Bracknell Forest · London and the South East
Martins Heron Roof Leak Investigation
Roof leak investigations in Martins Heron, with over 20 years’ experience behind it. You get a clear report with photos.
- Damp walls below an overflowing gutter
- Damp underlay across a wide area
- Drips in the loft during heavy rain
Roof leak investigation in Martins Heron: what you get
On older houses, leaks frequently start at lead work and hidden gutters. Worn lead, tired valley linings and blocked parapet outlets are frequent causes. If your home has a butterfly roof, the central valley gutter is a common culprit in heavy rain. Parapet walls and their gutters are looked at from wherever it is safe. The findings are recorded with photos. Typical surveys look at leaks at a dormer or roof window and a leak that comes and goes with the weather, on rooflights and dormers, slate and tile slopes and chimney stacks.
Houses in smaller places like Martins Heron can stand more in the open, where driving rain gets into any gap at a ridge, verge or flashing. A leak that only appears in certain weather often points to an exposed detail. Tell us when it happens when you get in touch. The gutters on the most exposed side can overflow too.
What you get is a clear record of the leaking roof on the day we saw it. It’s useful straight away, and a good reference for later.
- Location
- Martins Heron (RG12, SL5)
- Wider area
- Bracknell Forest
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- Survey days
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Insurance
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
What a survey costs
Several things affect the price of a survey:
- The package you choose: Basic, Standard or Premium
- How many separate roofs there are, like extensions, dormers and garages
- The type of building, from a house to a block or an office
- Roof area
One thing that affects the price is the package: Basic from £150, Standard from £250 or Premium from £400, all with VAT included. The roof’s size, height and access matter as well.
What to let us know when you get in touch
Before you get in touch, it is useful to have:
- Any marks or damp showing indoors
- What kind of property and roof it is
- When you need the report by
- Your postcode, so we can check access and travel
To arrange a survey, call 07833 053749 or drop us an email with the address and what you’d like to know about the roof. We’ll confirm the price before you book.
For landlords and managing agents
For a freeholder or residents’ company, a roof report is a sound basis for a maintenance plan.
If the property is let, the agent or a tenant can let us in, at a time agreed beforehand. Surveys run seven days a week, which can make access easier.
Can I check my roof myself?
The one thing to avoid is getting up close. Slates, tiles, flat roofs and rooflights can give way. That part is for a survey, using safe viewpoints and a drone where it applies.
It helps to keep a record: dates of leaks, photos from the ground and any work done on the roof. Share it with us when you book, as it helps us focus the survey.
Do you need a roof leak investigation in Martins Heron?
Blocked gutters can look like a roof leak. Hidden gutters behind parapets cause the most trouble, because when they block, water backs up and runs inside.
Things that often lead to a survey include:
- Drips from nail tips in a cold loft
- Wet patches high on an inside wall
- Stains around a skylight
- Leaks that appear only in driving rain
If you run a business near The Lexicon, a leak can close part of a shop or office, so finding the cause quickly matters.
What to check before booking
- Do they have a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID for drone work?
- Whether VAT is in the quoted price
- How they plan to inspect the roof safely
- What follow-up you get after the report
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Martins Heron: your questions answered
Is my home in Martins Heron listed or in a conservation area?
For listing, use Historic England’s list; for conservation areas, ask the council. It matters most if you are planning to re-roof in a different material.
Should a flat-roofed garage or porch in Martins Heron be checked too?
Typically, yes: let us know about it as you book so the visit can include it. Many homes in new towns like Bracknell have flat-roofed garages and porches, and felt roofs frequently last around 15–20 years.
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.
What happens after the survey?
The report arrives by email. The Standard Survey includes a follow-up consultation, and the Premium Survey an in-person consultation.
Will you walk on the roof?
Only if it is safe. We look at everything that can be seen safely: from ground level, from windows and vantage points, from the roof space, from the roof itself where safe and by drone where applicable. Anything we cannot see is noted in the report.
How do I book a survey in Martins Heron?
Simply phone 07833 053749 or drop us an email. We will ask a few questions, confirm the price and agree a date, weekday or weekend.
Will you check the loft?
Where it is relevant to the survey and there’s safe access, yes. Please clear anything stored under the hatch, and if the loft cannot be reached safely, the report says so.
What happens on the day
Photos are taken throughout the visit, so you can see in the report what we found and where. We take close-ups from wherever is safe, including by drone where it is applicable and the weather allows. A typical visit takes roughly 1–2 hours for most houses, with bigger or more complicated roofs taking longer. A visit to Martins Heron is planned like any other: the time, the access and where to park are agreed in advance. Weekday and weekend visits are both possible. If there are outbuildings or garages you want looked at, mention them.
- 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.
- The report explains the likely entry point and what needs attention.
Before we arrive
- Let us know about parking near the property
- Make a note of anything you’d like us to look at
- Let us know about any leaks, stains or damp patches you know of
How to book
When you are ready to go ahead, ring 07833 053749 or drop us an email. From there it is a case of choosing a package, agreeing the price and fixing a day.
Advice
Tips from our surveys
Most of what helps is simple and safe from the ground. A few suggestions:
- Have an electrician check any wet fittings
- Stay off ladders and the roof
- Photograph the stain each time it appears
- Catch drips in a bucket and protect the floor
Once the work is done, hold on to the report. If the leak returns, it’s a useful record of what was found.
Look at the roof from the ground after strong winds. Pieces of slate or tile in the garden mean something has moved. Prompt repairs stop gaps turning into leaks.
Wind, rain and roofs in Martins Heron
Older houses in the South East frequently have slate or clay tile roofs, while many later estates have concrete tiles, with flat-roofed extensions, dormers and garages common everywhere. Each of these roof types has its own typical places for water to get in. Martins Heron is part of Bracknell, one of the post-war new towns. Homes from the post-war decades are common in the new towns, many with low-pitched roofs in concrete tiles and flat-roofed garages or porches. Low pitches let wind-driven rain reach further under the tiles, and flat-roofed garages and porches are common leak points.
For landlords with property near Martins Heron station, a tenant living with a leak needs the cause found, not just the stain painted over. For site and facilities teams at buildings such as Harmans Water Primary School, water through a big roof can travel a long way before it drips, so the search covers more than the obvious spot.
Martins Heron is about 1 mile east of Bracknell, in Bracknell Forest. We survey roofs in Martins Heron and the rest of Bracknell Forest. Martins Heron is one of the places in Bracknell Forest we cover for roof leak investigations. We also survey roofs in Reading.
Surveys in RG12 and SL5 work the same way as everywhere else we cover. We offer roof leak investigations to properties on Bog Lane, Radnor Road and London Road and the roads around them. We also cover the places around Martins Heron: The Warren (1 mile south), Jennett's Park (1 mile west), Forest Park (1 mile south), Bullbrook (1 mile north-west) and Harmans Water (1 mile south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Sandhurst (5 miles south-west), Binfield (3 miles north-west), Popeswood (3 miles west), College Town (5 miles south-west), Farley Wood (3 miles west) and Amen Corner (3 miles west).
Landmarks near Martins Heron
Locally, jobs take us to homes and businesses close to Ranelagh School and LVS Ascot, among other places. Martins Heron has its own railway station: Martins Heron station. Well-known places in the area include Heatherwood Hospital (1.5 miles east) and The Lexicon (1.3 miles north-west). The countryside around Martins Heron includes Heath Lake and Wildmoor Heath.