Do you charge for a quote?

A quote for work is free. Your roofer comes out, looks at the job, and gives you a price. If you do not want to proceed, that is the end of it — no fee, no follow-up pressure.

There is one distinction worth drawing, because it is where some confusion arises in this trade. A quote is a price for a specific piece of work. A survey is a written report on the condition of a roof, with photographs and an assessment of what needs doing and when, which you keep and can use — for a purchase negotiation, for an insurer, or to get other quotes against. That is a service in its own right and it is normally chargeable.

Both are legitimate; they are just different things. If you know what you want done, you want a quote. If you want to know what state your roof is in, you want a survey.

What you should not be charged for is somebody telling you that you need work. If a report only ever concludes that expensive work is required, and the person producing it is the person who would do it, that is a conflict worth being aware of — which is one reason an independent survey has value.

On prices generally: there is no price list on this site, deliberately. A published figure for 'a roof repair' or 'a new roof' has to cover an enormous range, and any number that covers it all is meaningless — and it is a number the roofer then has to honour. You get a firm price for your actual job, in writing, before any work starts.