Commercial roof surveys in Kingston
Roofcheck provides commercial and industrial roof surveys across Kingston and south-west London, for the people who look after its hospital, university, college, shopping centres and attractions and need a clear account of each roof. Moisture mapping, thermography, electronic leak detection, drone and RAAC surveys reach every part of the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, from the town centre and Surbiton to New Malden, Tolworth and Chessington.
The roofs we survey here
Kingston’s commercial roofs run from Kingston Hospital and the university’s campuses to the Bentall Centre and the shops of the town centre, the offices and flats along the Thames, and the attractions of Chessington in the south of the borough.
Riverside buildings here take damp air off the Thames on top of the usual wear, and the flat roofs over shops and offices can hide a slow leak under their membranes a long way from the stain it eventually makes.
Kingston Hospital
Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust, formed to bring health and care services closer together, runs Kingston Hospital, which provides the full range of acute services, from cancer treatment and surgery to children’s services and maternity. Thermography and leak detection read its ward and theatre roofs from above, so patients are not disturbed.
Kingston University and Kingston College
Kingston University teaches at Penrhyn Road, Knights Park and Kingston Hill among its campuses, and Kingston College, part of the South Thames Colleges Group, has more than 5,000 students and a separate Creative Industries Centre. Studios, labs and lecture theatres are surveyed in visits agreed with each estates team.
RAAC in public buildings
Kingston’s schools were not among the settings on the Department for Education’s last published list of settings with confirmed RAAC. The borough’s flat-roofed clinics, libraries and council offices from the mid-1950s to the mid-1990s can still contain the planks, and a RAAC survey looks for them.
The Bentall Centre and the town centre
The Bentall Centre is the shopping centre in the heart of Kingston, with Fenwick Kingston and a cinema among its tenants, and Kingston First, the town centre’s business improvement district, works for the businesses around it. Flat roofs over malls, shops and offices are tested with electronic leak detection, which traces a breach without lifting the membrane.
Chessington World of Adventures
Chessington World of Adventures Resort, in the south of the borough, combines a theme park, a zoo with more than 1,000 animals and a SEA LIFE aquarium with themed resort hotels. Ride halls, animal houses and hotel roofs are surveyed by drone and thermography, with visits planned around opening and the park’s own safety rules.
Solar on offices and units
Before solar panels go onto a Kingston office, college or retail roof, a condition survey and moisture mapping should show that the membrane and the deck beneath it are dry and sound. Repairs cost far less made before the array goes on than after.
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 Kingston to an estate across south-west London, 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
- Kingston town centre KT1, KT2
- Canbury KT2
- Kingston Gate KT2
- Norbiton KT1, KT2
- Tudor KT2
- Coombe KT2, KT3
- New Malden KT3
- Old Malden KT3, KT4
- Motspur Park KT3, KT4
- Green Lane KT3
- Surbiton KT5, KT6
- Seething Wells KT1, KT6
- Berrylands KT5
- Alexandra KT5, KT6
- Tolworth KT6
- Hook KT6, KT9
- Chessington KT9
- Malden Rushett KT9
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 Kingston 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 theme park and leisure buildings in Kingston, such as those at Chessington?
Yes. Ride halls, hotels and animal houses are surveyed by drone and thermography, with visits planned around opening so guests and animals are not disturbed.
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 the hospital and the university in Kingston?
Yes. Ward, studio and lab roofs are surveyed from above with thermography and electronic leak detection, in visits agreed with each estates team before anyone goes up.
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 Kingston 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 riverside offices and flats in Kingston?
Yes. Flat roofs and terraces on riverside blocks are tested with electronic leak detection and moisture mapping, with access agreed with the managing agent. Terraces over flats are a common source of leaks, as the membrane runs on under paving and planters.
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 Kingston 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 Kingston?
Yes. Surveys cover the whole Royal Borough, from Kingston town centre, Canbury and Coombe to Surbiton, New Malden, Tolworth, Hook and Chessington.
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