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Electronic leak detection in Temple Bar, Greater London
Find out the condition of the flat roof membrane at your property in Temple Bar from an independent roof surveyor. Visits run on weekdays and weekends, in the daytime.
- Damage from equipment installers
- Leaks under green or ballasted roofs
- New roofs to check before paving or planting
Your questions about electronic leak detection in Temple Bar
Do you cover commercial flat roofs around Temple Bar?
Yes, commercial buildings, hotels included, are part of the work. Roof access is agreed with the building manager or owner beforehand.
Is my home in Temple Bar listed or in a conservation area?
Historic England’s list shows listed buildings, and the local council can tell you about conservation areas. If a home is listed, changes that affect its special interest need listed building consent, and in a conservation area re-roofing in different materials may need permission.
Are you structural engineers?
No. Our survey is not a structural engineer’s report. We’ll recommend an engineer if we see signs that call for one.
How quickly is the report sent?
Each package has its own report time. Basic is within 48 hours, Standard is 24–48 hours and Premium is the same day. Mention any deadline as you book.
Can you inspect my roof with a drone?
Where it helps and the rules allow, yes. We hold a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID and fly a drone under 250g, and the airspace and weather are checked before every flight.
How much time does ELD need?
It normally takes a time that depends on the size of the roof and how it’s built, and we’ll give you a guide when quoting.
Does someone need to be in?
It depends on what we need to see. Inside the building and in the loft, we need someone to let us in.
How electronic leak detection works in Temple Bar
Some flat roofs cannot be tested electronically. Certain membranes conduct electricity and some roofs do not have a suitable layer beneath the membrane. We’ll say if ELD will not work on your roof before any testing. Telling us what you know about the roof’s membrane and layers helps, such as drawings or specifications. It saves a wasted visit. If you’ve noticed breaches hidden under paving or planting and repairs that haven’t stopped the leak, we can find out what’s behind it.
On a London roof terrace or a flat roof over a back addition, water frequently runs under the covering before it shows. Upstands against parapets, outlets and the edge where flat meets pitched are common entry points. In a block or conversion in Temple Bar, the flat roof is often a shared part of the building.
Where we can’t see part of the flat roof membrane, the report says so. You’ll know exactly what was inspected and what wasn’t.
- Where
- Temple Bar (WC2B, WC2E, EC1N)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Price
- Quoted for your roof
- Your report
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- When we survey
- Weekdays and weekends
- Insurance
- PI and public liability insurance
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
Electronic leak detection around Temple Bar
There are several hotels within about a mile and a half of Temple Bar. For hotels and other commercial buildings, finding the cause of a flat roof leak quickly keeps rooms in use. With Dr Johnson's House about 0.2 miles north-east, Temple Bar sits in an area with a long building history. 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.
The streets around a church like Temple Church are often among the oldest in a place, and if you own one of the older houses nearby, flat-roofed rear additions and dormers added over the years are worth checking. For landlords with property near City Thameslink station, a flat roof over a rented flat is easy to forget until the tenant reports a leak. If you look after a shop, office or commercial unit, for example near Gabriel's Wharf, a flat roof over a business is out of sight and out of mind until it leaks.
Temple Bar is about 1 mile south of St Pancras, in Greater London. Roofs in Temple Bar get the same thorough look as anywhere else in Greater London. Our Greater London coverage includes Temple Bar.
Surveys in WC2B, WC2E and EC1N work the same way as everywhere else we cover. If you need electronic leak detection at a property on Shoe Lane, Drury Lane and New Square or a nearby road, we can help. Temple Bar sits on or near the A4 and A40, so getting to you is simple. If you’re just outside Temple Bar, we cover Temple (1 mile south), Clare Market (1 mile west), Aldwych (1 mile west), Blackfriars (1 mile east) and Covent Garden (1 mile west). Larger places within reach include Kensington (4 miles west), Walthamstow (6 miles north-east), Hampstead (4 miles north-west), Ruislip (13 miles west), Brompton (3 miles south-west) and Stockwell (3 miles south).
Local landmarks in Temple Bar
We work in homes and buildings around British Library of Political and Economic Science, Mercers' School and London Nautical School, among other places. Also close by are Lincoln's Inn Fields (within half a mile north-west) and Queen's Head Tavern (within half a mile north-east). Temple Bar has its own railway station: City Thameslink station. Other landmarks nearby include Montfichet's Tower (0.5 miles east) and Twinings Museum (within half a mile south-west). For a walk, there is Ludgate Hill and Barnsbury Wood.
Leave it or get it looked at?
Some breaches are too small to see. Electronic testing can find breaches you can’t see by eye, on suitable membranes. A hidden valley or parapet gutter on a London house can hold water for weeks before anyone notices. When the stain finally shows, the damage underneath is often older than it looks.
Bigger, taller and commercial roofs take more time to survey, so they’re priced to match. You will know the figure before booking.
What you get with us
- Covered by professional indemnity and public liability insurance
- Independent findings on the roof’s condition
- CAA-registered drone operator (Flyer ID and Operator ID)
- Over 20 years’ experience
Take a look at what a roof survey costs and two real surveys.
What this survey cannot tell you
Without opening up the roof, some things stay hidden, and that sets some limits:
- Repairing the breaches (that’s for your roofer)
- Sections we can’t safely access
- Build-ups without a suitable layer below
Not sure which survey suits your roof? You can ring 07833 053749 or use the contact form and we’ll tell you before booking. The full list of what we check.
What we look at
- Single-ply roofs
- Commercial flat roofs
- Flat roof membranes
- Green roofs
- Roof terraces and balconies
- Liquid-applied waterproofing
Different roofs, different checks
Green and ballasted roofs
Parts of the covering may have to come up. We explain what’s needed when we quote.
Inverted and paved roofs
On inverted roofs, insulation sits above the membrane and that changes how testing works.
For landlords and managing agents
For blocks of flats, a roof survey helps managing agents and residents’ management companies plan ahead. Recommendations are set out by urgency where it matters.
Freeholders and residents’ companies use a roof report to plan and budget.
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Should I look at the roof myself first?
A DIY look is useful, but it isn’t a survey. From ground level, valleys, flashings and the backs of chimneys are often out of sight.
What you can’t do safely is get up close. Slates, tiles, flat roofs and rooflights can give way, and a fall can be serious. That’s where a survey comes in.
How the survey works
It is useful 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 typically takes as long as needed for the roof’s area and construction, which we’ll explain when we quote. In a London conversion, the way into the roof space is frequently from a communal landing or the top flat. If that applies to your building, it is useful to agree access with the neighbours or the managing agent first. Everything else is planned around the building, not the postcode.
- You tell us about the roof and where water is showing.
- The roof is assessed for suitability first.
- The test method is chosen to suit the roof.
- We test the roof and locate any breaches.
- You get a report with photos of each breach.
Preparing for the visit
- Keep pets inside or away from the areas we’re looking at
- Move anything stored under the loft hatch
- Dig out any old roof reports or invoices
Arrange a survey
We confirm the price for your survey before booking, so you know the cost up front. Electronic leak detection is quoted for your roof, because the method depends on the roof. For a price for your roof, phone 07833 053749 or use the contact form.