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Storm Damage Roof Report in New Eltham
A careful look at the roof at your property in New Eltham, with photos and a written report.
- Lead lifted at abutments
- Damaged flat roof membrane
- Gutters pulled loose in the wind
What a survey costs
Prices always include VAT. The things that change the price are:
- The type of building, from a house to a block or an office
- How many separate roofs there are, such as extensions, dormers and garages
- The size of the roof
- If the survey needs thermal imaging or a drone
A small, low roof with good viewpoints takes less time than a tall, complicated one, and the package you pick makes a difference too. The price is always agreed first.
What to tell us when you contact us
Getting the details right at the start saves time. It’s useful to include:
- Pictures from the garden or a window, if you have them
- What made you get in touch
- Your timetable, such as an exchange date
- The type of building and roof, such as pitched or flat
Buyers should book once an offer has been accepted, so there’s time to use the report before exchange. Otherwise, simply call 07833 053749 or drop us an email whenever suits you.
About our storm damage roof report in New Eltham
Each roof is looked at from the safest viewpoints available: the ground, windows and vantage points, the loft where there is access, and the roof itself where that’s safe. Every area of damage is photographed and described. If part of the roof can’t be seen, the report says so. The report, with photos, is yours to pass to your insurer. We survey ridges and hips, flat roofs and chimney stacks, and people most often book us about broken or displaced guttering and new damp or leaks inside.
In London, leaks often start somewhere hidden: a butterfly roof’s central valley gutter, a parapet gutter, a chimney flashing or a flat roof over a back addition. Whether you’re tracing a leak or recording storm damage in New Eltham, 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.
Nothing in the report is left vague: where something needs attention, it says so plainly, and where it can wait, that is said too.
- Location
- New Eltham (SE9, DA15, BR7)
- Region
- Greater London
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Reports
- Emailed report with photos and recommendations
- Appointments
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Insured
- PI and public liability insurance
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
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Rented homes, blocks and businesses
We survey roofs for letting agents and landlords as well as homeowners. A report with photographs gives you a clear record of the roof.
For a freeholder or residents’ company, a roof report is a sound basis for a maintenance plan, with the most urgent items set out first.
Can I check my roof myself?
If you have a loft with safe access, take a look inside. Take a torch and only step on boards or joists, checking for stains, damp wood or chinks of daylight.
You can learn a lot from the ground. 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.
How it works
Safety comes first on every visit. Everything that can be seen safely is inspected, and anything we can’t see is noted in the report. Most visits take an hour or two at most homes, or half a day or so for a commercial building. London terraces rarely offer a view of the whole roof from one spot, so a visit in New Eltham moves between viewpoints: the pavement, upstairs windows, the loft and any safe spot at the back. Shared stairs or a basement flat? Let us know who holds the keys.
- We start with what you’ve seen and any temporary repairs.
- We check inside, including the loft where there’s access, for water damage.
- The roof is inspected from the ground, windows and the roof where it’s safe.
- We record fresh damage and older defects.
- You receive the written report with photographs.
Before we arrive
- Have keys ready for side gates, garages or roof access doors
- Keep pets in another room
- If you are buying, check with the agent that we can get in
Book a survey
Every survey is priced before it’s booked, so you know the cost up front. Our price is from £150, including VAT. To book, phone 07833 053749 or email us.
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When you need someone else
Our findings are based on what we can see safely on the day, so some things are outside what a survey can do:
- Areas we can’t see safely
- How your policy defines a storm
- A price for the repairs
If you are not sure which survey you need, phone 07833 053749 or email us and we will give you a straight answer before you book. What our survey covers.
Roofs we survey in New Eltham
- Chimney stacks
- Flat roofs
- Ridges and hips
- Flashings
- Gutters and fascias
- Slate and tile slopes
New Eltham questions
Is my home in New Eltham listed or in a conservation area?
Your council is the best source, with Historic England’s list for listed buildings. A change of roofing material may need consent in either case.
Do you cover New Eltham?
Yes. We survey roofs across London and South East England, and New Eltham is part of that. Just ring 07833 053749 or email us and let us know about the property.
Does your report mean my claim will be accepted?
We cannot say whether a claim will be paid. Insurers decide claims on their own policy wording. Our report gives you an independent record of the damage and its likely cause.
Can you survey at the weekend?
We carry out surveys seven days a week. To find a day that suits you, call 07833 053749 or email us.
Can you tell me if my roof has asbestos?
No. We can flag materials that might contain asbestos, but confirming it is a job for a specialist asbestos surveyor. It may be present in buildings built or refurbished before 2000.
Will you check the loft?
If the survey needs it and the loft space can be reached safely, yes. A clear path to the hatch helps, and if the loft can’t be reached safely, the report says so.
Will you deal with the insurance company for me?
No. Our report is an independent record for you to use. The insurer may send a loss adjuster of its own.
What happens if roof problems are left?
Before temporary repairs, photograph the damage from ground level if it is safe. That keeps a record of how it looked. Blocked gutters and hoppers on London houses overflow and soak brickwork. A blocked outlet ignored for a winter or two can mean damp walls inside.
The cost of a survey depends on the roof: its size, its height, how many sections it has and how safely it can be seen. Prices start from £150, including VAT.
Why book with us
- Independent findings on the roof’s condition
- Drone flown under a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID
- Photos and a written report every time
- Satisfaction rate of 98%
Read our cost guide and our case studies.
What a storm damage roof report looks like in New Eltham
Eltham Palace, about 1.1 miles north-west, is one of the historic houses in the wider area around New Eltham. If yours is one of the older homes, expect a mix of original materials and later repairs on the roof, and the council can say whether a home is in a conservation area. Alongside Victorian and Edwardian terraces, outer London has a great many interwar semis, often with hipped roofs of clay or concrete tiles. If your home in New Eltham is one of them, bay roofs, hips and later dormers each have their own details. Where water gets in depends a good deal on what the roof is made of and how it’s detailed.
Take an older house close to All Saints Church: old mortar, worn lead and slipped slates are the usual suspects when water gets in. For landlords with property near New Eltham station, a clear finding on where water gets in helps you brief a roofer straight away. For site and facilities teams at buildings such as Wyborne Primary School, tracing a leak on a big roof starts with where the water appears and works back.
New Eltham is about 1 mile south-east of Eltham, in Greater London. Houses, flats, blocks and commercial buildings in New Eltham can all book storm damage roof reports, with a written report and photographs every time. New Eltham is one of the places in Greater London where we work. For surveys nearby, see our London page.
We work across the SE9, DA15 and BR7 postcode area for storm damage roof reports and the streets around it. You’ll find streets like Green Lane, Gerda Road and Novar Road, and we cover them all. Nearby, we also carry out storm damage roof reports in Eltham (1 mile north-west), Longlands (1 mile south-east), Coldharbour (1 mile south-west), Avery Hill (1 mile north) and Blackfen (1 mile north-east). Within a short drive, we also cover London (8 miles north-west), City of Westminster (11 miles north-west), Marylebone (11 miles north-west), Kensington (13 miles west), St Pancras (10 miles north-west) and Shoreditch (9 miles north-west).
Local landmarks in New Eltham
In New Eltham, that means homes and buildings near Elmstead Wood and St Thomas More Catholic Comprehensive School. There is a railway station in New Eltham itself: New Eltham station. Other landmarks nearby include Metropolitan Police Museum (1.4 miles east) and Eltham Community Hospital (1.1 miles north-west). Not far away are Summer Hill and The Tarn.