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Storm Damage Roof Report in Coggeshall
Need a storm damage roof report in Coggeshall? We can help, with findings in writing and pictures to back them up. Weekday and weekend visits available.
- Loose or broken chimney pots and cowls
- Lead lifted at abutments
- Broken or displaced guttering
About our storm damage roof report in Coggeshall
Wear and tear is typically excluded from home insurance. That makes the difference between storm damage and old wear important. Our report records both: fresh breaks and recently moved slates or tiles, and older problems like corroded nails or worn mortar. We give an honest view of what we see. How the policy applies is for your insurer to decide. We survey ridges and hips, gutters and fascias and flat roofs, and people most often book us about lead lifted at abutments and gutters pulled loose in the wind.
Houses in smaller places like Coggeshall can stand more in the open, so wind and driving rain find any weakness in ridges, verges and flashings. A leak that only appears in certain weather often points to an exposed detail. It’s useful to know when and where the water appears. The gutters on the most exposed side can overflow too.
What you get is a clear record of the roof on the day we saw it. That makes it useful now and a handy reference later, for example when you want to check whether anything has changed.
- Place
- Coggeshall (CO6)
- Wider area
- Essex
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- When we survey
- Weekdays and weekends
- Cover
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
What we can’t see
In fairness, a roof survey has limits:
- How your policy defines a storm
- Whether your insurer will pay the claim
- Damage hidden under coverings or inside the structure, without opening up
If you’re not sure which survey you need, phone 07833 053749 or drop us an email and we’ll give you a straight answer. The full list of what we check.
What this survey covers
- Slate and tile slopes
- Flashings
- Gutters and fascias
- Ridges and hips
- Flat roofs
- Chimney stacks
Also near Coggeshall
Also in Coggeshall
How we price storm damage roof reports
Survey packages start from £150, with VAT included. What you pay for your roof depends on:
- The roof’s overall size
- The height of the building and how the roof can safely be seen
- Features like valleys, chimneys, dormers and parapets
- The use of thermal imaging or a drone
There are three survey packages: the Basic Survey from £150, the Standard Survey from £250 and the Premium Survey from £400, with VAT included. The price for your roof depends on its size, access and what you need to know.
Helping us price your survey
To price your survey accurately, we will ask about:
- What kind of property and roof it is
- The reason for the survey, like buying, a leak or storm damage
- Dates you’re working to, such as exchange
- Where the property is, with the postcode
Buyers should book once an offer has been accepted, so you have the findings in time to act on them before you exchange. Otherwise, simply phone 07833 053749 or drop us an email whenever suits you.
Wind, rain and roofs in Coggeshall
Older buildings in Essex often have clay tiles and weatherboarding, while many towns grew with post-war and newer estates. The covering and its details give the first clues when tracing where water is coming from. England has around 10,000 conservation areas and about 500,000 listed buildings. Listed building consent is needed for changes that affect a listed building’s special interest, and conservation areas can limit changes of roofing material, so the council is the place to ask.
Take an older house close to St Peter ad Vincula: leaks on older roofs frequently start at lead flashings, valleys or around old chimney stacks. Anyone responsible for a site like Honywood Community Science School will know that a leak through a large roof is often found some distance from where the water shows inside.
Coggeshall is about 5 miles south-east of Halstead, in Essex. We carry out storm damage roof reports in Coggeshall for houses, flats, blocks and commercial buildings. Coggeshall is one of the towns and villages in Essex where we work. We also survey roofs in Chelmsford.
Here we cover the CO6 postcode area for storm damage roof reports. That includes homes and businesses on Walford Way, Gardeners Row and Vane Lane and the roads around them. Main roads around Coggeshall include the B1024, so getting to you is simple. Close by, we survey roofs in Coggeshall Hamlet (1 mile south), Pattiswick (2 miles north-west), Perry Green (3 miles west), Bradwell (3 miles west) and Silver End (3 miles south-west). Larger places within reach include Colchester (9 miles east), Chelmsford (13 miles south-west), Braintree (5 miles west), Maldon (10 miles south), Witham (6 miles south-west) and Camulodunum (8 miles east).
Near you in Coggeshall
Typical jobs here are in homes near The Woolpack Inn and the streets around them. Coggeshall’s nearest station is Kelvedon station, roughly 2.4 miles south. Nearby you will also find Laundry & Mangle Museum (0.8 miles west) and Halstead Hospital (5.6 miles north-west). The countryside around Coggeshall includes Belcher's and Broadfield Woods.
How the survey changes by roof type
Chimney stacks
Flashings around stacks can lift in strong winds. We photograph any we find.
Ridge and hip tiles
Ridge tiles bedded in old mortar can loosen in high winds. Our report says whether it looks freshly damaged or worn over time.
DIY checks: what’s safe
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. Do not go up yourself.
It’s useful to keep a record: dates of leaks, photos from the ground and any work done on the roof. Share it with us when booking and it will help the survey.
Questions from Coggeshall
Is Coggeshall in the area you cover?
We do. Every survey there gets the same written report with photographs, and visits run on weekdays and weekends.
Do you cover smaller places like Coggeshall?
We do. A small place gets exactly the same survey as a big one.
Can you survey at the weekend?
Visits run seven days a week in the daytime, which suits people who work during the week. Just say which days work for you.
Will you go up on the roof?
Only where it’s safe to do so. We check everything that can be seen safely: from ground level, from windows and vantage points, from the roof space, from the roof itself where safe and by drone where it applies. The report says if anything couldn’t be seen.
Can I check the roof after a storm?
Stay off the roof. Take photos from the ground or from windows. Record the date and any damage inside as well.
Will you check the loft?
If there is a loft and safe access to it, yes. The roof space can show things the outside cannot, such as damp timbers, staining or daylight.
Can you tell me if my roof has asbestos?
No. We do not carry out asbestos surveys or testing. We flag materials that could contain asbestos, such as cement sheets or soffits on pre-2000 buildings, and recommend a specialist asbestos surveyor checks them before they’re disturbed.
How it works
The visit usually starts outside and finishes in the loft: first the slopes, edges and gutters from every safe viewpoint, then the roof space where it can be reached. All told, expect between one and two hours for most homes, depending on how much of the roof was hit. Some parts of a survey depend on the weather, so a visit to Coggeshall is booked with the forecast in mind: drone flights and thermal imaging need the right conditions, while a look from ground level and the loft can go ahead in most weather.
- First we go through when the storm hit and what you’ve noticed.
- The roof is inspected from safe positions.
- Each area of damage is photographed and described.
- The report notes whether the damage fits a storm, older wear or both.
- We send you the report by email for your insurer.
Preparing for the visit
- Dig out any old roof reports or invoices
- Leave a clear route to the loft
- Show us where any leaks or stains appear
Book a survey
If you have photos of the roof, send them over. Pictures from the ground or a window are fine, and please do not climb up for a closer look. To send them or to book, phone 07833 053749 or send us an email.
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Do you need a storm damage roof report in Coggeshall?
Gusts work at anything on a roof that’s loose or exposed. Driving rain then gets in through the gaps. People usually call us after a storm, once they’ve noticed damage or a leak.
Most people get in touch when they’ve noticed something like this:
- Damaged gutters and fascias
- Water coming in after the storm
- Slates and tiles blown off the roof
- Flat roof edges peeled back
If you own a rental within reach of Kelvedon station, finding the cause of a leak fast keeps a tenant’s home dry and the work focused.
What to check before booking
- Which parts of the roof they’ll actually see
- Which limits apply to the survey
- Whether any drone flown is registered with the CAA
- How much experience they have with roofs like yours