Scottish roofs work harder than almost anywhere else in the UK. Driven rain, freeze-thaw cycles and the kind of winds that have names mean small defects compound fast. A proper roof inspection is not a glance from the ground — it is a structured pass over every part of the roof you cannot see.
What a professional roof inspection actually checks
- Slates and tiles: slipped, cracked, missing or badly weathered units on every pitch.
- Ridge and hip tiles: bedding condition, cracks and movement.
- Chimneys: head condition, haunching, pots and — most importantly — the flashings around the base.
- Valleys: blocked, split or lifted valley sections, a classic source of hidden leaks.
- Guttering: alignment, blockages, broken sections and failed joints.
- Fascias, soffits and bargeboards: rot and damage visible from above the gutter line.
- Flat roof sections: ponding water, blistered felt and failed seams.
- Rooflights and solar panels: seals, flashings and fixing damage around them.
- Moss and organic growth: heavy enough to hold moisture against the roof.
- Verges and mortar work: the edges most storms take first.
- Evidence of previous poor repairs: bodged patches that fail first.
- The overall roof plane: sagging or dipping that hints at structural issues.
Local knowledge matters
A tenement in Partick, a sandstone villa in Bothwell and a new-build in Corstorphine fail in completely different ways. Our inspection library covers the specific patterns of Scottish housing stock — from sarked slate roofs on older terraces to modern interlocking tile developments — so the report flags what matters for your roof type, not a generic checklist.
What lands in your inbox
Within 24 hours you receive a photographic report: every elevation photographed, each defect circled, described in plain English and graded by severity, plus a numbered roof overview so you can see at a glance where the problems cluster. Because AyeInspect never carries out repairs, the grading is impartial — use it to brief any roofer you choose.
Coverage and pricing
We inspect across Glasgow (G postcodes), Lanarkshire (ML), Edinburgh (EH), Falkirk (FK), Stirling and Paisley (PA). Residential inspections are a fixed £99, commercial £149 — no call-out fees, no hidden extras, and you can pay by card, PayPal, Pay by Bank, Google Pay or Klarna.