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Hadley Wood Storm Damage Roof Report
Storm damage roof reports around Hadley Wood, with findings in writing and pictures to back them up. Weekday and weekend visits available.
- Water coming in after the storm
- Cowls or aerials dislodged in the wind
- Flat roof edges peeled back
Storm damage roof report in Hadley Wood
Many policies treat gusts of about 55 mph as storm conditions, but it varies by policy. Check your own policy wording. Whether the weather met it is for your insurer. Our part is recording the damage to your roof and its likely cause. The report includes photos of each area of damage, and you decide what to send. The claim decision rests with your insurer. We survey flashings, ridges and hips and slate and tile slopes, and common reasons people get in touch are flat roof edges peeled back and loose or torn flashings.
Many London homes are well over a century old and their roofs have been patched more than once, so a new leak can be the latest sign of wear rather than a single event. Insurers usually exclude wear and tear, so it helps to know whether damage is old or new. A careful look in Hadley Wood tells the two apart where the evidence allows. Photos and a written account give you something specific to show an insurer, a landlord or a roofer.
The report works through the roof section by section, from the main slopes down to the gutters and outlets, each with a short note and a photo. You will see the good as well as the bad.
- Location
- Hadley Wood (EN4, EN5)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Your report
- A written report with photos, by email
- Survey days
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Insured
- PI and public liability insurance
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
How the survey works
A survey visit follows a simple order: we hear what you’ve seen, look at the roof from every safe viewpoint, photograph what we find and make notes for the report. It usually takes about one to two hours at a house, and longer if the damage is spread across a large roof. London terraces rarely offer a view of the whole roof from one spot, so in Hadley Wood we work round the house, using the street, the windows, the loft and any safe vantage point behind it. Shared stairs or a basement flat? Tell us who holds the keys.
- 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.
- We note the likely cause and any signs of older wear.
- We send you the report by email for your insurer.
Getting ready for the survey
- Check we can get to the back of the property
- For flats, check roof access has been agreed
- Clear the way to the loft hatch
How to book
You can call us seven days a week. To book or ask a question, phone 07833 053749 or use the contact form.
Advice
Questions from Hadley Wood
Is parking a problem for a survey in Hadley Wood?
It rarely stops a survey, but it is worth planning. Let us know the parking rules on your street and we’ll work around them.
Does a conservation area affect roof work in Hadley Wood?
Check Historic England’s online list first, then ask the council about conservation areas and any Article 4 direction. It matters most if you are planning to re-roof in a different material.
Can you put a tarpaulin over the damage?
A roofer should handle temporary protection. Photograph the damage first if you can do so safely. Our report then records the roof.
Should I go up on the roof to take photos?
Safely, from ground level or a window. Do not use a ladder or go onto the roof. With binoculars, you can see a lot from the ground, and we will record the rest.
Do you work in Hadley Wood?
Yes. We survey roofs across London and South East England, Hadley Wood included.
Will you go up on the roof?
Only where it is safe to do so. We check everything that can safely be seen: from ground level, from windows, from inside the loft space, from the roof where it is safe and by drone where applicable. Anything we can’t see is noted in the report.
Will my insurer pay out if I get a storm damage report?
We can’t say whether a claim will be paid. The decision rests with your insurer and its policy. Our report gives you an independent record of the damage and its likely cause.
What we’re asked to look at in Hadley Wood
A storm frequently finds a roof’s existing weak spots. Nail fatigue, eroded ridge mortar and tired flashings can all fail in high winds. We record recent damage alongside older defects.
We are often asked to look at:
- Lifted or missing ridge and hip tiles
- Slates and tiles blown off the roof
- Water coming in after the storm
- Holes or cracks caused by debris
For an older house near a landmark such as St Paul's Church, leaks on older roofs frequently start at lead flashings, valleys or around old chimney stacks.
What to check before booking
- How much experience they have with roofs like yours
- Which limits apply to the survey
- What insurance they carry
- Will the report include photos?
Why get it checked now?
Once the storm has passed, damage that looked minor can let water in for months. Acting quickly usually means less damage overall. In Hadley Wood, as across London, an overflowing gutter soaks the wall below. A blocked outlet ignored for a winter or two can mean damp walls inside.
A small, low roof with good viewpoints takes less time than a tall, complicated one, and the package you pick makes a difference too. We will give you the figure before anything is booked.
What you get with us
- CAA-registered drone operator (Flyer ID and Operator ID)
- Customer satisfaction of 98%
- Two decades and more of roof surveys
- Covered by professional indemnity and public liability insurance
Read what a roof survey costs or what we found on two real jobs.
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Storm damage roof reports in Hadley Wood: local notes
Alongside Victorian and Edwardian terraces, outer London has a great many interwar semis, often with hipped roofs of clay or concrete tiles. Hips, bay roofs and later loft conversions are typical of those semis, if your home is one of them. Where water gets in depends a good deal on what the roof is made of and how it is detailed. Wyllyotts Manor, about 2.6 miles north, is one of the historic houses in the wider area around Hadley Wood. If yours is one of the older homes, expect a mix of original materials and later repairs on the roof, and any change of roofing material on a listed home needs checking with the council first.
Homes near green spaces such as Tudor Sports Ground can get more leaves in their gutters in autumn, and blocked gutters overflow and soak walls. Landlords with a home close to Hadley Wood station may find that a tenant living with a leak needs the cause found, not just the stain painted over.
Hadley Wood is about 1 mile north-east of Barnet, in Greater London. We cover Hadley Wood and the rest of Greater London, as part of our work across London and South East England. We cover towns and villages across Greater London, large and small. We also survey roofs in London.
Storm damage roof reports in EN4 and EN5 work the same way as everywhere else we cover. That includes homes and businesses on Hertford Road, Bartrams Lane and Parkgate Avenue. We also cover the places around Hadley Wood: Cockfosters (1 mile south-east), Monken Hadley (1 mile west), New Barnet (1 mile south), Barnet (1 mile south-west) and Underhill (1 mile south-west). Further out, we also cover London (12 miles south), City of Westminster (10 miles south), Marylebone (10 miles south), Kensington (11 miles south), St Pancras (10 miles south) and Shoreditch (10 miles south-east).
Local landmarks in Hadley Wood
We work in homes and buildings around JCoSS, Trent School Cockfosters and The Hadley Hotel and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Hadley Wood station, about 0.5 miles north. Other landmarks nearby include Potters Bar Museum (2.5 miles north) and Spires Shopping Centre (1.4 miles west). Not far away are Covert Way and Darland's Lake.
How the survey changes by roof type
Ridge and hip tiles
Ridge tiles bedded in old mortar can loosen in high winds. We note whether the mortar looks recently broken or long worn.
Slate roofs
After strong winds, we often see cracked and slipped slates. We photograph and describe each one.
What we can’t see
Our survey is not a RICS Level 2 or Level 3 survey, a structural engineer’s report or an asbestos survey. It also has these limits:
- How your policy defines a storm
- What’s beneath slates, tiles or membranes
- The outcome of a claim
If in doubt, phone 07833 053749 or drop us an email and we will suggest the right survey before you book. The full list of what we check.
Roofs we survey in Hadley Wood
- Slate and tile slopes
- Chimney stacks
- Flat roofs
- Flashings
- Gutters and fascias
- Ridges and hips
Before and after the survey
A few practical points come up again and again on our surveys. They apply to most roofs:
- Keep invoices for temporary repairs
- Don’t go onto the roof to take pictures
- Check how your policy defines a storm
- Photograph damage inside the house too
Once we have been, the findings are written up with photos. It covers the damage, its likely cause and any older defects. Basic reports arrive within 48 hours, Standard reports in 24 to 48 hours and Premium reports the same day.
After a storm, look at the roof from the street or garden. With binoculars, you can often spot problems without climbing. Don’t go up a ladder to look.