Roof Inspections in Farnham

How to Tell You Need Roof Inspections

A roof inspection is worth booking when you can’t see what’s going on up top but suspect something is — or before you commit money to a property. Here’s when a survey earns its fee.

• You’re buying a property and the homebuyer report said "further investigation of the roof advised"
• You’ve got a leak but can’t tell whether it’s one small fault or a failing roof
• Your insurer wants a professional report before settling a claim
• The roof is 40+ years old and you need to plan and budget for its future
• You’ve had storm damage and need it documented for a claim

When it is not the answer: If you already know the roof needs specific repairs, a survey just adds a step — call us out to quote the repair directly instead. An inspection is for when you need to know the condition, not when you already do. Read the full guide.

What We Look For on Farnham’s Roofs

Farnham’s housing eras each throw up their own survey findings, and knowing the local stock means we know what to look for before we’re up the ladder. On the Victorian and Edwardian terraces around Hale Road, Victoria Road and Firgrove Hill, the recurring survey finding is nail sickness — corroding iron fixings letting sound slates slip — along with the state of original lead valleys and flashings. Spotting nail sickness early on these properties often means the difference between a re-nailing repair and, left too long, a full re-slate.

On the post-war concrete-tile estates in Heath End, Badshot Lea, Weybourne and Upper Hale, surveys focus on the age and porosity of the concrete tiles (which carbonate and become brittle after 50–odd years), the condition of ridge and hip mortar, and the flat-roofed extensions and garages that so often accompany these houses. For pre-purchase buyers across GU9 and GU10, this local knowledge turns a generic "roof looks tired" into a specific, costed picture of what the next few years hold.

Farnham’s heavy tree cover adds one more survey priority: valleys and gutters packed with debris, and the moss growth on north-facing and shaded roofs towards the wooded roads around The Bourne and Frensham. These aren’t always faults, but they’re maintenance issues a good survey flags before they become leaks.

What to Expect: Roof Inspections in Farnham

How Long Does It Take?

Drone surveys need dry, low-wind conditions to fly safely; we’ll rebook at no charge if the weather won’t allow it.

Access, Scaffolding & Permits in Farnham

Most surveys are carried out from ladders, a tower or by drone, so scaffold is rarely needed just to inspect. Scaffold is specified for: only where a hands-on inspection of a specific high or steep area is essential - always itemised in your written quote, never a hidden extra, and we arrange it.

Farnham’s Georgian and Victorian streets around the town centre have limited frontage and controlled pavement space, so scaffold on the conservation streets needs planning and a permit. Pavement scaffold and skip permits go through Waverley Borough Council; allow a few working days on streets like Castle Street, The Borough, Downing Street where space is tight.

What Roof Inspections Costs in Farnham

What moves the price

• Property size, height and roof complexity
• Whether drone or hands-on access is needed
• How detailed a report you need (buyer vs full condition)
• Turnaround — same-week vs to a fixed exchange date

Worked example: A pre-purchase survey on a 1930s semi in Weybourne, inspected by ladder and drone with a photographed report inside 48 hours to fit the buyer’s exchange date: £280, credited in full when they later booked the repairs it identified.

Survey fee payable on completion of the report. Credited in full against any works booked with us. No deposit and nothing payable up front.

Your Guarantee, Explained

The survey itself is a professional report you can rely on; any remedial work we then carry out is covered by our standard 10-year workmanship guarantee.

• Covered: workmanship for 10 years, in writing, transferable if you sell.
• On top: manufacturer warranties on materials (terms vary by product).
• Not covered: storm or impact damage - that is an insurance matter, and we will document it for your claim.

If a fault appears in covered work, we come back and put it right. No quibbling, no re-charge.

Buying a property or planning ahead? Get a survey booked.

Or call 0125 244 7622

What It Is Like While We Work

A roof survey is non-invasive — no mess, no need to be home for the external inspection, though loft access helps where interior checks are needed. You do not need to stay home for external work - we just need power and access agreed in advance.

Visual and interior surveys run year-round; drone flights wait for dry, calm conditions. The Wey valley holds autumn moisture, and Farnham’s heavy tree cover slows drying and blocks gutters through the leaf-fall months.