Hampshire · London and the South East
Perham Down Thermal Roof Survey
Find out the condition of the roof at your property in Perham Down. We visit on weekdays and at weekends.
- Patches of heat loss across the roof
- Gaps in loft insulation
- Water getting in at parapets and stacks
About our thermal roof survey in Perham Down
Our Premium Survey, from £400, brings together a full roof inspection and thermal imaging. You also get a drone inspection where applicable, structural analysis and a report on the same day. There is an in-person consultation as well, plus a follow-up 12 months later. To book, just phone 07833 053749 or use the contact form with the address and what you’ve noticed. For big commercial roofs, we quote on size and access. We survey commercial roofs, flat roofs and insulated roof spaces, and the problems we’re asked to look at most are heat escaping through the roof and damp around chimneys and parapets.
Older buildings in small places like Perham Down may be listed or in a conservation area. Neither a drone survey nor a thermal survey involves any work on the roof, which suits a building where any change needs care, before anyone decides what work it needs. Check with the council before planning any work on a listed building or one in a conservation area.
After the visit, you get a written report with photos, sent by email. It sets out the condition of the roof, any defects and our written recommendations.
- Where
- Perham Down (SP11)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Price
- From £400 inc. VAT
- Your report
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- When we survey
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Cover
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
What affects the cost of thermal roof surveys
A few things affect what a survey costs:
- Features like valleys, chimneys, dormers and parapets
- How tall the building is and how easy the roof is to see
- If the survey needs thermal imaging or a drone
- How many separate roofs there are, such as extensions, dormers and garages
Thermal roof survey starts from £400, including VAT. Packages run from Basic at £150 through Standard at £250 to Premium at £400, inc. VAT, and we can help you choose.
Booking your survey
Before you get in touch, it helps to have:
- Photos of the roof, taken safely from the ground or a window
- What made you get in touch
- Dates you’re working to, like exchange
- The type of building and roof, like pitched or flat
Our price is from £400, including VAT. The exact figure depends on the roof and the package, and you can ring 07833 053749 or use the contact form to find out.
Questions from Perham Down
How do I find out if my home in Perham Down is listed?
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 cover smaller places like Perham Down?
Yes, we do. We cover the whole of London and South East England, and smaller places are part of that. The journey is planned ahead, so it’s useful to know about access.
When does the report arrive?
Basic reports arrive within 48 hours, Standard reports in 24–48 hours and Premium reports on the same day. All of them come by email.
I live in a flat. Can you survey the roof?
Yes. A shared roof needs access agreed first, with whoever owns or manages the building. Mention it when you contact us and we’ll plan the survey around it.
Do I have to be there for the survey?
Not necessarily. If we only need the outside, we can agree that beforehand, but anything inside needs someone there to give access.
Will you go up on the roof?
Not always. Safety comes first, and fragile or steep roofs cannot always be walked on. We use safe viewpoints, the loft space and a drone where applicable.
How do I book a survey in Perham Down?
The quickest way is to ring 07833 053749 or send us an email. Let us know the address and a little about the roof. We survey on any day of the week.
Checking the roof from ground level
What you can’t do safely is get up close. Roofs are fragile and slippery, and falls from height are serious. That is where a survey comes in.
Your own check is a good start, but it is not a survey. From ground level, valleys, flashings and the backs of chimneys are often out of sight.
What happens on the day
Before we start, let us know why you’ve booked: a purchase, a leak, a storm, new work or simply peace of mind. That way we can focus on what matters to you. The visit usually takes between one and two hours for most homes, plus time to check any thermal findings with moisture readings. Somewhere as small as Perham Down, access is frequently the only tricky part. Let us know about outbuildings, past repairs and any leaks you’ve noticed. Visits can be on weekdays, Saturdays or Sundays.
- We go through the roof, the problem and the weather expected on the day.
- The roof is inspected visually from safe positions.
- We take thermal images of the roof and of the loft where we can reach it.
- We take moisture readings where the images suggest a problem.
- The report pairs each thermal image with a photo and explains what it suggests.
Before we arrive
- Agree roof access with the managing agent if it’s shared
- Find any records of previous roof work
- Move anything stored under the loft hatch
How to book
We survey roofs on any day of the week. To find a date that works for you, call 07833 053749 or send us an email with the address and the days you’d prefer.
Related advice
Tips that help
Here are a few things we’d tell any owner, before and after a survey:
- Check from ground level or a window, never by climbing
- Keep a record of when stains appear
- Clear leaves from outlets and gutters each autumn
- Use the report as a baseline for later checks
We note the weather and surface conditions, and how they may have affected the results. That way you know how much weight to give each finding.
Keep outlets and gutters clear so water drains off the roof quickly. Less standing water means less chance of it getting under the covering.
Towns and villages near Perham Down
Other services in Perham Down
Common roof problems in Perham Down
Buyers sometimes want more than a visual look at the roof. A Premium Survey adds thermal imaging, a drone inspection where it applies and a same-day report, which suits a purchase that’s moving quickly.
Look out for signs like these:
- Leaks that are hard to trace
- Damp where roofs meet walls and chimneys
- Areas losing heat at the eaves and junctions
- Cold areas below the roof
Take an older house close to Church of St James: older roofs can be steep and hard to see from the street, which is where aerial photos and thermal images help.
Before booking anyone
- What they won’t be able to tell you
- When you’ll get the report
- Their track record with similar roofs
- How they’ll see the roof: from the ground, the loft, the roof or by drone
How the survey changes by roof type
Felt and asphalt flat roofs
On felt and asphalt flat roofs, wet insulation can show as a temperature difference across the surface. Moisture readings are used to check them.
Loft insulation
From inside the loft, thermal imaging can show gaps in insulation and cold spots. We inspect the loft where it can be reached safely.
Thermal roof surveys around Perham Down
Before planning roof work on an older home, find out whether it is listed or in a conservation area. Changes that affect a listed building’s special interest need listed building consent, and councils can also use Article 4 directions to control changes in conservation areas. If your survey includes the drone, we check the Drone Safety Map for restrictions before flying.
For site and facilities teams at buildings like The Wellington Academy, big roofs are where aerial photos and thermal images show the most at once.
Perham Down is about 7 miles west of Andover, in Hampshire. Perham Down gets the same service as everywhere else we work: a careful inspection, photos and a written report. Perham Down is one of the towns and villages in Hampshire we cover for thermal roof surveys. We also survey roofs in Southampton.
All of SP11 is covered for thermal roof surveys. If you need a thermal roof survey at a property on Perth Road, Somme Road and Upnor Close or a nearby road, we can help. Close by, we survey roofs in Great Shoddesden (1 mile east), Ludgershall (1 mile north), Tidworth (1 mile west), Kimpton (2 miles south-east) and Shipton Bellinger (3 miles south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Andover (7 miles east), Whitchurch (13 miles east), East Anton (7 miles east), Picket Piece (8 miles east), Picket Twenty (8 miles east) and Finkley Down (8 miles east).
Landmarks near Perham Down
The nearest railway station is Grateley station, about 4.9 miles south of the centre. Nearby you will also find Ludgershall Castle (1.3 miles north). For a walk, there’s Quarley Hill.