Kent · London and the South East
Pembury Electronic Leak Detection
Electronic leak detection to pinpoint holes in flat roof membranes around Pembury, with findings in writing and pictures to back them up. Weekday and weekend visits available.
- A flat roof leak that can’t be traced
- Breaches around outlets and penetrations
- Failed seams and laps
What a survey costs
We confirm the price for your survey before booking. This is what makes a difference:
- Any need for thermal images or a drone flight
- The shape of the roof and its details
- The number of roofs, including extensions and garages
- Building height and the viewpoints available
The cost of a survey depends on the roof: how big it is, how high it is, the number of separate roofs and how it can be reached and seen safely. We quote electronic leak detection for each roof, as the method and time depend on the roof.
Getting in touch
A little information up front helps. Please include:
- Any photos you have, taken from ground level or a window
- The kind of building and roof involved
- When you need the report by
- Where the property is, with the postcode
Photos help, if you have them. Pictures from ground level or a window are fine, and please don’t climb up for a closer look. To send them or to book, call 07833 053749 or email us.
Electronic leak detection in Pembury: what you get
ELD can be carried out in more than one way. Low-voltage methods typically need a wet roof surface and high-voltage methods need the membrane dry and exposed. The right method depends on the membrane and the build-up of the roof and we explain which we’ll use. We’ll say if your roof doesn’t suit either method at the outset. We survey single-ply roofs, flat roof membranes and liquid-applied waterproofing, and common reasons people get in touch are holes around roof penetrations and waterproofing to test before it’s covered.
Outbuildings, garden rooms and garages in places like Pembury frequently have flat roofs of their own. They’re rarely looked at until something gets wet. It’s worth mentioning them when booking, so the visit can include them. Felt, rubber and GRP coverings on garages and outbuildings age in just the same way as the main roof’s.
We keep jargon out of it: where something needs attention, it says so plainly.
- Place
- Pembury (TN2)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Price
- Quoted for your roof
- Your report
- Emailed report with photos and recommendations
- When we survey
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Insurance
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
Also near Pembury
What else we do in Pembury
Electronic leak detection in Pembury: local notes
Across Kent, older roofs are often handmade clay or peg tiles, and tile-hanging on upper walls is a familiar sight. The county’s older buildings also include oast houses and timber-framed Wealden hall houses. Mixed in with those pitched roofs are plenty of flat ones, over rear extensions, dormers, garages and shops. If your home is older, it’s worth knowing whether it is listed or in a conservation area before planning roof work. Changes that affect a listed building’s special interest need listed building consent, and councils can also use Article 4 directions to control changes in conservation areas.
Landlords with a home close to High Brooms station may find that the flat roof over a let home is worth a look before it becomes a tenant complaint. If you look after a shop, office or commercial unit, for instance near Royal Victoria Place, flat roofs over shops and units are easy to forget until water comes through a ceiling. The streets around a church such as Upper Church of St Peter are often among the oldest in a place, and if your home is one of the older ones nearby, any flat roof added at the back or on a dormer is likely to be far younger, and less durable, than the main roof.
Pembury is about 3 miles east of Royal Tunbridge Wells, in Kent. We cover Pembury and the rest of Kent, as part of our work across London and South East England. Across Kent, we cover Pembury and the places around it. Maidstone is in our area too.
Surveys in TN2 work the same way as everywhere else we cover. You’ll find streets such as High Street, Church Road and Henwood Green Road, and we cover them all. Other places close to Pembury include Key's Green (2 miles south-east), Matfield (2 miles east), Lamberhurst Quarter (2 miles south-east), Capel (2 miles north) and Petteridge (2 miles east). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (12 miles north-east), Sevenoaks (11 miles north-west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (3 miles west), Tonbridge (4 miles north-west), Kings Hill (9 miles north) and Foley Park (13 miles north-east).
What’s near Pembury
We work in homes and buildings around Skinners' Kent Academy, King William IV pub and Brenchley Wood and the streets around them. The closest station to Pembury is High Brooms station, about 2.2 miles west. Well-known places in the area include Tunbridge Wells Museum and Art Gallery (2.9 miles west) and Tunbridge Wells Hospital (0.9 miles west). For a walk, there is Barden Lake and Tudeley Woods RSPB reserve.
Leave it or get it looked at?
A visual inspection can miss tiny holes. Electronic testing can find breaches you cannot see by eye, on suitable membranes. Around Pembury, a leak in an older house can soak into timbers and plaster, and that is a much bigger job than the original defect.
Bigger, taller and commercial roofs take more time to survey, so the price reflects that. You will know the figure before booking.
What you get with us
- An independent view of the roof
- Satisfaction rate of 98%
- Thermal imaging and drone inspection where they help
- PI and public liability insurance
Read our cost guide or two real surveys.
Useful tips for Pembury property owners
Most of what helps is simple and safe from ground level. Our suggestions:
- Record dates and spots where water appears
- Do not keep patching the same spot
- Do not leave water getting in
- Ask contractors to protect the membrane
You receive a report showing where each breach was found, with photographs. Your roofer uses it to carry out repairs.
Consider testing a new membrane before it is covered. It’s easier to find holes before more layers are added.
What we can’t see
Without opening up the roof, some things stay hidden, and that sets some limits:
- Roofs whose membrane or build-up isn’t suitable
- Leaks from plumbing or windows
- The extent of water in the insulation
If you are not sure which survey you need, call 07833 053749 or send us an email and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book. What a survey covers and does not.
Roof types and parts we check
- Flat roof membranes
- Liquid-applied waterproofing
- Single-ply roofs
- Green roofs
- Commercial flat roofs
- Roof terraces and balconies
Roof by roof
EPDM rubber roofs
Some EPDM membranes conduct electricity which can limit electronic testing. We will tell you if yours isn’t suitable.
Inverted and paved roofs
Inverted roofs have the insulation on top of the waterproofing, which affects testing.
FAQs for Pembury
Do you cover smaller places like Pembury?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. We work right across London and South East England. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the route when booking.
Does a conservation area affect roof work in Pembury?
You can check whether a building is listed on Historic England’s list, and your council can tell you if it’s in a conservation area. Listed building consent is needed for changes that affect a listed building’s special interest, and conservation areas can limit changes of roofing material.
Is this a RICS survey?
No. It’s a specialist roof survey, not a RICS Level 2 or Level 3 building survey. It focuses on the roof, so it sits alongside a building survey rather than replacing it.
How long will testing take?
It depends on the size of the roof and its build-up. You’ll know roughly how long before we start.
Can every flat roof be tested?
Not every roof is suitable. Some membranes conduct electricity and some roofs lack the layer the test needs. We will tell you if yours isn’t suitable before testing.
Can you tell me if my roof has asbestos?
No. We can flag materials that might contain asbestos, but only a specialist asbestos surveyor can confirm it. It may be present in buildings built or refurbished before 2000.
Can you survey a shared roof?
Yes. A shared roof needs access agreed first. Let us know about it when booking and we’ll plan the survey around it.
How the survey works
Once we’ve finished looking, we write up our findings in a report with photos, sent to you by email. As for time on site, it typically takes a time that depends on the membrane area and the build-up, and we’ll give you a guide when quoting. Some parts of a survey depend on the weather, so a visit to Pembury is booked with the forecast in mind: the parts that need calm, dry weather are planned around it.
- We start with what you know about the roof and the leak.
- The roof is assessed for suitability first.
- The test method is chosen to suit the roof.
- The membrane is tested and breaches are found.
- A report with photographs shows where each breach is.
Before the survey
- Find any records of previous roof work
- Agree roof access with the managing agent if it is shared
- If it isn’t your property yet, arrange access through the agent
Getting a price
For a price for electronic leak detection in Pembury, ring 07833 053749 or use the contact form. The address, the type of property and what you’d like to know help us price the survey accurately.