Kent · London and the South East
Throwley Roof Leak Investigation
Roof leak investigations across Throwley, with over 20 years’ experience behind it. Every survey ends with a written report and photographs.
- Leaks that appear only in driving rain
- Stains around a skylight
- Damp underlay across a wide area
Roof leak investigations in Throwley: local notes
Across Kent, older roofs are often handmade clay or peg tiles, and tile-hanging on upper walls is a familiar sight. The county’s older buildings also include oast houses and timber-framed Wealden hall houses. Different coverings let water in at different points, which shapes where the search starts. The wider area around Throwley has a long history of building, with Belmont House and Gardens about 0.6 miles north-west. On older houses around here, roofs often carry the marks of earlier repairs, from replaced slates to new lead.
The streets around a church like Church of St Michael and All Angels are frequently among the oldest in a place, and if your house is among the older ones nearby, the leak may come from a chimney, a valley or tired lead rather than the covering itself.
Throwley is about 4 miles south of Faversham, in Kent. Wherever you are in Throwley, we can come and survey your property. Our Kent coverage includes Throwley and the places around it. Our Canterbury page covers surveys nearby.
Postcode districts we cover here for roof leak investigations: ME13. If you’re just outside Throwley, we cover Throwley Forstal (1 mile south), Sheldwich (1 mile north-east), Badlesmere (1 mile east), Sheldwich Lees (1 mile east) and Eastling (2 miles north-west). Further out, we also cover Maidstone (14 miles west), Ashford (9 miles south), Canterbury (10 miles east), Sittingbourne (7 miles north-west), Whitstable (10 miles north-east) and Faversham (4 miles north).
Landmarks near Throwley
For rail, the closest station is Faversham station, about 3.6 miles north-east. Other landmarks nearby include Newnham Castle (2.7 miles north-west).
Roof leak investigation in Throwley: what you get
Our job is to find the likely source and tell you. You get a written report with photos showing the likely entry point and the route the water is taking, and recommends what should be done. Whoever does the work then has a clear starting point. The investigation finds and explains the cause, while the repair is a separate matter. Typical surveys look at stains around a skylight and drips from nail tips in a cold loft, across rooflights and dormers, valleys and parapet gutters and chimney stacks.
For a small place like Throwley, the inspection is the same as anywhere: the journey and access are just planned ahead of time. It helps to know where the water appears, in what weather, and what you’ve seen outside, along with any repairs done before. If you have photos of the water coming in, they help as well.
Findings are set out part by part, from the main slopes down to the gutters and outlets, with a note and a photo for each point. You’ll see the good as well as the bad.
- Place
- Throwley (ME13)
- Region
- Kent
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Your report
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- When we survey
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Cover
- PI and public liability insurance
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Rented homes, blocks and businesses
For a freeholder or residents’ company, a roof report is a sound basis for a maintenance plan.
Shared roofs need a little more planning: we need access agreed with the freeholder or managing agent. Mention it when you contact us and we’ll plan the visit with that in mind.
What else we do in Throwley
When to book a survey in Throwley
Every flat roof covering has a working life. Felt often lasts around 15 to 20 years, and splits, blisters and lifting laps let water in. Leaks often start at the edges, upstands and outlets.
A survey makes sense if you’ve noticed:
- Damp on a chimney breast
- Ceiling stains that grow after rain
- Leaks at a dormer or roof window
- Condensation that looks like a leak
If you own a rental within reach of Faversham station, tracing a leak quickly matters when a tenant is living with it.
Before you book any roof surveyor
- How soon the report will arrive
- What insurance they carry
- What follow-up you get after the report
- What the survey won’t cover
Honest limits
To be straight with you, there are limits to any roof survey:
- The repair itself (the investigation finds and reports the cause)
- Defects hidden under coverings or inside walls without opening up
- An intermittent leak that shows no trace on the day
If you’re not sure which survey you need, phone 07833 053749 or email us and we will give you a straight answer. What our survey covers.
What this survey covers
- Flat roof details
- Chimney stacks
- Valleys and parapet gutters
- The roof space
- Slate and tile slopes
- Rooflights and dormers
- Lead flashings
Common questions in Throwley
Is Throwley in the area you cover?
Yes, Throwley is one of the places we work. Every survey there gets the same written report with photographs, and visits run on weekdays and weekends.
Do you cover smaller places like Throwley?
Yes. Throwley is within the area we cover, which takes in towns, villages and rural addresses. We work right across London and the South East. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when booking.
Do I need to be at home?
That depends on the survey. For inside areas and the loft space, someone has to give us access; we will agree the details when you book.
Do you climb onto every roof?
Only when it is safe. Some roofs are too steep or fragile to walk on safely. Safe viewpoints, the loft and a drone where applicable let us see the rest, and the report records anything we couldn’t see.
What does a roof survey cost?
Roof leak investigation starts from £150, including VAT. Our Basic Survey starts from £150, the Standard Survey from £250 and the Premium Survey from £400, all inc. VAT.
Will you fix the leak as part of this?
Our job here is to trace the leak and explain it, not to carry out the repair. The report gives any roofer a clear brief.
Does this replace a RICS home survey?
No. We’re experienced roof surveyors, and our survey covers the roof rather than the whole building. If you need a full building survey, you’ll need a RICS survey as well.
Roof by roof
Slate and tile slopes
A gap in the coverings exposes the underlay. Older felt may hold for a while, but it tears with age.
Lead flashings
Some roofs have mortar where you’d expect lead. They crack as the roof and wall move, letting rain run behind the joint.
How it works
On the day, we start by asking what you’ve noticed and what you want to find out. After that, we look at everything we can see safely, using the ground, windows, the loft and a drone where it applies. Most surveys take between one and two hours for most homes, though a hard-to-trace leak can take longer. Rural addresses near Throwley can be hard to find from a postcode alone, so a few directions are welcome. After that, the survey runs as it would anywhere.
- You let us know where the water appears, when, and what the weather was doing.
- We examine the damp area and the rooms near it.
- In the loft, we follow any signs of water back towards the roof.
- We inspect the likely entry points outside, from the ground, windows and the roof where safe.
- We email a written report showing where the water most likely gets in.
Before we arrive
- Keep pets in another room
- Jot down any questions you want answered
- Leave a clear route to the loft
Book a survey
Booking is simple: just phone 07833 053749 or email us and give us a few details about the property and we’ll point you to the right survey. The price is agreed up front.
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Can I check my roof myself?
Fresh stains on ceilings or walls after rain are worth noting. Take a photo and write down when you saw it, as it helps a surveyor trace the cause.
A DIY look is useful, but it isn’t a survey. From ground level, valleys, flashings and the backs of chimneys are often out of sight, and those are details a survey looks at closely.