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Padworth Common Thermal Roof Survey
Thermal imaging to find moisture and heat loss patterns in a roof around Padworth Common, with findings in writing and pictures to back them up. Book a weekday or weekend visit.
- Missing or slipped insulation
- Areas losing heat at the eaves and junctions
- Damp around roof outlets and upstands
Padworth Common questions
Do you cover smaller places like Padworth Common?
Yes, Padworth Common is on our map. Villages and rural addresses get the same survey as a town house, with the route planned beforehand.
Is my home in Padworth Common listed or in a conservation area?
Your council is the best source, with Historic England’s list for listed buildings. Both listing and conservation areas can limit changes of roofing material, and councils can also use Article 4 directions.
Do you carry professional indemnity insurance?
Our cover is professional indemnity plus public liability, and details are available on request.
Do you survey roofs on blocks of flats?
Yes. Shared roofs just need a little more planning, with the freeholder or managing agent. Tell us about it as you book and we’ll plan the survey around it.
What can thermal imaging tell me about my roof?
It records surface temperature across the roof. Unusual patterns can point to trapped water, gaps in insulation or heat escaping, and we check them with moisture readings.
Can you survey at the weekend?
We survey seven days a week: weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays. Tell us which days suit you when you book.
Does this replace a RICS home survey?
No. It is a specialist roof survey, not a RICS Level 2 or Level 3 building survey. It focuses on the roof and can sit alongside a RICS survey.
Thermal roof surveys for homes and businesses in Padworth Common
Thermal imaging is frequently most useful on flat roofs, from small extensions to large commercial roofs. Patterns can suggest where water is trapped under the covering. On pitched roofs, slates and tiles over a ventilated space can hide what’s below, so we combine the camera with an inspection from the loft where there’s safe access. We survey commercial roofs, insulated roof spaces and loft conversions, and people most frequently book us about gaps in loft insulation and damp around roof outlets and upstands.
In a small place like Padworth Common, open ground can mean strong wind. A small drone cannot fly safely in strong wind or a downpour, and thermal imaging works best with little wind. We plan the journey, access and timing around the weather. A change in the forecast can mean moving the visit to another day.
With the Standard Survey, you also get moisture detection, a structural check and a follow-up consultation. The Premium Survey goes further, with thermal imaging, drone inspection where it applies, structural analysis and an in-person consultation.
- Location
- Padworth Common (RG7)
- Region
- West Berkshire
- Cost
- From £400 inc. VAT
- Reports
- Emailed report with photos and recommendations
- Appointments
- Weekdays and weekends
- Insured
- PI and public liability insurance
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
Useful tips for Padworth Common property owners
Nothing here needs a ladder. Our suggestions:
- Do not climb onto the roof to look for leaks yourself
- Do not switch the heating off before the visit
- Make sure the loft can be reached safely
- File the images with your roof records
If the images suggest moisture that can’t be confirmed, we’ll say what would help next, such as electronic leak detection or opening up a small area.
Consider a repeat survey after major work on the roof, when the conditions are suitable.
Roof by roof
Parapets, valleys and junctions
Water frequently gets in where roofs meet walls, parapets or valley gutters. The camera can help show damp around these junctions.
Pitched slate and tile roofs
Inside the roof space, thermal images can help with damp around stacks, valleys and roof windows. Findings are checked with moisture readings.
Rented homes, blocks and businesses
Letting agents can arrange access with tenants. We survey seven days a week, which can make access easier.
A roof problem in a let property affects your tenants as well as the building. A survey shows what needs attention, so you can plan the work.
Towns and villages near Padworth Common
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What we do, step by step
The aim of the visit is simple: to look at the roof as closely as is safe and record what we find. Notes and photographs go into the written report. The visit usually takes between one and two hours at most homes, and more on a big or complicated roof. In a small place like Padworth Common, access is normally the main thing to plan. Let us know about outbuildings, past repairs and any leaks you’ve noticed. 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.
- 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.
Getting ready for the survey
- Buyers: confirm access with the estate agent or seller
- Clear the way to the loft hatch
- Mention any parking restrictions on your street
How to book
To get a price for thermal roof surveys in Padworth Common, phone 07833 053749 or use the contact form. A few details about the property and the roof help us give you an accurate price.
Related advice
When you need someone else
Our findings are based on what we can see safely on the day, so there are some things a survey cannot cover:
- Clear results when the conditions on the day are poor
- Confirming water without moisture readings
- Structural calculations, which need a structural engineer
If in doubt, call 07833 053749 or drop us an email and we will suggest the right survey. What our survey covers.
What we look at
- Loft conversions
- Flat roofs
- Commercial roofs
- Pitched roof slopes
- Ceilings below the roof
- Insulated roof spaces
Flying and imaging in Padworth Common
If the drone is used for your survey, the flight is checked against the Drone Safety Map first. What can be done to an older roof may depend on listing or a conservation area. The council is the place to check, along with Historic England’s list, before anyone quotes for re-roofing.
If you look after a building such as The Willink School, a view from above covers a wide roof far faster than walking it. The streets around a church such as Church of St John the Baptist are often among the oldest in a place, and if your home is one of the older ones nearby, steep roofs, tall chimneys and hidden valleys can be hard to see from the ground, and that is where a view from above or with a thermal imager helps.
Padworth Common is about 2 miles north-east of Tadley, in West Berkshire. We survey roofs in Padworth Common and the rest of West Berkshire, as part of our work across London and the South East. Across West Berkshire, we cover Padworth Common and the places around it. Reading is in our area too.
We cover every part of the RG7 postcode area for thermal roof surveys. We cover properties on Rectory Road and Baughurst Road. Other places close to Padworth Common include Old Warren (1 mile south), Padworth (1 mile north), Aldermaston Soke (1 mile south), Aldermaston (2 miles west) and Pamber Heath (2 miles south). Further out, we also cover Newbury (9 miles west), Thatcham (6 miles west), Speenhamland (9 miles west), Spencers Wood (6 miles east), Calcot (5 miles north-east) and Shaw (9 miles west).
What’s near Padworth Common
In Padworth Common, that means homes and buildings near Padworth Common Local Nature Reserve, among other places. The nearest railway station is Aldermaston station, about 1.7 miles north-west. Other landmarks nearby include Calleva Museum (2.1 miles south). Open spaces near Padworth Common include Hosehill Lake.
What a survey costs
What a survey costs depends on the time and equipment it needs. That comes down to:
- How many separate roofs there are, such as extensions, dormers and garages
- Commercial roofs and larger buildings
- The height of the building and how the roof can be seen safely
- Basic, Standard or Premium
One thing that affects the price is the package: from £150 for Basic, £250 for Standard and £400 for Premium, including VAT. Size, height and access can affect the price too.
What we need to know
If you can, have these to hand when you contact us:
- What kind of property and roof it is
- The address and postcode of the property
- How the loft is reached, if there is one
- Pictures from the garden or a window, if you have them
Prices start from £400, including VAT. What you pay depends on the roof’s size, access and the package, and you can ring 07833 053749 or use the contact form to find out.