Kent · London and the South East
Thermal Roof Survey in Hazel Street
Thermal imaging to find moisture and heat loss patterns in a roof in Hazel Street, using drones and thermal imaging where applicable. Call or email for a price.
- Damp that repairs haven’t cured
- Moisture around outlets and upstands
- Areas losing heat at the eaves and junctions
Airspace, weather and Hazel Street roofs
Older houses across Kent often have handmade clay or peg tiles, and many have tile-hung walls. Kent’s older buildings take in oast houses and timber-framed Wealden hall houses as well. A drone or thermal camera adds most on the steep, tall and hidden parts of roofs like these. Scotney Castle, about 2.7 miles south, is one of the historic houses in the wider area around Hazel Street. Older roofs in the wider area can hide decades of patch repairs, so the detail matters.
If you look after a building such as Horsmonden Primary School, thermal images can show where wet insulation sits under a big flat roof.
Hazel Street is about 7 miles east of Royal Tunbridge Wells, in Kent. Wherever you are in Hazel Street, we can come and survey your property. Our area takes in places right across Kent, large and small. Maidstone is in our area too.
Here we cover the TN12 postcode area for thermal roof surveys. Local streets include Lamberhurst Road and Spelmonden Road. If you are just outside Hazel Street, we cover Horsmonden (1 mile north-east), Smallbridge (1 mile south-east), Capel Cross (1 mile east), Broad Ford (1 mile east) and Palmer's Green (2 miles north). We also work in nearby towns like Maidstone (10 miles north-east), Sevenoaks (15 miles north-west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (7 miles west), Tonbridge (8 miles north-west), Kings Hill (10 miles north) and Foley Park (11 miles north-east).
Near you in Hazel Street
In Hazel Street, that means homes and buildings near The Gun And Spitroast Public House And Rear Courtyard and the streets around them. Hazel Street’s nearest station is Paddock Wood station, roughly 3.9 miles north. Other landmarks nearby include Old Scotney Castle (2.7 miles south) and Tunbridge Wells Hospital (5.1 miles west). The countryside around Hazel Street includes Bewl Water.
How a thermal roof survey works in Hazel Street
A thermal imaging roof survey uses a thermal camera to show differences in surface temperature across a roof. Those patterns can point to trapped moisture, missing insulation or heat escaping. The camera does not see water itself, so findings are checked with moisture readings. Thermal imaging is included in our Premium Survey, from £400. Conditions on the day affect the results, and the report explains how. We survey pitched roof slopes, insulated roof spaces and commercial roofs, and people most often book us about areas of a flat roof that may hold water and cold spots on ceilings under the roof.
Somewhere as small as Hazel Street, older roofs are often steep and partly hidden by trees or outbuildings. Close-up drone photos and thermal images help show what cannot be reached safely. Weather and airspace are looked at before the visit. Steep slopes and tall chimney stacks are where a close-up view adds the most.
What you get is a clear record of the roof on the day we saw it. That makes it useful now and a handy reference later, for example when you want to check whether anything has changed.
- Location
- Hazel Street (TN12)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Cost
- From £400 inc. VAT
- Report
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- When we survey
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Insured
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
FAQs for Hazel Street
Is Hazel Street within the area you cover?
Yes. Hazel Street is within the area we cover, which takes in towns, villages and rural addresses. Our area covers London and the South East. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there as you book.
Is Hazel Street in the area you cover?
Yes, Hazel Street is within the area we cover. We cover the whole of London and South East England. You can ring 07833 053749 or drop us an email with the address and a few details, and we will talk through which survey suits.
Are you insured?
We are covered by professional indemnity and public liability insurance.
What do I do with the report?
You will receive the report by email, and you decide the next step: use it with a seller, an insurer, a roofer or a managing agent.
Can you check my loft insulation with a thermal camera?
Thermal images can suggest where heat is escaping and where insulation may be missing. The survey is not an energy rating or a heat loss calculation, but the images show where improvements may help.
Is thermal imaging included in your surveys?
It is part of the Premium Survey, from £400. You also get an in-person consultation and a 12-month follow-up. For bigger commercial roofs, we quote on size.
What conditions are best for thermal imaging?
The weather makes a real difference. A sunny day beforehand, a dry surface and calm air all help. Rain and strong wind can make the images less clear, so we discuss the forecast when booking.
Before and after the survey
Nothing here needs a ladder. A few suggestions:
- Keep the report to compare against after any repair
- Don’t switch the heating off ahead of the visit
- Keep dated photos of any marks on ceilings
- Check the loft can be reached safely
You can pass the report to a roofer so they can see where the problem areas seem to be. Because the images are paired with photos, it’s easy to find each area on the roof.
Have small defects in the covering fixed early. Once water gets under a membrane, it can travel far before it appears inside.
The survey, step by step
Once we’ve finished looking, we write up our findings as a written report with photos, emailed to you. As for time on site, it typically takes roughly 1–2 hours for most homes, plus time to check any thermal findings with moisture readings. Rural addresses near Hazel Street can be hard to find from a postcode alone, so a few directions, or a note of a nearby landmark, help us arrive on time. After that, the survey runs as it would anywhere.
- We start with the roof, its history and any signs of damp or heat loss.
- We check the conditions and note how they may affect the images.
- A full inspection and thermal imaging are carried out together.
- We back up the thermal patterns with moisture readings.
- The Premium report reaches you the same day, and we go through it with you in person.
Preparing for the visit
- Have any paperwork from past roof work to hand
- Point out any leaks or damp patches
- If the roof is shared, arrange access with whoever manages the building
Arrange a survey
When you’re ready to go ahead, call 07833 053749 or send us an email. From there it’s a case of choosing a package, agreeing the price and fixing a day.
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What else we do in Hazel Street
What we are asked to look at in Hazel Street
Building owners and managing agents use thermal surveys to plan work on larger flat roofs. It can suggest which areas may be wet and which seem dry, so moisture readings can be targeted.
Things that often lead to a survey include:
- Stains that keep coming back
- Cold spots on ceilings under the roof
- Damp around roof outlets and upstands
- Leaks that are hard to trace
The streets around a church such as Church of St Margaret are often among the oldest in a place, and if your house is among the older ones nearby, steep roofs, tall chimneys and hidden valleys can be hard to see from the ground, and that’s where a view from the air or with a thermal camera helps.
Questions to ask before you book
- How much experience they have with roofs like yours
- Will they check the loft as well as the outside?
- Whether you get a written report with photos
- How they’ll see the roof: from the ground, the loft, the roof or by drone
How we price thermal roof surveys
Several things affect the price of a survey:
- How complicated the roof is, with its valleys, chimneys and parapets
- How big the roof is
- Building height and the viewpoints available
- The number of roofs, including extensions and garages
Larger roofs, taller buildings and commercial roofs take longer, so the price reflects that. You will know the figure before booking.
Booking your survey
What helps most when you contact us:
- How the loft is reached, if there is one
- When you need the report by
- Your postcode, so we can check access and travel
- What made you get in touch
A quick phone call is usually the easiest start: phone 07833 053749 or email us, and we will ask about the building and what you need. The price is agreed before a date is set.
Leave it or get it looked at?
Repeated repairs that don’t stop a leak are a sign the source hasn’t been traced. Combining the camera with moisture readings can help find it, rather than more guesswork. In a small place like Hazel Street, homes can be exposed to wind and rain, which finds any gap, and damp in older walls is slow to dry out.
All our prices include VAT. Our price is from £400, including VAT. We confirm the price for your survey before booking.
Why book us in Hazel Street
- We hold a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID
- Insured for professional indemnity and public liability
- Over 5,000 surveys carried out
- Surveys seven days a week
See our cost guide or two real surveys.
Should I look at the roof myself first?
Keep a simple record: dates of leaks, photos from ground level and any work done on the roof. Send it with your enquiry, as it helps us focus the survey.
A lot can be seen from the ground. Binoculars help you spot slipped slates or tiles, gaps along the ridge and a leaning stack. Please do not climb up for a closer look.