Roof inspections in Stamford

Most people find out about their roof at the worst possible moment. An inspection moves that forward: you see what is up there before it becomes an emergency, and you get it in writing. We inspect roofs across Stamford and the PE9 villages.

What gets checked

The covering, for slips, cracks and old repairs that were never right. The ridge and verges, and whether the mortar has reached the end. Every lead detail: chimney soakers, step flashing, apron, back gutter, valleys and abutments. The eaves, where felt perishes out of sight. Gutters, downpipes and outlets. And any flat roof on an extension, dormer or outbuilding.

Worth more on an older building

A period roof has more places to go wrong and more of them out of sight: valleys between ranges, abutments against a neighbour's stone wall, parapets, and lead that may have been up there a very long time. It also costs more to put right once it has been leaking for two years. That combination is what makes an inspection worth having on a building that looks perfectly fine from the pavement.

What you get

Photographs taken on the roof rather than from the ground, and a plain written summary separating what is sound, what wants watching and what genuinely needs doing. Where something falls outside what we do, such as heritage stone slate work, the report says so and says who should look at it. If the roof is fine and has years left, that is what it says.

Buying, selling and surveys

Homebuyer surveys routinely recommend that a roofing contractor takes a further look, which on its own helps nobody. This is that look: specific, photographed and costed, so you can take it into a negotiation with a number attached rather than a worry. If you are the one selling, knowing in advance what a buyer's surveyor will find is worth having, because a problem you have already priced is a much weaker lever against you than one that appears late in a chain.

Booking one

Ring 01406 704369 or send the form. No obligation and no upselling: you are not asked to have any of the work done by us, and the photographs are yours to show to anyone you like. We are insured for the visit, and anything genuinely urgent you will hear about on the day.