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Gutter Survey in North Sheen
Gutter surveys in North Sheen and the rest of Greater London. Surveys run on any day of the week.
- Gutters that have fallen out of line
- Gutters overflowing in heavy rain
- Fascia boards damaged by overflowing water
Should I look at the roof myself first?
Inside, the loft is a good place to look, with care. Take a torch and only step on boards or joists, and look for staining, damp timber or daylight coming through.
You can learn a lot from ground level. Binoculars help you spot slipped slates or tiles, gaps along the ridge and a leaning stack. Never climb onto the roof to look.
About our gutter survey in North Sheen
Gutters are normally fixed to fascia boards, so fascias and soffits are part of the survey. Long-term overflowing can soften and rot timber boards and mark the soffits underneath. 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. If you’ve noticed gutters full of debris and silt and blocked outlets and hoppers, a survey will tell you what’s going on, on outlets and hoppers, downpipes and eaves gutters alike.
Much of London’s housing is flats, in converted houses or purpose-built blocks, where the roof is normally a shared part of the building. Landlords, managing agents and residents’ companies need to know what condition it’s in and what work is coming up. Leaks from a shared roof rarely affect just one home. A report gives everyone the same picture to plan from, with photographs.
After the visit, you get a written report with photos, emailed to you. It sets out the condition of the gutter, any defects and our written recommendations.
- Place
- North Sheen (TW9, SW14, W4)
- Region
- Greater London
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Reports
- A written report with photos, by email
- When we survey
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Insurance
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
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North Sheen: your questions answered
How do I find out if my home in North Sheen is listed?
Start with Historic England’s list for listing and your council for conservation areas. Either can affect what roof work is allowed, so it is worth checking before planning any.
Can a landlord with a rental near Kew Gardens station book a roof survey?
Yes, that is a common request. We just need to know who will give access, and we can send the report to you or your agent.
Do you need to get into the loft?
Where it is relevant to the survey and there is safe access, yes. A clear path to the hatch helps.
Can you give me structural calculations?
No. We’re experienced roof surveyors, and visible signs such as sagging are noted, but we do not provide calculations or an engineer’s opinion. If one is needed, the report says so.
What’s in the survey report?
You get our findings in writing, part by part, with photos, finishing with recommendations. The most urgent items are made clear.
What happens after the survey?
The report arrives by email, with photographs and clear recommendations. The Standard Survey includes a follow-up consultation, and the Premium Survey an in-person consultation, so you can talk the findings through.
How long will you be on site?
A visit typically takes between one and two hours at most homes, and about three to four hours for a commercial roof. We’ll give you an idea as you book.
What we look for on each type of roof
Plastic (uPVC) gutters
Joints that have pulled apart are a common fault on plastic gutters. The report notes every one we spot.
Lead-lined valley and parapet gutters
Many older homes have lead-lined valley and parapet gutters. A split lining can leak straight into the building.
What happens on the day
After the inspection, everything we found is written up as a report with photos. As for time on site, it usually takes about 1–2 hours at a house, depending on how many gutter runs and downpipes there are. In converted houses and mansion blocks, the loft hatch is often on a shared landing. Where that is the case, access needs agreeing with whoever controls that landing. Otherwise, the visit in North Sheen runs like any other.
- We agree which parts of the building you are most worried about.
- Each gutter run is checked for blockages, sags and leaking joints.
- We check the outlets, hoppers, downpipes and any overflows.
- We check fascias, soffits and walls for water damage.
- You get photos and written recommendations, prioritised where relevant.
Getting ready for the survey
- Leave a clear route to the loft
- Make a note of anything you’d like us to look at
- For flats, make sure roof access has been agreed
Book a survey
To get a price for gutter surveys in North Sheen, call 07833 053749 or email us. The address, the type of property and what you’d like to know help us price the survey accurately.
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Local roofs in North Sheen
About 1 mile north-west lies Kew Palace, a reminder of how long the area around North Sheen has been built on. On older houses around here, roofs often 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. Alongside Victorian and Edwardian terraces, outer London has a great many interwar semis, often with hipped roofs of clay or concrete tiles. If your home in North Sheen is one of them, bay roofs, hips and later dormers each have their own details. Knowing the covering helps explain which parts of a roof are likely to need work first.
Homes near green spaces such as Dukes Meadows can get more leaves in their gutters in autumn, so outlets and downpipes are worth watching. Take an older house close to The Barn Church: its chimney, valleys and lead work are likely to be the parts that need attention first.
North Sheen is about 3 miles south of Acton, in Greater London. We survey roofs in North Sheen and the rest of Greater London. North Sheen is one of the towns and villages in Greater London where we work for gutter surveys. For surveys nearby, see our London page.
Here we cover the TW9, SW14 and W4 postcode area for gutter surveys. We offer gutter surveys to properties on Kent Road, Ibis Lane and The Avenue. Nearby, we also carry out gutter surveys in Kew (1 mile north), Grove Park (1 mile north-east), Strand-on-the-Green (1 mile north), East Sheen (1 mile south-east) and Mortlake (1 mile south-east). We also work in nearby towns such as London (8 miles east), City of Westminster (6 miles north-east), Marylebone (6 miles north-east), Kensington (4 miles north-east), St Pancras (8 miles north-east) and Shoreditch (9 miles east).
Local landmarks in North Sheen
We work in homes and buildings around Kew College Prep, Dukes Meadows and Chiswick School. There’s a railway station in North Sheen itself: Kew Gardens station. A little further out are Barnes Hospital (1.1 miles south-east) and Livat Hammersmith (2.5 miles north-east). For a walk, there’s Kew Gardens Lake and Duke's Hollow.
Honest limits
It is a careful look at the gutter, not the whole story. Its limits include:
- Underground drains, which need a CCTV drain survey
- What’s hidden inside a downpipe
- Whether a material contains asbestos (a specialist asbestos surveyor’s job)
If in doubt, phone 07833 053749 or use the contact form and we will suggest the right survey. What a survey covers and doesn’t.
Roofs we survey in North Sheen
- Downpipes
- Fascias and soffits
- Eaves gutters
- Valley gutters
- Parapet and box gutters
- Outlets and hoppers
Useful tips for North Sheen property owners
From years of surveys, a few habits stand out:
- Include valley, parapet and box gutters when clearing
- Watch ceilings under valley gutters for fresh marks
- Check downpipe clips are holding
- Don’t climb a ladder to look in the gutters
Once work is carried out, keep an eye on the gutters in the next downpour. Water should run to the outlets and away without spilling over. If it doesn’t, tell whoever did the work.
Do not forget valley, parapet and box gutters. They collect leaves and silt just like eaves gutters but they’re much harder to spot, so check they’re included in any clearing work.
Common roof problems in North Sheen
Gutter brackets work loose or corrode with age. A gutter full of wet debris is heavy and the extra load drags the gutter down. Once the fall is lost, water sits at the low point and spills over.
Problems we come across frequently include:
- Leaking or loose downpipes
- Brackets that have dropped or snapped
- Hoppers and outlets full of debris
- Soffits marked by water
For businesses in and around places such as Livat Hammersmith, a dated report on the roof is useful for planning and for any lease discussions.
What to check before booking
- How soon the report will arrive
- Whether they hold professional indemnity and public liability insurance
- Whether you can ask questions once you have the report
- Whether VAT is in the quoted price