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Roof Survey in Windlesham
Roof surveys in Windlesham and the rest of Surrey. Surveys run seven days a week.
- Worn or blocked valleys
- Ridge tiles that have lifted or moved
- Water stains on rafters and ceiling joists
How we price roof surveys
Our packages start from £150, including VAT. What you pay for your roof depends on:
- Chimneys, valleys, parapets and other details
- Whether it is a home or a commercial building
- The number of roofs, including extensions and garages
- If the survey needs thermal imaging or a drone
What a survey costs comes down to the roof itself: its size, its height, how many sections it has and how safely it can be seen. Our price is from £150, including VAT.
What we need to know
A few details help us point you to the right survey and price. When you contact us, tell us:
- Why you want a survey: buying, a leak, a storm or new work
- Where water is showing inside, if it is
- Your postcode, so we can check access and travel
- The kind of building and roof involved
If you have photos of the roof, send them over. Take them safely from the ground or a window. To get started, ring 07833 053749 or send us an email.
About our roof survey in Windlesham
Good roofs last decades, but their parts wear at different rates. Natural slate can last 100 years or more, and clay and concrete tiles commonly 50 years or more, yet nails, battens and underlay often fail first. We tell you which parts are ageing and which are sound. That lets you plan work in good time rather than after a leak. We survey chimney stacks, natural slate and clay and concrete tiles, and the problems we are asked to look at most are torn or sagging underlay and blocked, sagging or leaking gutters.
In a smaller place like Windlesham, some roofs stand more exposed to wind and rain than in a built-up town. Ridge tiles, verges, chimney stacks and flashings take the worst of it. Checking those edges shows whether anything has begun to work loose before it lets water in. Once one ridge tile or slate moves, wind gets under the next one too.
The report works through the roof section by section, from the coverings down to the gutters, each with a short note and a photo. You will see the good as well as the bad.
- Where
- Windlesham (GU20)
- Region
- Surrey
- Price
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Your report
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- When we survey
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Insurance
- PI and public liability insurance
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
When to book a survey in Windlesham
Every roof takes years of rain, wind, sun and frost. Wind lifts loose slates, tiles and ridge pieces, while rain gets into every gap. What starts as one slipped slate can become a leak.
A survey makes sense if you’ve noticed:
- Loose chimney pots
- Standing water on a flat roof
- Blocked, sagging or leaking gutters
- Lifted, split or missing lead flashings
Take a building like Windlesham Village Infant School: large buildings have long gutter runs and big roofs that need checking like any other.
Before booking any roof surveyor
- Whether you can ask questions once you have the report
- Will they check the loft as well as the outside?
- Their drone registration, if they fly one
- How soon the report will arrive
The survey, step by step
The aim of the visit is simple: to see as much of the roof as can be seen safely and record it clearly. Everything we note and photograph goes into the written report. The visit usually takes an hour or two at most homes, or half a day or so for a commercial building. Some parts of a survey depend on the weather, so a visit to Windlesham is booked with the forecast in mind: the parts that need calm, dry weather are planned around it.
- We help you choose a Basic, Standard or Premium Survey.
- On the day, we start by hearing what you’ve noticed.
- We inspect and photograph every part of the roof we can safely see.
- Extra checks are carried out where your package includes them.
- The report is emailed with findings and recommendations.
Getting ready for the survey
- Move anything stored under the loft hatch
- Gather any invoices or paperwork from past roof work
- Check pets are kept safely away
Book a survey
We confirm the price for your survey before booking, so you know the cost up front. Roof survey starts from £150, including VAT. For a price for your roof, ring 07833 053749 or drop us an email.
Related advice
Common questions in Windlesham
Is Windlesham within the area you cover?
Yes. Windlesham is within the area we cover, which takes in towns, villages and rural addresses. We work right across London and the South East. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when booking.
Can a landlord with a rental near Bagshot station book a roof survey?
Yes, rented property is part of what we cover. You can ring 07833 053749 or use the contact form with the address and a few details.
Do I have to be there for the survey?
Someone needs to let us in if we are looking inside or in the loft. Access is agreed with you as you book.
How long will you be at the property?
The visit normally takes an hour or two for an ordinary house roof, and longer if there are extensions, dormers or several chimneys. We’ll confirm what to expect when we arrange the visit.
Is a roof survey the same as a structural survey?
No. Where we see something that needs a structural engineer, the report says so. Our survey isn’t a structural engineer’s report.
Do you carry professional indemnity insurance?
Every survey is covered by professional indemnity and public liability insurance, and we can provide details if a managing agent needs them.
Can you tell me how long my roof will last?
Not as an exact number, since the fixings, underlay and maintenance all play a part. Instead, we set out what’s sound, what’s wearing and what to do first.
Leave it or get it looked at?
Hidden gutters and valleys can fail without warning. When they do, water comes straight into the house. We look at them before they cause trouble. On a bungalow or cottage around Windlesham, the roof sits close to the rooms below, so water can show inside quickly once it gets past the covering. Catching the cause first saves redecorating as well.
Roof survey starts from £150, including VAT. Packages run from Basic at £150 through Standard at £250 to Premium at £400, inc. VAT, and we can help you choose.
Why us?
- An independent view of the roof
- Every finding written up with photos
- Professional indemnity and public liability insurance
- Over 5,000 surveys carried out
Take a look at what a roof survey costs and two real surveys.
Tips from our surveys
Nothing here needs a ladder. Our suggestions:
- Clear the loft hatch area before we arrive
- Find records of any re-roofing or repairs
- Keep the report with your property records
- Let us know about past leaks
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.
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. Prompt repairs stop small problems growing.
What we look for on each type of roof
Natural slate
Slate is common on older homes in London and South East England. Where several slates have slipped, the cause is often nail fatigue, and we say how widespread it looks.
Lead flashings and valleys
Many older houses have lead in their valleys and hidden gutters. Cracks in a lead valley can send water into the roof.
Roofs, chimneys and gutters in Windlesham
Before planning roof work on an older home, find out whether it is listed or in a conservation area. Listed building consent covers changes to a listed building’s special interest, and an Article 4 direction can bring extra controls in a conservation area. If your survey includes the drone, we check the Drone Safety Map for restrictions before flying.
Take an older house close to Church of St John the Baptist: its roof may have old fixings, lead flashings and chimneys that need a closer look. If you let a flat or house near Bagshot station, knowing the condition of the roof, chimneys and gutters helps you plan work rather than react to complaints.
Windlesham is about 4 miles north-east of Camberley, in Surrey. Windlesham is one of many places we visit across Surrey, for homes and businesses alike. Our area takes in places right across Surrey, large and small. For surveys nearby, see our Guildford page.
Roof surveys in GU20 work the same way as everywhere else we cover. We offer roof surveys to properties on Church Road, Finney Drive and Cooper Road and the roads around them. We also cover the places around Windlesham: Brick Hill (1 mile east), Lightwater (1 mile south-west), Bagshot (2 miles west), Donkey Town (2 miles south) and Broomhall (2 miles north-east). Further out, we also cover Guildford (9 miles south-east), Woking (5 miles south-east), Camberley (4 miles south-west), Farnham (12 miles south-west), Egham (6 miles north-east) and Walton-on-Thames (11 miles east).
Landmarks near Windlesham
Around Windlesham, our work takes us to homes and buildings near The Sun pub, Brentmoor Heath and Gordon's School, among other places. The nearest railway station is Bagshot station, roughly 1.4 miles west. Well-known places in the area include Chobham Museum (2.6 miles south-east) and Heatherwood Hospital (3.3 miles north-west). Not far away are Gracious Pond and Virginia Water Lake.