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Roof Leak Investigation in Holbrook
Find out what’s going on with the leaking roof before you spend money on it. Roof leak investigations in Holbrook, with photographs and a clear written report.
- Damp ceilings under a flat roof
- Water marks that spread in wet weather
- Damp patches next to the stack
How we price roof leak investigations
Prices always include VAT. The things that change the price are:
- The type of building, from a house to a block or an office
- Basic, Standard or Premium
- How tall the building is and how easy the roof is to see
- The number of roofs, including extensions and garages
Bigger, taller and commercial roofs take more time to survey, so they’re priced to match. You’ll know the figure before booking.
Helping us price your survey
Some details help us suggest the right survey and price. When you contact us, it’s useful to mention:
- Where the property is, with the postcode
- How the loft is reached, if there is one
- When you need the report by
- Where water is showing inside, if it is
Most bookings start with a short call: call 07833 053749 or drop us an email. The price is agreed before a date is set.
Roof leak investigations for homes and businesses in Holbrook
Leaks tend to begin where one part of a roof meets another. Flashings at chimneys and walls, valleys, gutters, parapets and flat roof upstands and outlets are the usual suspects. We check each likely route and we follow where the evidence leads. Every chimney, dormer and roof light adds more joints to check. Each one is checked from wherever it’s safe to see it. We survey the roof space, lead flashings and rooflights and dormers, and the problems we are asked to look at most are water that shows only in certain storms and ceiling stains that grow after rain.
For a small place like Holbrook, the inspection is the same as anywhere: the journey and access are just planned in advance. Let us know where the water shows, when it appears and anything you’ve noticed outside, along with any repairs done before. If you have photographs of the water coming in, they help as well.
Report times depend on the survey you book: the Basic Survey within 48 hours, the Standard Survey in 24 to 48 hours and the Premium Survey on the same day.
- Place
- Holbrook (RH12)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Price
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Reports
- A written report with photos, by email
- Survey days
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Cover
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Landlord and commercial surveys in Holbrook
Buyers’ agents can book surveys on behalf of their clients. Reports are emailed, so they’re easy to pass on, photographs included.
With a portfolio of properties, you can book surveys for several addresses. To arrange surveys for several addresses, call 07833 053749 or use the contact form with the addresses.
The survey, step by step
The visit normally starts outside and finishes in the loft: outside views come first, then the loft space if there’s safe access. All told, expect about one to two hours for most houses, rising to roughly 3–4 hours on a commercial building. Around Holbrook, older homes can have small or awkward roof 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 is safe.
- You pick a Basic, Standard or Premium Survey.
- A visit is booked for a weekday, Saturday or Sunday.
- 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.
- You get photos, the likely cause and clear recommendations.
Getting ready for the survey
- Clear the way to the loft hatch
- Note where any stains or damp appear
- Keep pets inside or away from the areas we’re looking at
How to book
Prices start from £150, including VAT. The exact figure depends on the roof and the package, so phone 07833 053749 or drop us an email with the details.
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Common questions in Holbrook
Is Holbrook in the area you cover?
We do. The survey and report are the same in Holbrook as anywhere else.
Is my home in Holbrook listed or in a conservation area?
Start with Historic England’s list for listing and your council for conservation areas. It’s worth checking before planning roof work, as both can affect what’s allowed.
Can you find a leak when it isn’t raining?
In most cases, yes. Damp materials can be found without rain. If a leak only appears in driving rain from one direction, we’ll tell you what we found and what’s most likely.
Can you always find the source?
Not always, and we’ll be honest about that. Some leaks hide well, especially those that need wind-driven rain. If we cannot be sure, the report ranks the possible sources.
Are you structural engineers?
No. We’re roof surveyors, not structural engineers, and it doesn’t include calculations. We’ll recommend an engineer if we see signs that call for one.
Will you go up on the roof?
Only if it is safe. We check everything that can safely be seen: from the ground, from windows, from inside the roof space, from the roof where it’s safe and by drone where it applies. Anything we cannot see is noted in the report.
How do you tell a leak from condensation?
It is a common question. Leaks tend to follow wet weather and show in one place, while condensation is frequently widespread and worst on cold days. The report explains which it looks like and what to do.
Roof leak investigations around Holbrook
Many older homes in Sussex have handmade clay tiles and tile-hung walls. Horsham stone slab roofs survive on some old Sussex buildings. Where water gets in depends a good deal on what the roof is made of and how it’s detailed. England has around 10,000 conservation areas and about 500,000 listed buildings. If your home is listed, changes that affect its special interest need listed building consent, and in a conservation area re-roofing in different materials may need permission, so check with the council.
The streets around a church like St. Mark's Church are often among the oldest in a place, and if yours is one of the older homes nearby, water on an older roof tends to find its way in at the lead, the valleys or the chimney. Homes near green spaces like Warnham Park can get more leaves in their gutters in autumn, so outlets and downpipes are worth watching.
Holbrook is about 2 miles north of Horsham, in West Sussex. Anywhere in Holbrook, we can carry out roof leak investigations at your property, on a weekday, Saturday or Sunday. Holbrook is one of the towns and villages in West Sussex where we work for roof leak investigations.
All of RH12 is covered for roof leak investigations. We also cover the places around Holbrook: Warnham (2 miles west), Horsham (2 miles south), Broadbridge Heath (3 miles south-west), Tower Hill (3 miles south-west) and Rowhook (4 miles west). Further out, we also cover Crawley (5 miles east), Haywards Heath (11 miles south-east), Burgess Hill (12 miles south-east), East Grinstead (13 miles east), Broadfield (4 miles east) and Storrington (13 miles south-west).
What’s near Holbrook
Locally, jobs take us to homes and businesses close to Greenway Academy and Warnham Park, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Warnham station, about 0.8 miles west. Well-known places in the area include Horsham Hospital (1.7 miles south-west). Open spaces near Holbrook include Warnham LNR and Vann Lake.
Different roofs, different checks
Lead flashings
Some roofs have mortar where you’d expect lead. They crack as the roof and wall move, and water runs down behind them.
Flat roof upstands and outlets
Outlets drain a flat roof. When one blocks, water ponds and finds any weak spot. Outlets and the area around them are checked.
What happens if roof problems are left?
A small drip today can be a bigger leak after the next storm. Each storm can open a gap a little more. An investigation now gives you time to plan the work. Outbuildings and barns around Holbrook are easy to forget, but a failed roof there can spoil what’s stored inside. A quick look before winter can save a lot.
Every price we give includes VAT. Our price is from £150, including VAT. You’ll know the exact price before you book.
Why us?
- An independent view of the roof
- A report with photographs
- 98% of customers satisfied
- Clear package prices, with VAT included
Read our cost guide and two real surveys.
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Other services in Holbrook
Do you need a roof leak investigation in Holbrook?
A gutter that overflows can soak a wall and mark the ceiling inside. Parapet and box gutters are the worst for this, since a blocked outlet sends water over the lining and into the building.
Most people get in touch after spotting one of these:
- Water coming in around a roof light or dormer
- Wet patches on loft insulation
- Condensation that looks like a leak
- Water marks that spread in wet weather
If you let a flat or house near Warnham station, a clear finding on where water gets in helps you brief a roofer right away.
Choosing a roof surveyor
- What the report includes, and whether it has photos
- What they won’t be able to tell you
- Are they insured for the work?
- If they fly a drone, whether they hold a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID