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Gutter survey in Wickham, West Berkshire
Gutter surveys in Wickham, backed by more than 20 years’ experience. Every survey ends with a written report and photographs.
- Gutters that have fallen out of line
- Gutters packed with leaves or moss
- Choked outlets or hopper heads
Why it’s worth a survey now in Wickham
It’s easy to put damp down to the wrong cause. 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. Where a roof is exposed, as many are in small places like Wickham, driving rain gets into any weakness, and older walls, once damp, take a long time to dry.
What a survey costs comes down to the roof itself: its size, its height, how many sections it has and how it can be reached and seen safely. Gutter survey starts from £150, including VAT.
What you get with us
- Visits on any day of the week
- Insured for professional indemnity and public liability
- A sub-250g drone, flown with a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID
- A photo-illustrated written report
Take a look at how roof surveys are priced and two real surveys.
Gutter survey in Wickham: what you get
Gutters are usually fixed to fascia boards, so we look at the fascias and soffits too. Long-term overflowing can soften and rot timber boards and stain the soffits below. On buildings from before 2000, some soffits and rainwater goods may be asbestos cement. We do not test for asbestos, but we flag anything that could contain it. Typical surveys look at gutters overflowing in heavy rain and sagging gutters and loose brackets, on valley gutters, parapet and box gutters and eaves gutters.
Older buildings in small places like Wickham may be listed or in a conservation area. That can affect what materials can be used when work is done, so check with the council before planning anything. A roof report helps you plan work with that in mind. Where a building is listed, matching the existing roof materials is often expected.
How fast the report arrives depends on the package: the Basic Survey within 48 hours, the Standard Survey in 24 to 48 hours and the Premium Survey on the same day.
- Where
- Wickham (RG20)
- Region
- West Berkshire
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Reports
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- Appointments
- Weekdays and weekends
- Insured
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
How we price gutter surveys
Survey packages start from £150, with VAT included. What you pay for your roof depends on:
- How complicated the roof is, with its valleys, chimneys and parapets
- Extra roofs, like extensions, dormers or garages
- If the survey needs thermal imaging or a drone
- The roof’s overall size
Prices quoted always include VAT, and the written report is part of the package. Our price is from £150, including VAT. Size, height and access decide where your roof falls.
Booking your survey
The more you let us know, the easier it is to price the survey. When you contact us, tell us:
- Dates you are working to, like exchange
- Where the property is, with the postcode
- Any photos you have, taken from ground level or a window
- Why you want a survey: buying, a leak, a storm or new work
Getting a price is simple: just ring 07833 053749 or use the contact form and give us some details about the property and we will explain which survey suits. We confirm the price before anything is booked.
Questions from Wickham
How do I find out if my home in Wickham 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, and councils can also use Article 4 directions.
Will you come out to Wickham?
Yes, we do. We work right across London and the South East, and smaller places are part of that. The journey is planned ahead, so it is useful to know about access.
Is there a good time of year to book a gutter survey?
There’s no wrong time. If water is already spilling over, book sooner rather than later, because the walls take the water.
Do you survey roofs on blocks of flats?
Yes, if whoever owns or manages the building agrees access. We check the parts we are given access to, and the report makes that clear.
Is it a structural engineer’s report?
No. We note visible signs such as sagging or deflection, but we do not 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?
Every survey is covered by professional indemnity and public liability insurance, and details are available on request.
What happens next?
You’ll get the report by email. With Standard there’s a follow-up consultation; with Premium, an in-person consultation, so you can talk the findings through.
When you need someone else
To be straight with you, a roof survey has limits:
- Asbestos testing of old gutters, downpipes or soffits
- The inside of a downpipe along its whole length
- What’s behind fascias and inside walls
Not sure which survey suits your roof? You can ring 07833 053749 or send us an email and we will tell you. What our survey covers.
Roofs we survey in Wickham
- Parapet and box gutters
- Fascias and soffits
- Eaves gutters
- Outlets and hoppers
- Downpipes
- Valley gutters
For landlords and managing agents
Buyers’ agents can book surveys on behalf of their clients. The report is emailed, so it can go straight to your client.
With a portfolio of properties, surveys can be booked for more than one address. To discuss a number of properties, phone 07833 053749 or email us.
Places near Wickham
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DIY checks: what’s safe
Inside, the loft is a good place to look, with care. Use a torch and stay on the joists or boards, checking for stains, damp wood or chinks of daylight.
Fresh stains on ceilings or walls after rain are worth noting. Photograph them and note the date.
What happens on the day
We look at the roof from outside and, where it’s relevant and there’s safe access, from inside the loft space too. In the loft, the signs we look for are staining, damp, daylight and sagging, as far as the space allows. The whole visit usually takes between one and two hours on an ordinary house, and more on a big or complicated roof. Older roofs in small places like Wickham can have low, tight loft spaces, so it’s useful to know whether there is a loft hatch and how easy it is to reach. We only go where it’s safe.
- We start with what you’ve noticed, such as damp or overflowing gutters.
- We walk round the building and check the gutters, downpipes and fascias from the ground.
- We check hidden gutters as far as safe access allows.
- Where it’s safe, we check the loft for signs of water.
- A report with photos and recommendations follows.
Before the survey
- For a flat or shared roof, check access with whoever owns or manages the building
- Let us know about parking near the property
- If it is not your property yet, arrange access through the agent
Arrange a survey
When you’re ready to go ahead, phone 07833 053749 or use the contact form. From there it’s a case of choosing a package, agreeing the price and fixing a day, weekday or weekend.
Related advice
Wickham homes and their roofs
The wider area around Wickham has a long history of building, with Benham Park about 3.7 miles south-east. On older houses around here, roofs often carry the marks of earlier repairs, from replaced slates to new lead, and the council can say whether a home is in a conservation area. In this part of the South East, older roofs are mostly slate or clay tile and many newer ones concrete tile, and flat-roofed additions turn up almost everywhere. Knowing the covering helps explain which parts of a roof are likely to need work first.
Landlords with a home close to Kintbury station may find that knowing the condition of the roof, chimneys and gutters helps you plan work rather than react to complaints. The streets around a church such as Church of St Swithin are frequently among the oldest in a place, and if your house is among the older ones nearby, the nails, lead and mortar on the roof may be wearing out even where the slates or tiles look fine. Take a building like Welford and Wickham C.E. Primary School: large buildings have long gutter runs and big roofs that need checking like any other.
Wickham is about 6 miles north-west of Newbury, in West Berkshire. We visit Wickham as part of our work across West Berkshire, for houses, flats and commercial buildings. Wickham is one of the towns and villages in West Berkshire we cover for gutter surveys. For surveys nearby, see our Reading page.
Every address in RG20 is within our area for gutter surveys. You will find streets like Welford Road, Baydon Road and Mant Close, all of which we cover. Close by, we survey roofs in Easton (1 mile east), Weston (1 mile north), Clapton (1 mile south-west), East Shefford (2 miles north) and Shefford Woodlands (2 miles north-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Newbury (6 miles south-east), Thatcham (8 miles east), Speenhamland (5 miles south-east), Hungerford (4 miles south-west), Lambourn (6 miles north-west) and Shaw (6 miles south-east).
Landmarks near Wickham
Typical jobs here are in homes near The Five Bells pub. Wickham’s nearest station is Kintbury station, about 3 miles south. Well-known places in the area include Hamstead Marshall 3 (3.4 miles south-east). Not far away are Sole Common Pond.