Oxfordshire · London and the South East
Thermal imaging roof survey in Great Tew, Oxfordshire
A careful look at the roof at your property in Great Tew, with photos and a written report.
- Gaps in loft insulation
- Moisture around outlets and upstands
- Water getting in at parapets and stacks
Thermal roof surveys for homes and businesses in Great Tew
Our thermal survey records how the surface temperature varies across your roof. Those patterns can point to trapped moisture, missing insulation or heat escaping. It’s important to know that the camera shows temperature, not water, so findings are checked with moisture readings. It comes as part of our Premium Survey, from £400. Conditions on the day affect the results, and the report explains how. If you are worried about damp around roof outlets and upstands and leaks that are hard to trace, a survey will tell you what’s going on.
Some older homes in villages like Great Tew are listed or in a conservation area. A look from the air or with a thermal camera doesn’t touch the roof, so it’s a gentle way to see the condition of an old roof. Changes that affect a listed building’s special interest need listed building consent, so check with the council first.
Report times depend on the survey you book: the Basic Survey within 48 hours, the Standard Survey in 24 to 48 hours and the Premium Survey on the same day.
- Place
- Great Tew (OX7)
- Wider area
- Oxfordshire
- Price
- From £400 inc. VAT
- Your report
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- Survey days
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Insurance
- PI and public liability insurance
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
What a survey costs
Survey packages start from £150, inc. VAT. The price for your roof depends on:
- If the survey needs thermal imaging or a drone
- The number of roofs, including extensions and garages
- The package you choose: Basic, Standard or Premium
- Roof area
A Basic Survey starts from £150, inc. VAT. Standard is from £250 and Premium from £400. You’ll know the price for your survey before booking.
Helping us price your survey
You don’t need to know any roofing terms. Just let us know:
- Any photos you have, taken from ground level or a window
- Where any leaks, stains or damp patches show inside
- The property’s address and postcode
- Anything about access we should know
Not sure which survey you need? It is easiest to phone 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.
Also near Great Tew
What else we do in Great Tew
Rented homes, blocks and businesses
An agent can book and manage the survey for a landlord. Access is agreed with the tenant beforehand.
Shared roofs need a little more planning: we need access agreed with whoever owns or manages the building. Let us know about it when booking and we’ll plan the visit with that in mind.
How it works
Where it is relevant and can be reached safely, the loft space is checked as well as the outside. In the loft, the signs we look for are staining, damp, daylight and sagging. The whole visit typically takes about 1–2 hours for a house; commercial roofs usually need 3–4 hours. Older rural homes like those around Great Tew can have a main roof, lower lean-to roofs and outbuildings all joined together. Each part is looked at from wherever it can safely be seen.
- First we go over the roof, the problem you’ve noticed and the conditions forecast for the visit.
- We carry out a visual inspection of the roof from wherever it can safely be seen.
- We take thermal images of the roof to pick up temperature patterns.
- Any patterns of interest are checked with moisture readings where we can reach them.
- You get a report with thermal images, photographs and our recommendations.
Getting ready for the survey
- Point out any leaks or damp patches
- Tell us where we can park nearby
- Move anything stored under the loft hatch
Booking a survey
Photos help, if you have them. Pictures from ground level or a window are fine; never climb up to get a better view. To get started, ring 07833 053749 or use the contact form.
Related advice
Thermal roof surveys around Great Tew
An older home may be listed, or stand in a conservation area. To find out, check Historic England’s list and ask the council about conservation areas. In either case, a change of roofing material may need consent. Cotswold stone slates are found on older buildings in west Oxfordshire, and thatch survives in some of the county’s villages. Slate and clay tile are the usual coverings on older South East houses, with concrete tiles on many later estates. Older coverings on steep or tall roofs are hard to judge from below, so close-up aerial photos and thermal images help.
If you live in an older home near Church of St Michael and All Angels, tall stacks and steep slopes are easier to judge with close-up aerial photos than from the pavement.
Great Tew is about 8 miles south-west of Banbury, in Oxfordshire. If you’re in Great Tew, booking works exactly as it does anywhere else: get in touch, agree the price and pick a day. Across Oxfordshire, we cover Great Tew and the places around it. For surveys nearby, see our Oxford page.
Surveys in OX7 work the same way as everywhere else we cover. Whether your property is on The Square, Old Road and New Road or a nearby road, we can help. Other places close to Great Tew include Little Tew (1 mile south-west), Swerford (2 miles north-west), Wigginton (2 miles north), South Newington (3 miles north) and Church Enstone (3 miles south). We also work in nearby towns such as Banbury (8 miles north-east), Bicester (12 miles east), Witney (12 miles south), Carterton (15 miles south-west), Kidlington (11 miles south-east) and Bure Park (12 miles east).
What’s near Great Tew
Around Great Tew, our work takes us to homes and buildings near The Falkland Arms Public House, among other places. Other landmarks nearby include Old Forge Museum (Great Tew) (less than half a mile north) and Deddington Castle (4.9 miles east). For a walk, there is Woodford Bottom and Lamb's Pool.
How the survey changes by roof type
Single-ply and EPDM roofs
On larger commercial single-ply roofs, thermal imaging can help target moisture readings. That makes the survey more focused.
GRP fibreglass roofs
GRP surfaces can be shiny, which affects thermal readings. We take that into account and check findings with moisture readings.
Leave it or get it looked at?
For buyers, a thermal survey adds detail that a visual inspection cannot give. Finding hidden moisture before exchange gives you facts to raise with the seller. Older cottages and farmhouses around Great Tew can have roof timbers that have been there a very long time, and water through a failed covering can rot timber if it’s left.
Our price is from £400, including VAT. Packages run from Basic at £150 through Standard at £250 to Premium at £400, inc. VAT, and we’ll tell you which fits.
Why us?
- A sub-250g drone, flown with a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID
- 98% of customers satisfied
- Every finding written up with photos
- Thermal imaging and drone inspection where they help
What we are asked to look at in Great Tew
Unexplained damp is one of the main reasons people ask for thermal imaging. A leak may start well away from where the stain appears. The camera helps narrow the search.
These are some of the problems a survey can pick up:
- Areas losing heat at the eaves and junctions
- Damp around chimneys and parapets
- Leaks that are hard to trace
- Thin or uneven insulation in the roof
Take a building like Great Tew County Primary School: thermal images can show where wet insulation sits under a big flat roof.
Before booking anyone
- Is VAT included in the price?
- How long they’ve been surveying roofs
- How long the report takes to arrive
- Which viewpoints they use to see the roof
FAQs for Great Tew
Is Great Tew in the area you cover?
Yes. We survey roofs across London and South East England, and Great Tew is part of that. You can ring 07833 053749 or drop us an email with the address and some details, and we will talk through which survey suits.
Is Great Tew within the area you cover?
We do. A small place gets exactly the same survey as a big one, with the route planned beforehand.
What will the report tell me?
It sets out what we found, why it matters and what we recommend, with photos throughout. It also says if any part of the roof couldn’t be seen safely.
What happens after the survey?
The report comes 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.
How long have you been surveying roofs?
Over 5,000 surveys so far, across 20+ years of surveying roofs, and 98% of customers are satisfied.
When does the report arrive?
The Premium Survey report comes the same day, the Standard within 24–48 hours and the Basic within 48 hours. Each one is emailed, ready to forward.
Can you inspect my roof with a drone?
Yes, where applicable and safe. We fly a sub-250g drone and we are a CAA-registered drone operator (Flyer ID and Operator ID). It’s included in the Drone Roof Survey and, where applicable, the Premium Survey.