Hampshire · London and the South East
Highwood Gutter Survey
A careful look at the gutter at your property in Highwood, and put it all in a written report with photos.
- Gutters full of debris and silt
- Rotten fascias or stained soffits
- Blocked outlets and hoppers
Common questions in Highwood
Do you cover Highwood?
Yes. We work right across London and South East England, and Highwood is part of that. You can call 07833 053749 or drop us an email with the address and some details.
Do you cover smaller places like Highwood?
We do. Villages and rural addresses get the same survey as a town house.
Do you survey roofs on blocks of flats?
Yes, if whoever owns or manages the building agrees access. On a shared roof we can only inspect the parts we’re allowed to reach.
Does this replace a RICS home survey?
No. We’re experienced roof surveyors, and our survey covers the roof rather than the whole building. If you need a full building survey, you will need a RICS survey as well.
What does the report include?
A written report with photographs, covering the condition of the gutter, the defects we found and what we recommend. The Standard Survey adds moisture detection and a structural check, and the Premium Survey adds thermal imaging, drone inspection where applicable and structural analysis.
How experienced are you?
More than 5,000 surveys over 20+ years.
How do I arrange a gutter survey in Highwood?
Simply ring 07833 053749 or send us an email. We will ask a few questions, confirm the price and agree a date, weekday or weekend.
About our gutter survey in Highwood
Most gutters hang from the fascia boards at the eaves, so fascias and soffits are part of the survey. 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 do not carry out asbestos testing, but we flag anything that could contain it. We survey valley gutters, fascias and soffits and downpipes, and people most frequently book us about brackets that have dropped or snapped and cracked or loose downpipes.
Village roofs frequently face open fields and take the full force of wind and rain, so ridges, chimney stacks, flashings and gutters work hard. Damp in old walls is slow to dry, so a small leak can do a lot of harm. A roof report shows what needs attention first. Lead flashings and old chimney stacks are often where weather gets in first.
If any part of the gutter couldn’t be seen safely, we say so in the report. That way, it is clear what was covered and what wasn’t, and what we’d suggest next.
- Place
- Highwood (BH24)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Your report
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- When we survey
- Weekdays and weekends
- Cover
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
What you can safely check yourself
A DIY look is useful, but it isn’t a survey. You will not see flashings, valleys or the backs of chimneys properly from ground level, and those are details a survey looks at closely.
If you have a loft with safe access, take a look inside. Use a torch and stay on the joists or boards, and look for staining, damp timber or daylight coming through.
Signs you need a gutter survey in Highwood
Some gutters may be too small, or have too few downpipes, for the roof they serve. Added roof area from an extension can load an older gutter, and a heavy downpour shows up the problem.
Problems we come across frequently include:
- Overflowing eaves gutters
- Brackets that have dropped or snapped
- Downpipes that are split or coming away
- Rotten fascias or stained soffits
If you look after a building like Poulner Infant School, large buildings have long gutter runs and big roofs that need checking like any other.
Before you book any roof surveyor
- Whether the inside of the roof is included
- Whether any drone flown is registered with the CAA
- Their insurance cover
- Will the report include photos?
How the survey changes by roof type
Box and secret gutters
Hidden gutters are a common source of leaks inside. We check the outlets, linings and overflows where safe.
Fascias and soffits
Fascias carry the gutters, so a rotten fascia can let the gutter drop. We note soft, stained or damaged boards we can see.
Why act early in Highwood
Water spilling from a gutter runs down and soaks the wall below. Given time, it can cause damp patches, damaged pointing and rot in nearby timber. Finding the cause now normally keeps the fix smaller. Where a roof is exposed, as many are in small places like Highwood, driving rain gets into any weakness, and damp in older walls is slow to dry out.
To find out what your survey will cost, ring 07833 053749 or email us with the address and a few details. The price is agreed before a date is set.
Why book us in Highwood
- We hold a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID
- Thermal imaging and drone inspection where they help
- 5,000+ roofs surveyed
- Surveys seven days a week
Take a look at what a roof survey costs and our case studies.
How it works
When we arrive, we start by asking what you’ve noticed and what you need to know. After that, we check everything we can see safely, from the ground, from windows, in the roof space and by drone where applicable. The survey typically takes an hour or two on an ordinary house, and longer for a large or complex roof. Older rural homes like those around Highwood can have a main roof, lower lean-to roofs and outbuildings all joined together. We work round each section in turn, from the safest viewpoints, and anything we can’t see is noted.
- You let us know where you’ve seen overflows, drips or damp.
- The eaves gutters, downpipes and fascias are looked at from ground level and windows.
- We look at hidden gutters as far as safe access allows.
- The loft space is checked for staining, where it can be reached safely.
- A report with photographs and recommendations follows.
How to prepare
- Leave a clear route to the loft
- Tell us about parking before the day
- For a flat or shared roof, check access with the building owner or managing agent
Book a survey
Photos help, if you have them. Pictures from the ground or a window are fine; never climb up to get a better view. To get started, ring 07833 053749 or use the contact form.
Advice
Gutter surveys in Highwood: local notes
Some Hampshire villages still have thatched roofs. Older houses in the South East frequently have slate or clay tile roofs, while many later estates have concrete tiles. Each of these coverings has its own weak points, from fixings and valleys to flashings, chimneys and gutters. Historic houses such as Avon Tyrrell House, about 4.6 miles south, show how far back building in the area around Highwood goes. Older roofs in the wider area can hide decades of patch repairs, so the detail matters, and any change of roofing material on a listed home needs checking with the council first.
The streets around a church such as St John the Baptist are frequently among the oldest in a place, and if your home is one of the older ones nearby, old fixings, lead flashings and tall chimneys are typical of older roofs.
Highwood is about 2 miles north-east of Ringwood, in Hampshire. We cover Highwood and the rest of Hampshire, as part of our work across London and the South East. Highwood is one of the places in Hampshire we cover for gutter surveys. There is also a page for Southampton.
Postcode districts we cover here for gutter surveys: BH24. We also cover the places around Highwood: Hangersley (1 mile south), Rockford (1 mile north-west), Shobley (1 mile south-east), Forest Corner (1 mile south-east) and Blashford (1 mile west). Further out, we also cover Totton (12 miles east), Lymington (12 miles south-east), Romsey (15 miles north-east), New Milton (9 miles south-east), Barton on Sea (10 miles south-east) and Dibden Purlieu (15 miles east).
What’s near Highwood
In Highwood, that means homes and buildings near Ringwood School Academy and Alice Lisle Inn, among other places. Well-known places in the area include St Leonard's Hospital (5.5 miles south-west). Open spaces near Highwood include Linbrook Lake and Blashford Lakes.
Nearby places to Highwood
What else we do in Highwood
How we price gutter surveys
Our packages start from £150, including VAT. What you pay for your roof depends on:
- Height and safe access
- The type of building, from a house to a block or an office
- Basic, Standard or Premium
- Whether thermal imaging or a drone is needed
Prices start from £150, including VAT, for a Basic Survey. Standard is from £250 and Premium from £400. You will know the price for your roof before booking.
Getting in touch
You do not need to know any roofing terms. It’s enough to tell us:
- The address and postcode of the property
- Any photos you have, taken from the ground or a window
- What kind of property and roof it is
- Why you want a survey: buying, a leak, a storm or new work
Not sure which survey you need? The easiest way is to ring 07833 053749 or drop us an email and describe the roof and what’s worrying you. We will explain the options and the price.