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Electronic Leak Detection in Thorncombe Street
Need electronic leak detection in Thorncombe Street? We can help, with findings in writing and pictures to back them up. Book a weekday or weekend visit.
- Holes left by work on the roof
- New membranes needing a check before handover
- Breaches around outlets and penetrations
About our electronic leak detection in Thorncombe Street
Electronic leak detection works on many flat roof membranes over offices, units, blocks of flats and homes. It can be used to trace an existing leak or check a new membrane before handover. We quote for each roof based on its size and build-up. We can test on weekdays and at weekends, depending on the weather. Just ask about your roof. We survey roof terraces and balconies, single-ply roofs and liquid-applied waterproofing, and common reasons people get in touch are leaks through a flat roof with no obvious cause and gaps at membrane joints.
In a small place like Thorncombe Street, a flat roof can stand in the open, which is hard on edges, upstands and joins in the covering. Older felt roofs, often around 15–20 years in life, show it first. EPDM rubber and GRP coverings last longer, but their edges and joints still need checking. On an exposed roof, the edges tend to go first.
You can share the report with anyone who needs it: a seller or estate agent, an insurer, a roofer, a builder or a managing agent, whichever applies.
- Place
- Thorncombe Street (GU5)
- Wider area
- Surrey
- Cost
- Quoted for your roof
- Reports
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- When we survey
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Cover
- PI and public liability insurance
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
Thorncombe Street: your questions answered
Is my home in Thorncombe Street 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 Thorncombe Street within the area you cover?
We do. A small place gets exactly the same survey as a big one.
What’s the best way to book?
To book, ring 07833 053749 or use the contact form and tell us the address and what you want to find out. We’ll confirm the price and find a day that suits.
Will you walk on the roof?
Only when it’s safe. Some roofs are too steep or fragile to walk on safely. Safe viewpoints, the loft and a drone where it applies let us see the rest, and the report records anything we couldn’t see.
Can you survey at the weekend?
We survey on any day from Monday to Sunday, during the day, which suits people who work during the week. Just say which days work for you.
What do I do with the report?
You’ll receive the report 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.
Can you survey a shared roof?
Yes, as long as access is agreed. The roof of a block or converted house is often shared, so we need permission from the building owner or managing agent. We can only inspect what we’re given access to.
What electronic leak detection looks like in Thorncombe Street
About 3.4 miles north-west lies Loseley Park, a reminder of how long the area around Thorncombe Street has been built on. On older houses around here, roofs frequently carry the marks of earlier repairs, from replaced slates to new lead, and a listed home or one in a conservation area may need consent for changes of material. Many older homes in Surrey have handmade clay tiles and tile-hung upper walls. A few of Surrey’s oldest buildings have heavy Horsham stone slab roofs. Flat roofs fill the gaps in between, on extensions, garages, dormers and business premises.
If you let a flat or house near Godalming station, the flat roof over a let home is worth a look before it becomes a tenant complaint.
Thorncombe Street is about 5 miles south of Guildford, in Surrey. We visit Thorncombe Street as part of our work across Surrey, for homes and businesses alike. Across Surrey, we cover Thorncombe Street.
We cover every part of the GU5 postcode area for electronic leak detection and the streets around it. Whether your property is on Thorncombe Street and Alldens Hill or anywhere close by, we can survey it. Other places close to Thorncombe Street include Munstead Heath (1 mile west), Birtley Green (1 mile north-east), Grafham (1 mile east), Hascombe (1 mile south) and Bramley (2 miles north-east). Larger places within reach include Guildford (5 miles north), Woking (10 miles north), Camberley (13 miles north-west), Farnham (10 miles west), Dorking (11 miles east) and Frimley (12 miles north-west).
Around Thorncombe Street
The closest station to Thorncombe Street is Godalming station, about 2.3 miles north-west. A little further out are Milford Hospital (2.4 miles west) and Godalming Museum (2.2 miles north-west). Open spaces near Thorncombe Street include Farncombe Wood and Hydon's Ball.
How the survey works
We work from the outside in: first the slopes, edges and gutters from every safe viewpoint, then the roof space where it can be reached. In total, it takes as long as needed for the size of the roof and how it’s built, which we set out in the quote. Cottages and farmhouses around Thorncombe Street often have roofs at several levels, with lean-tos and outbuildings attached. We work round each section in turn, from the safest viewpoints, and anything we can’t see is noted.
- 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.
Before the survey
- Leave side gates unlocked
- Have any paperwork from past roof work to hand
- Keep pets inside or away from the areas we are looking at
Booking a survey
Most bookings start with a short call: call 07833 053749 or email us, and we’ll ask about the building and what you need. You will have a price before anything is arranged.
Advice
Rented homes, blocks and businesses
If the property is let, the agent or a tenant can let us in, at a time agreed ahead of time. Surveys run on weekdays and at weekends, which can make access easier.
With a portfolio of properties, you can book surveys for several addresses. To discuss a number of properties, call 07833 053749 or email us with the addresses.
What affects the price in Thorncombe Street
We confirm the price for the job before booking. This is what makes a difference:
- Roof area
- Building height and the viewpoints available
- The shape of the roof and its details
- Any need for thermal images or a drone flight
All our prices include VAT. Electronic leak detection is quoted for your roof, because the method depends on the roof. You’ll know the price for your survey before booking.
What to tell us when you contact us
If you can, have these to hand when you contact us:
- The style of property, from a terrace to a block
- The reason for the survey, such as buying, a leak or storm damage
- The address and postcode of the property
- Your timetable, like an exchange date
To get a price for electronic leak detection in Thorncombe Street, phone 07833 053749 or use the contact form. Some details about the property and the roof help us give you an accurate price.
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What else we do in Thorncombe Street
Practical tips
Over many surveys, some simple habits stand out as worth the effort:
- Check trades protect the waterproofing
- Record dates and spots where water appears
- Check new waterproofing before handover
- Act on new leaks promptly
Questions about the results are welcome. We can talk you through the findings.
Keep outlets and gutters on flat roofs clear. Standing water puts more pressure on any weak point.
Roof by roof
Green and ballasted roofs
ELD is easier on a new roof before it is covered.
EPDM rubber roofs
ELD on EPDM depends on the product and the layers. We check before we quote.
What we are asked to look at in Thorncombe Street
New membranes can have defects from installation. Testing before the roof is covered or handed over helps find them.
A survey makes sense if you’ve noticed:
- Damp inside with no sign on the roof
- Leaks at pipes, outlets or fixings
- Breaches hidden under paving or planting
- Leaks through a flat roof with no obvious cause
For site and facilities teams at buildings such as Godalming College, ponding and blocked outlets on a wide flat roof are worth catching before the next wet season.
What to check before booking
- How they’ll see the roof: from the ground, the loft, the roof or by drone
- Is there a chance to talk the report through?
- What insurance they carry
- Which limits apply to the survey