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Roof survey in Stanton St John, Oxfordshire
A roof condition survey for homes and buildings in Stanton St John, with drones and thermal imaging where they help. Get in touch for a price.
- Lifted, split or missing lead flashings
- Ponding, splits or blisters on flat roofs
- Torn or sagging underlay
Your questions about roof surveys in Stanton St John
Will you come out to Stanton St John?
We do. Villages and rural addresses get the same survey as a town house, with the route planned beforehand.
I let a flat near Islip station. Can you check the roof?
Yes. We survey roofs for landlords, letting agents and managing agents as well as owners. You can phone 07833 053749 or use the contact form with the address and what you need.
Do you need to get into the loft?
If it’s needed and safe to reach, yes. Inside, we look for damp, staining, gaps and sagging, as far as the space allows.
Are you insured?
Professional indemnity and public liability insurance cover our surveys. If you need details for a managing agent or a building owner, just ask.
Can you survey a shared roof?
Yes, if the freeholder or managing agent agrees access. On a shared roof we can only inspect the parts we are allowed to reach.
Can you survey at the weekend?
Visits run seven days a week in the daytime. Let us know your preferred days when booking.
How experienced are you?
More than 5,000 surveys over 20+ years.
About our roof survey in Stanton St John
We survey roofs in Stanton St John and across London and South East England. Visits run seven days a week. We are insured for professional indemnity and public liability, and bring 20+ years’ experience. Each survey ends with a written report, emailed with photographs and recommendations. Whether it is a house, a flat or a commercial building, the process is the same. To arrange a survey, ring 07833 053749 or email us. If you are worried about ponding, splits or blisters on flat roofs and leaking gutter joints and downpipes, we can find out what’s behind it, whatever the roof.
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 frequently where weather gets in first.
Where we can’t see part of the roof, the report says so. You will know exactly what was inspected and what wasn’t.
- Where
- Stanton St John (OX33)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Price
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Your report
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- Appointments
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Insured
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Also near Stanton St John
Also in Stanton St John
Different roofs, different checks
Chimney stacks
We check the pots, flaunching, pointing and flashings of each stack. We note any lean or loose pots.
Flat roof coverings
Repeated coatings can hide what’s underneath. We say what we can see and when a closer look would need opening up.
Rented homes, blocks and businesses
We also survey roofs for businesses and commercial landlords, including offices, shops and units. Larger roofs take longer, and they’re priced for the size.
Freeholders and residents’ companies use a roof report to plan and budget, putting the urgent items at the top.
Can I check my roof myself?
After strong wind, take a look from the pavement or garden: 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.
Your own check is a good start, but it isn’t a survey. From ground level, valleys, flashings and the backs of chimneys are frequently out of sight, and those are details a survey looks at closely.
How it works
Safety comes first on every visit. Everything that can be seen safely is inspected, and anything we can’t see is noted in the report. The survey usually takes an hour or two for an ordinary house roof, and longer if there are extensions, dormers or several chimneys. Rural addresses near Stanton St John 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.
- A visit is booked for a weekday or a weekend.
- The roof is inspected from the ground, windows, the loft and the roof itself where it is safe.
- Slates or tiles, ridges, hips, valleys, flashings, chimneys and gutters are all examined and photographed.
- You receive a written report with photos and recommendations.
Before the survey
- For flats, make sure roof access has been agreed
- Let us know where we can park nearby
- Make a note of anything you’d like us to look at
How to book
If you are buying, it is useful to book soon after your offer is accepted, so there is time to use the report before exchange. Otherwise, simply call 07833 053749 or use the contact form whenever suits you.
Related advice
What this survey can’t tell you
It is useful to know what a survey won’t do before you book:
- The condition of the rest of the building (that’s a RICS home survey)
- Asbestos testing of any kind
- Structural calculations (that is a structural engineer’s job)
Not sure which survey suits your roof? You can call 07833 053749 or send us an email and we’ll tell you before you book. The full list of what we check.
What this survey covers
- Chimney stacks
- Flat roofs
- Lead flashings
- The roof space
- Natural slate
- Ridges, hips and valleys
- Clay and concrete tiles
Roofs, chimneys and gutters in Stanton St John
If the drone is used for your survey, we check the Drone Safety Map for restrictions before flying. With Holywell Manor about 4 miles south-west, Stanton St John sits in an area with a long building history. Period homes nearby can have lead valleys, tall chimneys and a patchwork of past repairs.
Living close to Katie and George Park is pleasant, but mature trees mean leaves in gutters and valleys each autumn. If you let a flat or house near Islip station, a roof report between tenancies helps plan work before a small defect becomes a tenant’s leak.
Stanton St John is about 4 miles north-east of Oxford, in Oxfordshire. Bookings from Stanton St John are handled just like any other: a call or an email, a price, then a date. Stanton St John is one of the towns and villages in Oxfordshire we cover for roof surveys.
Here we cover the OX33 postcode area for roof surveys. You’ll find streets such as Mill Street, Church Close and Cox Lane. Close by, we survey roofs in Forest Hill (1 mile south), Beckley (1 mile north-west), Barton (2 miles south-west), Risinghurst (2 miles south-west) and Holton (2 miles south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Oxford (4 miles south-west), Didcot (12 miles south), Bicester (8 miles north), Abingdon-on-Thames (9 miles south-west), Witney (14 miles west) and Thame (9 miles east).
Around Stanton St John
Locally, jobs take us to homes and businesses close to Katie and George Park and The Star Inn Public House, among other places. Stanton St John’s nearest station is Islip station, about 4.5 miles north-west. Nearby you will also find Oxford Castle (4.7 miles south-west) and Churchill Hospital (2.7 miles south-west). Not far away are Shotover and Bernwood Meadows.
What we are asked to look at in Stanton St John
Blocked gutters cause a surprising amount of damage. Leaves, moss and silt build up, the gutter overflows and water soaks the walls. Valley and parapet gutters can overflow inside the building, especially near trees.
Here are some of the things we see frequently:
- Blocked, sagging or leaking gutters
- Condensation or damp timbers in the loft
- Worn lead at chimneys and abutments
- Crumbling chimney pointing or cracked flaunching
The streets around a church like Church of St John the Baptist are often among the oldest in a place, and if your home is one of the older ones nearby, the nails, lead and mortar on the roof may be wearing out even where the slates or tiles look fine.
Questions to ask before you book
- Their report turnaround times
- Whether they hold professional indemnity and public liability insurance
- Is there a chance to talk the report through?
- How they plan to inspect the roof safely