To provide our clients with an
unbiased & independent report on the condition of their roof covering
without the undue influence of profit for maximising repairs. To be
objective & practical in offering solutions to any problems
revealed.
Our potential clients
include:-
Prospective house purchasers.
Home owners.
Commercial Tenants with repair duties.
Chartered Building Surveyors.
Landlords.
Expert witness for dispute resolution.
Building Agents for the preparation
of maintenance schedules.
Our
Reports
All our roof reports
are are sent to you via email or snail mail. We prefer email for speed &
ease of viewing by our clients.
Roof Inspection Surveys and Condition Reports
Our Limits:
As with most things, there are
limits on what we can do:-
Physical
limits.
Every property is different but as a general guide we can normally obtain
external access to the roof up to three stories high provided there is sufficient
external access at the ground floor to support ladders, towers etc.
Any access to the roof which requires
access over another persons land or property can only be achieved
if the client obtains prior formal approval. Any access that is
denied to us by controlling third parties or other obstructions may result
in a less detailed report.
Report
Limits.
Our Roof Report will be applicable to what we can physically get access
to, see & test by simple non-destructive probing from the outside of
the building. It may not be possible to provide close inspection
if the 'entire' roof surface . We will not put at risk Health &
Safety of ourselves or others by dangerously extending our limits as to what
we can safely achieve. Our roof survey reports are NOT
structural surveys.
Area
Limits.
Our 'local' area covers most of the 'Bucks, Berks & Oxon region
within a 20 mile radius of Marlow. We are able to travel further
subject to an additional fee. Some parts of London are excluded from
our area.
How to obtain our 'Roof-Check'
report for your property.
Go to the 'Request Survey' page on this web site & print off the form
on your own printer. Duly complete the relevant sections & send
to us via fax or post enclosing the required fee cheque. We will
then contact you shortly after receiving your order to confirm details.
You may wish to telephone us first to check availability. You
may also wish to email us for prior notification that your order is
arriving.
Within a few short days
after completing our roof survey, the report will be compiled &
uploaded to our servers. You will be
contacted advising you of your 'url' address to
write into your web browser in order to view our report &
print off yourself at your leisure.
Our top tips for
re-roofing:-
1. Obtain written estimates
or fixed price quotations from at least 3 selected roofing companies.
Each company should have a posting address & a land-line telephone
number. Do not entertain mobile only phone number companies.
2. Ensure each company
specifies exactly what they are pricing for including the level
of work & what new materials they have allowed for. Ensure
they have adequate insurance.
3. Obtain references
from your roofing company & check them out including any trade associations.
Is there a cost effective warranty scheme offered?.
4. Agree a start &
finish date but allow for inclement weather.
5. Do not pay for
any work ahead of the project other than for a small holding deposit
.
6. Upon completion do
your best to get up onto the roof via the contractors scaffold &
personal assistance to view the finished works. If this is not possible
then obtain someone elses opinion whom you trust.
7. Prior to final payment
obtain any written guarantees.
How to obtain our 'Roof-Check'
report for your property.
1. Obtain written estimates
or fixed price quotations from at least 3 selected roofing companies.
Each company should have a posting address & a land-line telephone
number. Do not entertain mobile only phone number companies.
