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Cowes Storm Damage Roof Report
Storm damage roof reports around Cowes, with a written report you can act on. Book a weekday or weekend visit.
- Damaged ridges and hips
- Slates and tiles blown off the roof
- Loose or broken chimney pots and cowls
Storm damage roof reports for homes and businesses in Cowes
If your roof has been damaged, stay safe first. Take photos from ground level or from windows, and do not climb onto the roof. If water is coming in, a roofer can put temporary protection in place. We then record the damage in a report you can pass to your insurer. Keep receipts for any emergency work. Common reasons to book are lifted or missing ridge and hip tiles and lead lifted at abutments, across slate and tile slopes, chimney stacks and flat roofs.
Extensions, dormers and conservatories are common on houses in towns like Cowes, and where an extension meets the house is a common leak point. The flashings and upstands at those joints get a proper look. The stain inside is often some way from where water gets in, especially around extensions.
Report times depend on the survey you book: the Basic Survey within 48 hours, the Standard Survey in 24 to 48 hours and the Premium Survey on the same day.
- Location
- Cowes (PO31)
- Wider area
- Isle of Wight
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Your report
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- When we survey
- Weekdays and weekends
- Insurance
- PI and public liability insurance
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Common questions in Cowes
Do you cover Cowes?
We do. Every survey there gets the same written report with photos, and visits run on weekdays and weekends.
Do roofs near the sea, like those around Cowes, take more of a battering?
Near the coast, roofs face more wind and more salt than further inland. Salt corrodes metal fixings and flashings, and wind lifts loose slates, tiles and ridge pieces.
Do you survey roofs on blocks of flats?
Yes, as long as access is agreed. The roof of a block or converted house is often shared, so whoever owns or manages the building needs to agree access. We can only inspect what we are given access to.
What do I do if water is coming in?
A roofer should handle temporary protection. Photograph the damage first if you can do so safely. We can record the damage in our report.
Can you survey at the weekend?
We survey seven days a week: weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays. Just let us know the days that suit you.
Will you check the loft?
Typically, if there’s one and it can be reached safely. From inside, the underside of the roof frequently shows damp, staining or daylight that can’t be seen from outside.
Is this an asbestos survey?
No. Asbestos surveys and testing are not part of what we do. If we see materials that could contain asbestos, like cement roof sheets or soffits on buildings from before 2000, we flag them.
Do you need a storm damage roof report in Cowes?
Roofs that were already worn are more likely to suffer in a storm. Corroded nails on slate roofs, worn mortar on ridges and old flashings can all give way. We record recent damage alongside older defects.
It’s worth booking a survey if you’ve seen:
- Damaged ridges and hips
- Loose or broken chimney pots and cowls
- Loose or torn flashings
- Damaged flat roof membrane
Osborne House, about 1.7 miles east, is one of the historic houses in the wider area around Cowes. Older roofs in the area may have lead flashings, valleys and gutters that have been patched many times.
Choosing a roof surveyor
- Do they have a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID for drone work?
- What insurance they carry
- What follow-up you get after the report
- Whether VAT is added on top
How it works
Every roof is different; as a rough guide, the survey takes about one to two hours at a typical home, rising to roughly 3–4 hours on a commercial building. If you have questions on the day, just ask. A typical visit in Cowes begins with the street side of the roof and then moves round the building. The back garden is often where extensions, dormers and rear slopes are best seen. Then, if it can be reached safely, we look in the loft.
- First we go through when the storm hit and what you’ve noticed.
- We check the roof from wherever it’s safe.
- We record and photograph the damage.
- We note the likely cause and any signs of older wear.
- You get a written report to pass to your insurer.
Before the survey
- Leave a clear route to the loft
- Have keys ready for side gates, garages or roof access doors
- For a flat or shared roof, check access with whoever owns or manages the building
Arrange a survey
To get a price for storm damage roof reports in Cowes, call 07833 053749 or use the contact form. A few details about the property and the roof help us give you an accurate price.
Advice
Roof by roof
Chimney stacks
Older stacks with worn pointing or cracked flaunching are more likely to suffer. Our report notes recent damage and older defects.
Flat roof coverings
Branches and debris can damage flat roofs or block outlets. Any damage is recorded with photos.
Also in Cowes
Before and after the survey
There’s plenty you can do without going near the roof. Here’s what helps most:
- Get a roofer to make the roof safe if needed
- Take photos of stains and damp inside
- Look at what your policy says about wear and tear
- Hold on to fallen pieces of the roof where you can
The report is emailed to you, and you decide what to send to your insurer. We do not deal with the insurer on your behalf.
Keep the roof in good order between storms. Fix slipped slates, loose ridges and lifted flashings when you spot them.
What happens if roof problems are left?
Leaving storm damage can let water into the roof space and rooms below. That can add to the damage and make it harder to separate from the storm. A roofer should deal with emergency protection quickly. A defect spotted early can be planned and budgeted for, whereas a leak tends to force the timing on you, in Cowes as anywhere.
Our price is from £150, including VAT. Basic starts from £150, Standard from £250 and Premium from £400, VAT included, and we can help you choose.
Why us?
- Weekday and weekend surveys
- Professional indemnity and public liability insurance
- An independent look at the roof
- More than 20 years surveying roofs
See our cost guide or two real surveys.
Cowes roofs and the weather
The coast is about 2 miles or less from Cowes, where sea air brings more salt and stronger wind than inland. Driving rain off the sea can be pushed into gaps that stay dry in calmer weather, and salt air slowly wears metal fixings. Some villages on the Isle of Wight still have thatched roofs, and sea air and wind reach every part of the island. Knowing the roof type helps narrow down where water may be getting in.
A roof leak in a hotel or guest house around Cowes means lost rooms as well as repairs, so it pays to find faults before guests do. The streets around a church like St. Faith's Church are often among the oldest in a place, and if your house is among the older ones nearby, lead flashings, valleys and old chimneys are typical places for water to get in.
Cowes is about 8 miles south-west of Gosport, in the Isle of Wight. From houses to flats and shops in Cowes, the roof can be surveyed. Across the Isle of Wight, we cover Cowes and the places around it. There is also a page for Portsmouth.
Storm damage roof reports in PO31 are booked the same way as anywhere else. We offer storm damage roof reports to properties on Church Road, Market Hill and High Street and the roads around them. You’ll find Cowes on the A3020 and B3320, so it’s easy for us to get to. Neighbouring places we cover for storm damage roof reports include Gurnard (1 mile west), Northwood (1 mile south), Rew Street (1 mile south-west), Noke Common (3 miles south) and Parkhurst (3 miles south). Further out, we also cover Newport (4 miles south), Ryde (7 miles east), Sandown (10 miles south-east), Shanklin (10 miles south-east), Ventnor (12 miles south) and Oakfield (7 miles east). As one of the bigger places in the Isle of Wight, Cowes has homes, rented property and businesses of every kind. Harder-to-reach addresses take a little more planning, so let us know where you are as you book.
Around Cowes
In Cowes, that means homes and buildings near The Painters Arms, Isle of Wight Studio School and Cowes Enterprise College, among other places. A little further out are Isle of Wight Natural History Centre (0.5 miles south-west) and West Cowes Castle (0.7 miles north). Open spaces near Cowes include Briddlesford Nature Reserve and Mill Hill.
Surveys for landlords and agents in Cowes
Freeholders and residents’ companies use a roof report to plan and budget, putting the urgent items at the top.
Buyers’ agents can book surveys on behalf of their clients. Reports are emailed, so they’re easy to pass on, photographs included.