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Thermal imaging roof survey in Sonning Common, Reading
Thermal roof surveys around Sonning Common, with findings in writing and pictures to back them up. Weekday and weekend visits available.
- Leaks that are hard to trace
- Wet insulation beneath the membrane
- Water getting in at parapets and stacks
What affects the price in Sonning Common
Not every roof costs the same to survey, and it comes down to:
- The size of the roof
- The use of thermal imaging or a drone
- The package you choose: Basic, Standard or Premium
- Height and safe access
Thermal imaging and drone inspection (where it applies) come with the Premium Survey, which starts from £400, including VAT. We can help you choose the package that fits what you need to know.
Booking your survey
Here’s what helps us most when you get in touch:
- Where any leaks, stains or damp patches show inside
- The type of building and roof, like pitched or flat
- Where the property is, with the postcode
- Anything about access we should know
To arrange a survey, phone 07833 053749 or send us an email with the address and what you’d like to know about the roof. You will know the price before anything is booked.
Thermal roof surveys for homes and businesses in Sonning Common
Thermal imaging is often most useful on flat roofs, from small extensions to large commercial roofs. It can show patterns that point to trapped moisture under the membrane. 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. If you’ve noticed damp where roofs meet walls and chimneys and leaks that are hard to trace, we can find out what’s behind it, on flat roofs, ceilings below the roof and commercial roofs alike.
Older cottages and houses around Sonning Common may have little insulation, and some have extensions with their own roofs. Thermal patterns and close-up photos together give a fuller picture of the roof. Findings are checked with moisture readings where needed. Results depend on the weather, so the visit is planned around the forecast.
The written findings come by email, easy to pass on to a roofer, an agent or an insurer. Turnaround is within 48 hours for Basic, 24–48 hours for Standard and same day for Premium.
- Place
- Sonning Common (RG4, RG9)
- Wider area
- Reading
- Price
- From £400 inc. VAT
- Your report
- Emailed report with photos and recommendations
- When we survey
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Insured
- PI and public liability insurance
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
What this survey cannot tell you
Some things cannot be seen without opening up the roof, and that sets some limits:
- Whether the deck or roof structure is strong enough
- Clear results when the conditions on the day are poor
- Proving moisture from the images alone
If you are not sure which survey you need, call 07833 053749 or use the contact form and we’ll give you a straight answer. What a survey covers and does not.
Roofs we survey in Sonning Common
- Pitched roof slopes
- Insulated roof spaces
- Flat roofs
- Ceilings below the roof
- Loft conversions
- Commercial roofs
How the survey works
Once we’ve finished looking, we write up our findings in a report with photos. On timing, most surveys take an hour or two at a typical home, though large, tall or awkward roofs take more time. Parking around Sonning Common is usually easier than in a town centre, but mention lanes, gates or long drives. On bungalows and lower roofs, much can be seen from the ground, with the loft showing the underside.
- We go through the roof, the problem and the weather expected on the day.
- We look over the roof from wherever it’s safe.
- 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.
Getting ready for the survey
- Agree roof access with the managing agent if it is shared
- Make sure the loft hatch can be reached
- Note where any stains or damp appear
Getting a price
Our phone lines are open seven days a week, including Saturdays and Sundays. For a price or to book, phone 07833 053749 or send us an email.
Advice
Why act early in Sonning Common
A damp patch that keeps coming back usually has a cause that hasn’t been found. Combining the camera with moisture readings can help find it, instead of trying repair after repair. On a bungalow or cottage around Sonning Common, the roof sits close to the rooms below, so a small leak can mark a ceiling within a few storms. Finding the cause first saves a second job inside.
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 will tell you which fits.
What you get with us
- Drones and thermal imaging where applicable
- Photographs and a written report every time
- Insured for professional indemnity and public liability
- Two decades and more of roof surveys
Take a look at how roof surveys are priced and what we found on two real jobs.
Sonning Common questions
Will you come out to Sonning Common?
Yes. Sonning Common is within the area we cover, which takes in towns, villages and rural addresses. Our area covers London and the South East. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when booking.
Does a conservation area affect roof work in Sonning Common?
Your council is the best source, with Historic England’s list for listed buildings. A change of roofing material may need consent in either case.
Does the report include photographs?
Yes. Photographs are part of every report.
Do you use drones?
Where it helps and the rules allow, yes. Our sub-250g drone is flown by a CAA-registered operator with a Flyer ID and Operator ID, and every flight depends on the airspace and the weather.
What can thermal imaging tell me about my roof?
The camera records how the surface temperature varies. The patterns can suggest wet insulation, gaps in insulation or heat escaping. We check what it shows with moisture readings.
Will thermal imaging find my leak?
Thermal imaging can help, alongside other checks. What it shows depends on the weather and the roof. Where it can’t be pinned down, the report suggests a next step, such as electronic leak detection.
When does the report arrive?
The Premium Survey report comes the same day, the Standard within 24–48 hours and the Basic within 48 hours. Each one is emailed.
Towns and villages near Sonning Common
What else we do in Sonning Common
What we look for on each type of roof
Loft insulation
Insulation often gets moved during work in the loft. Thermal images can show where it has been pushed aside.
Parapets, valleys and junctions
Water often gets in where roofs meet walls, parapets or valley gutters. The camera can help show damp around these junctions.
Flying and imaging in Sonning Common
The wider area around Sonning Common has a long history of building, with Greys Court about 2.2 miles north-east. Period homes nearby can have lead valleys, tall chimneys and a patchwork of past repairs. If your survey includes the drone, the flight is checked against the Drone Safety Map first.
For an older house near a landmark such as The Church of Christ the King, older roofs can be steep and hard to see from the street, which is where photos from the air and thermal images help. If you look after a building such as Sonning Common Primary School, big roofs are where photos from the air and thermal images show the most at once.
Sonning Common is about 3 miles north of Caversham, in Reading. Bookings from Sonning Common are handled just like any other: a call or an email, a price, then a date. Sonning Common is one of the places in Reading where we work.
We work across the RG4 and RG9 postcode area for thermal roof surveys. We offer thermal roof surveys to properties on Wood Lane, Green Lane and Woodbury Close and the roads around them. If you are just outside Sonning Common, we cover Peppard Hill (1 mile north-west), Rotherfield Peppard (1 mile north), Kidmore End (1 mile south-west), Kingwood Common (1 mile north-west) and Shepherd's Green (2 miles north). Further out, we also cover Caversham (3 miles south), Norcot (4 miles south-west), West Reading (4 miles south), Tilehurst Within (5 miles south-west), Shinfield (8 miles south) and Arborfield Garrison (10 miles south). Being one of Reading’s larger places, Sonning Common has every kind of building, from houses and flats to offices.
Around Sonning Common
Locally, jobs take us to homes and businesses close to Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge, The Warwick School and Hare & Hounds pub and the streets around them. The closest station to Sonning Common is Henley-On-Thames station, roughly 3.7 miles east of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Frazer Nash Archives (3.8 miles east) and Battle Hospital (4.1 miles south). Open spaces near Sonning Common include Sonning Hill and Warburg Nature Reserve.
Checking the roof from the ground
Look up at the roof after a storm, from the ground: pieces of tile or slate on the ground, a gap in the ridge or a lifted flashing are all worth noting. Don’t go up yourself.
A DIY look is useful, but it is not a survey. You won’t see flashings, valleys or the backs of chimneys properly from the ground, and those are details a survey looks at closely.