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Thermal imaging roof survey in Headley, Surrey
Thermal imaging to find moisture and heat loss patterns in a roof in Headley, carried out by an experienced roof surveyor. You get a clear written report with photos.
- Damp patches with no obvious cause
- Heat escaping through the roof
- Wet insulation beneath the membrane
DIY checks: what’s safe
Your own check is a good start, but it isn’t a survey. From ground level, valleys, flashings and the backs of chimneys are often out of sight, and those are details a survey looks at closely.
If you have a loft with safe access, take a look inside. Take a torch and only step on boards or joists, and look for staining, damp timber or daylight coming through.
Thermal roof survey in Headley
We present each thermal image next to a normal photo of the same area, so it’s easy to see which part of the roof each one shows. We explain what each pattern may mean, what the moisture readings found and what we recommend. Premium reports are sent the same day. You can talk the findings through with us at the in-person consultation. A follow-up 12 months later is included too. We survey loft conversions, commercial roofs and ceilings below the roof, and common reasons people get in touch are heat escaping through the roof and gaps in loft insulation.
In a small place like Headley, open ground can mean strong wind. Strong wind or heavy rain stops a small drone flying, and calm conditions also suit thermal imaging best. We plan the journey, access and timing around the weather. A change in the forecast can mean moving the visit to another day.
You can share the report with anyone who needs it: your solicitor, the seller, your insurer, a roofer or the building’s managing agent, whichever applies.
- Place
- Headley (KT18)
- Wider area
- Surrey
- Prices
- From £400 inc. VAT
- Reports
- A written report with photos, by email
- Survey days
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Insured
- PI and public liability insurance
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Landlords, agents and block managers in Headley
Where a roof is shared: access has to be agreed with whoever owns or manages the building. Let us know about it when booking and we’ll plan the survey around it.
Managing agents and residents’ management companies use roof surveys to plan maintenance. Recommendations are set out in order of urgency where relevant.
Do you need a thermal roof survey in Headley?
Some defects simply can’t be seen with the eye. Trapped moisture, missing insulation and hidden heat loss are three examples. Thermal imaging gives us another way to look for them.
These are some of the problems a survey can pick up:
- Wet areas near outlets and upstands
- Areas losing heat at the eaves and junctions
- Damp where roofs meet walls and chimneys
- Cold spots on ceilings under the roof
For site and facilities teams at buildings like St Andrew's Catholic School, big roofs are where photos from the air and thermal images show the most at once.
What to check before booking
- If they fly a drone, whether they hold a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID
- Whether the price includes VAT
- What experience they bring
- Will they check the loft as well as the outside?
How the survey changes by roof type
Felt and asphalt flat roofs
Built-up felt and asphalt roofs can hide trapped water for a long time. Thermal imaging helps suggest where it is, given suitable conditions on the day.
Loft insulation
In the roof space, the camera can pick up gaps and thin areas of insulation. We look where there is safe access.
How the survey works
On the day, we begin with a quick chat about the roof and anything that’s worrying you. After that, we look at everything we can see safely, using the ground, windows, the loft and a drone where it applies. The survey typically takes about one to two hours for a house, rising to roughly 3–4 hours on a commercial building. Somewhere as small as Headley, access is often the only tricky part. 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 tell us about the roof and any damp, leaks or cold rooms.
- The weather and surface conditions are recorded.
- A full inspection and thermal imaging are carried out together.
- Moisture readings are used to check what the camera shows.
- The Premium report reaches you the same day, and we go through it with you in person.
Before the survey
- Check the loft hatch can be reached
- Find any records of previous roof work
- Make sure we can get to the back of the property
Booking a survey
For a price for thermal roof surveys in Headley, phone 07833 053749 or email us. The address, the type of property and what you need to know help us price the survey accurately.
Advice
FAQs for Headley
How do I find out if my home in Headley is listed?
Start with Historic England’s list for listing and your council for conservation areas. It is worth checking before planning roof work, as both can affect what’s allowed.
Is Headley in the area you cover?
Yes, Headley is one of the places we work. Every survey there gets the same written report with photographs.
How long have you been surveying roofs?
Over 5,000 surveys so far, over more than 20 years, and 98% of clients are satisfied.
Can you tell me if my roof has asbestos?
No. Asbestos surveys and sampling aren’t something we do. Where a material might contain it, like old cement sheets on a building from before 2000, the report flags it.
What insurance do you have?
We hold professional indemnity and public liability insurance, for every survey we carry out.
Can thermal imaging show missing insulation?
It can show temperature patterns that point to missing or thin insulation. It shows most clearly when it’s warm inside and cold outside. Where we can reach the loft safely, we check there too.
Does this replace a RICS home survey?
No. This is a survey of the roof only, and it is not a RICS Level 2 or Level 3 survey. It can sit alongside a RICS survey if you want both.
Airspace, weather and Headley roofs
About 4.5 miles south-west lies Polesden Lacey, a reminder of how long the area around Headley has been built on. Period homes nearby can have lead valleys, tall chimneys and a patchwork of past repairs, and any change of roofing material on a listed home needs checking with the council first. Handmade clay tiles and tile-hung walls are typical of Surrey’s older houses. A few of Surrey’s oldest buildings have heavy Horsham stone slab roofs. Older coverings on steep or tall roofs are hard to judge from below, so close-up close-up aerial shots and thermal images help.
For an older house near a landmark like Church of St Mary the Virgin, 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. If you look after a shop, office or commercial unit, for example near The Ashley Centre, large commercial roofs are frequently easiest to see from above or with a thermal imager.
Headley is about 2 miles south-east of Ashtead, in Surrey. Surveys in Headley work the same way as everywhere we cover: a careful inspection, photos and a written report. Headley is one of the places in Surrey where we work. We also survey roofs in Crawley.
Here we cover the KT18 postcode area for thermal roof surveys. Local streets include Tilley Lane, Cunliffe Close and Lee Green, all of which we cover. Nearby, we also carry out thermal roof surveys in Walton on the Hill (2 miles east), Tadworth (2 miles north-east), Box Hill (2 miles south), Lower Kingswood (3 miles east) and Kingswood (3 miles east). Larger places within reach include Guildford (13 miles west), Woking (13 miles west), Epsom (4 miles north), Horley (9 miles south-east), Redhill (6 miles south-east) and Ewell (5 miles north).
Local landmarks in Headley
Around Headley, our work takes us to homes and buildings near Nower Wood and the streets around them. Headley’s nearest station is Tadworth station, roughly 1.9 miles east. Other landmarks nearby include Headley Court (0.5 miles north) and The Ashley Centre (3.3 miles north). The countryside around Headley includes Box Hill and Reigate Heath.
What this survey can’t tell you
Before you book, it’s worth knowing what a survey won’t do:
- Clear results when the conditions on the day are poor
- Whether the deck or roof structure is strong enough
- A formal energy assessment
Not sure which survey suits your roof? You can ring 07833 053749 or use the contact form and we will tell you before you book. What a survey covers and does not.
Roofs we survey in Headley
- Flat roofs
- Loft conversions
- Commercial roofs
- Insulated roof spaces
- Ceilings below the roof
- Pitched roof slopes