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Gutter Survey in Butcher's Cross
Know where you stand with the gutter before you spend money on it. We carry out gutter surveys in Butcher's Cross.
- Choked outlets or hopper heads
- Gutters packed with leaves or moss
- Valley or box gutters that overflow inside
Butcher's Cross questions
Can a landlord with a rental near Crowborough station book a roof survey?
Yes, landlords and agents book with us as well as owners. Just phone 07833 053749 or send us an email and let us know about the building, including who will give access on the day.
Will you come out to Butcher's Cross?
Yes, we do. Our area covers London and South East England, from towns to the smallest villages. Longer journeys are simply planned ahead of time.
What’s the price of a gutter survey?
Gutter survey starts from £150, including VAT. The size of the property and the access affect the price. For a price, phone 07833 053749 or use the contact form.
Could my damp wall be caused by the gutters?
Leaking gutters and downpipes are a common cause of damp walls, and the survey looks for that. If the cause looks like something else, the report says so as far as we can tell from what’s visible.
Does the report include photos?
Yes, every report has them. Each finding is shown in a picture where possible, which makes the report easy to follow.
When is the best time for a gutter survey?
There is no wrong time. If water is already spilling over, book sooner rather than later, because the walls take the water.
What will the report tell me?
A report with photos, covering the condition of the gutter, the defects we found and what we recommend, by urgency where it matters. The Standard Survey adds moisture detection and a structural check, and the Premium Survey adds thermal imaging, drone inspection where it applies and structural analysis.
Gutter survey in Butcher's Cross
Most gutters hang from the fascia boards at the eaves, so we look at the fascias and soffits too. Long-term overflowing can soften and rot timber boards and stain the soffits below. Older buildings, from before 2000, can have asbestos cement soffits, gutters or downpipes. We don’t test for asbestos, but we flag anything that could contain it. If you’ve noticed blocked outlets and hoppers and gutters packed with leaves or moss, we can find out what’s behind it, whatever the roof.
Older buildings in small places like Butcher's Cross may be listed or in a conservation area. If yours is, re-roofing in different materials may need consent, so the council is the place to check. Knowing the roof’s condition helps you plan ahead with that in mind. Older materials such as clay tiles, slate and stone are often matched when work is done.
The report works through the roof section by section, from the main slopes down to the gutters and outlets, with a note and a photo for each point. You’ll see the good as well as the bad.
- Where
- Butcher's Cross (TN20)
- Wider area
- East Sussex
- Price
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Your report
- Emailed report with photos and recommendations
- Appointments
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Cover
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Honest limits
No survey can tell you everything, and it’s better to know them up front. Keep these in mind:
- Damage hidden inside walls or behind boards
- The inside of a downpipe along its whole length
- Asbestos testing of old gutters, downpipes or soffits
If in doubt, call 07833 053749 or use the contact form and we’ll point you to the right survey before you book. What a survey covers and doesn’t.
What this survey covers
- Parapet and box gutters
- Valley gutters
- Fascias and soffits
- Eaves gutters
- Outlets and hoppers
- Downpipes
Useful tips for Butcher's Cross property owners
A little preparation and a few simple habits help. Our tips:
- Do not climb a ladder to look in the gutters
- Book gutter clearing once a year, more often near trees
- Watch ceilings under valley gutters for fresh marks
- Include valley, parapet and box gutters when clearing
If anything in the report is not clear, ask us. With the Standard Survey there’s a follow-up consultation, and the Premium Survey includes an in-person consultation.
Have overhanging branches and climbing plants cut back from the roof using someone with the right kit. Less debris means fewer blocked outlets.
Roof by roof
Plastic (uPVC) gutters
On plastic systems, slipped joints are one of the most common faults. The report notes every one we spot.
Aluminium and other metal gutters
Metal gutters can suffer at joints and where different metals meet. Any leaks or corrosion we spot go in the report.
What you can safely check yourself
You can learn a lot from the ground. Binoculars help you spot slipped slates or tiles, gaps along the ridge and a leaning stack. Never climb onto the roof to look.
During heavy rain, look at the gutters from the ground or a window. Overflowing water can point to a blockage or a sagging run.
How it works
Before we start, tell us why you’ve booked: a purchase, a leak, a storm, new work or simply peace of mind. That way we can focus on what matters to you. Most visits take between one and two hours at a house, depending on how many gutter runs and downpipes there are. Older rural homes like those around Butcher's Cross can have a main roof, lower lean-to roofs and outbuildings all joined together. Each part is looked at from wherever it can be seen safely, and anything we cannot see is noted.
- First, we agree the areas to focus on.
- Each gutter run is checked for blockages, sags and leaking joints.
- Outlets, hoppers, downpipes and overflows are inspected.
- We check fascias, soffits and walls for water damage.
- Findings are photographed and set out in a written report.
Before the survey
- Keep pets out of the way during the survey
- Let us know about parking near the property
- Make a note of anything you’d like us to look at
Arrange a survey
Surveys can be booked for weekdays, Saturdays or Sundays. To find a date that works for you, call 07833 053749 or send us an email with the address and the days you’d prefer.
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Common roof problems in Butcher's Cross
Gutter brackets work loose or corrode with age. A gutter full of wet debris is heavy, and that weight pulls sections out of line. Once the fall is lost, water sits at the low point and spills over.
A survey can pick up problems like:
- Blocked outlets and hoppers
- Fascia boards damaged by overflowing water
- Brackets that have dropped or snapped
- Gutters full of debris and silt
Take an older house close to Church of the Good Shepherd: the nails, lead and mortar on the roof may be wearing out even where the slates or tiles look fine.
Before you book any roof surveyor
- How long they’ve been surveying roofs
- How long the report takes to arrive
- Whether VAT is added on top
- Will the report include photos?
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Gutter surveys in Butcher's Cross: local notes
Handmade clay tiles and tile-hung upper walls are typical of older Sussex houses. Some old buildings in Sussex have Horsham stone slab roofs, and oast houses and timber-framed Wealden hall houses are part of East Sussex’s older buildings. Whatever the covering, it is often the fixings, flashings, valleys and gutters that give out first. England has around 10,000 conservation areas and about 500,000 listed buildings. If your 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, so the council is the place to ask.
If you own a rental within reach of Crowborough station, a dated record of the roof is useful when planning maintenance across a let. If you look after a building like Skippers Hill Manor School, its roofs, gutters and any chimneys need the same checks as a house’s, just on a bigger scale.
Butcher's Cross is about 4 miles south-east of Crowborough, in East Sussex. We visit Butcher's Cross as part of our work across East Sussex. We cover towns and villages across East Sussex, from the larger towns to small villages. There is also a page for Crawley.
Surveys in TN20 work the same way as everywhere else we cover. We also cover the places around Butcher's Cross: Skippers Hill (1 mile south-west), Five Ashes (1 mile south), Woolbridge (1 mile north-east), Wellbrook (1 mile east) and Mayfield (2 miles north-east). Further out, we also cover Bexhill-on-Sea (15 miles south-east), Lewes (13 miles south-west), Hailsham (10 miles south), Crowborough (4 miles north-west), Uckfield (6 miles south-west) and Polegate (13 miles south).
Landmarks near Butcher's Cross
Locally, jobs take us to homes and businesses close to Five Ashes CofE Primary School and The Five Ashes Inn. The nearest railway station is Crowborough station, roughly 3 miles north-west of the centre. A little further out are Tickerage Castle (4.1 miles south-west) and Crowborough War Memorial Hospital (4.1 miles north-west). Green spaces nearby include Selwyns Wood.