West Sussex · London and the South East
Thermal Roof Survey in Hoyle
Thermal imaging to find moisture and heat loss patterns in a roof around Hoyle, with a written report you can act on. Weekday and weekend visits available.
- Thin or uneven insulation in the roof
- Cold areas below the roof
- Water that travels before it shows
Prices for thermal roof surveys in Hoyle
The price reflects the time and kit the roof needs. The main factors are:
- The use of thermal imaging or a drone
- Roof area
- House, block, shop or office
- Extensions, dormers and garages with roofs of their own
Larger roofs, taller buildings and commercial roofs take longer, so they’re priced to match. You’ll know the figure before booking.
Booking your survey
To price your survey accurately, we will ask about:
- Access details, such as a loft hatch or a shared roof
- The reason for the survey, such as buying, a leak or storm damage
- Any marks or damp showing indoors
- Your postcode, so we can check access and travel
To get a price for thermal roof surveys in Hoyle, call 07833 053749 or email us. The address, the type of property and what you’d like to know help us price the survey accurately.
Thermal roof survey in Hoyle: what you get
Thermal imaging is useful when a damp patch has no clear cause. Water can travel some distance under a roof covering before it shows inside, and temperature patterns can help us trace where it may have come from. The images are used alongside a visual inspection and moisture readings, so the findings do not rely on the camera alone. Typical surveys look at water getting in at parapets and stacks and missing or slipped insulation, across loft conversions, ceilings below the roof and commercial roofs.
In a small place like Hoyle, 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.
We keep jargon out of it: if work is needed, the report says so clearly, and where it can wait, that is said too.
- Place
- Hoyle (GU29)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Cost
- From £400 inc. VAT
- Your report
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- Appointments
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Cover
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
Useful tips for Hoyle property owners
Most of what helps is simple and safe from ground level. A few suggestions:
- Talk to us about the weather when booking
- Heat the home normally on the days before
- Check from the ground or a window, never by climbing
- Keep a record of when stains appear
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 in suitable weather.
Your questions about thermal roof surveys in Hoyle
Is Hoyle in the area you cover?
Yes. Our area covers London and South East England, and Hoyle is part of that. Just call 07833 053749 or send us an email and let us know about the property.
Do you cover smaller places like Hoyle?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. Our area covers London and the South East. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
Is this a RICS survey?
No. We are experienced roof surveyors, and our survey covers the roof rather than the whole building. If you need a full building survey, you’ll need a RICS survey as well.
What’s in the survey report?
A written report with photos, covering the condition of the roof, the defects we found and what we recommend, in order of urgency where relevant. Standard adds moisture detection and a structural check; Premium adds thermal imaging, drone inspection where applicable and structural analysis.
Can you give me structural calculations?
No. We point out what can be seen, such as sagging or deflection, but we do not carry out calculations or give an engineer’s opinion. If we think you need an engineer, the report says so.
Is this an asbestos survey?
No. Asbestos surveys and testing are not part of what we do. We flag materials that could contain asbestos, such as cement sheets or soffits on pre-2000 buildings and suggest a specialist asbestos surveyor checks them before any work.
Do I have to be there for the survey?
It depends on what we need to see. Inside the building and in the loft, we need someone to let us in; we will agree the details as you book.
Airspace, weather and Hoyle roofs
Where the drone is part of the survey, we check the Drone Safety Map for restrictions before flying. With Cowdray House about 2.2 miles north-west, Hoyle sits in an area with a long building history. On older houses around here, roofs often carry the marks of earlier repairs, from replaced slates to new lead, and a listed home or one in a conservation area may need consent for changes of material.
For site and facilities teams at buildings such as Midhurst Rother College, a drone or thermal camera can show a large roof in a single visit. The streets around a church such as The Parish Church of St James 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.
Hoyle is about 9 miles north of Chichester, in West Sussex. Houses, flats, blocks and commercial buildings in Hoyle can all book thermal roof surveys, with a written report and photographs every time. Our West Sussex coverage includes Hoyle and the places around it. You can also see our page for Portsmouth.
Postcode districts we cover here for thermal roof surveys: GU29. If you are just outside Hoyle, we cover Heyshott (1 mile south-west), Heyshott Green (1 mile west), Cocking Causeway (2 miles north-west), West Lavington (2 miles north-west) and Cocking (2 miles west). We also work in nearby towns such as Bognor Regis (12 miles south), Chichester (9 miles south), Littlehampton (13 miles south-east), Emsworth (12 miles south-west), Rustington (13 miles south-east) and Storrington (12 miles east).
Landmarks near Hoyle
Typical jobs here are in homes near Unicorn Inn, among other places. Well-known places in the area include Midhurst Community Hospital (2.6 miles north-west) and Lodsworth Castle (2.3 miles north-east). For a walk, there’s Levin Down and Graffham Common.
Nearby places to Hoyle
Also in Hoyle
How it works
Expect us to ask a few questions before we start, such as when any problem began and what work has been done before. The inspection then takes between one and two hours for a house, though large, tall or awkward roofs take more time. For a village or hamlet like Hoyle, the journey is planned beforehand: let us know about lanes, gates and parking. On the day, we inspect everything that’s safely in view, inside and out.
- 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.
- Each image is set beside a normal photo and explained in the report.
Preparing for the visit
- Move anything stored under the loft hatch
- Keep pets inside or away from the areas we are looking at
- If you’re buying, check with the agent that we can get in
Book a survey
Our phone lines are open seven days a week, including Saturdays and Sundays. To book or ask a question, ring 07833 053749 or email us.
Advice
DIY checks: what’s safe
If you have a loft with safe access, take a look inside. Use a torch and stay on the joists or boards, and look for staining, damp timber or daylight coming through.
Look up at the roof after a storm, from ground level: broken slates or tiles in the garden, gaps along the ridge or loose lead are signs to note. Leave anything above ground level to a survey.
Roof by roof
Parapets, valleys and junctions
Damp at junctions can be hard to see by eye. A careful visual inspection goes alongside the images.
Single-ply and EPDM roofs
Many single-ply and EPDM roofs sit on insulation boards. Wet boards can show as temperature differences on the images.
Surveys for landlords and agents in Hoyle
We also survey roofs for businesses and commercial landlords. Bigger roofs take more time, and they’re priced for the size.
For a freeholder or residents’ company, a roof report is a sound basis for a maintenance plan, putting the urgent items at the top.