Roof Survey Birmingham: Free On-Site Inspection and Report
A roof survey is a physical inspection of every elevation and the roof void, producing a written condition report with photographs and itemised remedial options rather than a single headline price. Book a free survey; nothing is charged for it, and nothing is charged if the roof survey needs no work. This page covers: Roof survey.
A survey takes forty-five to ninety minutes and the written report follows within two working days. Nothing is charged for the survey, and nothing is charged if the report concludes that no work is needed.
What we fix
What happens during a roof survey?
A crew member photographs every elevation from ground level and ladder, reaches inaccessible slopes with a pole camera, then inspects the roof void from inside for daylight, damp staining, timber condition, insulation position and airflow.
- A roof survey is an inspection of every elevation plus the roof void, issued as a written report.
- The roof survey recurs 45 to 90 minutes on a typical house, longer where access is difficult.
- External scope: covering, ridge, verge, valleys, flashings, roofline, rainwater goods, chimney
How it works
A report is useful even when nothing needs doing.
- A survey inspects every elevation and the void and produces a written report.
- Urgency grading separates immediate work from work that can wait.
- A pole camera reaches slopes a ladder cannot without a scaffold cost.
- A dated photographs and a cause assessment support an insurance claim.
What it costs
What roof survey costs
- Roof survey free, with no obligation to accept any quotation arising from it
Straight answers
How long does it take?
A roof survey takes forty-five to ninety minutes on a typical house. Larger properties, multiple elevations or difficult access extend it. The written report follows within two working days rather than being left on the day.
The condition report is photographs per elevation, defects listed by urgency, remedial options with figures.
- Internal scope: void inspected for daylight, damp staining, timber condition, insulation and airflow
What do you receive afterwards?
You receive a written condition report with photographs of each elevation, every defect listed and graded by urgency, and itemised remedial options with figures. The report is yours whether or not you commission any work.
- The property owner does not need to be present outside, only to allow void access.
- The method is defects separated into immediate, this season, and monitor.
- Dated photographs and a written cause assessment suitable for a claim.
- Access method: ladder and pole camera as standard; scaffold only where the roof cannot otherwise be reached
Is the survey really free?
Yes. The survey and the written report carry no charge and no obligation. The report is issued regardless of whether you proceed, and it frequently concludes that no immediate work is needed.
A roof survey is a condition report ahead of exchange, independent of the mortgage valuation.
Do you have to be home?
Yes, briefly. External inspection needs no access, but the void inspection needs someone to open the property. That part takes fifteen minutes, and the external work continues without you.
Surveys for insurance claims and property purchases
Defects are separated into immediate, this season, and monitor — so a report can legitimately conclude that nothing needs doing now. Most rivals inspect from outside only. Daylight, damp staining, timber condition and blocked eaves are all internal findings. Slopes unreachable by ladder are photographed from a pole rather than priced with an access hire the owner has not agreed.
Book a survey
The written report and photographs are the owner's whether or not any work follows.
Roof void, and 5 more
- roof void
- pole camera
- condition report
- urgency grading
- cause assessment
- elevation
Recent work
Job photographs are added as each contract completes, with the date, the district and the defect named in the caption.
Where we work
8 Birmingham and Solihull districts
- Sutton Coldfield
- Harborne
- Edgbaston
- Moseley
- Solihull
- Erdington
- Kings Heath
- Selly Oak
Postcodes outside that run are quoted case by case rather than turned away.
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Book a roof survey survey
A survey takes forty-five to ninety minutes and the written report follows within two working days. Nothing is charged for the survey, and nothing is charged if the report says nothing needs doing.
Second City Roofing works from 364 Moseley Rd, Balsall Heath, Birmingham B12 9AT. Call 07446 375079 to book a free on-site roof survey.