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Storm damage roof report in Red Hill, Kent
Storm damage roof reports around Red Hill, with a written report you can act on. Book a weekday or weekend visit.
- Stains appearing after strong winds
- Torn or lifted flat roof coverings
- Ridge tiles that have come loose
About our storm damage roof report in Red Hill
The Financial Ombudsman asks three questions when it looks at storm complaints: whether there were storm conditions around the date, whether the damage fits a storm, and whether the storm was the main cause. We record what the roof shows about the damage and its likely cause. You or your insurer can check the weather for the date. If you are worried about new damp or leaks inside and damage from fallen branches or debris, we can find out what’s behind it, on flashings, slate and tile slopes and gutters and fascias alike.
Many homes in small places like Red Hill face open ground, where storms hit ridges, verges and chimneys hardest. Once water gets into older walls, it takes a long time to dry, so it pays to find the cause quickly. A written record also helps if you need to explain it to anyone else.
How fast the report arrives depends on the package: Basic within 48 hours, Standard in 24–48 hours and Premium the same day.
- Where
- Red Hill (ME18)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- Appointments
- Weekdays and weekends
- Insurance
- PI and public liability insurance
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Useful tips for Red Hill property owners
Here are a few things we’d tell any owner:
- Write down when the storm hit and when you noticed damage
- Keep fallen slates or tiles as evidence if safe
- Look at what your policy says about wear and tear
- Check your policy for how to report damage
For repair costs, ask a roofer to quote. They can use our report to see what needs doing.
Have overhanging branches looked at by a tree surgeon. Branches can hit or scrape the roof in a storm.
What we do, step by step
Every visit follows the same pattern: we listen to what’s been worrying you, inspect the roof from every safe viewpoint, photograph what we find and record our findings for the written report. It usually takes about one to two hours at a house, and longer if the damage is spread across a large roof. Older rural homes like those around Red Hill can have a main roof, lower lean-to roofs and outbuildings all joined together. We work round each section in turn, from the safest viewpoints.
- You let us know what happened and whether a roofer has made the roof safe.
- Inside, we look for signs of water in the loft and rooms below.
- The roof is inspected from the ground, windows and the roof where it is safe.
- Storm damage and older wear are recorded separately where we can.
- You receive the written report with photos.
Before we arrive
- If it is not your property yet, arrange access through the agent
- Check the loft hatch can be reached
- Leave side gates unlocked
Getting a price
To arrange a survey, call 07833 053749 or drop us an email and tell us the address and what’s prompted the survey. You will know the price before anything is booked.
Related advice
Rented homes, blocks and businesses
For blocks of flats, a roof survey helps managing agents and residents’ management companies plan ahead. The report sets out what needs attention now and what can wait, which helps with budgets and planning.
Letting agents often book on a landlord’s behalf, and the report can go to both. We agree a time with the tenant beforehand.
Red Hill roofs and the weather
The wider area around Red Hill has a long history of building, with Old Soar Manor about 4.8 miles west. On older houses around here, roofs frequently carry the marks of earlier repairs, from replaced slates to new lead, and the council can say whether a home is in a conservation area. Many older homes in Kent have handmade clay tiles, including Kent peg tiles held by pegs through two holes, and tile-hanging on their upper walls. Kent’s older buildings take in oast houses and timber-framed Wealden hall houses as well. Where water gets in depends a good deal on what the roof is made of and how it is detailed.
If you look after a shop, office or commercial unit, for instance near Fremlin Walk, a leak can close part of a shop or office, so finding the cause quickly matters. Take an older house close to Church of St Peter and St Paul: water on an older roof tends to find its way in at the lead, the valleys or the chimney. For landlords with property near Wateringbury station, tracing a leak quickly matters when a tenant is living with it.
Red Hill is about 4 miles west of Maidstone, in Kent. We provide storm damage roof reports for homes and businesses in Red Hill. Our area takes in places right across Kent, from the larger towns to small villages.
Postcode districts we cover here for storm damage roof reports: ME18. If you are just outside Red Hill, we cover Teston (1 mile south-east), Wateringbury (1 mile south-west), Nettlestead (1 mile south-west), Barming Heath (1 mile east) and West Farleigh (1 mile south-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Maidstone (4 miles east), Sittingbourne (14 miles north-east), Dartford (15 miles north-west), Sevenoaks (11 miles west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (11 miles south-west) and Gravesend (12 miles north).
Local landmarks in Red Hill
Locally, jobs take us to homes and businesses close to The Malling School and North Pole pub, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Wateringbury station, about 0.8 miles south-west of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Teapot Island (2.7 miles south) and Oakwood Hospital (2.4 miles east).
What we look for on each type of roof
Slate roofs
Broken slates and slates that have slid out of place are common after a storm. We photograph and describe each one.
Chimney stacks
Older stacks with worn pointing or cracked flaunching are more likely to suffer. We record both the storm damage and the older wear.
Places near Red Hill
Also in Red Hill
Your questions about storm damage roof reports in Red Hill
Will you come out to Red Hill?
We do. Villages and rural addresses get the same survey as a town house, with the route planned beforehand.
Do you cover Red Hill?
We do. Every survey there gets the same written report with photos.
Do you carry out surveys on Saturdays and Sundays?
We survey seven days a week: Monday to Friday, Saturdays and Sundays. Let us know which days suit you as you book.
I live in a flat. Can you survey the roof?
Yes. A shared roof needs access agreed first. Mention it when you contact us and we’ll plan the survey around it.
Can you tell me if my claim will be paid?
We cannot say whether a claim will be paid. Insurers decide claims on their own policy wording. What we provide is an independent record of the damage.
Will you check the loft?
Yes, where the survey calls for it and there’s safe access. Inside, we look for damp, staining, gaps and sagging.
Should I go up on the roof to take photos?
Stay off the roof. Photograph the damage from below or from a window. Record the date and any damage inside as well.
Can I check my roof myself?
Inside, the loft is a good place to look, with care. Use a torch and stay on the joists or boards, checking for stains, damp wood or chinks of daylight.
A DIY look is useful, but it isn’t a survey. From the ground, valleys, flashings and the backs of chimneys are often out of sight, and those are details a survey looks at closely.
Leave it or get it looked at?
If a roofer needs to make the roof safe, take photos first if you can do so safely from the ground. That keeps a record of how it looked. Outbuildings and barns around Red Hill are easy to forget, but a failed roof there can spoil what’s stored inside. A quick look before winter can save a lot.
For a price for your roof in Red Hill, phone 07833 053749 or send us an email and tell us about the roof. We’ll confirm the figure before booking.
What you get with us
- 5,000+ surveys completed
- Clear package prices, including VAT
- PI and public liability insurance
- Independent findings on the roof’s condition
See our cost guide or our case studies.