Medway · London and the South East
Electronic leak detection in Hempstead, Medway
Know where you stand with the flat roof membrane before you spend money on it. Electronic leak detection in Hempstead.
- Leaks through a flat roof with no obvious cause
- Punctures from foot traffic or tools
- New membranes needing a check before handover
About our electronic leak detection in Hempstead
Some flat roofs can’t be tested electronically. Certain membranes conduct electricity, and some build-ups lack the layer the test needs below the membrane. If your roof is not suitable, we will tell you before any testing. Telling us what you know about the roof’s membrane and layers helps, including drawings, specifications or the roofer’s paperwork. It saves a wasted visit. If you’re worried about leaks under green or ballasted roofs and patched roofs that still leak, a survey will tell you what’s going on.
Outbuildings, garden rooms and garages in places like Hempstead often have flat roofs of their own. They’re rarely looked at until something gets wet. It is worth mentioning them as you book, so the visit can include them, along with the main flat roof. Smaller roofs use the same coverings as bigger ones, from felt to rubber and GRP, and age in the same way.
Where we can’t see part of the flat roof membrane, the report says so. You’ll know exactly what was inspected and what wasn’t.
- Place
- Hempstead (ME7, ME8)
- Region
- Medway
- Price
- Quoted for your roof
- Reports
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- Survey days
- Weekdays and weekends
- Insured
- PI and public liability insurance
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
For landlords and managing agents
If the property is let, the agent or a tenant can let us in, at a time agreed in advance. We survey on weekdays and at weekends, which can make access easier.
For blocks of flats, a roof survey helps managing agents and residents’ management companies plan ahead. The report sets out what needs attention now and what can wait, which helps when budgeting.
What electronic leak detection does not cover
No survey can tell you everything, and it is better to know them up front. Keep these in mind:
- Moisture spread under the membrane
- Parts of the roof covered by fixed equipment
- Leaks from walls, copings or rooflights
If in doubt, ring 07833 053749 or use the contact form and we will point you to the right survey before you book. What a survey covers and does not.
Roofs we survey in Hempstead
- Flat roof membranes
- Single-ply roofs
- Green roofs
- Commercial flat roofs
- Roof terraces and balconies
- Liquid-applied waterproofing
Tips from our surveys
Most of what helps is simple and safe from ground level. Our suggestions:
- Limit access to the roof
- Clear flat roof outlets regularly
- Keep a note of leaks after rain
- Have roof specifications to hand
File the report with your roof paperwork. It is a dated record of the membrane’s condition.
Limit foot traffic on flat roofs. Feet and dropped tools are a common cause of holes.
The survey, step by step
We check the roof from outside and, where it’s relevant and there’s safe access, from inside the loft space too. In the loft, the signs we look for are staining, damp, daylight and sagging. The whole visit usually takes a length of time set by the roof’s area and construction, which we’ll explain when we quote. Some parts of a survey depend on the weather, so a visit to Hempstead is booked with the forecast in mind: drone flights and thermal imaging need the right conditions, while a look from ground level and the loft can go ahead in most weather.
- We ask about the roof, its age, its membrane and where leaks appear inside.
- We check that the membrane and build-up suit electronic leak detection.
- The method depends on the membrane and what sits above and below it.
- We test the membrane and find where current is passing through it.
- The breaches are recorded with photos in a report for your roofer.
Before the survey
- Have keys ready for side gates, garages or roof access doors
- Note where any stains or damp appear
- Make a note of anything you’d like us to look at
How to book
For a price for electronic leak detection in Hempstead, call 07833 053749 or send us an email. Some details about the property and the roof help us give you an accurate price.
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When to book a survey in Hempstead
Other trades on the roof can puncture the waterproofing. Engineers fitting equipment, solar panels or aerials may leave damage behind.
These are some of the problems a survey can pick up:
- Punctures from foot traffic or tools
- Stains far from any visible defect
- New roofs to check before paving or planting
- Leaks through a covered membrane
For businesses in and around places like Pentagon Shopping Centre, outlets and upstands on commercial flat roofs are the places to check before trouble starts.
Before you book any roof surveyor
- Are they insured for the work?
- Whether VAT is added on top
- Their report turnaround times
- Whether any drone flown is registered with the CAA
How we price electronic leak detection
A few things affect what a survey costs:
- The height of the building and how the roof can be seen safely
- House, block, shop or office
- If the survey needs thermal imaging or a drone
- The number of roofs, including extensions and garages
Every price we give includes VAT. We quote electronic leak detection for each roof, as the method and time depend on the roof. You’ll know the price for the job before booking.
Helping us price your survey
Before you get in touch, it helps to have:
- The kind of building and roof involved
- The reason for the survey, like buying, a leak or storm damage
- Dates you’re working to, such as exchange
- Whether there is a loft hatch, a shared roof or tricky access
If you have photos of the roof, send them over. Pictures from ground level or a window are fine. To get started, call 07833 053749 or send us an email.
Flat roofs in Hempstead
The coast is about 3 miles or less from Hempstead, 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. Historic houses such as Restoration House, about 3.8 miles north-west, show how far back building in the area around Hempstead 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.
For landlords with property near Rainham (Kent) station, flat roofs on let property tend to be checked only when they fail, which is the costly way round. Anyone responsible for a site like Hempstead Infant School will know that large flat roofs, common on schools and other public buildings, need their outlets, upstands and coverings checked regularly.
Hempstead is about 2 miles south of Gillingham, in Medway. We cover Hempstead and the rest of Medway, as part of our work across London and South East England. Across Medway, we cover Hempstead and the places around it. Maidstone is in our area too.
We survey roofs across the ME7 and ME8 postcode area for electronic leak detection and the streets around it. We cover properties on Harrow Road, Spekes Road and Capstone Road. With the A278 close by, Hempstead is simple for us to get to for electronic leak detection. Nearby, we also carry out electronic leak detection in Capstone (1 mile north-west), Darland (1 mile north-west), Wigmore (1 mile east), Hale (1 mile north-west) and Park Wood (1 mile east). Further out, we also cover Rochester (4 miles north-west), Strood (5 miles north-west), Hoo St Werburgh (5 miles north), Chatham Waterfront (3 miles north-west), Rochester Riverside (4 miles north-west) and Peters Village (5 miles west).
What’s near Hempstead
Around Hempstead, our work takes us to homes and buildings near Rainham School for Girls, Howard School and South Wood and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Rainham (Kent) station, roughly 2.1 miles north-east. Other landmarks nearby include Pentagon Shopping Centre (3 miles north-west) and Medway megaliths (3.8 miles south-west). Green spaces nearby include Burham Down and Boxley Hills.
Also in Hempstead
Questions from Hempstead
Do roofs near the sea, like those around Hempstead, take more of a battering?
Places near the sea get more wind and more salt in the air than inland, and both are hard on roofs. Salt is hard on nails, clips and metal flashings, while strong wind lifts anything already loose.
Will you come out to Hempstead?
We do. A small place gets exactly the same survey as a big one.
Do you carry professional indemnity insurance?
Our cover is professional indemnity plus public liability, and details are available on request.
Do you need to get into the loft?
Where it is relevant to the survey and there is safe access, yes. A clear path to the hatch helps, and if the loft can’t be reached safely, the report says so.
How much time does ELD need?
It typically takes longer on a large roof than a small one, and the build-up of the roof makes a difference too.
What do I do with the report?
You’ll receive the report by email, and you decide the next step: use it with a seller, an insurer, a roofer or a managing agent.
How experienced are you?
We have completed more than 5,000 surveys, across 20+ years of surveying roofs, with 98% customer satisfaction.