Commercial roof surveys in Glasgow
Roofcheck provides commercial and industrial roof surveys across Glasgow and the West of Scotland, for the people who manage its hospitals, universities, college, venues, shopping centres and industrial parks and need a reliable record of each roof. Moisture mapping, thermography, electronic leak detection, drone and RAAC surveys reach the G postcode area, from Partick and Govan to Clydebank, Bearsden, Rutherglen and East Kilbride.
The roofs we survey here
Glasgow’s commercial roofs run from the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital and Glasgow Royal Infirmary to the University of Glasgow at Gilmorehill, Strathclyde’s city centre campus, St Enoch, the venues of the SEC on the Clyde, and the industrial units of Hillington Park.
Glasgow’s rain is famous, and on the city’s tenements, warehouses and big sheds it finds every cracked gutter, failed lap and blocked outlet, often long before anyone inside notices.
The Queen Elizabeth and the Royal Infirmary
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde’s main hospitals include the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital campus on Govan Road, Glasgow Royal Infirmary and the Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre. Moisture mapping and thermography read the roofs over their wards and plant from above, so clinical work carries on.
Universities and City of Glasgow College
The University of Glasgow, a member of the Russell Group, has been changing the world since 1451, in its own words, and teaches at Gilmorehill and Garscube in the city, the University of Strathclyde’s campus sits in the heart of the city centre, and City of Glasgow College is Scotland’s largest technical and professional skills college. Labs, workshops and lecture halls are surveyed in visits agreed with each estates team.
RAAC, from the Scottish Government
Glasgow City appeared among the 16 council areas the Scottish Government named for RAAC in schools; across Scotland, 39 school and early learning locations were found from 1,477 buildings assessed. The city’s flat-roofed offices, clinics and community buildings from the mid-1950s to the mid-1990s can still hold the planks, and a RAAC survey checks.
St Enoch and the SEC
St Enoch is home to over 100 brands and a Vue cinema in the city centre, and the SEC on the Clyde brings together the SEC Centre’s five interconnected halls, the 3,000-seat SEC Armadillo and the 13,000-capacity OVO Hydro. Leaks in roofs this large are traced with electronic leak detection, so events and trading carry on.
Hillington Park
Hillington Park calls itself Scotland’s first and largest industrial park, home to over 500 businesses and 8,000 people across over two million sq ft of industrial, warehouse, trade counter and office space. Roofs across an estate this size are mapped by drone, with thermography to find wet insulation, in visits agreed with each occupier.
Solar on sheds
Glasgow’s industrial and warehouse roofs suit solar arrays, and each one needs a condition survey and moisture mapping before the panels go up, so no wet insulation is sealed in beneath them.
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 Glasgow to an estate across the West of Scotland, 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 G1, G2
- Anderston and Yorkhill G1, G2, G3, G4, G11
- Calton G1, G4, G31, G32, G40
- Hillhead G3, G4, G11, G12, G20
- Partick G11, G12, G13
- Dennistoun G4, G21, G31, G33
- Govan G5, G41, G51
- Pollokshields G5, G41, G43, G52
- Langside G41, G42, G43, G44
- Cardonald G41, G51, G52, G53
- Maryhill G20, G61
- Springburn and Robroyston G21, G22, G33, G64
- Shettleston G31, G32, G40, G71, G72
- Baillieston G32, G33, G34, G71
- Drumchapel and Anniesland G13, G15, G61
- Greater Pollok G46, G53
- Rutherglen G44, G72
- Clydebank G13, G14, G81
- Bearsden G61, G81
- Renfrew and Braehead G51, G52
- East Kilbride G72, G74
- Bishopbriggs G33, G64, G66
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 Glasgow 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 industrial units in Glasgow, such as those at Hillington Park?
Yes. Industrial, warehouse and trade counter roofs are mapped by drone and thermography, with access agreed with each occupier and the park’s managers.
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 Queen Elizabeth University Hospital and the universities in Glasgow?
Yes. Ward, lab and lecture hall roofs are read from above with thermography and moisture mapping, in visits planned with each estates team.
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 Glasgow 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 event venues and shopping centres in Glasgow?
Yes. Arena, exhibition hall and mall roofs are tested with electronic leak detection and moisture mapping, with visits planned around events and opening.
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 Glasgow 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 Glasgow?
Yes. Surveys cover Glasgow and the G area around it, from Partick, Govan and Rutherglen to Clydebank, Bearsden, Bishopbriggs, Renfrew and East Kilbride.
Get a roof check in Glasgow
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