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Gutter Survey in Temple Bar
Find out the condition of the gutter at your property in Temple Bar from an independent roof surveyor. We visit on weekdays and at weekends.
- Sagging gutters and loose brackets
- Soffits marked by water
- Leaves and moss blocking gutters
Why get it checked now?
A dripping joint or sagging bracket won’t get better on its own. Each heavy rain puts more water where it shouldn’t be, on walls, timber and sometimes inside. A survey now tells you what needs doing and how urgent it is. In a London terrace or conversion, a roof defect rarely stays your problem alone: failed flashings and blocked valley gutters can send water into more than one home. Dealing with it early is far less disruptive.
Prices quoted always include VAT, and the written report is part of the package. Gutter survey starts from £150, including VAT. Size, height and access decide where your roof falls.
What you get with us
- Professional indemnity and public liability insurance
- Thermal imaging and drone inspection where they help
- Packages from £150, inc. VAT
- Independent findings on the roof’s condition
Read our cost guide or two real surveys.
About our gutter survey in Temple Bar
Most blocked gutters are full of leaves, moss or silt. Homes close to trees fill their gutters faster and moss from the roof slopes makes it worse. Our survey shows which gutters are blocked or standing full and where outlets or hoppers are choked and whether any overflows are doing their job. The photos show you exactly what we found. Blocked gutters are easy to put off but it rarely improves. If you’ve noticed cracked or loose downpipes and blocked outlets and hoppers, we can find out what’s behind it, on outlets and hoppers, fascias and soffits and parapet and box gutters alike.
Victorian and Edwardian terraces are found right across London, many with Welsh slate roofs, shared chimney stacks and parapet or valley gutters. Good slates can last over a hundred years, yet the nails often give out first and let slates slip. Homes in Temple Bar are no exception. Shared chimney stacks and the lead around them are just as important to check.
After the visit, you get a written report with photographs, sent by email. It explains the condition of the gutter, the defects we found and what we recommend.
- Where
- Temple Bar (WC2B, WC2E, EC1N)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- Emailed report with photos and recommendations
- Survey days
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Cover
- PI and public liability insurance
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
What we look for on each type of roof
Aluminium and other metal gutters
Aluminium and other metal gutters are used on many newer and commercial buildings. Joints, outlets and fixings are the parts we focus on.
Cast iron gutters
Rust at joints and brackets is the usual weak point on cast iron. Cracks, rust and leaks are recorded as far as we can see them.
Common questions in Temple Bar
Do you survey roofs for landlords with property near City Thameslink station?
Of course. Let us know whether a tenant or an agent will let us in, and we can send the report to you or your agent.
Is my home in Temple Bar listed or in a conservation area?
Historic England’s list shows listed buildings, and the local council can tell you about conservation areas. Listed building consent is needed for changes that affect a listed building’s special interest, and conservation areas can limit changes of roofing material.
Will you check if gutters are causing damp inside?
Overflowing gutters often lead to damp walls, and the survey looks for that. If the evidence points elsewhere, we will say so, based on what we can see.
Is Temple Bar in your area?
Yes. We survey roofs across London and South East England, Temple Bar included.
Does someone need to be in?
It depends on what we need to see. For inside areas and the loft space, someone has to give us access, while outside access can be discussed when booking.
Will you go up on the roof?
Not always. Safety comes first, and fragile or steep roofs cannot always be walked on. We use safe viewpoints, the roof space and a drone where applicable.
Will you fly a drone over my roof?
Where it’s applicable and safe, yes. We fly a sub-250g drone and we’re a CAA-registered drone operator (Flyer ID and Operator ID). Drone inspection is part of the Drone Roof Survey and the Premium Survey, where it applies.
Tips that help
Getting the most from a gutter survey starts before we arrive and carries on afterwards. Tips:
- Leave gutter checks at height to someone equipped for it
- Don’t leave hidden gutters out of a clear-out
- Check downpipe clips are holding
- Watch the gutters during heavy rain
For let and shared buildings, the report can go on file to help plan maintenance. Photos make it easier to explain the work to owners, tenants or contractors.
Don’t forget valley, parapet and box gutters. They block in the same way as the gutters you can see but they’re much harder to spot, so ask for them to be included when gutters are cleared.
What affects the price in Temple Bar
To price your survey, we check:
- The use of thermal imaging or a drone
- Height and safe access
- How complicated the roof is, with its valleys, chimneys and parapets
- Roof area
Simple, low roofs take less time to survey than tall or complicated ones, and the package you pick makes a difference too. We will give you the figure before anything is booked.
What we need to know
To price your survey accurately, we’ll ask about:
- The reason for the survey, such as buying, a leak or storm damage
- Where the property is, with the postcode
- Anything about access we should know
- Pictures from the garden or a window, if you have them
A quick phone call is normally the easiest start: call 07833 053749 or drop us an email and we’ll ask a few questions about the roof. The price is agreed before a date is set.
What this survey can’t tell you
This is not a RICS building survey, a structural engineer’s report or an asbestos survey. It also has these limits:
- Underground drains, which need a CCTV drain survey
- Gutters out of sight from every safe viewpoint
- What’s hidden inside a downpipe
If in doubt, phone 07833 053749 or drop us an email and we will point you to the right survey before booking. What our survey covers.
Roof types and parts we check
- Downpipes
- Outlets and hoppers
- Valley gutters
- Fascias and soffits
- Parapet and box gutters
- Eaves gutters
How the survey works
There is not much for you to do on the day. Point out anything you’ve noticed, like stains, drips or loose pieces, and we’ll take it from there. A typical survey takes an hour or two at most homes, while a commercial roof takes nearer three to four hours. For a visit in Temple Bar, parking and access are the things to plan: let us know about parking, the floor the property is on, any shared entrance and loft access. On the day, the roof is looked at from ground level, from windows, from inside the roof space and from the roof where it’s safe.
- First, you tell us what you’ve seen, such as overflows or damp.
- The eaves gutters, downpipes and fascias are checked from ground level and vantage points.
- Valley, parapet and box gutters are inspected as far as they can safely be seen.
- The roof space is checked for water marks if it is safe to get into.
- The findings are written up with photographs and recommendations.
Before the survey
- Leave a clear route to the loft
- Show us where any leaks or stains appear
- Make a note of anything you’d like us to look at
Booking a survey
For a price for gutter surveys in Temple Bar, call 07833 053749 or send us an email. A few details about the property and the roof help us give you an accurate price.
Related advice
Temple Bar homes and their roofs
The wider area around Temple Bar has a long history of building, with Dr Johnson's House about 0.2 miles north-east. 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. Welsh slate on Victorian and Edwardian terraces is a familiar sight across inner London. From the street you may see only a parapet, with a butterfly roof and a valley gutter behind it draining to the back. If your home in Temple Bar is one of them, lead flashings, party-wall upstands and shared chimney stacks are part of the picture too. Knowing the covering helps explain which parts of a roof are likely to need work first.
If you run a business near Gabriel's Wharf, knowing the roof’s condition lets you budget for work rather than pay for emergencies. Living close to Lincoln's Inn Fields is pleasant, but mature trees mean leaves in gutters and valleys each autumn, so outlets and downpipes are worth watching. If you look after a building such as St Clement Danes CofE Primary School, long gutter runs and wide roofs on a building that size are worth checking on a regular cycle.
Temple Bar is about 1 mile south of St Pancras, in Greater London. Roofs in Temple Bar get the same thorough look as anywhere else in Greater London. Our Greater London coverage includes Temple Bar.
Here we cover the WC2B, WC2E and EC1N postcode area for gutter surveys. That includes homes and businesses on Shoe Lane, Drury Lane and New Square. Temple Bar sits on or near the A4 and A40. If you are just outside Temple Bar, we cover Temple (1 mile south), Clare Market (1 mile west), Aldwych (1 mile west), Blackfriars (1 mile east) and Covent Garden (1 mile west). Further out, we also cover Kensington (4 miles west), Walthamstow (6 miles north-east), Hampstead (4 miles north-west), Ruislip (13 miles west), Brompton (3 miles south-west) and Stockwell (3 miles south).
Around Temple Bar
We work in homes and buildings around British Library of Political and Economic Science, Mercers' School and London Nautical School and the streets around them. You’ll also find Lincoln's Inn Fields (within half a mile north-west) and Queen's Head Tavern (within half a mile north-east). Temple Bar has its own railway station: City Thameslink station. Well-known places in the area include Montfichet's Tower (0.5 miles east) and Twinings Museum (within half a mile south-west). For a walk, there is Ludgate Hill and Barnsbury Wood.