Surrey · London and the South East
Roof Leak Investigation in West Molesey
Tracing where water is getting into your roof for West Molesey, from an experienced roof surveyor. Every survey comes with a written report and photos.
- Damp on a chimney breast
- Leaks at a dormer or roof window
- Drips from nail tips in a cold loft
How we price roof leak investigations
Not every roof costs the same to survey, for these reasons:
- If the survey needs thermal imaging or a drone
- The height of the building and how the roof can safely be seen
- Commercial roofs and larger buildings
- Features like valleys, chimneys, dormers and parapets
Every price we give includes VAT. Roof leak investigation starts from £150, including VAT. We confirm the price for your survey before booking.
What we need to know
Before you get in touch, it helps to have:
- The style of property, from a terrace to a block
- Where the property is, with the postcode
- What’s prompted the survey
- Where any leaks, stains or damp patches show inside
Not sure which survey you need? It is easiest to ring 07833 053749 or use the contact form and describe the roof and what’s worrying you. We will talk you through the options and what they cost.
Roof leak investigations for homes and businesses in West Molesey
Our roof leak investigations cover West Molesey and the wider South East. Surveys are carried out on weekdays and at weekends. We look inside and out, at flashings, valleys, chimneys, gutters and flat roof details. The findings come in a written report with photos. If water is coming in now, catch it in a bucket and keep it away from lights and sockets, then call 07833 053749 or use the contact form. Common reasons to book are drips in the loft during heavy rain and damp on a chimney breast, on chimney stacks, slate and tile slopes and flat roof details.
In a smaller place like West Molesey, some roofs face open ground, so wind and driving rain find any weakness in ridges, verges and flashings. If a leak shows only when the wind is in a certain direction, that is a useful clue. It’s useful to know when and where the water appears. The gutters on the most exposed side can overflow too.
Every survey ends with a written report, with photos, emailed to you. It explains the condition of the leaking roof, the defects we found and what we recommend.
- Location
- West Molesey (KT8)
- Region
- Surrey
- Price
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- Appointments
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Insured
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
The survey, step by step
Safety comes first on every visit. Everything that can safely be seen is inspected, and anything we can’t see is noted in the report. Most visits take about 1–2 hours at most homes, rising to roughly 3–4 hours on a commercial building. With a bit of garden around a house, as there often is around West Molesey, the roof can be viewed from several angles. Let us know if any side is fenced off or hard to reach. The loft, where there’s safe access, completes the picture.
- You pick a Basic, Standard or Premium Survey.
- We agree a date, including weekends.
- 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 the survey
- If you are buying, check with the agent that we can get in
- Make a note of anything you’d like us to look at
- Keep pets in another room
How to book
You can call us seven days a week, including Saturdays and Sundays. For a price or to book, call 07833 053749 or email us.
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West Molesey questions
Is West Molesey within the area you cover?
Yes, West Molesey is on our map. A small place gets exactly the same survey as a big one.
Is West Molesey in the area you cover?
Yes, West Molesey is within the area we cover. We survey roofs across London and the South East. You can call 07833 053749 or drop us an email with the address and a few details.
Do you climb onto every roof?
Not always. Some roofs are too steep or fragile to walk on safely. Safe viewpoints, the loft and a drone where it applies let us see the rest, and the report records anything we couldn’t see.
Do you use drones?
Yes, where it applies and safe. We’re a CAA-registered drone operator (Flyer ID and Operator ID), flying a sub-250g drone. It’s included in the Drone Roof Survey and, where it applies, the Premium Survey.
Is it the same as a RICS Level 2 or Level 3 survey?
No. Our survey is a roof survey, not a RICS Level 2 or Level 3 survey of the whole building. It focuses on the roof, so it sits alongside a building survey rather than replacing it.
Do you look in the roof space?
Where it is relevant to the survey and there’s safe access, yes. A clear path to the hatch helps.
Can you always find the source?
We can’t promise it. Water can travel a long way, and some leaks only show in particular storms. Where the source is not certain, we list the likely routes in order.
Checking the roof from the ground
A DIY look is useful, but it is not a survey. You will not see flashings, valleys or the backs of chimneys properly from ground level, and those are details a survey looks at closely.
It helps to keep a record: dates of leaks, photos from ground level and any work done on the roof. Share it with us when booking and it will help the survey.
Different roofs, different checks
Chimney stacks
Chimneys let water in through pointing, flaunching, flashings and open pots. Each is looked at from every safe viewpoint, and look for damp on the breast inside.
Lead flashings
Mortar fillets are sometimes used instead of lead. Fillets crack and pull away over time, letting rain run behind the joint.
Roof leak investigations around West Molesey
The wider area around West Molesey has a long history of building, with Hampton Court Palace about 1.6 miles east. Older roofs in the wider area can hide decades of patch repairs, so the detail matters, and a listed home or one in a conservation area may need consent for changes of material. Handmade clay tiles and tile-hung walls are typical of Surrey’s older houses. Some old buildings in Surrey and Sussex have Horsham stone slab roofs. Each of these roof types has its own typical places for water to get in.
If you let a flat or house near Hampton station, a tenant living with a leak needs the cause found, not just the stain painted over. For an older house near a landmark like Church of St Peter, leaks on older roofs often start at lead flashings, valleys or around old chimney stacks.
West Molesey is about 2 miles north-east of Walton-on-Thames, in Surrey. West Molesey gets the same service as everywhere else we work: a proper look at what can safely be seen, photographs and a clear written report. West Molesey is one of the places in Surrey we cover for roof leak investigations. You can also see our page for London.
We work across the KT8 postcode area for roof leak investigations. We cover properties on High Street, Walton Road and St Peter's Road. West Molesey sits on or near the B369, so getting to you is simple. If you are just outside West Molesey, we cover East Molesey (1 mile east), Hampton (1 mile north), Hampton Hill (2 miles north-east), Hanworth (2 miles north) and Teddington (2 miles north-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Guildford (14 miles south-west), Woking (11 miles south-west), Epsom (6 miles south-east), Redhill (14 miles south-east), Ewell (6 miles south-east) and Egham (8 miles west).
Around West Molesey
We work in homes and buildings around Lower Hampton Road, Jolly Coopers pub and Esher College and the streets around them. The closest station to West Molesey is Hampton station, roughly 0.9 miles north of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Teddington Memorial Hospital (2.1 miles north-east) and Bentall Centre (3 miles east). The countryside around West Molesey includes Kingston Hill Road area and The Lake.
What we are asked to look at in West Molesey
A chimney stack has lots of places for rain to get in. Eroded pointing, cracked flaunching, failed flashings and open pots can all be responsible. It can show up on the chimney breast, nearby ceilings or in the loft space.
Typical things we’re asked to look at include:
- Damp patches next to the stack
- Condensation that looks like a leak
- Wet patches high on an inside wall
- Leaks at a dormer or roof window
If you look after a building like Chandlers Field Primary School, on a building that size, finding the source of a drip means looking well beyond the stain.
Before you book any roof surveyor
- What insurance they carry
- Whether you can ask questions once you have the report
- Their report turnaround times
- Will the report include photos?
What this survey cannot tell you
Every survey has limits, and we’d rather be clear about that before you book. Keep these in mind:
- Leaks that only appear in weather we cannot recreate
- The repair itself (the investigation finds and reports the cause)
- Whether rotten timbers meet design loads
If you are not sure which survey you need, ring 07833 053749 or send us an email and we will give you a straight answer. What a survey covers and doesn’t.
What this survey covers
- Valleys and parapet gutters
- Lead flashings
- Rooflights and dormers
- The roof space
- Slate and tile slopes
- Chimney stacks
- Flat roof details