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Thermal Roof Survey in Mottingham
Thermal imaging to find moisture and heat loss patterns in a roof in Mottingham, carried out by an experienced roof surveyor. You get a clear written report with photos.
- Possible trapped moisture under a flat roof covering
- Missing or slipped insulation
- Moisture around outlets and upstands
Questions from Mottingham
Will parking be an issue for a roof survey in Mottingham?
Parking in Mottingham, as in most of London, takes a little planning: a visitor permit or a nearby bay makes the day run more smoothly, so mention what’s available when booking.
How do I find out if my home in Mottingham is listed?
Check Historic England’s online list first, then ask the council about conservation areas and any Article 4 direction. It matters most if you’re planning to re-roof in a different material.
Will the camera show exactly where the water is?
Thermal imaging shows temperature rather than water. Because wet insulation holds heat for longer, it can show as a different temperature, and moisture readings are used to check it.
Can you do a thermal survey in any weather?
The weather makes a real difference. It works best after a sunny day, with a dry roof surface and little wind. Rain and strong wind can make the images less clear, so we talk through the forecast when booking.
Is this an asbestos survey?
No. We do not sample or test for asbestos. Where a material might contain it, such as old cement sheets on a building from before 2000, the report flags it.
Are you insured?
We hold professional indemnity and public liability insurance.
How do I arrange a thermal roof survey in Mottingham?
Simply ring 07833 053749 or use the contact form. After a few questions, we confirm the price and fix a day, weekday or weekend.
About our thermal roof survey in Mottingham
Our Premium Survey, from £400, brings together a full roof inspection and thermal imaging. It also includes a drone inspection where it applies, a structural analysis and a same-day report. An in-person consultation and a 12-month follow-up are included too. To book, just call 07833 053749 or drop us an email with the address and what you’ve noticed. For big commercial roofs, we quote on size and access. If you’re worried about areas losing heat at the eaves and junctions and thin or uneven insulation in the roof, a survey will tell you what’s going on.
London’s roofs are frequently hard to see from the street: valley gutters behind parapets, dormers and flat-roofed rear additions. Drone photos and thermal images can show parts of a roof that are hard to reach safely. Weather on the day decides whether it goes ahead, in Mottingham as anywhere. What a thermal image shows is temperature, so anything that looks like moisture is checked with a meter.
Nothing in the report is left vague: if work is needed, the report says so clearly, along with how urgent it is.
- Place
- Mottingham (SE9, SE12, BR1)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Cost
- From £400 inc. VAT
- Report
- A written report with photos, by email
- Survey days
- Weekdays and weekends
- Insurance
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Why act early in Mottingham
If a big flat roof may need replacing, knowing the wet areas first is useful. Thermal imaging, checked with moisture readings, gives a clearer picture before you spend. Work on a London roof is rarely simple to arrange, with parking, neighbours and access all to think about. Knowing what’s needed early gives you time to plan it calmly, rather than in a rush after a leak.
Every price we give includes VAT, and the written report is part of the package. Thermal roof survey starts from £400, including VAT. Size, height and access decide where your roof falls.
Why us?
- 98% customer satisfaction
- Over 5,000 surveys carried out
- A sub-250g drone, flown with a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID
- 20+ years’ experience
Read what a roof survey costs and what we found on two real jobs.
For landlords and managing agents
For blocks of flats, a roof survey helps managing agents and residents’ management companies plan ahead. Recommendations are set out with the most urgent first where relevant.
Buyers’ agents can book surveys on behalf of their clients. Reports are emailed, so they’re easy to pass on.
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What a thermal roof survey doesn’t cover
Our survey is not a RICS Level 2 or Level 3 survey, a structural engineer’s report or an asbestos survey. Other limits to bear in mind:
- Readings unaffected by sun, shade or reflections
- Hidden layers that need to be opened up to check
- Seeing water directly, as the camera shows temperature, not moisture
If in doubt, call 07833 053749 or email us and we will point you to the right survey. The full list of what we check.
What this survey covers
- Commercial roofs
- Insulated roof spaces
- Flat roofs
- Loft conversions
- Ceilings below the roof
- Pitched roof slopes
Useful tips for Mottingham property owners
You don’t need to be a roofer to help. Here’s what helps most:
- Heat the home normally on the days before
- Use the report as a baseline for later checks
- Check from the ground or a window, never by climbing
- Tell us where and when you’ve seen damp or stains
Buyers can use the findings when talking to the seller or agent. It is your decision how to use it, whether you ask for work before completion or discuss the price.
Have small defects in the covering fixed early. Water that gets under a covering can spread a long way before it shows.
How the survey works
Before we start, tell us why you’ve booked: a purchase, a leak, a storm, new work or simply peace of mind. It helps us focus on what matters most to you. Most visits take about one to two hours for a house, and more on a big or complicated roof. In a London conversion, the way into the roof space is often from a communal landing or the top flat. Where that’s the case, access needs agreeing with whoever controls that landing. Everything else is planned around the building, not the postcode.
- You let us know about the roof and any damp, leaks or cold rooms.
- We check the conditions and note how they may affect the images.
- We inspect the roof and take thermal images during the same visit.
- 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
- Note where any stains or damp appear
- Keep pets in another room
- Make a note of anything you’d like us to look at
How to book
Our phone lines are open seven days a week, including Saturdays and Sundays. To book or ask a question, phone 07833 053749 or use the contact form.
Related advice
What we are asked to look at in Mottingham
Cold rooms under a roof, or high heating bills, lead some people to ask about heat loss. Gaps in loft insulation and poorly insulated roof areas can show up on the camera, particularly when there’s a clear difference between inside and outside.
People typically book a survey when they’ve noticed something like this:
- Damp around chimneys and parapets
- Ceilings that feel colder in places
- Missing or slipped insulation
- Leaks far from where the stain appears
As a London address, Mottingham can be tricky for parking: let us know about parking bays, permits or a driveway when booking.
Choosing a roof surveyor
- If they fly a drone, whether they hold a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID
- Whether VAT is added on top
- Which parts of the roof they’ll actually see
- Are they insured for the work?
Airspace, weather and Mottingham roofs
With Eltham Palace about 1.1 miles north-east, Mottingham sits in an area with a long building history. Older roofs in the wider area can hide decades of patch repairs, so the detail matters, and a listed home or one in a conservation area may need consent for changes of material. Alongside Victorian and Edwardian terraces, outer London has a great many interwar semis, often with hipped roofs of clay or concrete tiles. Bay roofs, hip ridges and dormers from later loft conversions are the details that set these houses apart. Many roofs like these can’t be judged properly from the pavement, and that’s where a view from above or a thermal image earns its place.
Take an older house close to Jubilee International Church: tall stacks and steep slopes are easier to judge with close-up aerial photos than from the pavement. If you run a business near The Glades, big, flat commercial roofs are where aerial photos and thermal images help most.
Mottingham is about 1 mile south-west of Eltham, in Greater London. Houses, flats, blocks and commercial buildings in Mottingham can all book thermal roof surveys, with a written report and photographs every time. Mottingham is one of the places in Greater London where we work for thermal roof surveys. Our London page covers surveys nearby.
Here we cover the SE9, SE12 and BR1 postcode area for thermal roof surveys. Local streets include Horley Road, Dorset Road and Albert Road, and we cover them all. Nearby, we also carry out thermal roof surveys in Chinbrook (1 mile south-west), Grove Park (1 mile west), Coldharbour (1 mile east), Middle Park (1 mile north) and Horn Park (1 mile north-west). Further out, we also cover London (7 miles north-west), City of Westminster (10 miles north-west), Marylebone (10 miles north-west), Kensington (11 miles north-west), St Pancras (9 miles north-west) and Shoreditch (8 miles north-west).
Landmarks near Mottingham
Typical jobs here are in homes near Colfe's School, Chinbrook Meadows and Haberdashers' Aske's Knights Academy. The nearest railway station is Grove Park station, about 0.7 miles west of the centre. Nearby you will also find Greenwich Castle (3.5 miles north-west) and Prefab Museum (1.7 miles west). Not far away are Summer Hill and The Tarn.