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Roof leak investigation in Bodicote, Oxfordshire
Roof leak investigations around Bodicote, with findings in writing and pictures to back them up. Book a weekday or weekend visit.
- Ceiling stains that grow after rain
- Water dripping from rafters or underlay
- Damp ceilings under a flat roof
Prices for roof leak investigations in Bodicote
All our prices include VAT. The things that change the price are:
- Commercial roofs and larger buildings
- The roof’s overall size
- Any need for thermal images or a drone flight
- The number of roofs, including extensions and garages
All our prices include VAT. Roof leak investigation starts from £150, including VAT. We confirm the price for your survey before booking.
What we need to know
If you can, have these to hand when you get in touch:
- Your postcode, so we can check access and travel
- What made you get in touch
- Where water is showing inside, if it is
- The type of building and roof, such as pitched or flat
Booking is simple: just phone 07833 053749 or email us and give us a few details about the property and we’ll recommend the right survey. The price is agreed up front.
About our roof leak investigation in Bodicote
Most roof leaks start at a joint rather than the middle of a slope. Flashings at chimneys and walls, valleys, gutters, parapets and flat roof upstands and outlets are the usual suspects. Each of these is checked in turn and we follow where the evidence leads. Every chimney, dormer and roof light adds more joints to check. We check all of them, from each safe vantage point. Typical surveys look at damp walls below an overflowing gutter and water dripping from rafters or underlay, across slate and tile slopes, valleys and parapet gutters and the roof space.
Chimney stacks on older houses around places like Bodicote can let water in, at the flashings, the pointing or the mortar round the pots. Damp on a chimney breast is not always rain from above, which is why it’s worth tracing properly. It’s worth looking at the stack from outside and at the timbers beside it in the loft.
What you get is a clear record of the leaking roof on the day we saw it. It’s useful right away, and a good reference for later.
- Place
- Bodicote (OX15)
- Wider area
- Oxfordshire
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Reports
- Emailed report with photos and recommendations
- Appointments
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Insurance
- PI and public liability insurance
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Can I check my roof myself?
Look up at the roof after a storm, from the ground: pieces of tile or slate on the ground, a gap in the ridge or a lifted flashing are all worth noting. Leave anything above ground level to a survey.
Keep a simple record: dates of leaks, photos from the ground and any work done on the roof. Share it with us as you book, as it helps us focus the survey.
How it works
The visit usually starts outside and finishes in the loft: first the slopes, edges and gutters from every safe viewpoint, then the loft space where it can be reached. In total, it takes about one to two hours at a typical home, rising to roughly 3–4 hours on a commercial building. In a smaller place like Bodicote, parking is seldom the issue; lanes, gates and long drives are worth mentioning. On bungalows and lower roofs, much can be seen from ground level, with the loft showing the underside.
- You pick a Basic, Standard or Premium Survey.
- We agree a date, including weekends.
- The investigation works from the stain back to the roof.
- Moisture detection and thermal imaging are used where your package includes them and they help.
- The report explains the likely entry point and what needs attention.
Preparing for the visit
- Gather any invoices or paperwork from past roof work
- Make a note of anything you’d like us to look at
- Mention any parking restrictions on your street
Getting a price
You can call us seven days a week, including Saturdays and Sundays. To book or ask a question, ring 07833 053749 or send us an email.
Related advice
Bodicote questions
Does a conservation area affect roof work in Bodicote?
The council and Historic England’s list are the places to check. Either can affect what roof work is allowed, so it’s worth checking before planning any.
Do you cover smaller places like Bodicote?
Yes, we do. We work right across London and the South East, from towns to the smallest villages. The journey is planned ahead, so it’s useful to know about access.
Will you walk on the roof?
Only when it’s safe. Some roofs are too steep or fragile to walk on safely. We use safe viewpoints, the loft space and a drone where applicable, and the report records anything we couldn’t see.
Can you trace a leak in dry weather?
In most cases, yes. Moisture detection shows where materials are damp even on a dry day. For leaks that only happen in certain storms, we report the most likely routes.
Will you fly a drone over my roof?
Yes, where it is applicable. We hold a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID and fly a drone under 250g, and the airspace and weather are checked before every flight.
What does the report include?
It works through the roof part by part, in writing and with photos, finishing with recommendations. The most urgent items are made clear.
Will you fix the leak as part of this?
A leak investigation finds and reports the likely source. The repair itself is a separate job. You get a report with photos showing where the water is getting in and what needs attention, which whoever carries out the work can follow.
Do you need a roof leak investigation in Bodicote?
When a slate slips or a tile cracks, the underlay takes the water. Ageing felt underlay eventually tears and lets water through, and very old roofs may have no underlay at all. On slate roofs, slipping is often caused by corroded nails.
Look out for signs like these:
- Wet patches on loft insulation
- Damp underlay across a wide area
- Damp ceilings under a flat roof
- Brown rings on upstairs ceilings
Anyone responsible for a site like Longford Park Primary School will know that on a building that size, finding the source of a drip means looking well beyond the stain.
Before booking any roof surveyor
- Their insurance cover
- Whether the inside of the roof is included
- What the report includes, and whether it has photos
- Whether you can ask questions once you have the report
Rented homes, blocks and businesses
Letting agents frequently book on a landlord’s behalf. We agree a time with the tenant beforehand.
Landlords and letting agents in Bodicote book surveys as well as householders. The report gives you a dated record of the leaking roof, with photographs, useful for planning maintenance.
Roof leak investigations in Bodicote: local notes
The wider area around Bodicote has a long history of building, with Broughton Castle about 2.9 miles west. On older houses around here, roofs frequently 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. Older buildings in west Oxfordshire often have Cotswold stone slate roofs, and some Oxfordshire villages still have thatch. In this part of the South East, older roofs are mostly slate or clay tile and many newer ones concrete tile. Each of these roof types has its own typical places for water to get in.
Trees in and around People's Park shed leaves that can end up in nearby gutters, so outlets and downpipes are worth watching. For an older house near a landmark such as Church of St John the Baptist, leaks on older roofs often start at lead flashings, valleys or around old chimney stacks.
Bodicote is about 2 miles south-east of Banbury, in Oxfordshire. From houses to flats and shops in Bodicote, we can survey the roof. We cover towns and villages across Oxfordshire, from the larger towns to small villages. Our Oxford page covers surveys nearby.
We work across OX15 for roof leak investigations and the streets around it. Streets in the area include High Street, Dunnock Road and Oxford Road, and we cover them all. Close by, we survey roofs in Grimsbury (2 miles north), Banbury (2 miles north-west) and Milton (2 miles south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Bicester (12 miles south-east), Kidlington (15 miles south), Bure Park (11 miles south-east), Chipping Norton (12 miles south-west), Woodstock (13 miles south) and Bloxham (3 miles south-west).
Landmarks near Bodicote
Locally, jobs take us to homes and businesses close to English Language Training, Blessed George Napier Catholic School and Sports College and People's Park, among other places. The nearest railway station is Banbury station, about 1.5 miles north. Other landmarks nearby include Bloxham Village Museum (2.7 miles south-west) and Horton General Hospital (1.2 miles north-west). Not far away are Farthinghoe Nature Reserve and Crouch Hill.
Honest limits
We only report everything that’s safely in view on the day, so some things are outside what a survey can do:
- Structural calculations (that is a structural engineer’s job)
- Faults hidden behind ceilings or boarding
- A promise to find every leak on a single visit
If in doubt, phone 07833 053749 or email us and we will point you to the right survey before you book. What our survey covers.
Roof types and parts we check
- Valleys and parapet gutters
- Lead flashings
- Chimney stacks
- Rooflights and dormers
- Flat roof details
- Slate and tile slopes
- The roof space