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Butcher's Cross Thermal Roof Survey
Thermal imaging to find moisture and heat loss patterns in a roof in Butcher's Cross, with drones and thermal imaging where they help. Get in touch for a price.
- Possible trapped moisture under a flat roof covering
- Cold areas below the roof
- Areas losing heat at the eaves and junctions
Do you need a thermal roof survey in Butcher's Cross?
After a repair, some owners want to know whether the roof has dried out. A thermal survey with moisture readings can show whether wet areas remain when the conditions on the day are suitable.
Things that often lead to a survey include:
- Damp that repairs haven’t cured
- Leaks that are hard to trace
- Patches of heat loss across the roof
- Thin or uneven insulation in the roof
For site and facilities teams at buildings such as Skippers Hill Manor School, thermal images can show where wet insulation sits under a big flat roof.
Before you book anyone
- Whether they hold professional indemnity and public liability insurance
- What the report includes, and whether it has photos
- Whether the loft is part of the inspection
- Whether any drone flown is registered with the CAA
Thermal roof surveys for homes and businesses in Butcher's Cross
On a flat roof, wet insulation holds heat longer than dry insulation. So a wet patch can show as a warmer or cooler area on the camera. This can give an idea of how far water has travelled beneath the membrane, something you can’t typically tell from the surface. We then check those areas with moisture readings. We survey ceilings below the roof, commercial roofs and pitched roof slopes, and the problems we are asked to look at most are leaks far from where the stain appears and damp around chimneys and parapets.
Some older homes in villages like Butcher's Cross are listed or in a conservation area. Neither a drone survey nor a thermal survey involves any work on the roof, which suits a building where any change needs care, before anyone decides what work it needs. Check with the council before planning any work on a listed building or one in a conservation area.
We keep jargon out of it: where something needs attention, it says so plainly, along with how urgent it is.
- Location
- Butcher's Cross (TN20)
- Region
- East Sussex
- Cost
- From £400 inc. VAT
- Report
- Emailed report with photos and recommendations
- Survey days
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Cover
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
How it works
Expect us to ask a few questions before we start, like when any problem began and what work has been done before. Then the inspection itself takes about one to two hours for most homes, plus time to check any thermal findings with moisture readings. Around Butcher's Cross, older homes can have small or awkward roof spaces, so it’s useful to know whether there is a loft hatch and how easy it is to reach. We only go where it’s safe.
- First we discuss the roof, any damp and the forecast for the visit.
- The roof is inspected visually from safe positions.
- Thermal images are taken across the roof and, where there is safe access, in the loft.
- Patterns that stand out are checked with moisture readings.
- The report pairs each thermal image with a photo and explains what it suggests.
Before the survey
- Unlock side gates and any roof access doors
- Point out any leaks or damp patches
- Buyers: confirm access with the estate agent or seller
Booking a survey
To arrange a survey, ring 07833 053749 or drop us an email and tell us the address and what’s prompted the survey. You will know the price before anything is booked.
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Prices for thermal roof surveys in Butcher's Cross
Our packages start from £150, inc. VAT. What you pay for your roof depends on:
- Which survey package you book
- The shape of the roof and its details
- The roof’s overall size
- House, block, shop or office
Prices start from £400, including VAT. The final price depends on the size and height of the roof, access and the package you choose.
Booking your survey
To price your survey accurately, we will ask about:
- The address and postcode of the property
- Your timetable, like an exchange date
- The reason for the survey, such as buying, a leak or storm damage
- Pictures from the garden or a window, if you have them
Most bookings start with a short call: ring 07833 053749 or use the contact form, and we will ask about the building and what you need. The price is agreed before a date is set.
What you can safely check yourself
After heavy rain, check ceilings and the tops of walls for new stains. Take a photo and write down when you saw it.
The one thing to avoid is getting up close. Roofs are fragile and slippery, and a fall can be serious. That’s where a survey comes in, using safe viewpoints and a drone where it applies.
What a thermal roof survey looks like in Butcher's Cross
Listing and conservation areas can both shape what roof work is allowed on an older home. The council is the place to check, along with Historic England’s list. Where the drone is part of the survey, the flight is checked against the Drone Safety Map first.
If you live in an older home near Church of the Good Shepherd, tall stacks and steep slopes are easier to judge with close-up aerial photos than from the pavement.
Butcher's Cross is about 4 miles south-east of Crowborough, in East Sussex. Anywhere in Butcher's Cross, we can come and survey your property, on a weekday, Saturday or Sunday. Butcher's Cross is one of the towns and villages in East Sussex where we work for thermal roof surveys. For surveys nearby, see our Crawley page.
Surveys in TN20 work the same way as everywhere else we cover. Nearby, we also carry out thermal roof surveys in Skippers Hill (1 mile south-west), Five Ashes (1 mile south), Woolbridge (1 mile north-east), Wellbrook (1 mile east) and Mayfield (2 miles north-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Bexhill-on-Sea (15 miles south-east), Lewes (13 miles south-west), Hailsham (10 miles south), Crowborough (4 miles north-west), Uckfield (6 miles south-west) and Polegate (13 miles south).
Near you in Butcher's Cross
We work in homes and buildings around Five Ashes CofE Primary School and The Five Ashes Inn, among other places. The closest station to Butcher's Cross is Crowborough station, roughly 3 miles north-west of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Tickerage Castle (4.1 miles south-west) and Crowborough War Memorial Hospital (4.1 miles north-west). Green spaces nearby include Selwyns Wood.
Different roofs, different checks
Pitched slate and tile roofs
Inside the roof space, thermal images can help with damp around stacks, valleys and roof windows. We check any patterns with moisture readings.
Single-ply and EPDM roofs
On larger commercial single-ply roofs, thermal imaging can help target moisture readings. That makes the survey more focused.
Tips that help
Over many surveys, some simple habits stand out:
- Remember the conditions on the day affect the results
- Note where damp appears and after what weather
- File the images with your roof records
- Move stored items away from the loft hatch
You can pass the report to a roofer so they can see where the problem areas seem to be. Each thermal image is matched to a normal photo, so the areas are easy to locate.
After repairs or a new covering, a later survey can confirm things are dry, when the conditions are suitable.
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Butcher's Cross: your questions answered
Do you cover Butcher's Cross?
Yes, Butcher's Cross is one of the places we work. Every survey there gets the same written report with photographs.
Is Butcher's Cross within the area you cover?
Yes, we do. We work right across London and South East England, from towns to the smallest villages. The journey is planned ahead, so it helps to know about access.
Will thermal imaging find my leak?
It can help narrow down where water may be getting in. Patterns can suggest where trapped water has spread. It is used alongside a close inspection and moisture readings because the camera cannot confirm water on its own.
Are you structural engineers?
No. Our survey isn’t a structural engineer’s report, and it doesn’t include calculations. If we see signs that need an engineer’s opinion, we will recommend one.
Will you fly a drone over my roof?
Where it is applicable and safe, yes. We are a CAA-registered drone operator (Flyer ID and Operator ID), flying a sub-250g drone. Drone inspection is part of the Drone Roof Survey and the Premium Survey, where applicable.
I live in a flat. Can you survey the roof?
Yes, if the building owner or managing agent agrees access. On a shared roof we can only inspect the parts we are allowed to reach.
What will the report tell me?
It explains what we saw, what it means and what we’d suggest, backed by photographs. It also says if any part of the roof couldn’t be seen safely, so you know exactly what was covered.