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Gutter Survey in Long Wittenham
Gutter surveys in Long Wittenham from an independent, experienced roof surveyor. More than 20 years and over 5,000 surveys.
- Gutters packed with leaves or moss
- Gutters that have fallen out of line
- Downpipes that are split or coming away
What affects the price in Long Wittenham
Several things affect the price of a survey:
- Commercial roofs and larger buildings
- Basic, Standard or Premium
- Any need for thermal images or a drone flight
- How complicated the roof is, with its valleys, chimneys and parapets
Gutter survey starts from £150, including VAT. Basic starts from £150, Standard from £250 and Premium from £400, VAT included, and we will tell you which fits.
Booking your survey
What helps most when you contact us:
- Access details, like a loft hatch or a shared roof
- Any marks or damp showing indoors
- Your postcode, so we can check access and travel
- Photos of the roof, taken safely from the ground or a window
To get a price for gutter surveys in Long Wittenham, call 07833 053749 or send us an email. A few details about the property and the roof help us price the survey accurately.
Gutter survey in Long Wittenham
Owners get in touch after seeing an overflow, finding damp or planning ahead for winter. Landlords and managing agents use it to plan maintenance and buyers sometimes want the gutters looked at before they exchange. Whoever books, we inspect and report in the same way, with photographs and written recommendations. We survey on weekdays and at weekends. We survey parapet and box gutters, downpipes and eaves gutters, and common reasons people get in touch are water spilling over the gutter edge and leaks at the gutter joints.
In a village or hamlet like Long Wittenham, older cottages and farmhouses frequently sit alongside barns, outbuildings and a few newer houses. Roofs there can be clay tile, slate, stone or thatch, and chimney stacks are frequently old. Each needs checking in its own way, and thatch is a specialist material we report on as far as it can be seen. On older roofs, it’s normally the chimneys and lead flashings that need work 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.
- Location
- Long Wittenham (OX14)
- Wider area
- Oxfordshire
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Your report
- A written report with photos, by email
- Survey days
- Weekdays and weekends
- Cover
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Gutter surveys in Long Wittenham: local notes
Cotswold stone slates are found on older buildings in west Oxfordshire, and thatch survives in some of the county’s villages. In this part of the South East, older roofs are mostly slate or clay tile and many newer ones concrete tile. On roofs like these, good slates or tiles can outlast the nails, battens, lead and mortar around them. About 1.2 miles north lies Clifton Hampden Manor, a reminder of how long the area around Long Wittenham has been built on. Period homes nearby can have lead valleys, tall chimneys and a patchwork of past repairs.
If yours is one of the older homes in the streets near Church of St Mary, the nails, lead and mortar on the roof may be wearing out even where the slates or tiles look fine. Landlords with a home close to Appleford station may find that a roof report between tenancies helps plan work before a small defect becomes a tenant’s leak.
Long Wittenham is about 3 miles north-east of Didcot, in Oxfordshire. From houses to flats and shops in Long Wittenham, we can survey the roof. Long Wittenham is one of the towns and villages in Oxfordshire we cover. We also survey roofs in Oxford.
Surveys in OX14 work the same way as everywhere else we cover. Whether your property is on High Street, Didcot Road and Wessex Way or a nearby road, we can help. Neighbouring places we cover for gutter surveys include Clifton Hampden (1 mile north), Appleford-on-Thames (1 mile west), Culham (2 miles north-west), Didcot (3 miles south-west) and Sutton Courtenay (3 miles west). Larger places within reach include Oxford (8 miles north), Abingdon-on-Thames (4 miles north-west), Thame (13 miles north-east), Wantage (10 miles west), Henley-on-Thames (15 miles south-east) and Grove (9 miles west).
What’s near Long Wittenham
Locally, jobs take us to homes and businesses close to The Plough Public House and the streets around them. Long Wittenham’s nearest station is Appleford station, about 1.3 miles west. A little further out are Brightwell Castle (2.6 miles south-east) and Pendon Museum (less than half a mile west). For a walk, there is Wittenham Clumps and Mowbray Fields.
Why act early in Long Wittenham
Damp walls are sometimes blamed on the wrong thing. If a leaking gutter or downpipe is the source, other work on the wall won’t stop it. Checking the gutters first helps you spend in the right place. Older and listed buildings around Long Wittenham may need consent and matching materials for repairs, so a defect found early gives time to plan the work properly.
Simple, low roofs take less time to survey than tall or complicated ones, and the package you pick makes a difference too. We’ll give you the figure before anything is booked.
Why book us in Long Wittenham
- Every finding written up with photos
- More than 5,000 surveys completed
- Package prices that include VAT
- Drones and thermal imaging where applicable
See our cost guide or our case studies.
Your questions about gutter surveys in Long Wittenham
How do I find out if my home in Long Wittenham is listed?
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.
Will you come out to Long Wittenham?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. We survey roofs across London and South East England. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the route as you book.
Will you walk on the roof?
Only where it is safe to do so. We inspect what can be seen safely: from the ground, from windows, from inside the roof space, from the roof where it’s safe and by drone where applicable. Anything we can’t see is noted in the report.
What do I do with the report?
We email you the written report with photographs and recommendations. It’s yours to share with a seller, insurer, roofer or managing agent, whichever applies.
What will the report tell me?
A photo-illustrated written report, covering the condition of the gutter, the defects we found and what we recommend, by urgency where it matters. Standard adds moisture detection and a structural check; Premium adds thermal imaging, drone inspection where applicable and structural analysis.
How much time does the visit need?
For a house, expect about 1–2 hours on site, with commercial buildings nearer 3–4 hours.
Will you photograph what you find?
Yes. Photographs are taken throughout the survey, and they go into the written report.
Do you need a gutter survey in Long Wittenham?
Hidden gutters are often lined with lead or another sheet covering. Splits and blocked outlets in these gutters can send water straight into the building as there is nowhere harmless for it to go. Lead linings can also be stolen.
Common reasons to book include:
- Leaks at the gutter joints
- Cracked or loose downpipes
- Water spilling over the gutter edge
- Water backing up from a hidden gutter
If you look after a building such as Long Wittenham (Church of England) Primary School, its roofs, gutters and any chimneys need the same checks as a house’s, just on a bigger scale.
Choosing a roof surveyor
- How long the report takes to arrive
- What the survey will not cover
- What the report includes, and whether it has photographs
- Which parts of the roof they’ll actually see
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Surveys for landlords and agents in Long Wittenham
We survey roofs for landlords and agents as well as householders. A written report with photos gives you a clear record of the gutter, which helps you plan work between tenancies.
For blocks of flats, a roof survey helps managing agents and residents’ management companies plan ahead. Recommendations are set out in order of urgency where relevant.
What we look for on each type of roof
Cast iron gutters
Cast iron tends to fail at the joints and fixings. Cracks, rust and leaks are recorded where they can be seen.
Fascias and soffits
Some older soffits may contain asbestos. Any we think could be are flagged for a specialist asbestos surveyor to check.
The survey, step by step
We check the roof from outside and, where it’s relevant and there is safe access, from inside the loft space too. In the loft, the signs we look for are staining, damp, daylight and sagging. All in, the survey normally takes about one to two hours at a house, depending on how many gutter runs and downpipes there are. Rural addresses near Long Wittenham can be hard to find from a postcode alone, so a few directions are welcome. The visit itself is the same as anywhere else.
- We agree which parts of the building you are most worried about.
- We look along each run for debris, sagging and drips.
- Outlets, hoppers, downpipes and overflows are inspected.
- Fascias, soffits and the walls below are looked at for signs of overflow.
- Findings are photographed and set out in a written report.
Before the survey
- Unlock side gates and any roof access doors
- Clear the way to the loft hatch
- Dig out any old roof reports or invoices
Arrange a survey
Gutter survey starts from £150, including VAT. The exact figure depends on the roof and the package, so ring 07833 053749 or send us an email with the details.