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Storm damage roof report in East Finchley, Greater London
Storm damage roof reports in East Finchley and the rest of Greater London. We survey on weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays.
- Broken or displaced guttering
- Flat roof edges peeled back
- Ridge tiles that have come loose
About our storm damage roof report in East Finchley
Our storm damage report starts from £150. You get a written report with photos by email. It isn’t a repair quote and doesn’t include repair costs, so you’ll need a roofer’s quote for that. The insurer may still send a loss adjuster of its own. Our report gives you an independent record of the damage and its likely cause. We’re often asked to look into broken or displaced guttering and loose or broken chimney pots and cowls, across chimney stacks, flashings and slate and tile slopes.
Many London homes are well over a century old and their roofs have been patched more than once. Telling wear from a one-off event matters, because insurers typically exclude wear and tear. A careful look in East Finchley tells the two apart where the evidence allows. Photographs and a written account give you something specific to show an insurer, a landlord or a roofer.
After the visit, you get a photo-illustrated written report, emailed to you. It sets out the condition of the roof, any defects and our written recommendations.
- Location
- East Finchley (N2, N3, NW11)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Reports
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- Survey days
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Insured
- PI and public liability insurance
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
Why it is worth a survey now in East Finchley
It helps to get a record soon after the storm, while the damage is fresh. Further storms and quick fixes can make the picture less clear. In East Finchley, as in much of London, water from a roof defect can reach a neighbour’s home as easily as yours: failed flashings and blocked valley gutters can send water into more than one home. Dealing with it early is far less disruptive.
Our price is from £150, including VAT. Packages run from Basic at £150 through Standard at £250 to Premium at £400, inc. VAT.
Why us?
- More than 20 years surveying roofs
- Thermal imaging and drone inspection where they help
- An independent look at the roof
- Plain-English reports with photos
Leaks and storm damage in East Finchley
In outer London, interwar semis with hipped, tiled roofs sit alongside older slate-roofed terraces. Bay roofs, hip ridges and dormers from later loft conversions are the details that set these houses apart. The covering and its details give the first clues when tracing where water is coming from. The wider area around East Finchley has a long history of building, with Heath Hall about 1.1 miles south. Older roofs in the wider area can hide decades of patch repairs, so the detail matters, and a listed home or one in a conservation area may need consent for changes of material.
If you let a flat or house near New Southgate station, a clear finding on where water gets in helps you brief a roofer straight away. Trees in and around Lyttelton Playing Fields shed leaves that can end up in nearby gutters. If you look after a shop, office or commercial unit, for example near Grand Arcade, water through a ceiling can damage stock and close a sales floor, so the source needs finding fast.
East Finchley is about 5 miles north of Marylebone, in Greater London. Roofs in East Finchley get the same thorough look as anywhere else in Greater London. East Finchley is one of the towns and villages in Greater London where we work. There’s also a page for London.
All of N2, N3 and NW11 is covered for storm damage roof reports. Whether your property is on Oak Lane, Maya Road and High Road or anywhere close by, we can survey it. You will find East Finchley on the A1, which makes it straightforward to reach. Other places close to East Finchley include Hampstead Garden Suburb (1 mile south-west), Fortis Green (1 mile east), Temple Fortune (1 mile south-west), Muswell Hill (1 mile east) and Golders Green (2 miles south-west). Larger places within reach include London (7 miles south-east), City of Westminster (5 miles south), Marylebone (5 miles south), Kensington (6 miles south), St Pancras (5 miles south-east) and Shoreditch (6 miles south-east).
Landmarks near East Finchley
Typical jobs here are in homes near Tollington School, Francis Skaryna Belarusian Library and Museum and Bishop Douglass School Finchley and the streets around them. Also close by are Lyttelton Playing Fields (0.5 miles south) and The Bald Faced Stag pub (0.5 miles east). The nearest railway station is New Southgate station, roughly 2.2 miles north-east of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Grand Arcade (1.6 miles north) and Jewish Museum - Finchley (0.7 miles north-west). For a walk, there is Highgate Hill and Long Lane Pasture.
What a storm damage roof report does not cover
Our survey isn’t a RICS Level 2 or Level 3 survey, a structural engineer’s report or an asbestos survey. It also has these limits:
- A decision on your insurance claim
- How your policy defines a storm
- Damage hidden under coverings or inside the structure, without opening up
Not sure which survey suits your roof? You can call 07833 053749 or send us an email and we will tell you before booking. The full list of what we check.
Roof types and parts we check
- Flashings
- Gutters and fascias
- Ridges and hips
- Slate and tile slopes
- Flat roofs
- Chimney stacks
Questions from East Finchley
Will parking be an issue for a roof survey in East Finchley?
In much of London, parking needs planning: a visitor permit or a nearby bay makes the day run more smoothly.
Is East Finchley in the area you cover?
Yes. We survey roofs across London and South East England, and East Finchley is part of that. Just phone 07833 053749 or drop us an email and let us know about the property.
Do you use drones?
Where it’s applicable and safe, yes. We’re a CAA-registered drone operator (Flyer ID and Operator ID), flying a sub-250g drone. It is included in the Drone Roof Survey and, where it applies, the Premium Survey.
What does a storm damage report cost?
Prices start from £150, including VAT. Bigger roofs are quoted on size and access. Repair costs are not included, so ask a roofer to quote.
How do I arrange a storm damage roof report in East Finchley?
Just ring 07833 053749 or email us with the address. We will ask a few questions, confirm the price and agree a date, weekday or weekend.
Will you check the loft?
Where it is relevant to the survey and there’s safe access, yes. A clear path to the hatch helps.
Which days do you carry out surveys?
We survey on any day from Monday to Sunday, during the day, which suits people who work during the week. Just say which days work for you.
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How the survey changes by roof type
Chimney stacks
High winds can loosen pots, cowls and aerials on stacks. We record any damage we can see.
Ridge and hip tiles
Ridge and hip tiles take the full force of the wind. The survey notes loose, cracked or missing ridge and hip tiles.
DIY checks: what’s safe
During heavy rain, look at the gutters from ground level or a window. Overflowing water can point to a blockage or a sagging run.
A DIY look is useful, but it isn’t a survey. You will not see flashings, valleys or the backs of chimneys properly from the ground, and those are details a survey looks at closely.
Landlords, agents and block managers in East Finchley
We also survey roofs for businesses and commercial landlords, from shops and offices to industrial units. Larger roofs take longer.
An agent can book and manage the survey for a landlord, and the report can go to both. We agree a time with the tenant beforehand.
How it works
After the inspection, everything we found is written up as a written report with photographs, emailed to you. On timing, it usually takes an hour or two for most homes, depending on how much of the roof was hit. London terraces rarely offer a view of the whole roof from one spot, so a visit in East Finchley moves between viewpoints: the pavement, upstairs windows, the loft and any safe spot at the back. If other people live in the building, let us know who can let us into the shared parts.
- We note the date of the storm and the damage you’ve seen.
- We look at the roof from wherever it is 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 we arrive
- Have any questions written down, so nothing gets missed
- Let us know about parking before the day
- Make sure the loft hatch can be reached
How to book
When you’re ready to go ahead, ring 07833 053749 or send us an email. From there it’s a case of choosing a package, agreeing the price and fixing a day.