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Roof leak investigation in Temple Fortune, Greater London
Tracing where water is getting into your roof in Temple Fortune, with drones and thermal imaging where they help. Call or email for a price.
- Stains around a skylight
- Brown rings on upstairs ceilings
- Water through the ceiling under a flat roof
What affects the price in Temple Fortune
Prices always include VAT. What changes the price is:
- Building height and the viewpoints available
- Extensions, dormers and garages with roofs of their own
- If the survey needs thermal imaging or a drone
- The size of the roof
The Premium Survey includes thermal imaging and drone inspection where applicable, from £400 inc. VAT. We’ll tell you which package suits the questions you have.
What to let us know when you contact us
Some details help us suggest the right survey and price. When you contact us, it is useful to mention:
- Where water is showing inside, if it is
- The reason for the survey, such as buying, a leak or storm damage
- The style of property, from a terrace to a block
- Any photos you have, taken from the ground or a window
You can call us seven days a week. To book or ask a question, phone 07833 053749 or drop us an email.
Roof leak investigations for homes and businesses in Temple Fortune
Moisture readings and thermal imaging are used where they’re useful. Moisture detection confirms where timbers, plaster or insulation are damp. Thermal imaging shows temperature differences that can point to wet areas, not water itself, so we confirm what it suggests with moisture readings. Thermal imaging is part of the Premium Survey, and moisture detection comes with Standard. The best thermal results come after a sunny day, with a dry roof and little wind. If you’ve noticed drips from nail tips in a cold loft and water that shows only in certain storms, we can find out what’s behind it, whatever the roof.
In a London flat, water can travel some way before it shows, sometimes in a different flat from the one below the defect. That makes the source hard to pin down, and finding it matters for whoever has to deal with it. In Temple Fortune, we inspect what we can reach safely and are given access to. Let us know when the water shows, and in what kind of weather.
Pictures do a lot of the work in our reports, because a photo of a cracked flashing says more than a paragraph. If something couldn’t be seen safely, the report is clear about it.
- Place
- Temple Fortune (NW11, NW4, N3)
- Region
- Greater London
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- Emailed report with photos and recommendations
- Appointments
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Insured
- PI and public liability insurance
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
How the survey changes by roof type
Lead flashings
Water from a failed flashing can travel down the wall or along a rafter. We check every flashing that could feed the stain.
Chimney stacks
Chimneys let water in through pointing, flaunching, flashings and open pots. We check each one as far as we can safely see.
DIY checks: what’s safe
The one thing to avoid is getting up close. Roofs are fragile and slippery, and falls from height are serious. That is where a survey comes in, using safe viewpoints and a drone where applicable.
You can learn a lot from ground level. Binoculars help you spot slipped slates or tiles, gaps along the ridge and a leaning stack. Please do not climb up for a closer look.
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What else we do in Temple Fortune
Your questions about roof leak investigations in Temple Fortune
How do I find out if my home in Temple Fortune is listed?
You can check whether a building is listed on Historic England’s list, and your council can tell you if it is in a conservation area. If a 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.
Is parking a problem for a survey in Temple Fortune?
Sometimes, yes. Where there are permit zones, a visitor permit or nearby pay-and-display bay works well.
Will you fly a drone over my roof?
Where it helps and it is safe, yes. Flights depend on the weather on the day and airspace rules, including flight restriction zones near airports. We hold a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID.
Can you survey a shared roof?
Yes, once access has been agreed. Roofs over flats are frequently shared, so whoever owns or manages the building needs to agree access. We inspect only the parts we are allowed to reach.
What does a roof survey cost?
Prices start from £150, including VAT. We confirm the price for your survey before you book, and it depends on the roof’s size, access and the package you choose. To get a price, call 07833 053749 or send us an email.
What should I do before you arrive?
Clear the loft hatch so we can get into the roof space. Gather any photos and notes about when it leaks, and let us know about past repairs. Keep catching drips and keep water away from electrics.
What happens next?
You will receive the report by email, and you decide the next step: raise it with a seller, send it to an insurer, brief a roofer or share it with a managing agent.
Roof leak investigations in Temple Fortune: local notes
The wider area around Temple Fortune has a long history of building, with Heath Hall about 1.3 miles east. Older homes in the wider area often have features worth a closer look, like lead valleys, tall stacks and roofs that have been patched over the years. In outer London, interwar semis with hipped, tiled roofs sit alongside older slate-roofed terraces. If your home in Temple Fortune is one of them, bay roofs, hips and later dormers each have their own details. Different coverings let water in at different points, which shapes where the search starts.
For businesses in and around places like Brent Cross Shopping Centre, finding where water is getting in quickly keeps disruption down. Trees in and around Princes Park shed leaves that can end up in nearby gutters. If you own one of the older houses in the streets near Saint Mary and Archangel Michael Church, leaks on older roofs often start at lead flashings, valleys or around old chimney stacks.
Temple Fortune is about 1 mile south-west of Finchley, in Greater London. Houses, flats, blocks and commercial buildings in Temple Fortune can all book roof leak investigations. Temple Fortune is one of the places in Greater London where we work for roof leak investigations. Our London page covers surveys nearby.
Here we cover the NW11, NW4 and N3 postcode area for roof leak investigations. That includes homes and businesses on Hoop Lane, Bridge Lane and Limes Avenue and the roads around them. Being close to the A598, Temple Fortune is simple for us to get to for roof leak investigations. Nearby, we also carry out roof leak investigations in Golders Green (1 mile south), Hampstead Garden Suburb (1 mile east), East Finchley (1 mile north-east), North End (1 mile south-east) and Childs Hill (1 mile south). Within a short drive, we also cover London (7 miles south-east), City of Westminster (5 miles south-east), Marylebone (5 miles south-east), Kensington (6 miles south), St Pancras (5 miles south-east) and Shoreditch (6 miles south-east).
Landmarks near Temple Fortune
Locally, jobs take us to homes and businesses close to The Henrietta Barnett School, The King Alfred School and Princes Park. The closest station to Temple Fortune is Brent Cross West station, roughly 1.5 miles south-west of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Highgate Private Hospital (1.9 miles east) and Jewish Museum - Finchley (1 mile north-east). Green spaces nearby include Darland's Lake and Parliament Hill.
What this survey can’t tell you
Our survey is not a RICS Level 2 or Level 3 survey, a structural engineer’s report or an asbestos survey. Other limits to bear in mind:
- What’s under the covering or behind the plaster
- Structural calculations (that is a structural engineer’s job)
- Water from pipes, tanks or heating systems
If you’re not sure which survey you need, call 07833 053749 or drop us an email and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book. What our survey covers.
Roofs we survey in Temple Fortune
- Chimney stacks
- Valleys and parapet gutters
- Rooflights and dormers
- Flat roof details
- The roof space
- Lead flashings
- Slate and tile slopes
Rented homes, blocks and businesses
Letting agents often book on a landlord’s behalf, with the report sent to whoever needs it. Access is agreed with the tenant in advance.
A roof problem in a let property affects your tenants as well as the building. A survey shows what needs attention, so you can plan the work with less disruption.
What happens on the day
The visit usually starts outside and finishes in the loft: first the slopes, edges and gutters from every safe viewpoint, then the roof space where it can be reached. All told, expect roughly 1–2 hours, more where the leak is intermittent or the roof is large. Many London properties are flats or terraces with no side access, so the back of the roof is often seen from upstairs windows, from inside or, where a flight is allowed, from the air. Mention any building rules, key holders or managing agents when booking.
- We help you choose the package that suits the leak.
- A visit is booked for a weekday, Saturday or Sunday.
- We inspect inside and out, starting from the stain.
- Moisture detection and thermal imaging are used where your package includes them and they help.
- You get photos, the likely cause and clear recommendations.
Before we arrive
- Keep pets out of the way during the survey
- Let us know about parking before the day
- Buyers: confirm access with the estate agent or seller
Getting a price
Most bookings start with a short call: phone 07833 053749 or use the contact form and we will ask a few questions about the roof. The price is agreed before a date is set.