Leak detection in Cherwell.

Scheduled 1 to 2 working days, target on-site 9am to 5pm slot. We do not run reactive 24/7 callouts in Oxfordshire unless the district is M25-adjacent (yours is not). Scheduled project visits are slot-booked from our north-west London base. Times quoted are best-effort targets, not contractual guarantees.

Cherwell leak detection survey from £449 for a 60 to 90 minute visit with written insurance-grade report (inc VAT for domestic). Any follow-on repair work charged at the hourly rate that applies at your zone and time of day, billed in 30-minute increments (see /pricing). Salt-test damp analysis from £125 per sample with 48-hour lab turnaround.

Yes. We cover OX5, OX6, OX15, OX16, OX17, OX25, OX26, OX27 across Banbury, Bicester, Kidlington and the rest of Cherwell. Mixed Banbury Victorian terraces and Bicester new-build estates; high incidence of failed expansion vessels on system boilers across the Bicester corridor.

FLIR E76 (320×240 sensor) or FLIR E96 (640×480 sensor) thermal imaging camera (sensitive to <0.04°C), Sewerin Aquaphon A150 acoustic correlator with rod and ground microphone, 5% hydrogen / 95% nitrogen tracer gas safe mix (BS EN 14338-compliant), Spectroline OPX-365 UV dye inspection lamp, and Protimeter Surveymaster moisture mapping tool.

Yes. Our written leak detection reports are accepted by every major UK insurer for trace-and-access policy claims: LV, Aviva, Direct Line, Admiral, Hiscox, Zurich, AXA, RSA, NIG, Allianz, Ageas, Legal & General. Reports include location coordinates, leak rate or drainage condition estimate, photographic evidence, thermal image scans, and a recommended-repair section the customer can hand to any contractor.