Surrey · London and the South East
Electronic Leak Detection in Strood Green
Electronic leak detection to pinpoint holes in flat roof membranes for Strood Green and the rest of Surrey. Surveys run on any day of the week.
- Leaks showing away from the breach
- New membranes needing a check before handover
- Water coming in under a flat roof
Can I check my roof myself?
During heavy rain, look at the gutters from the ground or a window. Water spilling over the edge can be a sign of a blockage or a gutter that has dropped.
What you can’t do safely is get up close. Slates, tiles, flat roofs and rooflights can give way, and falls from height are serious. That part is for a survey.
How electronic leak detection works in Strood Green
You get a report showing the location of each breach with photos. It tells your roofer exactly where to repair rather than guessing. Repair costs are not part of the report, so your roofer prices the work. A retest after repairs can check the work, where the roof still suits the method. You get a report with photographs. If you’ve noticed punctures from foot traffic or tools and new roofs to check before paving or planting, a survey will tell you what’s going on, on single-ply roofs, liquid-applied waterproofing and green roofs alike.
Older buildings in small places like Strood Green may be listed or in a conservation area, and that can affect how an extension roof or dormer is re-covered. If you are planning work, check with the council first. Knowing the roof’s condition is the starting point. Changes that affect a listed building’s special interest need listed building consent.
We write the report in plain English, so you don’t need to be a roofer to follow it. Photographs show what each point refers to, and recommendations are put by urgency where it matters.
- Where
- Strood Green (RH3)
- Wider area
- Surrey
- Cost
- Quoted for your roof
- Your report
- A written report with photos, by email
- Survey days
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Insured
- PI and public liability insurance
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
Why get it checked now?
Repairs in the wrong place leave the leak in place. ELD shows the actual breach points. Matching old materials, like handmade tiles or stone slates, can take time to source. Spotting a problem early leaves room to find them.
To find out what your survey will cost, ring 07833 053749 or send us an email with the address and a few details. We’ll confirm the figure before booking.
What you get with us
- Drones and thermal imaging where it applies
- Independent findings on the roof’s condition
- Drone flown under a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID
- Covered by professional indemnity and public liability insurance
Take a look at what a roof survey costs or our case studies.
Nearby places to Strood Green
What else we do in Strood Green
Local flat roofs in Strood Green
Many older homes in Surrey have handmade clay tiles and tile-hung upper walls. Some old buildings in Surrey and Sussex have Horsham stone slab roofs. Flat roofs on extensions, dormers, garages and business units are found alongside them almost everywhere. About 4.6 miles north-west lies Polesden Lacey, a reminder of how long the area around Strood Green has been built on. Older homes in the wider area frequently have features worth a closer look, such as lead valleys, tall stacks and roofs that have been patched over the years, and the council can say whether a home is in a conservation area.
If you let a flat or house near Betchworth station, a flat roof over a rented flat is easy to forget until the tenant reports a leak. The streets around a church like Christ Church are often among the oldest in a place, and if your home is one of the older ones nearby, later flat-roofed additions are common on older houses, and their edges and upstands frequently show the first signs of wear.
Strood Green is about 2 miles east of Dorking, in Surrey. Whether the building in Strood Green is a house, a flat or a commercial unit, the roof can be surveyed on a weekday or at the weekend. We cover towns and villages across Surrey, large and small. Crawley is in our area too.
Electronic leak detection in RH3 are booked the same way as anywhere else. Whether your property is on Tanners Meadow, Brew House Road and Middle Street or anywhere close by, we can survey it. If you are just outside Strood Green, we cover Bunce Common (1 mile south), Brockham (1 mile north), Dawesgreen (1 mile south-east), Betchworth (1 mile north-east) and Leigh (2 miles south-east). Larger places within reach include Guildford (13 miles west), Woking (14 miles north-west), Epsom (8 miles north), Horley (6 miles south-east), Redhill (5 miles east) and Ewell (9 miles north).
What’s near Strood Green
In Strood Green, that means homes and buildings near Inn on The Green, Deepdene Terrace and The Ashcombe School and the streets around them. Strood Green’s nearest station is Betchworth station, about 1.9 miles north of the centre. Nearby you will also find Headley Court (4.9 miles north) and Reigate Priory Museum (3.5 miles east). Open spaces near Strood Green include Reigate Heath and Box Hill.
Common questions in Strood Green
Is my home in Strood Green 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 is 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.
Will you come out to Strood Green?
Yes, we do. Our area covers London and the South East, and smaller places are part of that. Longer journeys are simply planned in advance.
How do I arrange electronic leak detection in Strood Green?
Simply ring 07833 053749 or send us an email. After a few questions, we confirm the price and fix a day, weekday or weekend.
Do you use drones?
Yes, where it is applicable. We hold a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID and fly a drone under 250g, and every flight depends on the airspace and the weather.
Is this a RICS survey?
No. It is a specialist roof survey, not a RICS Level 2 or Level 3 building survey. It focuses on the roof and can sit alongside a RICS survey.
Are you insured?
We are covered by professional indemnity and public liability insurance, for every survey we carry out.
Do you test for asbestos?
No. We do not sample or test for asbestos. The report may flag materials that could contain asbestos on buildings built or refurbished before 2000, with a recommendation to have a specialist asbestos surveyor check before it’s disturbed.
Common roof problems in Strood Green
Repeated leaks after repairs suggest the real breach hasn’t been found. ELD can locate the breach more precisely.
People typically book a survey when they’ve noticed something like this:
- Holes around roof penetrations
- Leaks under green or ballasted roofs
- New roofs to check before paving or planting
- Damage from equipment installers
For site and facilities teams at buildings such as North Downs Primary School, schools and public buildings often have big flat roofs, and their outlets and upstands need regular checks.
Choosing a roof surveyor
- What exactly goes into their report
- If they fly a drone, whether they hold a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID
- Their insurance cover
- How long the report takes to arrive
How it works
The visit has one job: to look at the flat roof membrane as closely as is safe and record what we find. Notes and photos go into the written report. The visit typically takes as long as needed for the size of the roof and how it’s built, and we’ll give you a guide when quoting. Somewhere like Strood Green needs a little journey planning: let us know about narrow lanes, gates, long drives and where we can park. The roof is looked at from ground level, from windows, from the loft where there is safe access and from the roof where it’s safe.
- We ask about the roof, its age, its membrane and where leaks appear inside.
- We confirm whether the roof is suitable for electronic testing.
- The method depends on the membrane and what sits above and below it.
- Testing runs across the roof to locate breaches in the membrane.
- The breaches are recorded with photographs in a report for your roofer.
Before we arrive
- Keep pets in another room
- If it is not your property yet, arrange access through the agent
- Have any questions written down, so nothing gets missed
Booking a survey
If you have photos of the roof, send them over. Take them safely from ground level or a window; never climb up to get a better view. To get started, ring 07833 053749 or send us an email.
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Rented homes, blocks and businesses
Any of our surveys can be booked by landlords, agents and building managers in Strood Green. For a price for a let property or a block, call 07833 053749 or send us an email.
Roof problems in a rented home affect tenants as well as the building. A survey helps you spot issues early and plan the work.
Tips from our surveys
From years of surveys, a few habits stand out as worth the effort:
- Avoid repeated repairs without finding the cause
- Test new membranes before covering them
- Note where leaks show inside and when
- Don’t leave water getting in
Once repairs are made, the roof can be tested again if you want to check them, where the roof still suits the method.
Keep people off the flat roof unless they need to be there. Many breaches come from foot traffic.