Thermal imaging survey for Helensburgh properties
If your property is in Helensburgh or the G84 district or nearby Dunoon and Oban, it is within our Argyll and Bute coverage. Helensburgh is one of the main towns we cover in Argyll and Bute.
Every inspection point in Helensburgh is photographed and logged, so you have a record to show a buyer, lender or contractor. Buyers and sellers in Helensburgh often book this check when a survey report or EPC raises questions about the walls.
Exposure matters for every cavity wall. Parts of Argyll and Bute face some of the heaviest wind-driven rain in the UK, especially exposed coastal and upland sites. Here the survey is stricter: some walls suit only certain certified systems, and some should not be filled at all.
On compliance, if cavity wall insulation follows in Helensburgh, no building warrant is needed for insulation within a wall, but the work must meet the building standards.
Rules in Scotland
No building warrant is needed for insulation within a wall, but the work must meet the building standards if insulation work follows.
Sources: Scottish Government: building work not requiring a warrant (schedule 3).
Useful for
Checking an old installation, planning a top-up, finding where an extension's insulation stops, and giving landlords evidence before and after works.
What is included in Helensburgh
- Recommendations, if any
- Borescope checks of suspect areas
- Interior and exterior images
- Annotated report
Guide prices for Helensburgh
| Thermal imaging survey guide prices | Guide price |
|---|---|
| Thermal imaging survey with borescope checks | £295–£495 |
| Thermal imaging survey, exterior only | £195–£295 |
This work is not insulation, so it is normally standard-rated for VAT. Guide prices include VAT where it applies. Guide ranges only: the fixed price is confirmed in writing before any work starts, and anything that could not be seen at survey is agreed with you first.
The steps for a thermal imaging survey in Helensburgh:
Tell us what is happening
Postcode, property type and what you have noticed.
Price agreed first
We confirm the price before anyone visits.
Visit and checks
Photos and readings at the areas that matter.
Findings in writing
What we found and the options, each priced separately.