Commercial roof surveys in Gloucester
Roofcheck provides commercial and industrial roof surveys across Gloucester and Gloucestershire, for the people who manage its hospital, university, college, docks, outlet centre and business parks and need a clear record of each roof. Moisture mapping, thermography, electronic leak detection, drone and RAAC surveys reach the GL postcode area, from Quedgeley and Hucclecote to Cheltenham, Stroud, Tewkesbury and Cirencester.
The roofs we survey here
Gloucester’s commercial roofs run from Gloucestershire Royal Hospital and the university’s Oxstalls and City campuses to the warehouses and outlet of Gloucester Quays in the historic docks, and out to the offices, factories and distribution space of Gloucester Business Park.
The docks’ brick warehouses, many of them turned into shops, flats and offices, carry old slate and flat roofs side by side, and the business parks on the city’s edge add wide membranes that collect ponding water. Core samples and thermography show what lies under each kind of roof, so the repair budget goes where it is needed.
Gloucestershire Royal Hospital
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, around 9,000 people strong, cares for Gloucestershire and beyond from two large district general hospitals, Gloucestershire Royal Hospital in the city and Cheltenham General Hospital. Thermography and moisture mapping read their roofs from outside, so patients and staff below carry on.
The University of Gloucestershire and Gloucestershire College
The University of Gloucestershire teaches on four campus sites across Cheltenham and Gloucester, with Oxstalls and City Campus in the city, and Gloucestershire College’s Gloucester Campus stands at the historic Gloucester Docks. Studios, labs and teaching blocks are surveyed in visits agreed with each estates team, so courses run as planned.
RAAC and flat roofs
No Gloucester school was on the Department for Education’s last published list of settings with confirmed RAAC, and Gloucestershire’s one setting was a secondary school in Stroud. The city’s offices, clinics and community buildings with flat concrete roofs from the mid-1950s to the mid-1990s are still worth a RAAC survey.
Gloucester Quays
Gloucester Quays pairs outlet shopping with a 10-screen Cineworld cinema and a gym in a waterside setting in the heart of the docks. Electronic leak detection traces water through the flat roofs over its stores and restaurants without lifting the membrane, and drone surveys reach the higher roofs beside the water.
Gloucester Business Park
Gloucester Business Park covers over 276 acres, with over 2.75 million sq ft developed so far, from headquarters offices to industrial units, factories and distribution space. Roofs across a park this size are mapped by drone, with thermography to find wet insulation, in visits agreed with each occupier. Units with rooflights and plant on top get a closer look at every upstand and penetration.
Solar on business parks
Factory and distribution roofs on Gloucester’s business parks suit solar, provided a condition survey and moisture mapping have first shown the membrane and the deck to be dry and sound.
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 Gloucester to an estate across Gloucestershire, 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 GL1
- Westgate GL1
- Kingsholm and Wotton GL1, GL2
- Barton and Tredworth GL1
- Moreland GL1
- Longlevens GL1, GL2
- Elmbridge GL1, GL2
- Barnwood GL3, GL4
- Hucclecote GL3, GL4
- Abbeydale GL4
- Matson GL4
- Tuffley GL1, GL4
- Quedgeley GL1, GL2
- Hardwicke GL2, GL4, GL6, GL10
- Brockworth GL3, GL4
- Churchdown GL2, GL3, GL51
- Cheltenham GL50, GL51, GL52, GL53
- Stroud GL5, GL6
- Stonehouse GL10
- Tewkesbury GL20
- Cirencester GL7
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 Gloucester 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 offices and factories in Gloucester, such as those on Gloucester Business Park?
Yes. Office, factory and distribution roofs on the business park are surveyed 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 Gloucestershire Royal Hospital and the university’s campuses in Gloucester?
Yes. Ward and campus roofs are surveyed from above with thermography and electronic leak detection, 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 Gloucester 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 dock warehouses and outlet roofs in Gloucester?
Yes. Converted warehouses, outlet stores and restaurant roofs around the docks are tested with electronic leak detection and moisture mapping, with access agreed with each landlord.
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 Gloucester 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 Gloucester?
Yes. Surveys cover Gloucester and the GL area around it, from Quedgeley, Churchdown and Brockworth to Cheltenham, Stroud, Stonehouse, Tewkesbury and Cirencester.
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