Oxfordshire · London and the South East
Gutter Survey in Long Hanborough
Get a clear view of the gutter at a property in Long Hanborough from an independent roof surveyor. We visit on weekdays and at weekends.
- Rotten fascias or stained soffits
- Choked outlets or hopper heads
- Water backing up from a hidden gutter
Gutter survey in Long Hanborough: what you get
Some gutters are easy to see from the street, but many are not. Valley, parapet, box and secret gutters can overflow inside the building when they block. We inspect them as far as it’s safe to see them using vantage points, the roof space and the roof itself where safe. Hidden gutters are a common source of leaks inside. Typical surveys look at soffits marked by water and choked outlets or hopper heads, across outlets and hoppers, valley gutters and eaves gutters.
In a smaller place like Long Hanborough, homes range from older cottages to bungalows and newer houses. Older roofs can have slate, clay tiles or other traditional coverings, while many later ones have concrete tiles. On older homes, chimney stacks, valleys and gutters are usually where the work is, and the fixings under the coverings matter too. Nails and battens under older coverings frequently give out before the slates or tiles themselves.
You can share the report with anyone who needs it: your solicitor, the seller, your insurer, a roofer or the building’s managing agent.
- Place
- Long Hanborough (OX29)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Price
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- A written report with photos, by email
- When we survey
- Weekdays and weekends
- Cover
- PI and public liability insurance
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
What you can safely check yourself
Keep a simple record: dates of leaks, photos from the ground and any work done on the roof. Share it with us when booking and it will help the survey.
After heavy rain, check ceilings and the tops of walls for new stains. Photograph them and note the date, which helps when we check the roof.
Landlords, agents and block managers in Long Hanborough
Businesses and commercial landlords can book us too. Bigger roofs take more time, and they’re priced for the size.
An agent can book and manage the survey for a landlord. We agree a time with the tenant beforehand.
Questions from Long Hanborough
Do you cover smaller places like Long Hanborough?
Yes, Long Hanborough is covered. Our area covers London and the South East, from towns to the smallest villages. The journey is planned ahead, so it’s useful to know about access.
Can a landlord with a rental near Combe station book a roof survey?
Yes. We survey roofs for landlords, letting agents and managing agents as well as owners. Just ring 07833 053749 or email us with the details.
Will you check the loft?
Where it is relevant to the survey and there’s safe access, yes. Please clear anything stored under the hatch.
I live in a flat. Can you survey the roof?
Yes. A shared roof needs access agreed first, with whoever owns or manages the building. Tell us about it when booking and we’ll plan the survey around it.
Can you give me structural calculations?
No. We are roof surveyors, not structural engineers. If we see signs that need an engineer’s opinion, we’ll recommend one.
Will the survey check for asbestos?
No, that needs a specialist asbestos surveyor. On buildings from before 2000, we flag materials that could contain it so you can arrange that check.
Is a CCTV drain survey included?
No. We look at above-ground rainwater only, from the gutters to the bottom of the downpipes. Where a below-ground drain seems to be the problem, we’ll tell you.
Tips that help
Some practical points come up on survey after survey. They’re worth knowing whatever the roof:
- Have gutters cleared at least once a year
- Include valley, parapet and box gutters when clearing
- Have overhanging branches cut back
- Do not climb a ladder to look in the gutters
After any work is done, watch the gutters in the next heavy rain. Water should run to the outlets and away without spilling over, and if it doesn’t, raise it with whoever did the job.
Deal with drips, sags and loose downpipes early. Left alone, they normally grow and spilled water harms brickwork and woodwork.
Signs you need a gutter survey in Long Hanborough
Sometimes a gutter struggles with the area of roof draining into it. An extension or extra roof slope can add water to an existing gutter, and a heavy downpour shows up the problem.
Common reasons to book include:
- Hoppers and outlets full of debris
- Gutters packed with leaves or moss
- Brackets that have dropped or snapped
- Joints that drip after rain
If you live in an older home near Christ Church, corroded nails, tired lead and weathered chimney pointing are the things to watch on older roofs.
What to check before booking
- What insurance they carry
- What’s outside the scope of the survey
- How much experience they have with roofs like yours
- If they fly a drone, whether they hold a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID
Local roofs in Long Hanborough
About 1.9 miles north-east lies Blenheim Palace, a reminder of how long the area around Long Hanborough has been built on. Older homes in the wider area frequently have features worth a closer look, like 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. West Oxfordshire’s older buildings frequently carry Cotswold stone slates, and a few villages in the county keep their thatch. Slate and clay tile are the usual coverings on older South East houses, with concrete tiles on many later estates. Whichever you have, the details that tend to fail before the covering itself get the closest look.
For landlords with property near Combe station, a roof report between tenancies helps plan work before a small defect becomes a tenant’s leak. For site and facilities teams at buildings such as Hanborough Manor CofE School, a written record of a large roof helps plan work for the holidays rather than in term time.
Long Hanborough is about 5 miles north-east of Witney, in Oxfordshire. We carry out gutter surveys for homes and businesses in Long Hanborough and the surrounding area. Long Hanborough is one of the towns and villages in Oxfordshire where we work. For surveys nearby, see our Oxford page.
We cover every part of OX29 for gutter surveys. We offer gutter surveys to properties on Church Road, New Road and Churchill Way and the roads around them. Close by, we survey roofs in Church Hanborough (1 mile south-east), Bladon (2 miles east), Woodstock (3 miles north-east), Worton (3 miles south-east) and Begbroke (3 miles east). We also work in nearby towns like Oxford (9 miles south-east), Bicester (12 miles north-east), Abingdon-on-Thames (11 miles south-east), Witney (5 miles south-west), Carterton (9 miles south-west) and Grove (15 miles south).
What’s near Long Hanborough
We work in homes and buildings around Three Horseshoes pub, among other places. The nearest railway station is Combe station, about 0.6 miles north of the centre. Nearby you will also find Morris Motors Museum (1 mile east). Not far away are Blenheim Farm.
Roof by roof
Box and secret gutters
Secret gutters are hidden under the edge of the roof covering, so they’re easy to forget. We check what’s visible and note what isn’t.
Cast iron gutters
A cracked cast iron downpipe can leak down the wall unseen, so we check the wall behind for staining.
Also in Long Hanborough
How it works
We look at the roof from outside and, where it is relevant and there’s safe access, from inside the roof space too. Inside, we look for staining, damp, gaps and signs of movement, as far as the space allows. All in, the survey normally takes roughly 1–2 hours at a typical home, and about three to four hours for a commercial roof. Some parts of a survey depend on the weather, so a visit to Long Hanborough is booked with the forecast in mind: the parts that need calm, dry weather are planned around it.
- We start with what you’ve noticed, such as damp or overflowing gutters.
- The eaves gutters, downpipes and fascias are looked at from ground level and windows.
- We check hidden gutters as far as safe access allows.
- The loft space is checked for staining, where it can be reached safely.
- You receive a report with photos and recommendations.
Getting ready for the survey
- Agree roof access with the managing agent if it’s shared
- Keep pets out of the way during the survey
- Make a note of anything you’d like us to look at
Book a survey
If you have photos of the roof, send them over. Pictures from the ground or a window are fine. To get started, ring 07833 053749 or send us an email.