Commercial roof surveys in Barnsley
Roofcheck provides commercial and industrial roof surveys across Barnsley and South Yorkshire, for the owners and managers of its warehouses, factories, hospital, college and town centre buildings who need clear evidence of a roof’s condition. Moisture mapping, thermography, electronic leak detection, drone and RAAC surveys reach every part of the borough, from Penistone to Goldthorpe.
The roofs we survey here
Barnsley’s commercial roofs run from the town centre, with the Glass Works, the Alhambra and the college on Church Street, to the hospital on Gawber Road and the warehouses and factories beside the Dearne Valley Parkway out to the M1.
On the borough’s older industrial estates and flat-roofed public buildings, roofs have often been patched more than once, and wind across the open ground east of the M1 pushes rain under failed laps and into the insulation below.
Barnsley Hospital roof surveys
Barnsley Hospital on Gawber Road, run by Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, provides cancer and surgical services with Sheffield Teaching Hospitals alongside its local care. Electronic leak detection finds the entry point of water above wards and clinics, and moisture mapping measures how far the insulation is wet.
Barnsley College’s two town centre campuses
Barnsley College’s Old Mill Lane campus, its main building since 2011, is entered from Church Street, and its University Centre on Church Street is becoming a technology hub, with a new atrium under a glazed roof. Surveys of teaching buildings are booked with the estates team around term and exams.
RAAC and the borough’s flat-roofed buildings
The Department for Education’s published list of settings with confirmed RAAC named no Barnsley school. Planks of the material went into flat roofs from the mid-1950s to the mid-1990s, so schools, clinics and council buildings of that age are still worth a RAAC survey.
The Glass Works, the Alhambra and the market
The Glass Works brings shops, restaurants and Barnsley Market together a short walk from the Interchange, and the Alhambra Shopping Centre has over 35 stores on two levels. Thermography locates wet insulation under the membrane, and electronic leak detection follows the water to the hole it came through.
Warehouses and factories on the M1 corridor
Gateway 36, beside the A6195 Dearne Valley Parkway, has added industrial and logistics buildings, and its second phase spreads over 51 acres for units of up to 350,000 sq ft, targeting a BREEAM rating of Excellent. On sheds this size, a drone survey records the whole roof and thermography sorts the dry areas from the wet before anyone sets foot on the membrane.
Solar-ready roofs
Fitting solar panels to a Barnsley warehouse, factory or college building commits its roof for the life of the array, so moisture mapping and a condition survey should settle the membrane’s condition first.
How a roof survey works
Request a quote
Tell us about the building, the roof and what you need to find out.
The right survey
We recommend the methods that suit the roof and send a written quote.
Survey on site
A qualified surveyor carries out the survey, planned around your site, tenants and access.
Report on your roof plan
Every finding is pinned to a plan of your roof, online in your dashboard and as a PDF.
Manage your roof surveys online
From a single building in Barnsley to an estate across South Yorkshire, approve quotes, follow every survey and open reports in one place, then share them by link so everyone works from the same information.
Areas we cover
- Town centre S70
- Kingstone S70, S75
- Worsbrough S70
- Stairfoot S70, S71
- Monk Bretton S70, S71
- Old Town S71, S75
- Royston S71
- Athersley and New Lodge S71
- Cudworth S71, S72
- Darfield and Great Houghton S72, S73
- Wombwell S73
- Hoyland Milton S73, S74
- Rockingham S70, S74
- Dodworth S75
- Darton S75
- Silkstone S75
- Tankersley S74, S75
- Shafton S72
- Penistone S36
- Oxspring S36
- Dearne S63
Questions about roof surveys
Can you survey a hospital, school or campus without disrupting it?
Yes. Surveys are carried out from the roof, and visits are planned around clinical areas, term dates and building access. Any method that needs access inside the building, such as some RAAC inspections, is agreed with you beforehand.
Can you check a Barnsley school or public building for RAAC?
Yes. A RAAC survey confirms whether panels are present, records cracking, deflection and water staining, and sets out a next step for each area. It is worth considering for any flat-roofed building from the mid-1950s to the mid-1990s.
Do you survey warehouses on the M1 corridor in Barnsley?
Yes. Distribution and manufacturing roofs along the Dearne Valley Parkway suit drone and thermographic surveys, and core samples show what the insulation and deck are made of before work is specified.
Do you offer pre-solar roof surveys?
Yes. Before panels go on, a condition survey and moisture mapping show whether the roof needs work first. Once the panels are up, anything the roof needs means lifting them first, and the bill for that dwarfs the cost of a survey.
Do you survey shops and the market in Barnsley town centre?
Yes. Retail and market roofs are surveyed from above around trading, and electronic leak detection marks the exact spot where water is getting through to the stalls or the shop floor below.
What roof systems do you survey?
All the main systems on UK commercial roofs: single ply membranes from manufacturers such as Bauder, IKO, Fatra, Renolit and Sika Sarnafil, built-up felt, liquid applied coatings, mastic asphalt, profiled metal and standing seam.
Can you survey several buildings across Barnsley and beyond?
Yes. For estates and portfolios, every building can be surveyed to the same scope, with reports in the same format so they can be compared side by side.
Do you survey council and public buildings in Barnsley?
Yes. Schools, libraries, health centres and offices can be surveyed to one scope, with visits agreed around when each building is in use.
Do you work on tenanted buildings?
Yes. One report can serve the landlord, the tenant, the contractor and the insurer, so everyone works from the same findings.
How much does a roof survey in Barnsley cost?
Cost depends on the roof area, the roof system and the methods needed. Call 0113 868 0097 or start a quote online with the approximate roof area and what you need to find out, and you’ll receive a written quote.
Do you cover the towns around Barnsley?
Yes. Surveys cover the borough’s S70 to S75 districts, with Penistone in S36 and the Dearne towns in S63, including Royston, Cudworth, Wombwell, Hoyland and Goldthorpe.
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