Greater London · London and the South East
Thermal Roof Survey in Putney Vale
Thermal imaging to find moisture and heat loss patterns in a roof for Putney Vale, from an experienced roof surveyor. You get a clear written report with photos.
- Cold areas below the roof
- Damp around roof outlets and upstands
- Damp patches with no obvious cause
Leave it or get it looked at?
Trapped water can harm decks, timbers and ceilings the longer it stays. Surveying sooner gives you more choice about what to do. Work on a London roof is rarely simple to arrange, with parking, neighbours and access all to think about. That’s a good reason to find problems early, while there’s time to plan.
A Basic Survey starts from £150, with VAT included. Standard is from £250 and Premium from £400, both including VAT. You will know the exact price before booking.
Why us?
- Satisfaction rate of 98%
- Over 5,000 surveys carried out
- More than 20 years surveying roofs
- Covered by professional indemnity and public liability insurance
See our cost guide and our case studies.
About our thermal roof survey in Putney Vale
Our thermal survey records how the surface temperature varies across your roof. The patterns can suggest wet insulation, gaps in insulation or places where heat is getting out. It’s important to know that the camera shows temperature, not water, so findings are checked with moisture readings. Thermal imaging is included in our Premium Survey, from £400. The report also notes the conditions on the day, since they affect what the camera can show. We survey ceilings below the roof, loft conversions and commercial roofs, and common reasons people get in touch are possible trapped moisture under a flat roof covering and moisture around outlets and upstands.
Many London roofs are hidden from the pavement: valley gutters behind parapets, dormers and flat-roofed rear additions. That is where a view from the air or a thermal camera helps, by showing what can’t be reached safely. The weather decides the day: both drones and thermal cameras need the right conditions. What a thermal image shows is temperature, so anything that looks like moisture is checked with a meter.
The Standard Survey adds 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.
- Where
- Putney Vale (SW15, KT2, SW19)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Price
- From £400 inc. VAT
- Your report
- A written report with photos, by email
- Survey days
- Weekdays and weekends
- Insurance
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
What we look for on each type of roof
Single-ply and EPDM roofs
On larger commercial single-ply roofs, thermal imaging can help target moisture readings. That makes the survey more focused.
Felt and asphalt flat roofs
Felt and asphalt roofs frequently show wet areas as patches that differ from the rest. Moisture readings are used to check them.
What affects the price in Putney Vale
When we price a survey, we consider:
- Commercial roofs and larger buildings
- How tall the building is and how easy the roof is to see
- Extra roofs, like extensions, dormers or garages
- How big the roof is
We offer three survey packages: Basic from £150, Standard from £250 and Premium from £400, with VAT included. The price for your roof depends on its size, access and what you need to know.
What we need to know
We will normally ask about:
- The address and postcode of the property
- Any deadline, such as an exchange date
- Access details, like a loft hatch or a shared roof
- Any photos you have, taken from ground level or a window
Booking is simple: just phone 07833 053749 or email us, let us know about the property and we’ll explain which survey suits. The price is agreed up front.
FAQs for Putney Vale
Can you fly a drone over a roof in Putney Vale?
That depends on where the roof is and on the weather. The flight restriction zone around London Heliport in Battersea comes within about 2 miles of Putney Vale. The exact boundary is checked for each address before any flight, and a roof inside it needs permission before we fly. Across London there are restriction zones around Heathrow, London City and London Heliport, plus restricted areas over Hyde Park, the City of London and the Isle of Dogs. Each address is checked against all of them before the drone goes up. The flight also waits for calm, dry weather.
Is parking a problem for a survey in Putney Vale?
Typically it is manageable with a little notice. Let us know what parking is available nearby, and the visit is planned around it.
How long is the visit?
Most surveys take about 1–2 hours at a house, including the thermal images, and around 3–4 hours for a commercial roof. The report follows by email.
Will I get photos?
Yes. The report includes photos of what we found, so you can see exactly what each finding refers to.
Do you test for asbestos?
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.
Is Putney Vale in your area?
Yes. Our area covers London and South East England, Putney Vale included.
Which survey includes thermal imaging?
It’s part of the Premium Survey, from £400. An in-person consultation and a follow-up 12 months later are included too. Larger commercial roofs are quoted for their size.
Nearby places to Putney Vale
Also in Putney Vale
Tips that help
A few practical points come up again and again on our surveys. They apply to most roofs:
- Remember the conditions on the day affect the results
- Leave the roof to people with safe access
- Check outlets after heavy rain
- Keep dated photos of any marks on ceilings
After the visit, we put the thermal images, photographs and moisture readings into one report. Each image is explained in plain words, with our recommendations. With a Premium Survey, you get the report the same day.
Check that loft insulation is laid evenly and hasn’t been pushed aside. Insulation is often moved when people work in the roof space.
Do you need a thermal roof survey in Putney Vale?
After a repair, some owners want to know whether the roof has dried out. A thermal survey with moisture readings can show whether wet areas remain when the conditions on the day are suitable.
Things that often lead to a survey include:
- Patches of heat loss across the roof
- Missing or slipped insulation
- Damp around roof outlets and upstands
- Leaks far from where the stain appears
Take a building like Hall School Wimbledon: thermal images can show where wet insulation sits under a big flat roof.
Choosing a roof surveyor
- Is VAT included in the price?
- Their drone registration, if they fly one
- Will the report include photos?
- What follow-up you get after the report
Thermal roof surveys in Putney Vale: local notes
In outer London, interwar semis with hipped, tiled roofs sit alongside older slate-roofed terraces. Hips, bay roofs and later loft conversions are typical of those semis, if your home is one of them. Steep or complicated roofs are frequently hard to see from the ground, which is where aerial photos and thermal images help. Southside House, about 1.5 miles south-east, is one of the historic houses in the wider area around Putney Vale. If yours is one of the older homes, expect a mix of original materials and later repairs on the roof, and any change of roofing material on a listed home needs checking with the council first.
If you run a business near Putney Exchange, a commercial roof can be photographed from above without anyone walking on it. If your home is one of the older ones in the streets near St John the Baptist, thin or patchy insulation under an old roof often shows up clearly on a thermal image.
Putney Vale is about 2 miles north-west of Wimbledon, in Greater London. Roofs in Putney Vale get the same thorough look as anywhere else in Greater London. Putney Vale is one of the places in Greater London we cover. For surveys nearby, see our London page.
Thermal roof surveys in SW15, KT2 and SW19 work the same way as everywhere else we cover. Streets in the area include Stag Lane, Friars Avenue and Kingston Road. You will find Putney Vale on the A308, so it’s easy for us to get to. Close by, we survey roofs in Kingston Vale (1 mile south), Coombe Hill (1 mile west), Coombe (1 mile south-west), Crooked Billet (1 mile south-east) and Copse Hill (1 mile south-east). Further out, we also cover London (8 miles north-east), City of Westminster (7 miles north-east), Marylebone (7 miles north-east), Kensington (5 miles north-east), St Pancras (9 miles north-east) and Shoreditch (10 miles north-east).
Around Putney Vale
Around Putney Vale, our work takes us to homes and buildings near Robin Hood Primary School, Duke of Cambridge pub and Wimbledon Common. For rail, the closest station is Raynes Park station, about 2 miles south-east. A little further out are Wimbledon Windmill Museum (0.8 miles east) and Putney Exchange (2.5 miles north-east). Open spaces near Putney Vale include Kew Gardens Lake and Fishpond Wood and Beverley Meads.
What we do, step by step
The visit usually starts outside and finishes in the loft: first the slopes, edges and gutters from every safe viewpoint, then the roof space where it can be reached. All told, expect about one to two hours at a typical home; commercial roofs usually need 3–4 hours. From the street, a London terrace typically shows only its front slope or parapet, so in Putney Vale we work round the house, using the street, the windows, the loft and any safe vantage point behind it. If other people live in the building, tell us who can let us into the shared parts.
- We start by discussing the roof, any signs of damp and how the weather may affect the images.
- We carry out a visual inspection of the roof from wherever it can safely be seen.
- Thermal images are taken to show differences in surface temperature.
- Any patterns of interest are checked with moisture readings where we can reach them.
- We write up the thermal images alongside ordinary photos and recommendations.
Preparing for the visit
- Let us know about any leaks, stains or damp patches you know of
- If you’re buying, check with the agent that we can get in
- Have keys ready for side gates, garages or roof access doors
How to book
Most bookings start with a short call: call 07833 053749 or send us an email and we’ll ask a few questions about the roof. The price is agreed before a date is set.