West Sussex · London and the South East
Gutter Survey in Southwater
A careful look at the gutter at your property in Southwater, with photos and a written report.
- Leaks at the gutter joints
- Gutters overflowing in heavy rain
- Hoppers and outlets full of debris
Rented homes, blocks and businesses
Landlords, agents and building managers in Southwater and across West Sussex can book any of our surveys. For a price for a let property or a block, ring 07833 053749 or send us an email.
If you own several properties, you can book surveys for several addresses. To discuss a number of properties, ring 07833 053749 or send us an email with the addresses.
Gutter surveys for homes and businesses in Southwater
Gutters are normally fixed to fascia boards, so we check 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 are worried about overflowing eaves gutters and choked outlets or hopper heads, a survey will tell you what’s going on, on outlets and hoppers, eaves gutters and valley gutters alike.
In a smaller place like Southwater, some roofs stand more exposed to wind and rain than in a built-up town. Ridge tiles, verges, chimney stacks and flashings take the worst of it. A proper look shows whether anything has started to loosen. A loose ridge tile or slate gives the wind something to catch, and others soon follow.
What you get is a clear record of the gutter on the day we saw it. It is useful straight away, and a good reference for later.
- Where
- Southwater (RH13)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Price
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Your report
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- When we survey
- Weekdays and weekends
- Cover
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Prices for gutter surveys in Southwater
Every roof is different, so prices are confirmed before you book. These are the things that affect it:
- House, block, shop or office
- The height of the building and how the roof can safely be seen
- Whether you choose the Basic, Standard or Premium Survey
- The number of roofs, including extensions and garages
Price depends partly on the package: from £150 for Basic, £250 for Standard and £400 for Premium, inc. VAT. Size, height and access can affect the price too.
Booking your survey
Before you get in touch, it helps to have:
- How the loft is reached, if there is one
- Photos of the roof, taken safely from the ground or a window
- Where water is showing inside, if it is
- The type of building and roof, like pitched or flat
Our price is from £150, including VAT. The exact figure depends on the roof and the package, so call 07833 053749 or email us with the details.
Southwater: your questions answered
I let a flat near Christs Hospital station. Can you check the roof?
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, and we will talk through which survey suits.
How do I find out if my home in Southwater is listed?
Start with Historic England’s list for listing and your council for conservation areas. It is worth checking before planning roof work, as both can affect what’s allowed.
Will you look at parapet and box gutters as well?
Yes, where it’s safe to see them. We use the ground, windows, the roof space and the roof where it is safe, and by drone where it is applicable.
What’s the best way to book?
Simply phone 07833 053749 or use the contact form. We will ask a few questions, confirm the price and agree a date.
Is it a structural engineer’s report?
No. We point out what can be seen, like sagging or deflection, but we don’t carry out calculations or give an engineer’s opinion. Where an engineer is needed, we say so in the report.
Do you carry professional indemnity insurance?
We are covered by professional indemnity and public liability insurance, for every survey we carry out.
What’s in the report?
You get our findings in writing, part by part, with photos, and ends with what we recommend. The most urgent items are made clear.
Tips that help
From years of surveys, a few habits stand out:
- Have overhanging branches cut back
- Don’t leave hidden gutters out of a clear-out
- Have gutters cleared at least once a year
- Look for downpipes coming loose
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.
Get the gutters cleared every year or more frequently near trees. Late autumn, after the leaves have fallen, is a sensible time. Clear gutters can carry water away as they should.
Southwater homes and their roofs
Older houses across Sussex often have handmade clay tiles, and many have tile-hanging on their upper walls. Horsham stone slab roofs survive on some old Sussex buildings. On roofs like these, good slates or tiles can outlast the nails, battens, lead and mortar around them. Listing and conservation areas can both shape what roof work is allowed on an older home. Your council and Historic England’s list will tell you where you stand.
If you look after a building such as Southwater Infant Academy, a written record of a large roof helps plan work for the holidays rather than in term time. Landlords with a home close to Christs Hospital station may find that a roof report between tenancies helps plan work before a small defect becomes a tenant’s leak.
Southwater is about 3 miles south of Horsham, in West Sussex. Wherever you are in Southwater, we can carry out gutter surveys at your property. Southwater is one of the places in West Sussex where we work for gutter surveys. Our Crawley page covers surveys nearby.
Here we cover the RH13 postcode area for gutter surveys. Streets in the area include Station Road, Walmer Close and Pevensey Road, all of which we cover. Other places close to Southwater include Tower Hill (2 miles north), Nuthurst (2 miles east), Brooks Green (2 miles west), Barns Green (2 miles west) and Maplehurst (2 miles south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Crawley (9 miles north-east), Horsham (3 miles north), Worthing (14 miles south), Haywards Heath (11 miles east), Burgess Hill (11 miles south-east) and Shoreham-by-Sea (13 miles south).
Local landmarks in Southwater
Locally, jobs take us to homes and businesses close to The Lintot pub and The Doyle School of Design and Technology and the streets around them. The closest station to Southwater is Christs Hospital station, roughly 1.9 miles north-west of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Christs Hospital School Museum (1.5 miles north-west) and Horsham Hospital (3.2 miles north). The countryside around Southwater includes Knepp Wildland.
When to book a survey in Southwater
Moss grows on many tiled and slate roofs, and heavy rain washes clumps of it into the gutters. With grit from the coverings, it forms a thick sludge that holds water in the gutter and lets weeds take root.
It is worth booking a survey if you’ve seen:
- Choked outlets or hopper heads
- Dripping or leaking gutter joints
- Gutters full of debris and silt
- Rotten fascias or stained soffits
Take an older house close to Holy Innocents Church: its roof may have old fixings, lead flashings and chimneys that need a closer look.
What to check before booking
- If they fly a drone, whether they hold a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID
- What insurance they carry
- Which limits apply to the survey
- Whether you can ask questions once you have the report
Different roofs, different checks
Box and secret gutters
A box gutter is built into the roof, frequently behind a parapet, so overflows can end up inside. We inspect them as far as it is safe to see them.
Cast iron gutters
Plenty of period homes still have cast iron rainwater goods. Kept painted, they can last a long time but corrode once the paint wears off.
The survey, step by step
We photograph the roof as we go, so you can see in the report what we found and where. We take close-ups from wherever is safe. Most surveys take about 1–2 hours at a house, depending on how many gutter runs and downpipes there are. A visit to a smaller place like Southwater is no different on the day: we look from ground level, from windows, from the loft and from the roof where it’s safe. It helps to show us anything you’ve already noticed.
- First, we agree the areas to focus on.
- We look along each run for debris, sagging and drips.
- 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.
How to prepare
- Clear the way to the loft hatch
- Mention any parking restrictions on your street
- Buyers: confirm access with the estate agent or seller
Book a survey
For a price for gutter surveys in Southwater, call 07833 053749 or use the contact form. Some details about the property and the roof help us give you an accurate price.