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Electronic Leak Detection in Stratton Audley
Electronic leak detection around Stratton Audley, with findings in writing and pictures to back them up. Weekday and weekend visits available.
- Waterproofing to test before it is covered
- Holes around roof penetrations
- Leaking laps in the waterproofing
How electronic leak detection works in Stratton Audley
Green roofs, ballasted roofs and roofs under paving are harder to test. What sits on the membrane can affect which method will work and parts may need to be lifted. We will discuss it with you when we quote. Any details of the build-up help because they show what’s under the surface. We will tell you if the roof can’t be tested. If you’re worried about leaks at pipes, outlets or fixings and leaks showing away from the breach, we can find out what’s behind it, on liquid-applied waterproofing, green roofs and roof terraces and balconies alike.
Somewhere as small as Stratton Audley, flat roofs tend to be on extensions, garages and converted outbuildings. The checks are the same as anywhere: outlets, upstands, edges and the covering itself. The journey and access are planned beforehand. If there are outbuildings or garages with flat roofs, mention them as you book.
We write the report in plain English, so it makes sense without any roofing background. Photos show what each point refers to.
- Where
- Stratton Audley (OX27)
- Wider area
- Oxfordshire
- Price
- Quoted for your roof
- Your report
- A written report with photos, by email
- Survey days
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Insurance
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
DIY checks: what’s safe
Fresh stains on ceilings or walls after rain are worth noting. Photograph them and note the date, as it helps a surveyor trace the cause.
Look up at the roof after a storm, from ground level: broken slates or tiles in the garden, gaps along the ridge or loose lead are signs to note. Leave anything above ground level to a survey.
Rented homes, blocks and businesses
For a freeholder or residents’ company, a roof report is a sound basis for a maintenance plan.
Buyers’ agents can book surveys on behalf of their clients. Reports are emailed, so they’re easy to pass on, photographs included.
Places near Stratton Audley
What else we do in Stratton Audley
Electronic leak detection in Stratton Audley: local notes
Listing and conservation areas can both shape what roof work is allowed on an older home. Your council and Historic England’s list will tell you where you stand. West Oxfordshire’s older buildings often carry Cotswold stone slates, and a few villages in the county keep their thatch. Across the South East, older homes tend to have slate or clay tiles, and many later ones concrete tiles. Flat roofs on extensions, dormers, garages and business units are found alongside them almost everywhere.
If you look after a shop, office or commercial unit, for instance near Bicester Village, a flat roof over a business is out of sight and out of mind until it leaks. Landlords with a home close to Bicester North station may find that flat roofs on let property tend to be checked only when they fail, which is the costly way round. For an older house near a landmark like Church of St Mary and St Edburga, any flat roof added at the back or on a dormer is likely to be far younger, and less durable, than the main roof.
Stratton Audley is about 3 miles north-east of Bicester, in Oxfordshire. Stratton Audley is part of the area we cover as part of our work across London and South East England. Stratton Audley is one of the places in Oxfordshire we cover for electronic leak detection. Oxford is in our area too.
Electronic leak detection in OX27 are booked the same way as anywhere else. Whether your property is on Cherry Street, Stoke Lyne Road and Cavendish Place or anywhere close by, we can help. We also cover Caversfield (1 mile south-west), Fringford (2 miles north), Hethe (2 miles north-west), Bure Park (2 miles south-west) and Bicester (3 miles south-west). Larger places within reach include Oxford (13 miles south), Banbury (13 miles north-west), Thame (14 miles south-east), Kidlington (11 miles south-west), Headington Quarry (12 miles south) and St John Street area (14 miles south-west).
Local landmarks in Stratton Audley
For rail, the closest station is Bicester North station, roughly 2.4 miles south-west of the centre. Nearby you will also find Ardley Castle (4.3 miles west) and Bicester Village (3.2 miles south-west). Green spaces nearby include Graven Hill and Calvert Jubilee.
Roof by roof
EPDM rubber roofs
EPDM is a long-lasting flat roof membrane, but punctures and seam failures still happen.
Liquid-applied waterproofing
Liquid-applied coatings form a seamless layer, but can still have thin spots or holes. Whether ELD works depends on the coating and build-up.
Honest limits
Without opening up the roof, some things stay hidden, so a survey has limits:
- Water entering through details rather than the membrane
- Build-ups without a suitable layer below
- Moisture spread under the membrane
If you’re not sure which survey you need, ring 07833 053749 or send us an email and we will give you a straight answer before you book. What our survey covers.
Roofs we survey in Stratton Audley
- Green roofs
- Single-ply roofs
- Commercial flat roofs
- Flat roof membranes
- Liquid-applied waterproofing
- Roof terraces and balconies
What affects the cost of electronic leak detection
When we price a survey, we consider:
- How many separate roofs there are, such as extensions, dormers and garages
- Features like valleys, chimneys, dormers and parapets
- The roof’s overall size
- The type of building, from a house to a block or an office
Bigger, taller and commercial roofs take more time to survey, so the price reflects that. The price is confirmed before booking.
Getting in touch
To price your survey accurately, we’ll ask about:
- Pictures from the garden or a window, if you have them
- Anything about access we should know
- Where the property is, with the postcode
- What made you get in touch
We survey roofs on weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays. To arrange a day that suits you, ring 07833 053749 or send us an email.
Common questions in Stratton Audley
Is Stratton Audley in the area you cover?
Yes, Stratton Audley is one of the places we work. The survey and report are the same in Stratton Audley as anywhere else, and visits run on weekdays and weekends.
Is Stratton Audley within the area you cover?
Yes, Stratton Audley is on our map. A small place gets exactly the same survey as a big one, with the route planned beforehand.
Does the report include photographs?
Yes, plenty. Each finding is shown in a picture where possible.
Do you survey roofs on blocks of flats?
Yes, as long as access is agreed. Roofs over flats are often shared, so the building owner or managing agent needs to agree access. We inspect only the parts we are allowed to reach.
What happens after the survey?
The report comes by email, and you decide the next step: raise it with a seller, send it to an insurer, brief a roofer or share it with a managing agent.
Will you walk on the roof?
Not always. Safety comes first, and fragile or steep roofs cannot always be walked on. Safe viewpoints, the loft and a drone where applicable let us see the rest, and the report records anything we couldn’t see.
Do you need to get into the loft?
Usually, if there is one and it can be reached safely. From inside, the underside of the roof frequently shows damp, staining or daylight that cannot be seen from outside.
The survey, step by step
We do not take risks to get a closer look. We inspect everything that’s safely in view, and if part of the roof cannot be seen, the report says so. Most visits take a length of time set by the size of the roof and how it’s built, which we set out in the quote. Older roofs in small places like Stratton Audley can have low, tight loft spaces, so tell us about the loft hatch and any ladder. Only areas that can be reached safely are inspected.
- First, we confirm which roof areas are included.
- The surface is prepared for the chosen method.
- Testing runs across the agreed area.
- We mark the breach locations in our records.
- The report is sent for your roofer to act on.
Before the survey
- Clear the way to the loft hatch
- Make sure pets are kept safely away
- For a flat or shared roof, check access with the freeholder or managing agent
Booking a survey
Booking is simple: just phone 07833 053749 or email us and give us a few details about the property and we will suggest the right survey. We confirm the price before anything is booked.