Surrey · London and the South East
Electronic Leak Detection in Rowledge
Electronic leak detection to pinpoint holes in flat roof membranes around Rowledge, with a written report you can act on. Weekday and weekend visits available.
- Damage from equipment installers
- Leaks under green or ballasted roofs
- Failed seams and laps
Electronic leak detection in Rowledge: what you get
You get a report showing the location of each breach, with photographs. Your roofer can then repair those points rather than guessing. Repair costs aren’t part of the report, so your roofer prices the work. A retest after repairs can check the work if the build-up allows. Results come in a written report with photos. We survey commercial flat roofs, roof terraces and balconies and flat roof membranes, and people most often book us about new membranes needing a check before handover and water coming in under a flat roof.
Older buildings in small places like Rowledge may be listed or in a conservation area, which can shape what a new flat roof may look like. If you are planning work, check with the council first. Finding out what state the roof is in gives you the facts to plan with. Listed building consent is needed for changes that affect a listed building’s special interest.
You can share the report with anyone who needs it: a seller or estate agent, an insurer, a roofer, a builder or a managing agent, whichever applies.
- Place
- Rowledge (GU10)
- Wider area
- Surrey
- Cost
- Quoted for your roof
- Your report
- A written report with photos, by email
- When we survey
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Cover
- PI and public liability insurance
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
What happens on the day
A survey visit follows a simple order: we hear what you’ve seen, inspect the roof from every safe vantage point, take photographs as we go and make notes for the report. It normally takes as long as needed for the roof’s area and construction, which we set out in the quote. Older roofs in small places like Rowledge can have low, tight loft spaces, so it is useful to know whether there is a loft hatch and how easy it is to reach. Only areas that can be reached safely are inspected.
- We agree the area to be tested.
- The surface is prepared for the chosen method.
- Testing runs across the agreed area.
- We mark the breach locations in our records.
- You receive the results to pass to your roofer.
Before we arrive
- For a flat or shared roof, check access with whoever owns or manages the building
- Have any questions written down, so nothing gets missed
- Unlock side gates and any roof access doors
Book a survey
Every survey is priced before it is booked, so you know the cost up front. We quote electronic leak detection for each roof, as the method and time depend on the roof. For a price for your roof, ring 07833 053749 or email us.
Advice
How we price electronic leak detection
The price reflects the time and kit the roof needs. The main factors are:
- The use of thermal imaging or a drone
- The roof’s overall size
- Height and safe access
- The shape of the roof and its details
To find out what your survey will cost, ring 07833 053749 or use the contact form with the address and a few details. We will confirm the figure before booking.
What we need to know
When you call or email, these details help:
- How the loft is reached, if there is one
- Where any leaks, stains or damp patches show inside
- Why you want a survey: buying, a leak, a storm or new work
- Any photos you have, taken from ground level or a window
Our phone lines are open seven days a week, including Saturdays and Sundays. For a price or to book, ring 07833 053749 or email us.
Should I look at the roof myself first?
Your own check is a good start, but it isn’t a survey. From the ground, valleys, flashings and the backs of chimneys are often out of sight, and those are details a survey looks at closely.
You can learn a lot from ground level. Binoculars help you spot slipped slates or tiles, gaps along the ridge and a leaning stack. Never climb onto the roof to look.
Rowledge: your questions answered
Do you cover Rowledge?
Yes, Rowledge is within the area we cover. We survey roofs across London and South East England. Just phone 07833 053749 or drop us an email and let us know about the property.
Is my home in Rowledge listed or in a conservation area?
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.
Are you insured?
We’re covered by professional indemnity and public liability insurance.
Does ELD include fixing the breach?
No, the test finds the breaches and your roofer repairs them. Your roofer uses the report to target the repair.
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, so it sits alongside a building survey rather than replacing it.
Can you survey a shared roof?
Yes, as long as access is 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 are allowed to reach.
Do you climb onto every roof?
Not unless it is safe. Safe viewpoints, the loft space and a drone where it applies cover most of what’s needed.
Tips that help
There’s plenty you can do without going near the roof. Here’s what helps most:
- Clear flat roof outlets regularly
- Keep foot traffic on flat roofs to a minimum
- Use boards when working on the roof
- Have roof specifications to hand
If water has been getting in, insulation under the membrane may be wet. That is something to discuss with your roofer and other checks can help judge it.
Check contractors protect the waterproofing when fitting equipment. Have the roof looked at after other work.
Nearby places to Rowledge
Other services in Rowledge
What electronic leak detection looks like in Rowledge
About 2.6 miles north lies Farnham Castle, a reminder of how long the area around Rowledge has been built on. On older houses around here, roofs frequently 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. Handmade clay tiles and tile-hung walls are typical of Surrey’s older houses. Horsham stone slab roofs survive on some old buildings in Surrey. Flat roofs on extensions, dormers, garages and business units are found alongside them almost everywhere.
If you own one of the older houses in the streets near Saint James, the flat roofs on later extensions tend to wear out long before the main roof. Take a building like Rowledge Church of England Controlled Primary School: a large flat roof with lots of outlets and rooflights has many places where a membrane can fail. Landlords with a home close to Bentley (Hampshire) station may find that flat roofs on let property tend to be checked only when they fail, which is the costly way round.
Rowledge is about 2 miles south-west of Farnham, in Surrey. We cover Rowledge and the rest of Surrey, as part of our work across London and South East England. Rowledge is one of the towns and villages in Surrey where we work. We also survey roofs in Guildford.
Electronic leak detection in GU10 work the same way as everywhere else we cover. Local streets include High Street, Chapel Road and Bell Lane. Nearby, we also carry out electronic leak detection in Holt Pound (1 mile west), Boundstone (1 mile north-east), Wrecclesham (1 mile north), Shortheath (1 mile north-east) and Batt's Corner (1 mile south). We also work in nearby towns such as Guildford (12 miles east), Woking (14 miles north-east), Camberley (11 miles north), Frimley (10 miles north-east), Haslemere (8 miles south-east) and Cranleigh (15 miles east).
Near you in Rowledge
Around Rowledge, our work takes us to homes and buildings near Underdown nature reserve, Weydon School and The Hare and Hounds pub. The closest station to Rowledge is Bentley (Hampshire) station, about 2 miles west. Other landmarks nearby include Chase Community Hospital (5.6 miles south) and Museum of Farnham (2.2 miles north). For a walk, there is Beacon Hill and Farnham Heath.
Why get it checked now?
Testing a new membrane before it’s covered is easier than tracing a leak later. Covered roofs are harder to test. Around Rowledge, older homes often have old roof timbers, where water from a failed roof can cause rot if it’s left.
Bigger, taller and commercial roofs take more time to survey, so they’re priced to match. You’ll know the figure before booking.
What you get with us
- An independent view of the roof
- Photographs and a written report every time
- Covered by professional indemnity and public liability insurance
- Two decades and more of roof surveys
Take a look at our cost guide and our case studies.
What this survey cannot tell you
Our findings are based on what we can see safely on the day, so some things are outside what a survey can do:
- Fixing the holes we find
- Leaks from walls, copings or rooflights
- Areas we cannot reach or that cannot be tested
Not sure which survey suits your roof? You can phone 07833 053749 or send us an email and we’ll tell you before you book. What a survey covers and does not.
Roofs we survey in Rowledge
- Single-ply roofs
- Flat roof membranes
- Commercial flat roofs
- Roof terraces and balconies
- Liquid-applied waterproofing
- Green roofs