bigger scale.
Saffron Walden is about 11 miles north of Bishop's Stortford, in Essex. Surveys in Saffron Walden work the same way as everywhere we cover: a careful look at everything that’s safely in view, photographs and a clear written report. Our area takes in places right across Essex, from the larger towns to small villages. Chelmsford is in our area too.
Here we cover the CB10 and CB11 postcode area for roof surveys. We cover properties on Market Street, Market Walk and Market Row and the roads around them. Being close to the B184 and B1052, Saffron Walden is simple for us to get to for roof surveys. Other places close to Saffron Walden include Audley End (1 mile west), Sewards End (2 miles east), Littlebury (2 miles north-west), Wendens Ambo (2 miles south-west) and Cole End (2 miles south-east). Further out, we also cover Great Dunmow (11 miles south-east), Stansted Mountfitchet (8 miles south), Elsenham (7 miles south), Sible Hedingham (15 miles east), Church End (11 miles south-east) and Bocking Churchstreet (15 miles south-east).
Landmarks near Saffron Walden
Locally, jobs take us to homes and businesses close to Saffron Walden County High School and Waggon And Horses Public House and the streets around them. Saffron Walden’s nearest station is Audley End station, about 2 miles south-west. Other landmarks nearby include Saffron Walden Community Hospital (0.6 miles east) and Saffron Walden Museum (within half a mile north-west). Open spaces near Saffron Walden include Hales and Shadwell Woods.
Landlords, agents and block managers in Saffron Walden
Shared roofs need a little more planning: access has to be agreed with whoever owns or manages the building. Let us know about it when you book and we will plan the survey around it.
For blocks of flats, a roof survey helps managing agents and residents’ management companies plan ahead. The report sets out what needs attention now and what can wait, which helps with budgets and planning.
Saffron Walden: your questions answered
Do you carry out roof surveys in Saffron Walden?
We do. The survey and report are the same in Saffron Walden as anywhere else, and visits run on weekdays and weekends.
Do you survey roofs for landlords with property near Audley End station?
Of course. Let us know whether a tenant or an agent will let us in, and we can send the report to you or your agent.
Do you carry out surveys on Saturdays and Sundays?
We survey seven days a week: Monday to Friday, Saturdays and Sundays. Just tell us the days that suit you.
Do I have to be there for the survey?
That depends on the survey. For inside areas and the roof space, someone has to give us access, while outside access can be discussed when you book.
How long will you be at the property?
It normally takes between one and two hours for an ordinary house roof, and longer if there are extensions, dormers or several chimneys. Report times depend on the package.
What’s the best way to book?
To arrange a survey, ring 07833 053749 or use the contact form and tell us the address and what you want to find out. We will confirm the price and agree a day with you.
Can you inspect my roof with a drone?
Where it helps and the rules allow, yes. Our sub-250g drone is flown by a CAA-registered operator with a Flyer ID and Operator ID, and the airspace and weather are checked before every flight.
Why it is worth a survey now in Saffron Walden
Before you put a home on the market, it’s useful to know the roof’s condition. You will know what a buyer’s survey might pick up, or at least know what to expect. On homes in Saffron Walden, the joint between an extension and the house is where a slow leak tends to start. Left for a few seasons, it can spoil plaster, skirting and flooring inside.
There are three survey packages: Basic from £150, Standard from £250 and Premium from £400, with VAT included. The price for your roof depends on its size, access and what you need to know.
Why book us in Saffron Walden
- 5,000+ roofs surveyed
- 98% customer satisfaction
- Plain-English reports with photos
- Prices that include VAT
Read what a roof survey costs and our case studies.
Practical tips
There is plenty you can do without going near the roof. What helps most:
- Keep a record of damp patches and dates
- Stay off ladders and the roof
- Let us know about any leaks or stains you’ve seen
- Look for debris in the garden after high winds
If you need work done, the report gives roofers a clear brief. The photos show what we found and where, so their quotes cover the same ground.
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.