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Mildmay Storm Damage Roof Report
An independent record of roof damage after a storm across Mildmay, with drones and thermal imaging where they help. Get in touch for a price.
- Gaps where slates or tiles have gone
- Damaged flat roof membrane
- Roofs hit by falling trees
Landlords, agents and block managers in Mildmay
A roof problem in a let property affects your tenants as well as the building. A survey helps you spot issues early and plan the work with less disruption.
An agent can book and manage the survey for a landlord, and the report can go to both. Access is agreed with the tenant ahead of time.
About our storm damage roof report in Mildmay
If your roof has been damaged, stay safe first. Take photos from the ground or from windows, and don’t climb onto the roof. If water is coming in, a roofer can put temporary protection in place. Our report records the damage so you have an independent record to give your insurer. Keep receipts for any emergency work. If you’ve noticed damaged pots on the stack and flat roof edges peeled back, a survey will tell you what’s going on, whatever the roof.
Water getting into a London home often comes from a detail you cannot see from the street: the valley gutter in a butterfly roof, a parapet gutter, a chimney flashing or the flat roof over a rear extension. Whether you are tracing a leak or recording storm damage in Mildmay, those are among the first places to look. Water from a hidden gutter can run along joists and show up a room or two away.
With the Standard Survey, you also get moisture detection, a structural check and a follow-up consultation. The Premium Survey goes further, with thermal imaging, drone inspection where it applies, structural analysis and an in-person consultation.
- Where
- Mildmay (N1, N16, E8)
- Region
- Greater London
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- Survey days
- Weekdays and weekends
- Cover
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
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Common questions in Mildmay
Is Mildmay in the area you cover?
Yes, Mildmay is within the area we cover. Our area covers London and South East England. Just ring 07833 053749 or email us and let us know about the property, and we’ll talk through which survey suits.
Is parking a problem for a survey in Mildmay?
It depends on the street. If Mildmay has controlled parking where you are, a visitor permit is the easiest answer, and a driveway is even better.
Do I have to be there for the survey?
Not necessarily. If we only need the outside, we can agree that in advance, but the loft and any rooms with damp need someone to let us in.
Do you test for asbestos?
No. Asbestos surveys and testing aren’t part of what we do. 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.
Can you tell me if my claim will be paid?
The decision is your insurer’s, not ours. We record the damage, with photos and the likely cause, which you can pass to your insurer.
What if the roof was already worn?
Wear and tear is typically excluded from home insurance. We note both storm damage and older defects, so it’s clear what we found. Your insurer decides how its policy applies.
What if my insurer declines the claim?
Complain to your insurer first. After that, the Financial Ombudsman Service may be able to look at it. An independent report can add to your evidence, though we cannot predict the outcome.
What we do, step by step
There is not much for you to do on the day. Point out anything you’ve noticed, such as stains, drips or loose pieces, and we’ll take it from there. The survey itself takes about one to two hours at a house, and longer if the damage is spread across a large roof. From the street, a London terrace usually shows only its front slope or parapet, so in Mildmay we work round the house, using the street, the windows, the loft and any safe vantage point behind it. If other people live in the building, let us know who can let us into the shared parts.
- First you give us the date of the storm and what you’ve noticed, inside and out.
- The roof is looked at from the ground, from windows and from the loft space where it’s safe.
- We photograph and record every area of damage we can see.
- We check whether the damage fits storm damage, older wear or both.
- You get a written report you can pass to your insurer.
Getting ready for the survey
- Find any records of previous roof work
- Buyers: confirm access with the estate agent or seller
- Leave side gates unlocked
Book a survey
When you are ready to go ahead, ring 07833 053749 or drop us an email. From there it’s a case of choosing a package, agreeing the price and fixing a day.
Advice
Why get it checked now?
The sooner the damage is recorded, the clearer the evidence. Further storms and quick fixes can make the picture less clear. Any roof job in Mildmay means planning around parking, neighbours and access. Knowing what’s needed early gives you time to plan it calmly.
The Premium Survey includes thermal imaging and drone inspection where it applies, which starts from £400, including VAT. We will tell you which package suits the questions you have.
Why us?
- Weekday and weekend surveys
- 98% of customers satisfied
- Insured for professional indemnity and public liability
- Two decades and more of roof surveys
What we’re asked to look at in Mildmay
Others book after an insurer has queried a claim. You get an independent record of what the roof shows. What happens next is up to the insurer.
Look out for signs like these:
- Loose or broken chimney pots and cowls
- Gutters pulled loose in the wind
- Roofs hit by falling trees
- Lifted or missing ridge and hip tiles
If you look after a building like Newington Green Primary School, on a building that size, finding the source of a drip means looking well beyond the stain.
Questions to ask before you book
- Whether VAT is added on top
- What insurance they carry
- What follow-up you get after the report
- How soon the report will arrive
Checking the roof from the ground
A DIY look is useful, but it isn’t a survey. You won’t see flashings, valleys or the backs of chimneys properly from ground level.
You can learn a lot from ground level. With binoculars, look for slipped or missing slates and tiles, gaps along the ridge and leaning chimneys. Please don’t climb up for a closer look.
What a storm damage roof report looks like in Mildmay
Inner London’s Victorian and Edwardian terraces often have Welsh slate roofs. From the street you may see only a parapet, with a butterfly roof and a valley gutter behind it draining to the back. In a house like that, shared stacks, party-wall upstands and lead flashings all need looking at as far as they can be seen. Where water gets in depends a good deal on what the roof is made of and how it is detailed. Historic houses such as Sutton House, about 1.4 miles east, show how far back building in the area around Mildmay goes. Older homes in the wider area often have features worth a closer look, such as lead valleys, tall stacks and roofs that have been patched over the years, and a listed home or one in a conservation area may need consent for changes of material.
For landlords with property near Dalston Kingsland station, tracing a leak quickly matters when a tenant is living with it. If you run a business near Hackney Walk, finding where water is getting in quickly keeps disruption down.
Mildmay is about 1 mile north of Hoxton, in Greater London. We survey roofs in Mildmay across London and South East England. Mildmay is one of the towns and villages in Greater London we cover for storm damage roof reports.
We survey roofs across N1, N16 and E8 for storm damage roof reports and the streets around it. You will find streets such as Dove Road, Essex Road and Burma Road. With the A1199 close by, Mildmay is simple for us to get to for storm damage roof reports. Nearby, we also carry out storm damage roof reports in Newington Green (1 mile north), De Beauvoir Town (1 mile south), Canonbury (1 mile south-west), Kingsland (1 mile south-east) and Highbury (1 mile west). Larger places within reach include London (3 miles south), City of Westminster (4 miles south-west), Marylebone (3 miles south-west), Kensington (6 miles south-west), Walthamstow (4 miles north-east) and Hampstead (4 miles west).
What’s near Mildmay
Locally, jobs take us to homes and businesses close to City of London Academy Highbury Grove, Highbury Fields and Army and Navy pub, among other places. There is a railway station in Mildmay itself: Dalston Kingsland station. Nearby you’ll also find Clowns Gallery-Museum (0.6 miles south-east) and Hackney Walk (1.5 miles east). Open spaces near Mildmay include Gillespie Park and Ludgate Hill.
Tips that help
Getting the most from a storm damage roof report starts before we arrive and carries on afterwards. Some tips:
- Hold on to fallen pieces of the roof where you can
- Photograph damage inside the house too
- Read your policy wording on storm damage
- Check your policy for how to report damage
Once we have been, the findings are written up with photos. It covers the damage, its likely cause and any older defects. Turnaround is within 48 hours for Basic, 24 to 48 hours for Standard and the same day for Premium.
Clear gutters and outlets before the stormy months. Blocked drainage can add water damage to wind damage.