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Streatham Roof Survey
We take a careful look at the roof at your property in Streatham, with photographs and a written report.
- Crumbling chimney pointing or cracked flaunching
- Ridge tiles that have lifted or moved
- Cracked or blistered flat roof coverings
Roof surveys for homes and businesses in Streatham
Good roofs last decades, but their parts wear at different rates. Slate frequently lasts a century or more, and tiles commonly half a century, yet nails, battens and underlay often fail first. A survey shows which parts of your roof are wearing. Knowing that helps you plan work before it becomes urgent. We are frequently asked to look into gaps in the roof where coverings have gone and ridge tiles that have lifted or moved, across the roof space, ridges, hips and valleys and clay and concrete tiles.
London has Victorian and Edwardian terraces in almost every borough, many with Welsh slate roofs, shared chimney stacks and parapet or valley gutters. Slates can last a century or more, but the nails holding them corrode, and slates slip. In Streatham, as across London, that’s why a roof needs a proper look rather than a glance from the street. Shared chimney stacks and the lead around them are just as important to check.
After the visit, you get a report with photographs, emailed to you. It explains the condition of the roof, the defects we found and what we recommend.
- Where
- Streatham (SW16, SW2, CR4, SW12)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- A written report with photos, by email
- When we survey
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Cover
- PI and public liability insurance
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
FAQs for Streatham
I let a flat near Streatham station. Can you check the roof?
Yes. We survey roofs for landlords, letting agents and managing agents as well as owners. Just phone 07833 053749 or drop us an email with the details, and we will talk through which survey suits.
Is parking a problem for a survey in Streatham?
It rarely stops a survey, but it’s worth planning. Let us know the parking rules on your street and we will work around them.
Do you work in Streatham?
Yes. We survey roofs across London and South East England, Streatham included.
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 so a specialist asbestos surveyor can check before any work.
How much is a survey?
Our price is from £150, including VAT. Our three packages are Basic from £150, Standard from £250 and Premium from £400, inc. VAT.
How do I arrange a roof survey in Streatham?
The quickest way is to phone 07833 053749 or use the contact form. Give us the address and a few details about the roof, and we will recommend the right survey. We survey on any day of the week.
Is it the same as a RICS Level 2 or Level 3 survey?
No. It’s a specialist roof survey, not a RICS Level 2 or Level 3 building survey. It focuses on the roof and can sit alongside a RICS survey.
What we are asked to look at in Streatham
Flashings seal the joints where a roof meets a wall or chimney. Over time lead flashings split, lift or work loose, and mortar fillets crack away from the wall. Lead is also a target for theft.
Most people get in touch after spotting something like this:
- Gutters that overflow in heavy rain
- Worn lead at chimneys and abutments
- Slipped, cracked or missing slates and tiles
- Cracked or blistered flat roof coverings
Homes near green spaces such as Streatham Common can get more leaves in their gutters in autumn, and blocked gutters overflow and soak walls.
What to check before booking
- What follow-up you get after the report
- What exactly goes into their report
- Their drone registration, if they fly one
- What the survey will not cover
Should I look at the roof myself first?
What you can’t do safely is get up close. Roofs are fragile and slippery. That is where a survey comes in.
Watch the gutters in a downpour, from a window or the ground. Overflowing water can be a sign of a blockage or a gutter that has dropped.
The survey, step by step
Every roof is different; as a rough guide, the survey takes an hour or two for a house, though large, tall or awkward roofs take more time. You’re welcome to ask questions while we are there. In a London area like Streatham, the main things to sort out are parking and access: let us know about parking, the floor the property is on, any shared entrance and loft access. We then look at what can be seen safely from the ground, windows, the loft and, where it’s safe, the roof itself.
- We start by hearing what you’d like checked and why.
- We arrange a day that suits you, including weekends.
- We inspect from ground level, from windows, from the loft space and from the roof where safe.
- Every part of the roof is checked and photographed.
- Your report arrives by email, with recommendations prioritised by urgency.
Before the survey
- Show us where any leaks or stains appear
- Let us know about parking near the property
- Agree roof access with the managing agent if it is shared
Booking a survey
Our phone lines are open seven days a week. To book or ask a question, call 07833 053749 or send us an email.
Related advice
Landlords, agents and block managers in Streatham
Where a roof is shared: we need access agreed with whoever owns or manages the building. Let us know about it as you book and we’ll plan the visit with that in mind.
Surveys can also be booked by buyers’ agents acting for a client. Reports are emailed, so they’re easy to pass on, photographs included.
Tips from our surveys
Getting the most from a roof survey starts before we arrive and carries on afterwards. Tips:
- Move stored items away from the loft hatch
- Check the roof from the ground after storms
- Take photos of any leaks as they happen
- Tell us about any leaks or stains you’ve seen
Any roofer you ask to quote can work from the report. They’ll see each defect and its location, which makes quotes easier to compare.
Have gutters and valleys cleared regularly, ideally after the leaves have fallen. Leave the clearing to a professional. Most overflow damage starts with a blocked gutter.
Streatham homes and their roofs
Inner London’s Victorian and Edwardian terraces often have Welsh slate roofs. Behind many of their parapets sit butterfly roofs and valley gutters that cannot be seen from the pavement. If your home in Streatham is one of them, lead flashings, party-wall upstands and shared chimney stacks are part of the picture too. Whichever you have, the details that tend to fail before the covering itself get the closest look. With Kingswood House about 2 miles east, Streatham sits in an area with a long building history. On older houses around here, roofs often carry the marks of earlier repairs, from replaced slates to new lead, and any change of roofing material on a listed home needs checking with the council first.
Landlords with a home close to Streatham station may find that a dated record of the roof is useful when planning maintenance across a let. Shop and office owners around Southside Wandsworth may find that a written record of the roof’s condition helps you plan maintenance rather than react to leaks.
Streatham is about 5 miles south of London, in Greater London. In Streatham, as across Greater London, every roof gets the same careful survey. Streatham is one of the towns and villages in Greater London we cover for roof surveys.
Postcode districts we cover here for roof surveys: SW16, SW2, CR4 and SW12. We offer roof surveys to properties on Stanthorpe Road, Gleneagle Mews and Madeira Road. Streatham is on the A205 and A216, which makes it simple to reach. Neighbouring places we cover for roof surveys include Streatham Park (1 mile west), Furzedown (1 mile west), Streatham Hill (1 mile north), Hyde farm estate (1 mile north) and Grange Mills (1 mile north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover London (5 miles north), City of Westminster (6 miles north), Marylebone (6 miles north), Kensington (6 miles north-west), St Pancras (7 miles north) and Shoreditch (7 miles north).
Near you in Streatham
In Streatham, that means homes and buildings near Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic Secondary School, Streatham Common and Waldorf School of South West London, among other places. There’s a railway station in Streatham itself: Streatham station. Well-known places in the area include Clockworks Museum (1.1 miles east) and Southside Wandsworth (3.3 miles north-west). Not far away are Knight's Hill and Battersea Park Lake.
Why get it checked now?
Roof faults rarely stay the same size. A single gap lets water onto the timbers underneath, and wet timber starts to decay. Catching it early means less to put right. In a London terrace or conversion, a roof defect rarely stays your problem alone: failed flashings and blocked valley gutters can send water into more than one home. Finding it early keeps the work smaller.
Our price is from £150, including VAT. Packages run from Basic at £150 through Standard at £250 to Premium at £400, including VAT, and we will tell you which fits.
Why book with us
- PI and public liability insurance
- Photographs and a written report every time
- Surveys on weekdays and at weekends
- CAA-registered drone operator (Flyer ID and Operator ID)