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Electronic Leak Detection in Gallowstree Common
Find out the condition of the flat roof membrane at your property in Gallowstree Common. Visits run on weekdays and weekends, in the daytime.
- New roofs to check before paving or planting
- Damage from equipment installers
- Gaps at membrane joints
Electronic leak detection for Gallowstree Common homes and businesses
What we do, step by step
It is useful to start with what’s prompted the survey: a purchase, a leak, a storm, new work or simply peace of mind. That way we can focus on what matters to you. The visit typically takes as long as needed for the membrane area and the build-up, and we’ll give you a guide when quoting. In a hamlet or village like Gallowstree Common, a postcode doesn’t always lead to the right gate, so a few directions, or a note of a nearby landmark, help us arrive on time. After that, the survey runs as it would anywhere.
- First, we confirm which roof areas are included.
- We get the roof ready for testing.
- Testing runs across the agreed area.
- Each breach found is located and recorded.
- You receive the results to pass to your roofer.
How to prepare
- Jot down any questions you want answered
- Agree roof access with the managing agent if it’s shared
- Make sure pets are kept safely away
Booking a survey
Our phone lines are open seven days a week. For a price or to book, ring 07833 053749 or drop us an email.
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Electronic leak detection for homes and businesses in Gallowstree Common
ELD suits many waterproofing membranes on flat roofs over offices, units, blocks of flats and homes. It helps trace a leak you already have or check a new membrane before handover. Each roof is quoted on its size and build-up. We can test on weekdays and at weekends when conditions allow. Let us know about your roof to find out more. We survey roof terraces and balconies, single-ply roofs and green roofs, and people most often book us about damage from equipment installers and breaches hidden under paving or planting.
In a village or hamlet like Gallowstree Common, flat roofs are normally on extensions, garages, outbuildings or barn conversions. The checks are the same as anywhere: the covering, the edges, the upstands and where water drains away. We simply plan the journey and access ahead of time. Garages and outbuildings are easy to forget, so mention any you want included when booking.
Pictures do a lot of the work in our reports, so you can see each defect rather than just read about it. Anything out of sight on the day is listed as such.
- Where
- Gallowstree Common (RG4)
- Wider area
- Reading
- Prices
- Quoted for your roof
- Your report
- A written report with photos, by email
- Survey days
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Insured
- PI and public liability insurance
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Places near Gallowstree Common
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Landlord and commercial surveys in Gallowstree Common
We survey roofs for landlords and letting agents as well as homeowners. The report gives you a dated record of the flat roof membrane, with photos, which helps you plan work between tenancies.
If the property is let, the agent or a tenant can let us in. We survey seven days a week, which helps when tenants work during the week.
Useful tips for Gallowstree Common property owners
Some practical points come up on survey after survey. They’re worth knowing whatever the roof:
- Clear flat roof outlets regularly
- Keep foot traffic on flat roofs to a minimum
- Consider ELD before paving or planting goes on
- Note where leaks show inside and when
After your roofer repairs the breaches, a retest can confirm them if the build-up allows.
Keep people off the flat roof unless they need to be there. Many breaches come from foot traffic.
Can I check my roof myself?
What you cannot do safely is get up close. Slates, tiles, flat roofs and rooflights can give way. That is where a survey comes in, using safe viewpoints and a drone where applicable.
After heavy rain, check ceilings and the tops of walls for new stains. Photograph them and note the date, which helps when we look at the roof.
Electronic leak detection around Gallowstree Common
Historic houses like Mapledurham House, about 2.6 miles south-west, show how far back building in the area around Gallowstree Common goes. On older houses around here, roofs often carry the marks of earlier repairs, from replaced slates to new lead, and a listed home or one in a conservation area may need consent for changes of material. Older houses in the South East often have slate or clay tile roofs, while many later estates have concrete tiles, with flat-roofed extensions, dormers and garages common everywhere. Mixed in with those pitched roofs are a good many flat ones, over rear extensions, dormers, garages and shops.
If you own a rental within reach of Tilehurst station, a flat roof over a rented flat is easy to forget until the tenant reports a leak. If your house is among the older ones in the streets near Church of St John the Baptist, any flat roof added at the back or on a dormer is likely to be far younger, and less durable, than the main roof.
Gallowstree Common is about 3 miles north-west of Caversham, in Reading. We cover Gallowstree Common and the rest of Reading. Our area takes in places right across Reading, from the larger towns to small villages.
We survey roofs across the RG4 postcode area for electronic leak detection and the streets around it. You’ll find streets such as Reades Lane, Hearns Lane and Horsepond Road, all of which we cover. Neighbouring places we cover for electronic leak detection include Cane End (1 mile south-west), Hook End (2 miles north-west), Stoke Row (2 miles north), Checkendon (3 miles north-west) and Woodcote (3 miles west). Larger places within reach include Caversham (3 miles south-east), Norcot (4 miles south), West Reading (4 miles south), Tilehurst Within (4 miles south), Shinfield (8 miles south) and Arborfield Garrison (10 miles south-east).
Local landmarks in Gallowstree Common
Around Gallowstree Common, our work takes us to homes and buildings near The Reformation pub, Kidmore End Church of England Primary School and The Warwick School. Gallowstree Common’s nearest station is Tilehurst station, about 3.3 miles south of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Battle Hospital (4.1 miles south). Open spaces near Gallowstree Common include Hartslock.
Common questions in Gallowstree Common
How do I find out if my home in Gallowstree Common is listed?
We cannot confirm that for you, but Historic England’s list and your council can. Both listing and conservation areas can limit changes of roofing material.
Is Gallowstree Common within the area you cover?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. We work right across London and South East England. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
Will you photograph what you find?
Yes. Photographs are part of every report, so you can see exactly what each finding refers to.
Can you find leaks on a covered flat roof?
It can be possible, depending on the roof. What sits on the membrane affects the method, so we check the build-up first.
What insurance do you have?
We hold professional indemnity and public liability insurance, for every survey we carry out.
Can you survey a shared roof?
Yes, once access has been agreed. The roof of a block or converted house is frequently shared, so we need permission from the building owner or managing agent. We inspect only the parts we’re allowed to reach.
Does this replace a RICS home survey?
No. Our survey is a roof survey, not a RICS Level 2 or Level 3 survey of the whole building. It focuses on the roof, so it sits alongside a building survey rather than replacing it.
Why it is worth a survey now in Gallowstree Common
A visual inspection can miss tiny holes. ELD picks up breaches a visual check might miss, on suitable membranes. In a place like Gallowstree Common, a barn or garage roof left to fail puts whatever is inside at risk. A quick look before winter can save a lot.
Bigger, taller and commercial roofs take more time to survey, so the price reflects that. The price is confirmed before booking.
What you get with us
- Independent findings on the roof’s condition
- Customer satisfaction of 98%
- Thermal imaging and drone inspection where they help
- Surveys on weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
Take a look at our cost guide and what we found on two real jobs.
What we can’t see
In fairness, a roof survey has limits:
- Build-ups without a suitable layer below
- Carrying out the repair work
- Parts of the roof covered by fixed equipment
If you’re not sure which survey you need, ring 07833 053749 or email us and we’ll give you a straight answer. What a survey covers and does not.
What we look at
- Liquid-applied waterproofing
- Green roofs
- Flat roof membranes
- Commercial flat roofs
- Single-ply roofs
- Roof terraces and balconies