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Somers Town Electronic Leak Detection
We carry out electronic leak detection in Somers Town and the rest of Greater London. Surveys run on weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays.
- Leaks through a flat roof with no obvious cause
- Damp inside with no sign on the roof
- Leaks through a covered membrane
Your questions about electronic leak detection in Somers Town
How do I find out if my home in Somers Town is listed?
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 Somers Town?
It can be, so it is useful to tell us about permits, visitor bays or off-street space as you book. That way the visit can be planned around it.
How quickly is the report sent?
The Premium Survey report comes the same day, the Standard within 24–48 hours and the Basic within 48 hours. Each one is emailed.
Will you repair the leak?
No. We test the membrane and report. You get the breach locations with photos for your roofer to repair.
Do you carry professional indemnity insurance?
Every survey is covered by professional indemnity and public liability insurance, and we can provide details if a managing agent needs them.
What does electronic leak detection do?
The waterproofing membrane normally stops an electrical current, so wherever there is a hole, it passes through. That lets us find breaches that are too small to see.
Are you structural engineers?
No. Our survey is not a structural engineer’s report, and it doesn’t include calculations. If we see signs that need an engineer’s opinion, we’ll recommend one.
Electronic leak detection for homes and businesses in Somers Town
ELD suits many waterproofing membranes on flat roofs, on homes, blocks and commercial buildings. It helps trace a leak you already have or check a new membrane before handover. Each roof is quoted on its size and build-up. We can test on weekdays and at weekends when conditions allow. Just ask about your roof. Typical surveys look at water coming in under a flat roof and damage from equipment installers, across commercial flat roofs, green roofs and flat roof membranes.
Offices, shops and blocks of flats across London often have large flat roofs with plant, rooflights and walkways. Each pipe, upstand and fixing through the covering is a possible weak point. For a building in Somers Town, access is agreed with whoever manages the roof ahead of the visit. Plant bases, rooflights and cable entries are all places where water can get in.
Every survey ends with a written report, with photographs, sent by email. It sets out the condition of the flat roof membrane, any defects and our written recommendations.
- Location
- Somers Town (NW1W, NW1, W1T)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Prices
- Quoted for your roof
- Your report
- Emailed report with photos and recommendations
- When we survey
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Cover
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Useful tips for Somers Town property owners
A few practical points come up again and again on our surveys. They apply to most roofs:
- Record dates and spots where water appears
- Consider ELD before paving or planting goes on
- Do not keep patching the same spot
- Stay off the flat roof unless needed
The report records each breach location with photos. Pass it to your roofer to repair the breach points.
ELD before paving, ballast or planting goes on is worth considering. It is easier to find holes before more layers are added.
How the survey works
It helps to start with what’s prompted the survey: buying, a leak, storm damage, new work or just wanting to know where things stand. That way we can focus on what matters to you. The visit usually takes as long as needed for the roof’s area and construction, and we’ll give you a guide when quoting. In a London area like Somers Town, the main things to sort out are parking and access: tell us about permits, visitor bays or off-street space, which floor the property is on and how to get into the loft. On the day, the roof is looked at from the ground, from windows, from inside the loft space and from the roof where it’s safe.
- We start by finding out what the roof is made of and where it leaks.
- The roof is assessed to see if electronic testing will work on it.
- 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 photographs in a report for your roofer.
Before the survey
- Find any records of previous roof work
- For flats, make sure roof access has been agreed
- Let us know about parking near the property
Booking a survey
Surveys can be booked for weekdays, Saturdays or Sundays. To find a date that works for you, call 07833 053749 or use the contact form with the address and the days you’d prefer.
Advice
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How the survey changes by roof type
Inverted and paved roofs
A terrace or paved roof hides the waterproofing. Whether it can be tested depends on the build-up.
Bituminous membranes
Many flat roofs use bitumen-based membranes. The build-up decides which method will work.
For landlords and managing agents
Freeholders and residents’ companies use a roof report to plan and budget.
Letting agents can arrange access with tenants, at a time agreed beforehand. We survey on weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays, which can make access easier.
Leave it or get it looked at?
Patching where you think the leak is frequently misses it. ELD shows the actual breach points. In Somers Town, as across London, an overflowing gutter soaks the wall below, which can lead to damp inside. A blocked outlet ignored for a winter or two can mean damp walls inside.
Bigger, taller and commercial roofs take more time to survey, so the price reflects that. The price is confirmed before you book.
Why choose Independent Roof Survey in Somers Town
- CAA-registered drone operator (Flyer ID and Operator ID)
- 20+ years’ experience
- Customer satisfaction of 98%
- Over 5,000 surveys carried out
Take a look at our cost guide or our case studies.
Local flat roofs in Somers Town
About 1.4 miles south-west lies Handel Hendrix House, a reminder of how long the area around Somers Town has been built on. Older roofs in the wider area can hide decades of patch repairs, so the detail matters, and the council can say whether a home is in a conservation area. Many homes in inner London are Victorian and Edwardian terraces, often with Welsh slate roofs. From the street you may see only a parapet, with a butterfly roof and a valley gutter behind it draining to the back. Lead flashings, party-wall upstands and shared chimney stacks are typical of these houses, if yours is one of them. Flat roofs fill the gaps in between, on extensions, garages, dormers and business premises.
Take a building like St Mary and St Pancras Church of England Primary School: large flat roofs, common on schools and other public buildings, need their outlets, upstands and coverings checked regularly. If you own a rental within reach of London Euston station, the flat roof over a let home is worth a look before it becomes a tenant complaint. If you own one of the older houses in the streets near St Mary's Church, any flat roof added at the back or on a dormer is likely to be far younger, and less durable, than the main roof.
Somers Town is about 1 mile north-west of St Pancras, in Greater London. We survey roofs in Somers Town across London and South East England. Somers Town is one of the places in Greater London where we work.
We survey roofs across the NW1W, NW1 and W1T postcode area for electronic leak detection. Whether your property is on Euston Road, Duke's Road and Phoenix Road or a nearby road, we can help. You’ll find Somers Town on the A400 and A501, so it is easy for us to get to. If you’re just outside Somers Town, we cover Euston (1 mile south), Kings Cross (1 mile east), Agar Town (1 mile north), Bloomsbury (1 mile south-east) and Fitzrovia (1 mile south-west). We also work in nearby towns such as London (3 miles south-east), Kensington (4 miles south-west), Walthamstow (6 miles north-east), Whitechapel (3 miles east), Hampstead (3 miles north-west) and Ruislip (12 miles west).
Around Somers Town
In Somers Town, that means homes and buildings near Regent High School, Wellcome Collection and Lewis Cubitt Park, among other places. Other local landmarks include UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies (within half a mile south) and Prince Arthur pub (under half a mile south-west). Somers Town has its own railway station: London Euston station. Nearby you’ll also find Brunswick Centre (0.6 miles south-east) and Montfichet's Tower (1.8 miles south-east). The countryside around Somers Town includes Barnsbury Wood and St. James's Park Lake.
What a survey costs
Not every roof costs the same to survey, and it comes down to:
- Commercial roofs and larger buildings
- Chimneys, valleys, parapets and other details
- Extra roofs, like extensions, dormers or garages
- How tall the building is and how easy the roof is to see
All our prices include VAT. Electronic leak detection is quoted for your roof, because the method depends on the roof. We confirm the exact price before booking.
Booking your survey
There’s no need for technical words. It’s enough to tell us:
- Any photos you have, taken from ground level or a window
- Whether there’s a loft hatch, a shared roof or tricky access
- What kind of property and roof it is
- Any deadline, such as an exchange date
To book a survey, call 07833 053749 or send us an email with the address and what you’d like to know about the roof. You’ll know the price before anything is booked.