Roof inspections in Ashford cost £120-£250 for a visual survey with written report, £150-£350 for drone inspection, and £200-£450 for pre-purchase surveys. The inspection fee is credited against any repair work you book with us. Reports delivered within 48 hours. Call 01233 877 146.
A professional roof inspection tells you exactly what condition your roof is in — before you buy, after a storm, or for peace of mind. Written report, drone available, and the fee credited against any repair work you book. From £120: 01233 877 146.
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A roof survey tells you the true condition before you buy, sell, or commit to repairs. Our surveys catch the hidden nail sickness on Ashford estate roofs that homebuyer reports miss.
When it is not the answer: If you already know the roof needs specific repairs, you may not need a full survey - we can quote the repair directly and save you the survey fee. Read the full guide.
We inspect the tile or slate covering, ridge, lead flashings, valleys, chimney stacks, verge and eaves from safe access. Where a roof is high, steep or complex, drone inspection captures detail that ground-level assessment misses.
From inside the loft we check the underlay condition, batten and rafter state, insulation, and any evidence of water ingress or condensation. This interior check is what separates a real survey from a homebuyer report's ground-level glance.
You receive a written report classifying every finding by urgency — immediate, within 12 months, or monitor — with photographs and indicative costs. It is formatted for mortgage lenders, insurers and conveyancing solicitors.
We arrange a visit and confirm what you need - pre-purchase, condition report, or damp diagnosis.
We inspect the covering, structure and loft, using a drone where the roof is high or steep, and photograph everything.
You get a clear report on condition, remaining life, defects and priced remedial recommendations - formatted for a solicitor or lender if needed.
We talk you through the findings and answer questions, with no obligation to book any work.
| Job | Typical duration |
|---|---|
| Standard roof survey | 1-2 hours on site |
| Drone inspection | Same visit |
| Written report turnaround | 1-2 working days |
| Pre-purchase report | Formatted for solicitor/lender |
Surveys run year-round; heavy rain can delay a drone flight to the next dry slot.
We inspect from ladders, towers or by drone - no scaffold needed for a survey, which keeps the fee down. Scaffold is specified for: never for the survey itself - only if you then book remedial work - always itemised in your written quote, never a hidden extra, and we arrange it.
Ashford's Victorian terraces around Newtown and Church Road often have rear access only, so scaffold and skip placement need planning; the post-war estates at Bockhanger and Stanhope have driveways that usually take a skip without a permit. Pavement scaffold and skip permits go through Ashford Borough Council; allow a few working days on streets like the terraces around Newtown, Bank Street, the older lanes off Beaver Road where space is tight.
A roof inspection in Ashford is shaped by what era of housing you are in. On the 1960s-70s concrete tile estates at Bockhanger, Stanhope and Park Farm, the survey focuses on nail sickness — testing how many tiles move under light pressure — and on the condition of the perished felt underlay beneath. On these estates, an inspection typically confirms whether a property is heading for re-roofing within a few years or has longer to run.
On the Victorian terraces in Newtown and around Church Road, the survey looks for different failures: slate or clay tile delamination, cracked lead valleys, and the failed lime-mortar flashings that the Stour valley's frost-pocket conditions accelerate. Conservation-area properties near Wye and Tenterden get particular attention to material compliance — whether previous repairs used appropriate matching materials.
The pre-purchase inspection is the most valuable of all for Ashford buyers. A standard homebuyer report assesses the roof from the ground only. On an estate property with hidden nail sickness or a Victorian terrace with a failing valley, a £200 specialist inspection routinely identifies £5,000-£15,000 of work invisible to the buyer — and the report gives real leverage in price negotiation before exchange.
What sets a genuine roof inspection apart from a cursory look is the loft. From inside the roof space we assess the underlay condition, check the battens and rafters for movement or decay, look for daylight at junctions, and identify the tell-tale staining that reveals where water has been tracking — often far from where it eventually drips through a ceiling. On Ashford's 1960s-70s estates the loft inspection is where perished bitumen felt underlay first shows itself, giving an early warning of re-roofing need years before tiles visibly fail. No inspection carried out solely from the ground or a drone can substitute for what the loft reveals.
The drone has genuinely changed roof inspection on Ashford's steeper and less accessible roofs. On the tall Victorian terraces around Church Road, and on properties where safe ladder access to the ridge is impractical, a drone captures close, high-resolution imagery of ridge lines, chimney flashings and valley details that would otherwise require scaffold to see. The footage forms part of the written report, giving the homeowner or prospective buyer a clear photographic record of exactly what condition the roof is in. We deploy drone inspection where it adds real value rather than as a gimmick, and always alongside — never instead of — the loft assessment.
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The pre-purchase inspection is the highest-value survey we do, because it happens at the one moment a buyer has real negotiating leverage. A standard RICS homebuyer report assesses the roof from ground level only, and on an Ashford estate property with hidden nail sickness, or a Victorian terrace with a failing valley concealed behind a parapet, that ground-level glance misses the very defects that matter most. A specialist roof survey before exchange — loft included, drone where needed — routinely uncovers £5,000-£15,000 of work invisible from the pavement, and the written report becomes the basis for a price renegotiation that saves the buyer many times the survey fee.
After a storm, an independent roof inspection with a dated photographic report is what turns a contested insurance claim into a straightforward one. Insurers assess whether damage was storm-caused or the result of pre-existing wear, and a documented survey establishing the roof's condition and the storm's effect gives your claim the evidence it needs. On Ashford's exposed estate roofs and the elevated properties toward Charing, post-storm surveys are among our most requested inspections through the autumn and winter.
For homeowners who simply want to know where they stand, a condition survey provides a full written assessment classifying every finding by urgency — immediate, within twelve months, or monitor. It is the sensible first step before budgeting for any major roof work, and on an older Ashford property it replaces guesswork with a clear, prioritised picture of what needs doing and when. The inspection fee is credited against any repair work subsequently booked, so a survey that leads to work effectively costs nothing.
| Job Type | Typical Cost |
|---|---|
| Visual inspection + written report | £120 – £250 |
| Drone inspection | £150 – £350 |
| Pre-purchase survey | £200 – £450 |
| Full condition survey (large/period) | £300 – £600 |
| Post-storm inspection (insurance) | £120 – £250 |
Inspection fee credited against any repair work booked with us. Written report within 48 hours. Call 01233 877 146.
RICS survey standards distinguish a Level 2 homebuyer report, which assesses the roof from ground level only, from a specialist roof survey involving close and loft inspection — the difference that reveals hidden defects like nail sickness and perished underlay.
Source: RICS Home Survey Standard
Free survey and honest written quote across Ashford and Kent — no call-out fee, no pressure.
Call 01233 877 146"Had them survey a house in Kennington before we bought. Found nail sickness the homebuyer report completely missed — we got £6k off the price. Best £200 we spent."
"Drone inspection of our steep Victorian roof in Newtown. Photos showed exactly where the valley had failed. Clear report, quick turnaround."
"Post-storm inspection with a proper written report for our insurer. Made the claim straightforward. They credited the fee when we booked the repair too."
| Job | Typical range | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Standard roof survey + report | £150 - £300 | Fee credited vs work booked |
| Pre-purchase survey | £200 - £400 | Solicitor/lender formatted |
| Drone inspection | Included | Where roof is high/steep |
| Damp diagnosis | £150 - £350 | Source tracing |
| Landlord condition report | £180 - £350 | Documented for records |
Worked example: a pre-purchase survey with drone inspection and a lender-formatted written report on a Kingsnorth semi runs around £280, credited if you book any resulting work.
Survey fee paid on booking, credited against any work you go on to book. VAT included.
Covering TN23, TN24, TN25 and surrounding postcodes.
The survey fee is credited against any remedial work you book with us; the report itself is an honest professional assessment, not a sales document.
If a fault appears in covered work, we come back and put it right. No quibbling, no re-charge.
A survey is quick and non-invasive - an hour or two, mostly external plus a loft check. No mess and no disruption to the property. You do not need to stay home for external work — we just need power and access agreed in advance.
Drone inspections need calm, dry conditions; ground and loft inspection runs anytime. Ashford's low-lying Stour valley position holds damp and frost, drying slowly in the colder months — so we allow realistic weather margin on every booking here.
A survey leaves absolutely nothing behind — no mess, no marks, no waste; the only output is the written report and the photographs.£120-£250 for a visual survey with written report, £150-£350 for drone, and £200-£450 for pre-purchase surveys. The fee is credited against any repair work booked.
It is credited against any repair work you book with us — so if you go ahead with repairs, the inspection effectively costs nothing.
A homebuyer report assesses the roof from the ground only. On Ashford's estates, hidden nail sickness and perished underlay are routinely missed and only a specialist inspection finds them.
Yes, for high, steep or complex roofs where ground-level access is impractical. Drone footage is included in the written report.
Within 48 hours of the inspection. It is formatted for mortgage lenders, insurers and conveyancing solicitors.
Yes. Pre-purchase surveys are our most valuable inspection — they routinely identify work invisible to buyers and give leverage in price negotiation.
Yes. Post-storm inspections come with a written report and photographs suitable for insurance claims.
After the survey: if we find a fault, we carry out the roof repair or, where the roof has reached the end of its life, a full roof replacement — and your inspection fee is credited against the work.
No call-out fee. Written quote before any work starts. NFRC registered and fully insured.
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