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Storm damage roof report in Brabourne Lees, Kent
Need a storm damage roof report in Brabourne Lees? We can help, with a written report you can act on. Book a weekday or weekend visit.
- Damaged pots on the stack
- Ridge tiles that have come loose
- Holes or cracks caused by debris
Should I look at the roof myself first?
If you have a loft with safe access, take a look inside. Use a torch and stay on the joists or boards, checking for stains, damp wood or chinks of daylight.
You can learn a lot from the ground. With binoculars, look for slipped or missing slates and tiles, gaps along the ridge and leaning chimneys. Please do not climb up for a closer look.
About our storm damage roof report in Brabourne Lees
A storm damage roof report is an independent record of the damage to your roof after a storm. It sets out what is damaged, with photos, and what we think the likely cause is. It’s yours to pass to your insurer. The decision on any claim rests with your insurer and its policy wording. We’re not loss adjusters, and we cannot tell you whether a claim will succeed. We survey flashings, chimney stacks and ridges and hips, and people most frequently book us about broken or displaced guttering and water coming in after the storm.
Many homes in small places like Brabourne Lees face open ground, so storms hit ridges, verges and chimneys hard. Once water gets into older walls, it takes a long time to dry, which makes finding the cause quickly worthwhile. A written record also helps if you need to explain it to anyone else.
Findings are set out part by part, from the coverings down to the gutters, each with a short note and a photograph. It records what’s sound as well as what is not.
- Place
- Brabourne Lees (TN25)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Reports
- A written report with photos, by email
- Appointments
- Weekdays and weekends
- Insurance
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Why act early in Brabourne Lees
Many policies expect damage to be reported promptly. Let your insurer know early, and check what your policy asks for. Our report can then add a clear record. Matching old materials, such as handmade tiles or stone slates, can take time to source. That is one more reason to find defects before they become urgent.
Prices start from £150, including VAT, for a Basic Survey. The Standard Survey starts from £250 and the Premium Survey from £400. We confirm the price for your survey before booking.
Why us?
- Visits on any day of the week
- An independent look at the roof
- Two decades and more of roof surveys
- Prices that include VAT
Read our cost guide and two real surveys.
Roof by roof
Ridge and hip tiles
Worn mortar under ridge tiles can let them lift in a storm. We note whether the mortar looks recently broken or long worn.
Flat roof coverings
Lifted trims and laps are common after a storm. We look at whether the damage is recent or older.
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Landlords, agents and block managers in Brabourne Lees
An agent can book and manage the survey for a landlord. Access is agreed with the tenant beforehand.
Surveys can also be booked by buyers’ agents acting for a client. Reports are emailed, so they’re easy to pass on.
What affects the cost of storm damage roof reports
When we price a survey, we consider:
- The roof’s overall size
- Features like valleys, chimneys, dormers and parapets
- Any need for thermal images or a drone flight
- Extra roofs, like extensions, dormers or garages
Every price we give includes VAT. Prices start from £150, including VAT. You’ll know the price for the job before you book.
Getting in touch
Getting the details right at the start saves time. It helps to include:
- The type of building and roof, such as pitched or flat
- How the loft is reached, if there is one
- Any photos you have, taken from the ground or a window
- Any marks or damp showing indoors
Getting a price is simple: just phone 07833 053749 or drop us an email and give us a few details about the property and we’ll recommend the right survey. We confirm the price before anything is booked.
The survey, step by step
Time on site depends on the size and shape of the roof, but as a rough guide the survey takes about one to two hours at a typical home, with bigger or more complicated roofs taking longer. You’re welcome to ask questions while we are there. Rural addresses near Brabourne Lees 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. The visit itself is the same as anywhere else.
- You let us know what happened and whether a roofer has made the roof safe.
- We check inside, including the loft where there is access, for water damage.
- The roof is inspected from ground level, windows and the roof where it’s safe.
- We record fresh damage and older defects.
- You receive the written report with photographs.
Preparing for the visit
- Let us know about any leaks, stains or damp patches you know of
- If the roof is shared, arrange access with whoever manages the building
- Jot down any questions you want answered
Getting a price
Surveys can be booked for weekdays, Saturdays or Sundays. To find a date that works for you, ring 07833 053749 or email us.
Related advice
Brabourne Lees: your questions answered
Is my home in Brabourne Lees listed or in a conservation area?
Start with Historic England’s list for listing and your council for conservation areas. Either can affect what roof work is allowed, so it’s worth checking before planning any.
Do you carry out roof surveys in Brabourne Lees?
Yes, Brabourne Lees is one of the places we work. The survey and report are the same in Brabourne Lees as anywhere else.
Can you inspect my roof with a drone?
Where it helps and it is safe, yes. Whether we can fly on the day depends on the weather and the airspace rules. We are a CAA-registered drone operator.
I live in a flat. Can you survey the roof?
Yes. A shared roof needs access agreed first, with whoever owns or manages the building. Let us know about it when you book and we’ll plan the survey around it.
Is this a RICS survey?
No. Our survey is a roof survey, not a RICS Level 2 or Level 3 survey of the whole building. It focuses on the roof and can sit alongside a RICS survey.
How do I arrange a storm damage roof report in Brabourne Lees?
Just call 07833 053749 or send us an email with the address. After a few questions, we confirm the price and fix a day.
What does a storm damage report cost?
Our price is from £150, including VAT. Larger or more complex roofs are quoted for their size. It does not include repair costs, so you’ll need a roofer’s quote for those.
Storm damage roof reports in Brabourne Lees: local notes
About 3.2 miles south-east lies Westenhanger Castle, a reminder of how long the area around Brabourne Lees has been built on. Older homes in the wider area frequently have features worth a closer look, like 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. Handmade clay tiles, including Kent peg tiles hung on pegs through two holes, are typical of older Kent buildings. Kent’s older buildings take in oast houses and timber-framed Wealden hall houses as well. Knowing the roof type helps narrow down where water may be getting in.
If you own one of the older houses in the streets near Church of St Mary, the leak may come from a chimney, a valley or tired lead rather than the covering itself. Landlords with a home close to Westenhanger station may find that finding the cause of a leak fast keeps a tenant’s home dry and the work focused. For site and facilities teams at buildings such as Smeeth Community Primary School, tracing a leak on a big roof starts with where the water appears and works back.
Brabourne Lees is about 5 miles east of Ashford, in Kent. We cover Brabourne Lees and the rest of Kent, as part of our work across London and South East England. Across Kent, we cover Brabourne Lees. For surveys nearby, see our Canterbury page.
Surveys in TN25 work the same way as everywhere else we cover. Local streets include Knatchbull Way, Mountbatten Way and Prospect Way. Nearby, we also carry out storm damage roof reports in Smeeth (1 mile south-west), Lilyvale (1 mile south-east), Bircholt Forstal (1 mile north), Ridgeway (1 mile west) and Stone Hill (1 mile south-east). Larger places within reach include Ashford (5 miles west), Canterbury (12 miles north-east), Dover (14 miles east), Folkestone (9 miles east), Faversham (14 miles north) and Hythe (6 miles south-east).
What’s near Brabourne Lees
Brabourne Lees’s nearest station is Westenhanger station, about 3.4 miles south-east. Nearby you will also find Lympne Castle (4.2 miles south-east) and William Harvey Hospital (2.9 miles north-west). Green spaces nearby include Hatch Park and Tolsford Hill.