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Thermal Roof Survey in Rowstock
Find out what’s going on with the roof before you decide what to do next. Thermal roof surveys in Rowstock, with photographs and a clear written report.
- Heat escaping through the roof
- Leaks far from where the stain appears
- Cold spots on ceilings under the roof
Thermal roof surveys for homes and businesses in Rowstock
What a thermal camera can show depends a lot on the weather. It’s useful to have a sunny day beforehand, a dry surface and calm air. Rain, a strong wind or heavy cloud can make the images less clear. We talk through the forecast as you book, and our report notes the conditions and how they affected what we saw. We survey insulated roof spaces, ceilings below the roof and loft conversions, and the problems we’re asked to look at most are damp around chimneys and parapets and cold areas below the roof.
In a village or hamlet like Rowstock, roofs can be steep, old and hard to see from the lane. A drone and a thermal camera each give a view you can’t get from the ground. Weather and airspace are looked at before the visit, and the journey is planned beforehand. Older roofs with steep slopes and tall chimneys are where the extra view helps most.
The report records the roof as we found it on the day. That makes it useful now and a handy reference later, for instance when you want to check whether anything has changed.
- Where
- Rowstock (OX11)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Price
- From £400 inc. VAT
- Report
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- Appointments
- Weekdays and weekends
- Insured
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Rowstock questions
Will you come out to Rowstock?
Yes, Rowstock is on our map. Villages and rural addresses get the same survey as a town house, with the route planned beforehand.
Does a conservation area affect roof work in Rowstock?
The council and Historic England’s list are the places to check. It’s worth checking before planning roof work, as both can affect what’s allowed.
Can you inspect my roof with a drone?
Yes, where it is applicable. We hold a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID and fly a drone under 250g, and every flight depends on the airspace and the weather.
Is this a RICS survey?
No. We check the roof, not the whole building, so it is not a RICS Level 2 or Level 3 survey. It can sit alongside a RICS survey if you want both.
Are you insured?
Professional indemnity and public liability insurance cover our surveys. If you need details for a managing agent or a building owner, just ask.
What’s the best way to book?
Simply ring 07833 053749 or send us an email. We’ll ask a few questions, confirm the price and agree a date, weekday or weekend.
How long does the survey take?
Expect it to take about one to two hours at a house, including the thermal images, and around 3–4 hours for a commercial roof. The written report follows by email, on the timescale of your package.
Common roof problems in Rowstock
Some owners book because the rooms under the roof feel cold. Missing or slipped insulation can stand out as temperature differences, particularly when there’s a clear difference between inside and outside.
We’re often asked to look at:
- Ceilings that feel colder in places
- Possible trapped moisture under a flat roof covering
- Patches of heat loss across the roof
- Leaks far from where the stain appears
Take an older house close to Church of St Matthew: older roofs can be steep and hard to see from the street, which is where photos from the air and thermal images help.
Before you book any roof surveyor
- What exactly goes into their report
- How they plan to inspect the roof safely
- How much experience they have with roofs like yours
- Their report turnaround times
What happens on the day
We do not take risks to get a closer look. We inspect everything that’s safely in view, and if part of the roof cannot be seen, the report says so. The survey typically takes about one to two hours for most houses, and more on a big or complicated roof. In a hamlet or village like Rowstock, a postcode doesn’t always lead to the right gate, so a few directions, or a note of a nearby landmark, help us arrive on time. The visit itself is the same as anywhere else.
- We start with the roof, its history and any signs of damp or heat loss.
- We check the conditions and note how they may affect the images.
- A full inspection and thermal imaging are carried out together.
- 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
- Point out any leaks or damp patches
- Have any paperwork from past roof work to hand
- Buyers: confirm access with the estate agent or seller
Arrange a survey
Photos help, if you have them. Pictures from ground level or a window are fine, and please don’t climb up for a closer look. To get started, ring 07833 053749 or drop us an email.
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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
- Insulation values or heat loss calculations
- Seeing water directly, as the camera shows temperature, not moisture
If you are not sure which survey you need, phone 07833 053749 or email us and we’ll give you a straight answer before booking. What our survey covers.
What we look at
- Ceilings below the roof
- Insulated roof spaces
- Commercial roofs
- Flat roofs
- Loft conversions
- Pitched roof slopes
How the survey changes by roof type
GRP fibreglass roofs
Water can get through cracked GRP into the deck. We combine a visual check of cracks with the thermal images around them.
Single-ply and EPDM roofs
On big single-ply roofs, the camera helps show where to take readings. It focuses the survey on the areas that matter.
Why it’s worth a survey now in Rowstock
Buyers get extra information from thermal images that the eye can miss. Finding hidden moisture before exchange gives you facts to raise with the seller. Around Rowstock, older homes often have old roof timbers, where water from a failed roof can cause rot if it is left.
The cost of a survey depends on the roof: how big it is, how high it is, the number of separate roofs and how safely it can be seen. Thermal roof survey starts from £400, including VAT.
What you get with us
- 98% of customers satisfied
- 5,000+ roofs surveyed
- Professional indemnity and public liability insurance
- Packages from £150, with VAT included
See how roof surveys are priced or what we found on two real jobs.
Thermal roof surveys around Rowstock
England has around 10,000 conservation areas and about 500,000 listed buildings. Listed building consent is needed for changes that affect a listed building’s special interest, and conservation areas can limit changes of roofing material, so the council is the place to ask. If your survey includes the drone, we check the Drone Safety Map for restrictions before flying.
Anyone responsible for a site like Harwell Primary School will know that big roofs are where photos from the air and thermal images show the most at once.
Rowstock is about 3 miles west of Didcot, in Oxfordshire. Rowstock is one of many places we visit across Oxfordshire, for homes and businesses alike. Across Oxfordshire, we cover Rowstock. You can also see our page for Oxford.
Here we cover the OX11 postcode area for thermal roof surveys. That includes homes and businesses on Tudor Walk, Wantage Road and Reading Road. If you are just outside Rowstock, we cover East Hendred (1 mile west), West Hendred (2 miles west), Ardington (3 miles west), East Lockinge (3 miles west) and West Ilsley (4 miles south). Within a short drive, we also cover Oxford (11 miles north), Didcot (3 miles east), Abingdon-on-Thames (5 miles north), Witney (15 miles north-west), Wantage (5 miles west) and Grove (5 miles west).
Local landmarks in Rowstock
We work in homes and buildings around Old Chequers pub and UTC Oxfordshire. For rail, the closest station is Didcot Parkway station, about 3 miles east of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Atlas Computer Laboratory (1.7 miles south) and Abingdon Community Hospital (4.9 miles north). Open spaces near Rowstock include Mowbray Fields and Churn Hill.
Towns and villages near Rowstock
Also in Rowstock
Tips from our surveys
Some practical points come up on survey after survey. They’re worth knowing whatever the roof:
- Keep dated photos of any marks on ceilings
- Remember the conditions on the day affect the results
- Make sure the loft can be reached safely
- Keep outlets and gutters clear to stop water sitting
Where a pattern can’t be confirmed, the report says what could help, for example electronic leak detection or a roofer opening up a small section.
Check that loft insulation is laid evenly and hasn’t been pushed aside. Insulation is frequently moved when people work in the roof space.