Surrey · London and the South East
Thermal Roof Survey in Runfold
We take a careful look at the roof at your property in Runfold, with photographs and a written report.
- Damp around roof outlets and upstands
- Cold spots on ceilings under the roof
- Heat escaping through the roof
Thermal roof survey in Runfold: what you get
What a thermal camera can show depends a lot on the weather. It is 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. Common reasons to book are heat escaping through the roof and damp around roof outlets and upstands, on flat roofs, ceilings below the roof and commercial roofs.
In a small place like Runfold, open ground can mean strong wind. Strong wind or heavy rain stops a small drone flying, and calm conditions also suit thermal imaging best. We plan the journey, access and timing around the weather. If the day turns windy or wet, the visit can be moved.
Where we can’t see part of the roof, the report says so. You will know exactly what was inspected and what wasn’t, and what we’d suggest next.
- Location
- Runfold (GU10, GU9)
- Wider area
- Surrey
- Prices
- From £400 inc. VAT
- Reports
- A written report with photos, by email
- When we survey
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Insured
- PI and public liability insurance
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Runfold: your questions answered
How do I find out if my home in Runfold is listed?
Historic England’s list shows listed buildings, and the local council can tell you about conservation areas. If a home is listed, changes that affect its special interest need listed building consent, and in a conservation area re-roofing in different materials may need permission.
Is Runfold in the area you cover?
Yes. Our area covers London and South East England, and Runfold is part of that. You can ring 07833 053749 or send us an email with the address and some details.
Do you survey roofs on blocks of flats?
Yes. A shared roof needs access agreed first, with the building owner or managing agent. Let us know about it when you book and we’ll explain what’s needed.
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, wind and heavy cloud can weaken the patterns, so we discuss the forecast when booking.
Is this a RICS survey?
No. Our survey looks at the roof, not the whole building. If you need a full building survey, you will need a RICS survey as well.
Will you go up on the roof?
Not always. Safety comes first, and fragile or steep roofs can’t always be walked on. Safe viewpoints, the loft and a drone where it applies let us see the rest, and the report records anything we couldn’t see.
What does a thermal roof survey show?
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.
Also near Runfold
Other services in Runfold
Landlords, agents and block managers in Runfold
Surveys can also be booked by buyers’ agents acting for a client. The report is emailed, so it can go straight to your client, photographs included.
A roof problem in a let property affects your tenants as well as the building. A survey helps you spot issues early and plan the work.
Can I check my roof myself?
Watch the gutters in a downpour, from a window or the ground. Water spilling over the edge can point to a blockage or a sagging run.
You can learn a lot from ground level. Binoculars help you spot slipped slates or tiles, gaps along the ridge and a leaning stack. Never climb onto the roof to look.
Practical tips
A little preparation and a few simple habits help, both for the survey and for the roof itself. Some pointers:
- Keep the heating on as usual before a heat loss survey
- Check from ground level or a window, never by climbing
- Move stored items away from the loft hatch
- Keep the report to compare against after any repair
Where a pattern cannot be confirmed, the report says what could help, like electronic leak detection or opening up a small area.
Have small defects in the covering fixed early. Water that gets under a covering can spread a long way before it shows.
Different roofs, different checks
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.
What a thermal roof survey looks like in Runfold
Handmade clay tiles and tile-hung walls are typical of Surrey’s older houses. Horsham stone slab roofs survive on some old buildings in Surrey. Older coverings on steep or tall roofs are hard to judge from below, so close-up close-up aerial shots and thermal images help. Where the drone is part of the survey, the flight is checked against the Drone Safety Map first.
Farnham Castle, about 2.2 miles west, is one of the historic houses in the wider area around Runfold. Older roofs nearby can be steep and hard to see from ground level, and a survey from the air or with a thermal camera does not touch the roof itself. Anyone responsible for a site like South Farnham School will know that big roofs are where close-up aerial shots and thermal images show the most at once. Take an older house close to The Church of the Good Shepherd: thin or patchy insulation under an old roof often shows up clearly on a thermal image.
Runfold is about 2 miles east of Farnham, in Surrey. In Runfold, as across Surrey, every roof gets the same careful survey. We cover towns and villages across Surrey. For surveys nearby, see our Guildford page.
We cover every part of GU10 and GU9 for thermal roof surveys and the streets around it. We cover properties on Greenacres, Crooksbury Road and Compton Way and the roads around them. Other places close to Runfold include Compton (1 mile west), The Sands (1 mile east), Sandy Cross (1 mile north-east), Badshot Lea (1 mile north) and Seale (2 miles north-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Guildford (8 miles east), Woking (11 miles north-east), Camberley (9 miles north), Frimley (7 miles north), Haslemere (9 miles south) and Cranleigh (13 miles east).
Around Runfold
Typical jobs here are in homes near Crooksbury Hill. The closest station to Runfold is Farnham station, roughly 1.7 miles west of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Farnham Castle (2.2 miles west) and Museum of Farnham (2.2 miles west). The countryside around Runfold includes Culverswell Hill and Aunt's Pool.
What happens on the day
The visit has one job: 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 normally takes about 1–2 hours for most houses, while a commercial roof takes nearer three to four hours. Somewhere like Runfold needs a little journey planning: let us know about narrow lanes, gates, long drives and where we can park. On the day, we inspect everything that’s safely in view, inside and out.
- First we go over the roof, the problem you’ve noticed and the conditions forecast for the visit.
- We carry out a visual inspection of the roof from wherever it can safely be seen.
- A thermal camera records how the surface temperature varies across the roof.
- We check the patterns that stand out with moisture readings where there’s safe access.
- The report sets out the images, what they suggest and what we recommend.
How to prepare
- Keep pets out of the way during the survey
- Show us where any leaks or stains appear
- Have any questions written down, so nothing gets missed
Book a survey
Not sure which survey you need? The easiest way is to phone 07833 053749 or use the contact form and describe the roof and what’s worrying you. We will talk you through the options and what they cost.
Related advice
Leave it or get it looked at?
Without thermal imaging, the only way to see how far water has spread is frequently to open up the roof. It helps when deciding whether to patch an area or replace the roof. For an older or listed building in a place like Runfold, repairs may need matching materials and consent, so leaving a defect until it’s urgent leaves less time to plan.
Thermal roof survey starts from £400, including VAT. The final price depends on how big and how high the roof is, how it can safely be seen and the package you choose.
Why us?
- Drones and thermal imaging where it applies
- Packages from £150, inc. VAT
- Covered by professional indemnity and public liability insurance
- Over 5,000 surveys carried out
Take a look at our cost guide and two real surveys.