Selling? Get ahead of the roof.
When you sell, the roof is one of the first things a buyer's inspector looks at. We assess your roof before you list, so you find out what they will find in time to act on it or price it in.
Know what buyers will find, before they do.
Most buyers get a building inspection before they go unconditional, and the roof is a common sticking point. If something turns up then, it can knock the price or stall the deal. A pre-sale assessment puts that information in your hands first.
We assess the visible and accessible areas of your roof, using a drone where it helps reach steep or high sections, and email you a written assessment letter recording what we found. You then decide what, if anything, to deal with before you list.
What we look at.
The letter gives you a roofer's read on the parts of the roof a buyer's inspector will single out. How much we reach depends on the roof and safe access on the day, so the points below are a guide rather than a fixed list.
A close look over the roof surface, flashings and spouting, as far as we can see and safely reach on the day.
A written assessment letter, sent to your inbox, that you can act on before you list.
Practical comments and options on anything worth addressing before you list, or worth being upfront about.
Drone footage where it helps reach steep or high areas without scaffolding.
Photos to help show what we're describing, where they're useful.
Time to act on your terms rather than under pressure mid-negotiation.
A head start on the roof conversation.
A pre-sale check is about knowing where you stand before a buyer's roofer turns up.
What the letter is
A written summary of what we observed on the roof: short, practical, easy to read at the kitchen table. It gives you the same roofing-focused picture a buyer's roofer would build, in time to use during the conditional period rather than react to.
The format is deliberate. A building report covers the whole house in dense report language; an engineering report covers structural specifics with a chartered engineer's stamp. The assessment letter sits between them: roofing depth, written in language you can use.
On scope: the letter covers the visible and accessible roof areas as observed on the day. It is not a full building report and not an engineering report. The inspection is visual and non-invasive, so we don't lift coverings, open ceilings, or carry out moisture testing, and we don't provide a guaranteed leak diagnosis.
What you do with the letter is up to you. We don't tell you what you must disclose, that's your call and your lawyer's. You'll have a factual record to work from.
Who books before listing.
You're about to list and want to avoid a roof surprise derailing the sale.
Your home is older or has a complex roofline you can't easily see from the ground.
You want to decide whether to fix or disclose before buyers start their own checks.
You're a vendor or agent who'd rather get ahead of the roof than react to a buyer's report.
Questions sellers ask.
Is this different from a pre-purchase assessment?
Do I have to fix whatever you find?
Will this help with the buyer's building report?
What do I receive?
How much does it cost?
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