Hampshire · London and the South East
Electronic leak detection in Hale, Hampshire
We take a careful look at the flat roof membrane at your property in Hale, and put it all in a written report with photos.
- Water coming in under a flat roof
- Holes left by work on the roof
- Leaks showing away from the breach
Electronic leak detection for homes and businesses in Hale
Electronic leak detection works on many flat roof membranes over offices, units, blocks of flats and homes. It can be used to trace an existing leak or check a new membrane before handover. We quote for each roof based 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. If you’ve noticed leaks showing away from the breach and failed seams and laps, a survey will tell you what’s going on, whatever the roof.
Flat roofs on exposed homes in small places like Hale take more wind and rain, which is hard on edges, upstands and joins in the covering. Felt roofs, which often last around 15–20 years, typically show it first. EPDM rubber and GRP coverings last longer, but their edges and joints still need checking. On an exposed roof, the edges tend to go first.
Most points in the report come with a picture, because a photo of a cracked flashing says more than a paragraph. If something couldn’t be seen safely, the report is clear about it.
- Place
- Hale (SP6)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Prices
- Quoted for your roof
- Reports
- Emailed report with photos and recommendations
- Appointments
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Cover
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Can I check my roof myself?
It helps to keep a record: when leaks happen, ground-level photos and any past roof work. Send it with your enquiry and it will help the survey.
A DIY look is useful, but it isn’t a survey. From the ground, valleys, flashings and the backs of chimneys are often out of sight.
What we’re asked to look at in Hale
Joints and laps in a membrane can fail over time. A gap that is hard to see can let water in long before anyone notices.
People normally book a survey when they’ve noticed something like this:
- Breaches around outlets and penetrations
- Leaks through a flat roof with no obvious cause
- Damage from equipment installers
- Leaking laps in the waterproofing
If you look after a building like Hale Primary School, large flat roofs, common on schools and other public buildings, need their outlets, upstands and coverings checked regularly.
What to check before booking
- How soon the report will arrive
- Will they check the loft as well as the outside?
- Whether any drone flown is registered with the CAA
- What insurance they carry
Also near Hale
More services for Hale
Roof by roof
Single-ply membranes
Punctures from foot traffic and equipment are common on single-ply roofs. ELD can locate them.
Bituminous membranes
Bituminous roofs often have laps and old repairs that can leak. Testing depends on the roof.
Surveys for landlords and agents in Hale
For a freeholder or residents’ company, a roof report is a sound basis for a maintenance plan, putting the urgent items at the top.
Landlords and letting agents in Hale book surveys as well as homeowners. The report gives you a dated record of the flat roof membrane, with photographs, which helps you plan work between tenancies.
Flat and commercial roofs around Hale
The wider area around Hale has a long history of building, with Breamore House about 2.5 miles west. If yours is one of the older homes, expect a mix of original materials and later repairs on the roof. A number of Hampshire villages keep thatched roofs on their older buildings. In this part of the South East, older roofs are mostly slate or clay tile and many newer ones concrete tile. Flat roofs on extensions, dormers, garages and business units are found alongside them almost everywhere.
For an older house near a landmark like Church of St Mary, the flat roofs on later extensions tend to wear out long before the main roof.
Hale is in Hampshire. Whether the building in Hale is a house, a flat or a commercial unit, the roof can be surveyed. We cover towns and villages across Hampshire. There is also a page for Southampton.
We cover every part of SP6 for electronic leak detection and the streets around it. If you need electronic leak detection at a property on Hatchet Green and Queen Street or a nearby road, we can survey it. Neighbouring places we cover for electronic leak detection include Hatchet Green (1 mile north-east) and North Charford (1 mile north-east). Larger places within reach include Totton (10 miles east), Chandler's Ford (15 miles east), Romsey (11 miles east), New Milton (15 miles south), Ringwood (9 miles south) and Marchwood (13 miles south-east).
Near you in Hale
Around Hale, our work takes us to homes and buildings near Woodfalls Inn and The Trafalgar School at Downton and the streets around them. Other landmarks nearby include Salisbury District Hospital (5.8 miles north-west) and Downton Moot Close (1.6 miles north-west).
What we do, step by step
When we arrive, we begin with a quick chat about the roof and anything that’s worrying you. After that, we look at everything we can see safely, using the ground, windows, the loft and a drone where applicable. Most surveys take a time that depends on the membrane area and the build-up, which we set out in the quote. For a village or hamlet like Hale, the journey is planned ahead of time: let us know about lanes, gates and parking. The roof is looked at from the ground, from windows, from the loft where there is safe access and from the roof where it’s safe.
- We agree the area to be tested.
- The surface is prepared for the chosen method.
- We work across the roof with the test equipment.
- Each breach found is located and recorded.
- The report is sent for your roofer to act on.
Before we arrive
- Have keys ready for side gates, garages or roof access doors
- Clear the way to the loft hatch
- Check pets are kept safely away
Book a survey
To arrange a survey, phone 07833 053749 or drop us an email with the address and what you’d like to know about the roof. You will know the price before anything is booked.
Related advice
Your questions about electronic leak detection in Hale
Will you come out to Hale?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. We cover the whole of London and South East England. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the route when booking.
How do I find out if my home in Hale is listed?
Your council is the best source, with Historic England’s list for listed buildings. A change of roofing material may need consent in either case, and councils can also use Article 4 directions.
Is it the same as a RICS Level 2 or Level 3 survey?
No. It’s a specialist roof survey, not a RICS Level 2 or Level 3 building survey. It focuses on the roof and can sit alongside a RICS survey.
Do you look in the roof space?
If it is needed and safe to reach, yes. We look for staining, damp, daylight and signs of movement, as far as the space allows.
Can you give me structural calculations?
No. We note visible signs like sagging or deflection, but we don’t carry out calculations or give an engineer’s opinion. Where an engineer is needed, we say so in the report.
What happens after the survey?
You will receive the report by email, and what you do next is up to you: raise it with a seller, send it to an insurer, brief a roofer or share it with a managing agent.
Can you survey a shared roof?
Yes, once whoever controls the roof agrees access. On a shared roof we can only inspect the parts we are allowed to reach.
Prices for electronic leak detection in Hale
Several things affect the price of a survey:
- The shape of the roof and its details
- Height and safe access
- The use of thermal imaging or a drone
- Extra roofs, like extensions, dormers or garages
Bigger, taller and commercial roofs take more time to survey, so the price reflects that. You’ll know the figure before booking.
Booking your survey
The more you tell us, the easier it is to price the survey. When you contact us, let us know:
- Why you want a survey: buying, a leak, a storm or new work
- Where the property is, with the postcode
- Where water is showing inside, if it is
- Access details, like a loft hatch or a shared roof
If you’re buying, it helps to book soon after your offer is accepted, so you have the findings in time to act on them before you exchange. For any other survey, just phone 07833 053749 or drop us an email when you are ready.