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Electronic Leak Detection in Shooter's Hill
Electronic leak detection across Shooter's Hill, backed by more than 20 years’ experience. You get a clear report with photos.
- Leaks showing away from the breach
- Leaks that return after repairs
- A flat roof leak that cannot be traced
How electronic leak detection works in Shooter's Hill
Some flat roofs cannot be tested electronically. Certain membranes conduct electricity and some roofs do not have a suitable layer beneath the membrane. If your roof is not suitable, we’ll tell you at the start. Any details you have about the membrane and build-up help us decide, such as drawings or specifications. It avoids arranging a test that can’t give results. We are frequently asked to look into leaks through a flat roof with no obvious cause and new roofs to check before paving or planting, across single-ply roofs, green roofs and flat roof membranes.
London has a lot of flat roofs: rear additions, dormers, roof terraces and the roofs of blocks and offices. Coverings range from felt and asphalt to EPDM rubber, GRP fibreglass and single-ply membranes, each with its own weak points. Which one is on a roof in Shooter's Hill shapes how it is checked. Older flat roofs are frequently felt or asphalt, newer ones rubber or GRP.
Where we cannot see part of the flat roof membrane, the report says so. You’ll know exactly what was inspected and what wasn’t.
- Place
- Shooter's Hill (SE18, SE9, DA16)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Price
- Quoted for your roof
- Your report
- Emailed report with photos and recommendations
- When we survey
- Weekdays and weekends
- Insured
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Why get it checked now?
A visual inspection can miss tiny holes. ELD picks up breaches a visual check might miss, on suitable membranes. In a London terrace or conversion, a roof defect rarely stays your problem alone: failed flashings and blocked valley gutters can send water into more than one home. Finding it early keeps the work smaller.
All our prices include VAT. We quote electronic leak detection for each roof, as the method and time depend on the roof. You will know the price for your survey before you book.
Why us?
- Independent findings on the roof’s condition
- Every finding written up with photos
- 5,000+ surveys completed
- Drone flown under a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID
Take a look at what a roof survey costs and what we found on two real jobs.
What happens on the day
The aim of the visit is simple: to look at the flat roof membrane as closely as is safe and record what we find. Everything we note and photograph goes into the written report. It normally takes a length of time set by the roof’s area and construction, and we’ll give you a guide when quoting. In converted houses and mansion blocks, the loft hatch is often on a shared landing. Where that is the case, access needs agreeing with whoever controls that landing. Everything else is planned around the building, not the postcode.
- First, we confirm which roof areas are included.
- We get the roof ready for testing.
- Testing runs across the agreed area.
- Each breach found is located and recorded.
- The report is sent for your roofer to act on.
Preparing for the visit
- If you are buying, let the agent know when we’re coming
- Let us know about parking before the day
- Leave a clear route to the loft
How to book
A quick phone call is usually the easiest start: phone 07833 053749 or send us an email and we’ll ask a few questions about the roof. You’ll have a price before anything is arranged.
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Local flat roofs in Shooter's Hill
Outer London has lots of Victorian and Edwardian terraces with slate roofs, but also a great many interwar semis, frequently with hipped roofs in clay or concrete tiles. If your home in Shooter's Hill is one of them, bay roofs, hips and later dormers each have their own details. Next to the main roofs there is typically a flat roof somewhere, whether on an extension, a garage or a commercial unit. Historic houses like Eltham Palace, about 1.7 miles south-west, show how far back building in the area around Shooter's Hill goes. If your house is among the older ones, expect a mix of original materials and later repairs on the roof, and a listed home or one in a conservation area may need consent for changes of material.
For a London address like Shooter's Hill, it helps to know about controlled parking before the day, along with any off-street space. Take an older house close to Christ Church: the flat roofs on later extensions tend to wear out long before the main roof.
Shooter's Hill is about 1 mile south-west of Plumstead, in Greater London. We provide electronic leak detection for householders, landlords and businesses in Shooter's Hill and the surrounding area. Shooter's Hill is one of the towns and villages in Greater London we cover for electronic leak detection. We also survey roofs in London.
Surveys in SE18, SE9 and DA16 work the same way as everywhere else we cover. If you need electronic leak detection at a property on Brent Road, Dover Road and Kinlet Road or a nearby road, we can help. We also cover the places around Shooter's Hill: Kidbrooke (1 mile west), Well Hall (1 mile south-west), East Wickham (1 mile east), Avery Hill (1 mile south) and Plumstead (1 mile north-east). Larger places within reach include London (7 miles west), City of Westminster (10 miles west), Marylebone (10 miles west), Kensington (12 miles west), St Pancras (9 miles north-west) and Shoreditch (7 miles north-west).
Around Shooter's Hill
In Shooter's Hill, that means homes and buildings near The Bull Public House, Eaglesfield Park and Deansfield Primary School. For rail, the closest station is Falconwood station, roughly 0.9 miles south-east of the centre. A little further out are Gallions Reach Shopping Park (2.9 miles north) and Greenwich Castle (3 miles west). The countryside around Shooter's Hill includes Summer Hill and Birdbrook Road Nature Reserve.
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Shooter's Hill: your questions answered
Is my home in Shooter's Hill listed or in a conservation area?
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.
Is parking a problem for a survey in Shooter's Hill?
It can be, so it helps to tell us about permits, visitor bays or off-street space when you book. The visit is then planned around what’s available.
What’s the price of ELD?
Electronic leak detection is quoted for your roof, because the method depends on the roof. Size, build-up and access all affect the price. For a quote, ring 07833 053749 or drop us an email.
Will you walk on the roof?
Only where it’s safe to do so. We look at everything that can safely be seen: from the ground, from windows and vantage points, from the roof space, from the roof itself where safe and by drone where applicable. Anything we cannot see is noted in the report.
Which method do you use?
The method is chosen to suit the roof. Low-voltage testing usually needs a wet surface and high-voltage methods need the membrane dry and exposed.
Do you carry out surveys on Saturdays and Sundays?
We survey on any day from Monday to Sunday, during the day, which suits people who work during the week. Let us know your preferred days when you book.
Do you work in Shooter's Hill?
Yes. We cover Shooter's Hill and the rest of Greater London, as part of our work across London and the South East. To book, call 07833 053749 or drop us an email.
Rented homes, blocks and businesses
Managing agents and residents’ management companies use roof surveys to plan maintenance. The report sets out what needs attention now and what can wait.
Buyers’ agents can book surveys on behalf of their clients. Reports are emailed, so they’re easy to pass on, photographs included.
When you need someone else
Our findings are based on what we can see safely on the day, so there are some things a survey cannot cover:
- The extent of water in the insulation
- Carrying out the repair work
- Leaks from plumbing or windows
If you’re not sure which survey you need, phone 07833 053749 or email us and we will give you a straight answer before booking. The full list of what we check.
What this survey covers
- Commercial flat roofs
- Single-ply roofs
- Flat roof membranes
- Roof terraces and balconies
- Green roofs
- Liquid-applied waterproofing
What affects the cost of electronic leak detection
To price your survey, we look at:
- How complicated the roof is, with its valleys, chimneys and parapets
- Roof area
- Extra roofs, like extensions, dormers or garages
- Commercial roofs and larger buildings
The cost of a survey depends on the roof: 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.
Booking your survey
You do not need to know any roofing terms. Just tell us:
- The type of building and roof, like pitched or flat
- When you need the report by
- Where water is showing inside, if it is
- What made you get in touch
For a price for electronic leak detection in Shooter's Hill, ring 07833 053749 or email us. Some details about the property and the roof help us give you an accurate price.
Signs you need electronic leak detection in Shooter's Hill
Water travels under flat roof membranes. The leak may show some distance from where water gets in, so tracing it by eye is difficult.
These are some of the problems a survey can pick up:
- Damp inside with no sign on the roof
- Leaks through a flat roof with no obvious cause
- Leaks that return after repairs
- Leaks through a covered membrane
Anyone responsible for a site like Shooters Hill Sixth Form College will know that schools and public buildings often have big flat roofs, and their outlets and upstands need regular checks.
What to check before booking
- How long the report takes to arrive
- Their insurance cover
- Whether the inside of the roof is included
- Which parts of the roof they’ll actually see