Commercial roof surveys in Brighton
Roofcheck provides commercial and industrial roof surveys across Brighton and Sussex, for the people who run its hospitals, universities, college, shopping centres, seafront and port and need a clear account of each roof. Moisture mapping, thermography, electronic leak detection, drone and RAAC surveys reach the BN postcode area, from Hove and Portslade to Shoreham, Lewes, Newhaven and Worthing.
The roofs we survey here
Brighton’s commercial roofs run from the Royal Sussex County Hospital and the city’s two universities to Churchill Square, the restaurants and hotels of Brighton Marina, the Palace Pier, and the warehouses and units of Shoreham Port to the west.
Salt wind off the Channel works at every seam and fixing on Brighton’s flat roofs, and the buildings along the seafront take the worst of it. Regency terraces turned into offices and hotels hide flat roofs and box gutters behind their parapets, where a blocked outlet goes unseen.
The Royal Sussex County Hospital
University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust, one of the largest trusts in the NHS, runs the Royal Sussex County Hospital, an acute teaching hospital whose Louisa Martindale Building is in the trust’s words the newest hospital building in the NHS, along with the Royal Alexandra Children’s Hospital and the Sussex Eye Hospital. Clinical roofs here are read from above with thermography and leak detection, without disturbing the wards below.
Universities and Brighton Met
The University of Brighton and the University of Sussex both teach in and around the city, and Brighton Met has its central Brighton campus on Pelham Street. Teaching blocks, labs and studios are surveyed in visits arranged with each estates team, so lectures and classes go ahead.
RAAC in Brighton and Hove
Brighton and Hove had no setting on the Department for Education’s last published list of settings with confirmed RAAC. Flat-roofed council buildings, clinics and offices from the mid-1950s to the mid-1990s in the city can still contain the planks, and a RAAC survey finds out.
Churchill Square and Brighton Marina
Churchill Square, on Western Road, now holds an IKEA store among its shops, and Brighton Marina calls itself Britain’s largest marina, with hotels, restaurants and shops along its boardwalks. Electronic leak detection finds breaches in the flat roofs over malls and waterfront units without lifting the membrane.
Shoreham Port and the Palace Pier
Shoreham Port, west of the city, handles cargo, ships agency and freight forwarding and lets commercial units and offices on its estate, and Brighton Palace Pier carries its funfair, arcades and the glass-fronted Palm Court restaurant out over the sea. Roofs that take salt and spray are surveyed by drone and thermography, with access agreed with each operator.
Solar-ready roofs
Brighton’s flat roofs suit solar panels as well as any on the south coast, but each one needs a condition survey and moisture mapping before an array goes on it.
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 Brighton to an estate across Sussex, 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
- City centre BN1, BN2
- North Laine BN1
- Kemptown BN1, BN2
- Hove BN3
- Brunswick BN1, BN3
- Preston Park BN1
- Hollingbury BN1
- Patcham BN1
- Moulsecoomb BN2
- Whitehawk BN2
- Woodingdean BN2
- Rottingdean BN2
- Hangleton BN3
- Portslade BN41
- Southwick BN41, BN42
- Shoreham-by-Sea BN43
- Lancing BN15
- Peacehaven BN10
- Newhaven BN9
- Lewes BN7
- Seaford BN25
- Hassocks BN6
- Worthing BN11
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 Brighton 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 seafront and pier buildings in Brighton?
Yes. Seafront, pier and marina roofs take salt and spray, and are surveyed by drone and thermography, with visits planned around opening so visitors are not held up.
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.
Can you survey the hospital and the universities in Brighton?
Yes. Clinical and campus roofs are surveyed from above with thermography and electronic leak detection, and every visit is agreed with the estates team before it goes ahead.
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 Brighton 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 port warehouses and units in Brighton and at Shoreham?
Yes. Warehouse and unit roofs at Shoreham Port and on the city’s estates are mapped by drone, with thermography and core samples where readings show wet insulation.
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 Brighton 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 Brighton?
Yes. Surveys cover Brighton and Hove and the BN area around them, from Portslade and Shoreham-by-Sea to Lewes, Newhaven, Seaford, Hassocks and Worthing.
Get a roof check in Brighton
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