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Storm damage roof report in Silvertown, Greater London
Storm damage roof reports in Silvertown from an independent, experienced roof surveyor. Over 5,000 surveys and 20+ years behind us.
- Stains appearing after strong winds
- Broken or displaced guttering
- Gaps where slates or tiles have gone
Landlords, agents and block managers in Silvertown
Surveys can also be booked by buyers’ agents acting for a client. The report is emailed, so it can go straight to your client, photographs included.
With a portfolio of properties, you can book surveys for several addresses. To arrange surveys for several addresses, call 07833 053749 or send us an email.
How a storm damage roof report works in Silvertown
Many policies treat gusts of about 55 mph as storm conditions, but it varies by policy. Your policy document sets out its own definition. Whether the weather met it is for your insurer. We record the damage and what seems to have caused it. The report includes photos of each area of damage, and you decide what to send. The claim decision rests with your insurer. Typical surveys look at loose or torn flashings and damaged ridges and hips, across flashings, gutters and fascias and slate and tile slopes.
London’s Victorian and Edwardian roofs have often been repaired many times. Telling wear from a one-off event matters, because insurers typically exclude wear and tear. That is as true in Silvertown as anywhere in London. Photographs and a written account give you something specific to show an insurer, a landlord or a roofer.
You can share the report with anyone who needs it: your solicitor, the seller, your insurer, a roofer or the building’s managing agent.
- Location
- Silvertown (E16, SE10, SE7)
- Region
- Greater London
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Reports
- Emailed report with photos and recommendations
- When we survey
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Insured
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Storm damage roof reports in Silvertown: local notes
The wider area around Silvertown has a long history of building, with Queen's House about 1.9 miles south-west. On older houses around here, roofs frequently carry the marks of earlier repairs, from replaced slates to new lead. Many homes in inner London are Victorian and Edwardian terraces, often with Welsh slate roofs. Many have butterfly roofs draining to a central valley gutter, with parapet walls and gutters hidden behind them. If your home in Silvertown is one of them, lead flashings, party-wall upstands and shared chimney stacks are part of the picture too. The covering and its details give the first clues when tracing where water is coming from.
Living close to Thames Barrier Park is pleasant, but mature trees mean leaves in gutters and valleys each autumn, and an overflowing gutter soon means a wet wall. If your house is among the older ones in the streets near St Barnabas' Church, leaks on older roofs often start at lead flashings, valleys or around old chimney stacks.
Silvertown is about 1 mile south of Canning Town, in Greater London. Silvertown gets the same service as everywhere else we work: a proper look at what can safely be seen, photos and a clear written report. Silvertown is one of the towns and villages in Greater London we cover for storm damage roof reports.
Postcode districts we cover here for storm damage roof reports: E16, SE10 and SE7. Whether your property is on Booth Road, Thames Road and Knights Road or a nearby road, we can survey it. Other places close to Silvertown include West Silvertown (1 mile north-west), Custom House (1 mile north), Royal Docks (1 mile north-east), Canning Town (1 mile north) and Limmo Peninsula (1 mile north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover London (5 miles west), City of Westminster (8 miles west), Marylebone (8 miles west), Kensington (10 miles west), St Pancras (7 miles west) and Shoreditch (5 miles west).
Near you in Silvertown
Typical jobs here are in homes near Anchor & Hope pub, Thames Barrier Park and The Royal Docks Community School. For rail, the closest station is Custom House station, about 0.7 miles north of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Charlton Athletic Museum (1 mile south) and Gallions Reach Shopping Park (2.3 miles east). For a walk, there is Tower Hill and Gilbert's Pit.
Do you need a storm damage roof report in Silvertown?
Landlords and building managers often need a written record after a storm. It helps when explaining damage to a building owner or insurer.
These are some of the problems a survey can pick up:
- Flashings pulled away from walls or stacks
- Gaps where slates or tiles have gone
- Water coming in after the storm
- Damaged ridges and hips
If you look after a building such as Britannia Village Primary School, tracing a leak on a big roof starts with where the water appears and works back.
What to check before booking
- Whether the roof space is looked at, where there is one
- What happens after the report arrives
- Whether you get a written report with photos
- How much experience they have with roofs like yours
What you can safely check yourself
After heavy rain, check ceilings and the tops of walls for new stains. Take a photo and write down when you saw it, which helps when we check the roof.
Your own check is a good start, but it is not a survey. You will not see flashings, valleys or the backs of chimneys properly from ground level.
Silvertown: your questions answered
Does a conservation area affect roof work in Silvertown?
Start with Historic England’s list for listing and your council for conservation areas. Either can affect what roof work is allowed, so it’s worth checking before planning any.
Is Silvertown in the area you cover?
We do. The survey and report are the same in Silvertown as anywhere else.
Do you survey roofs on blocks of flats?
Yes, as long as access is agreed. Roofs over flats are often shared, so the freeholder or managing agent needs to agree access. We inspect only the parts we’re allowed to reach.
Will you walk on the roof?
Only when it’s safe. Safety comes first, and fragile or steep roofs cannot always be walked on. We use safe viewpoints, the roof space and a drone where it applies, and the report records anything we couldn’t see.
Do you act for me with my insurer?
No. We’re not loss adjusters, and we do not negotiate claims. We give you an independent report of the damage for you to send to your insurer.
Do you use drones?
Where it is applicable and safe, yes. We are 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 applicable, the Premium Survey.
What does a storm damage report cost?
Storm damage roof report starts from £150, including VAT. Bigger roofs are quoted on size and access. It does not include repair costs, so you will need a roofer’s quote for those.
Honest limits
A survey is a proper look at the roof, but it can’t do everything. Its limits include:
- What your policy covers, which depends on its wording
- Repair costs or quotes for the work
- Negotiating a claim settlement
If you are not sure which survey you need, call 07833 053749 or use the contact form and we’ll give you a straight answer before booking. What our survey covers.
What this survey covers
- Flashings
- Chimney stacks
- Ridges and hips
- Gutters and fascias
- Flat roofs
- Slate and tile slopes
What happens if roof problems are left?
A clear, independent record helps you explain the damage to your insurer. It records the damage and what seems to have caused it, so you are not relying only on your own photos. In a London terrace or conversion, a roof defect rarely stays your problem alone: a blocked parapet gutter or slipped slate can let water into the flat below or the house next door. Finding it early keeps the work smaller.
Every price we give includes VAT. Prices start from £150, including VAT. You will know the price for your roof before you book.
Why choose Independent Roof Survey in Silvertown
- 98% of clients satisfied
- Clear package prices, inc. VAT
- 20+ years’ experience
- 5,000+ roofs surveyed
Read how roof surveys are priced and what we found on two real jobs.
How it works
Every visit follows the same pattern: we hear what you’ve seen, look at the roof from every safe viewpoint, take photos as we go and record our findings for the written report. Most visits take about one to two hours on an ordinary house, and about three to four hours for a commercial roof. In Silvertown, visits are available on weekdays and at weekends. London parking is frequently by permit or pay-and-display, so it’s useful to know what’s near you. A back bedroom window can be the best vantage point for a rear addition, so we may ask to use one.
- You tell us when the storm was and what damage you’ve seen.
- We view the roof from wherever it can be seen safely, including the loft where there’s access.
- The damage is recorded with photos, area by area.
- We look at whether the damage fits storm damage, older wear or both.
- You get a written report you can pass to your insurer.
Before the survey
- Mention any parking restrictions on your street
- Point out any leaks or damp patches
- Have any questions written down, so nothing gets missed
Getting a price
To get a price for storm damage roof reports in Silvertown, call 07833 053749 or email us. Some details about the property and the roof help us price the survey accurately.