About This Service
Roof Inspection in Dorset
A roof inspection in Dorset assesses roof condition for homeowners, buyers, insurers and heritage stewards across historic cottages, seaside properties, listed buildings and rural farmhouses. It focusses on identifying active defects, remaining lifespan and repair priorities specific to Dorset's coastal salt air, high winds and wet winters.
Inspections use external access, ladder checks, drone imagery where slopes are inaccessible and internal loft checks where safe. Reports note materials—clay tile, slate, lead flashings, flat-roof membranes or thatch—and highlight ponding, slipped tiles, corroded flashings or ridge wear.
You receive a written condition report with photographic documentation, defect severity grading, a lifespan estimate and recommended next steps for insurance or pre-purchase use; non-invasive surveys may not reveal concealed timber decay and further opening works may be required.