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Roof leak investigation in West Wellow, Hampshire
Roof leak investigations in West Wellow, backed by more than 20 years’ experience. You get a clear report with photos.
- Staining around the chimney inside
- Ceiling stains that grow after rain
- Water through the ceiling under a flat roof
What happens on the day
After the inspection, everything we found is written up as a written report with photos, sent to you by email. On timing, it normally takes about one to two hours at most homes, rising to roughly 3–4 hours on a commercial building. In a small place like West Wellow, access is normally the main thing to plan. Mention any outbuildings, barns or garages you want included, and anything about the roof you already know. Visits can be on weekdays, Saturdays or Sundays.
- You get in touch with details of the leak and any photos.
- The visit starts indoors, at the stain and in the loft.
- We check the likely entry points outside, such as flashings, valleys, chimneys and gutters.
- We use moisture detection, and thermal imaging where it’s useful.
- We email a report with photos, the likely entry point and recommendations.
How to prepare
- Gather any invoices or paperwork from past roof work
- Clear the way to the loft hatch
- If it isn’t your property yet, arrange access through the agent
Getting a price
Booking is simple: just ring 07833 053749 or drop us an email and give us some details about the property and we’ll explain which survey suits. The price is agreed up front.
Related advice
How a roof leak investigation works in West Wellow
Leaks tend to begin where one part of a roof meets another. Common entry points include chimney and wall flashings, valleys, parapet and box gutters, and the upstands and outlets on flat roofs. Each of these is checked in turn and we follow where the evidence leads. Every chimney, dormer and roof light adds more joints to check. We look at all of them, from every safe vantage point. We are frequently asked to look into stains around a skylight and wet patches high on an inside wall, on chimney stacks, slate and tile slopes and lead flashings.
Many homes in small places like West Wellow face open ground, so storms hit ridges, verges and chimneys hard. Once water gets into older walls, it takes a long time to dry, so it pays to find the cause quickly. A written record also helps if you need to explain it to anyone else.
The report is written in plain words, so you don’t need to be a roofer to follow it. Photos show what each point refers to.
- Place
- West Wellow (SO51)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Your report
- A written report with photos, by email
- Survey days
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Insurance
- PI and public liability insurance
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
Towns and villages near West Wellow
Other services in West Wellow
Should I look at the roof myself first?
Keep a simple record: dates of leaks, photos from the ground and any work done on the roof. Share it with us when booking and it will help the survey.
Fresh stains on ceilings or walls after rain are worth noting. Take a photo and write down when you saw it.
What affects the cost of roof leak investigations
Not every roof costs the same to survey, for these reasons:
- Extensions, dormers and garages with roofs of their own
- The shape of the roof and its details
- House, block, shop or office
- The use of thermal imaging or a drone
All our prices include VAT. Roof leak investigation starts from £150, including VAT. You will know the price for the job before booking.
What we need to know
We’ll usually ask about:
- The kind of building and roof involved
- Your timetable, such as an exchange date
- Your postcode, so we can check access and travel
- Where water is showing inside, if it is
Surveys can be booked for weekdays, Saturdays or Sundays. To find a date that works for you, ring 07833 053749 or drop us an email.
When to book a survey in West Wellow
A chimney stack has plenty of places for rain to get in. Water can enter through crumbling mortar, cracked flaunching, worn flashings or uncapped pots. The damp may appear on a chimney breast, a ceiling or in the loft.
Problems we come across frequently include:
- Water marks that spread in wet weather
- Drips in the loft during heavy rain
- Water that shows only in certain storms
- Leaks below a flat extension roof
If you own a rental within reach of Romsey station, tracing a leak quickly matters when a tenant is living with it.
Before booking anyone
- Will they check the loft as well as the outside?
- Their track record with similar roofs
- Whether you can ask questions once you have the report
- Is VAT included in the price?
Honest limits
A survey is a careful look at the leaking roof, but it cannot do everything. The main limits are:
- A structural engineer’s report
- Putting the leak right
- Leaks that only appear in weather we cannot recreate
Not sure which survey suits your roof? You can call 07833 053749 or use the contact form and we’ll tell you before you book. What a survey covers and does not.
Roofs we survey in West Wellow
- The roof space
- Rooflights and dormers
- Lead flashings
- Slate and tile slopes
- Valleys and parapet gutters
- Flat roof details
- Chimney stacks
FAQs for West Wellow
Do you carry out roof surveys in West Wellow?
Yes, West Wellow is one of the places we work. The survey and report are the same in West Wellow as anywhere else.
Is West Wellow within the area you cover?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. We survey roofs across London and the South East. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when booking.
What happens next?
The report arrives by email. The Standard Survey includes a follow-up consultation, and the Premium Survey an in-person consultation, so you can talk the findings through.
Will you definitely find the leak?
Not every leak can be pinned down in a single visit. Most leave clues we can follow, but intermittent leaks that need particular weather can be harder. We report what we found and the likeliest sources.
Is it the same as a RICS Level 2 or Level 3 survey?
No. This is a survey of the roof only, so it’s not a RICS Level 2 or Level 3 survey. Many buyers have both.
Can you give me structural calculations?
No. We are roof surveyors, not structural engineers. If we see signs that need an engineer’s opinion, we will recommend one.
Can you tell me if my roof has asbestos?
No. Asbestos surveys and testing are not part of what we do. If we see materials that could contain asbestos, such as cement roof sheets or soffits on buildings from before 2000, we flag them, and recommend a specialist asbestos surveyor checks them before they’re disturbed.
Roof leak investigations in West Wellow: local notes
About 2 miles west lies Landford Manor, a reminder of how long the area around West Wellow has been built on. On older houses around here, roofs frequently carry the marks of earlier repairs, from replaced slates to new lead, and any change of roofing material on a listed home needs checking with the council first. Thatch survives on some older buildings in Hampshire’s villages. Across the South East, older homes tend to have slate or clay tiles, and many later ones concrete tiles. Different coverings let water in at different points, which shapes where the search starts.
Take an older house close to Church of St Margaret: leaks on older roofs often start at lead flashings, valleys or around old chimney stacks. If you look after a building like Wellow School, water through a big roof can travel a long way before it drips, so the search covers more than the obvious spot.
West Wellow is about 5 miles west of Romsey, in Hampshire. Houses, flats, blocks and commercial buildings in West Wellow can all book roof leak investigations. Across Hampshire, we cover West Wellow and the places around it. Our Southampton page covers surveys nearby.
Here we cover the SO51 postcode area for roof leak investigations. Whether your property is on Wheatears Drive, Gazing Lane and Reeves Close or a nearby road, we can survey it. Close by, we survey roofs in Canada (1 mile south), East Wellow (1 mile south-east), Blackhill (1 mile south-east), Plaitford Green (1 mile north) and The Frenches (2 miles north-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Winchester (13 miles north-east), Eastleigh (10 miles east), Totton (5 miles south-east), Chandler's Ford (9 miles east), Hedge End (13 miles east) and Lymington (15 miles south).
What’s near West Wellow
In West Wellow, that means homes and buildings near Embley and Rockingham Arms and the streets around them. West Wellow’s nearest station is Romsey station, about 4.2 miles east. A little further out are Tatchbury Mount Hospital (3.8 miles south-east) and King Johns House (3.9 miles east). Green spaces nearby include Copythorne Common.
Landlords, agents and block managers in West Wellow
We survey roofs for landlords and agents as well as householders. The report gives you a dated record of the leaking roof, with photographs.
Shared roofs need a little more planning: we need access agreed with the building owner or managing agent. Mention it when you contact us and we will plan the visit with that in mind.