Medway · London and the South East
Electronic Leak Detection in Gillingham
Wondering about the flat roof membrane at a property in Gillingham? You can book electronic leak detection in Gillingham and across Medway, with plain-English findings.
- Breaches around outlets and penetrations
- New membranes needing a check before handover
- Breaches hidden under paving or planting
What you can safely check yourself
A lot can be seen from the ground. With binoculars, look for slipped or missing slates and tiles, gaps along the ridge and leaning chimneys. Please do not climb up for a closer look.
It’s useful to keep a record: when leaks happen, ground-level photos and any past roof work. Share it with us when booking.
Electronic leak detection in Gillingham: what you get
Roofs covered with paving, ballast or planting need more thought. The layers on top can limit the methods we can use and parts may need to be lifted. We’ll discuss it with you when we quote. Drawings or details of the roof’s layers are useful, as they show what lies beneath the surface. We will tell you if the roof cannot be tested. We survey commercial flat roofs, single-ply roofs and flat roof membranes, and people most often book us about leaks showing away from the breach and leaking laps in the waterproofing.
A place the size of Gillingham has flat roofs on extensions, garages, dormers, shops, offices and blocks of flats. Typical lives vary: felt often around 15–20 years, EPDM around 30–50, GRP up to about 30. Ponding, blistering, splits and tired upstands are the usual signs of age. Those are typical ranges, and workmanship matters as much as the material.
Where we cannot see part of the flat roof membrane, the report says so. That way, it’s clear what was covered and what wasn’t.
- Location
- Gillingham (ME8, ME7, ME4, ME5)
- Wider area
- Medway
- Price
- Quoted for your roof
- Your report
- Emailed report with photos and recommendations
- Survey days
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Cover
- PI and public liability insurance
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Signs you need electronic leak detection in Gillingham
Flat roof membranes can be punctured by foot traffic, dropped tools or debris. Many are tiny, but still let water through.
Signs worth acting on include:
- A flat roof leak that can’t be traced
- Leaks under green or ballasted roofs
- Patched roofs that still leak
- Failed seams and laps
Shop and office owners around Pentagon Shopping Centre may find that flat roofs over shops and units are easy to forget until water comes through a ceiling.
Before you book anyone
- Which limits apply to the survey
- How they’ll see the roof: from ground level, the loft, the roof or by drone
- Whether the loft is part of the inspection
- Whether you get a written report with photos
What we can’t see
No survey can tell you everything, and it’s better to know them up front. Bear these in mind:
- Leaks from walls, copings or rooflights
- Moisture spread under the membrane
- Parts of the roof covered by fixed equipment
If in doubt, phone 07833 053749 or use the contact form and we will suggest the right survey. The full list of what we check.
Roofs we survey in Gillingham
- Flat roof membranes
- Roof terraces and balconies
- Green roofs
- Liquid-applied waterproofing
- Single-ply roofs
- Commercial flat roofs
Before and after the survey
From years of surveys, a few habits stand out as worth the effort:
- Make sure trades protect the waterproofing
- Check new waterproofing before handover
- Share any drawings of the roof
- Keep foot traffic on flat roofs to a minimum
Keep the report with the roof’s records. It’s a dated record of the membrane’s condition.
ELD before paving, ballast or planting goes on is worth considering. Finding breaches is simpler at that stage.
Why act early in Gillingham
Chasing a leak again and again is frustrating. A clear record of where the breaches are helps break that cycle. Roof faults in Gillingham, as anywhere, rarely fix themselves: a slipped slate or cracked ridge lets in water, water rots battens, and more slates or tiles follow. Early action is normally the cheaper option.
What a survey costs comes down to the roof itself: its size, its height, how many sections it has and how safely it can be seen. Electronic leak detection is quoted for your roof, because the method depends on the roof.
Why us?
- 98% customer satisfaction
- We hold a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID
- Covered by professional indemnity and public liability insurance
- Thermal imaging and drone inspection where they help
See what a roof survey costs and our case studies.
Gillingham: your questions answered
Do you carry out roof surveys in Gillingham?
Yes. We cover the whole of London and South East England, and Gillingham is part of that. You can call 07833 053749 or drop us an email with the address and a few details.
How do I find out if my home in Gillingham is listed?
Your council is the best source, with Historic England’s list for listed buildings. Both listing and conservation areas can limit changes of roofing material, and councils can also use Article 4 directions.
What if it rains on the day?
Light rain is normally fine; heavy rain and wind are different. In strong wind or heavy rain, a drone cannot fly and access may not be safe, so we’d move the date with you.
Are you insured?
We hold professional indemnity and public liability insurance, for every survey we carry out.
How experienced are you?
We’ve been surveying roofs for over 20 years and have carried out more than 5,000 surveys.
Do you test for asbestos?
No. Our report may flag materials that could contain asbestos, but only a specialist asbestos surveyor can confirm it. It may be present in buildings built or refurbished before 2000.
Do I need to be at home?
If the survey includes the loft or the inside of the building, someone needs to let us in. Access is agreed with you when booking.
What else we do in Gillingham
The survey, step by step
After the inspection, everything we found is written up in a report with photos, sent to you by email. As for time on site, it usually takes a time that depends on the size of the roof and how it’s built, and we’ll give you a guide when quoting. For a property in Gillingham, it helps to know where we can park, and for flats, mention stairs, lifts and shared entrances. The roof is inspected from the ground, from inside and, where it is safe, from the roof itself, with the drone where applicable.
- We start by finding out what the roof is made of and where it leaks.
- We confirm whether the roof is suitable for electronic testing.
- We pick the low-voltage or high-voltage method that suits the roof.
- We test the membrane and find where current is passing through it.
- We send a report with photos of each breach so your roofer can repair it.
Before the survey
- Find any records of previous roof work
- Keep pets inside or away from the areas we are looking at
- Make a note of anything you’d like us to look at
Arrange a survey
To arrange a survey, ring 07833 053749 or use the contact form with the address and what you’d like to know about the roof. We’ll confirm the price before you book.
Advice
Electronic leak detection in Gillingham: local notes
The coast is about 2 miles or less from Gillingham, where sea air brings more salt and stronger wind than inland. Coastal wind works at the edges of flat roofs, and salt air wears metal trims and fixings. Older houses across Kent frequently have handmade clay or peg tiles, and many have tile-hung walls. You will also find oast houses and timber-framed Wealden hall houses among the county’s older buildings. Mixed in with those pitched roofs are lots of flat ones, over rear extensions, dormers, garages and shops.
If you let a flat or house near Gillingham (Kent) station, a flat roof over a rented flat is easy to forget until the tenant reports a leak. Restoration House, about 3.3 miles west, is one of the historic houses in the wider area around Gillingham. If your home is older, its flat-roofed extension or dormer may be on its second or third covering.
Gillingham is about 30 miles east of London, in Medway. Whether the building in Gillingham is a house, a flat or a commercial unit, we can survey the roof. Across Medway, we cover Gillingham. Maidstone is in our area too.
Electronic leak detection in ME8, ME7, ME4 and ME5 are booked the same way as anywhere else. Whether your property is on Leeds Square, London Road and Dorset Square or anywhere close by, we can survey it. Gillingham is on the A2 and A231, so it’s easy for us to get to. Close by, we survey roofs in Twydall (1 mile east), Lower Twydall (1 mile north-east), Grange (1 mile north), Darland (1 mile south-west) and Hale (1 mile south-west). Further out, we also cover Rochester (4 miles west), Strood (4 miles west), Lordswood (3 miles south-west), Hoo St Werburgh (4 miles north), Rochester Riverside (3 miles north-west) and Walderslade (3 miles south-west). As one of the bigger places in Medway, Gillingham has every kind of building, from houses and flats to offices.
What’s near Gillingham
Locally, jobs take us to homes and businesses close to The Robert Napier School, The Robert Napier School and The Star pub, among other places. Gillingham’s nearest station is Gillingham (Kent) station, about 1.5 miles north-west of the centre. A little further out are Medway Maritime Hospital (1.6 miles west) and Six Poor Travellers House (3.3 miles west). The countryside around Gillingham includes Blue Bell Hill and Bishop Saltings.