Commercial roof surveys in Luton
Roofcheck provides commercial and industrial roof surveys across Luton and Bedfordshire, for the teams who look after its hospital, university, colleges, shopping centre, airport and business parks and need a reliable record of each roof. Moisture mapping, thermography, electronic leak detection, drone and RAAC surveys reach the LU postcode area, from Leagrave and Stopsley to Dunstable, Houghton Regis and Leighton Buzzard.
The roofs we survey here
Luton’s commercial roofs run from the Luton and Dunstable University Hospital on Lewsey Road and the University of Bedfordshire’s town-centre campus to Frasers Plus Luton, the airport’s hangars and offices, and the units of Butterfield Business Park.
Wide flat roofs over shopping malls, car parks and airport buildings take heavy wear, and the decks beneath them are prone to ponding and to leaks that surface a long way from where the water got in.
The Luton and Dunstable
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust runs the Luton and Dunstable University Hospital on Lewsey Road, whose four main buildings, the Medical Block, the Surgical Block, St Mary’s Wing and Maternity, house its wards. Moisture mapping and thermography work from the roof surface, so the clinical areas below are left undisturbed. Each of the four buildings has its own roof, so each gets its own survey and its own findings.
The university and the colleges
The University of Bedfordshire’s Luton campus, right in the heart of the town centre, includes a new STEM Building and a seven-storey library, Barnfield College is Luton’s vocational specialist college, and Luton Sixth Form College teaches more than 3,200 students on Bradgers Hill Road. Visits to teaching blocks and workshops are planned with each estates team.
RAAC in public buildings
Luton had two settings on the Department for Education’s last published list of settings with confirmed RAAC, a primary school and a pupil referral unit. Other flat-roofed public buildings in the town from the mid-1950s to the mid-1990s, from clinics to council offices, merit a RAAC survey too.
Frasers Plus Luton
Frasers Plus Luton, formerly Luton Point, is the town centre’s covered shopping centre, with Boots and Primark among its stores. Electronic leak detection finds the breaches in big flat roofs over malls and shop units, and thermography maps how far the water has spread. A covered centre this size carries rooflights, plant and car park decks, and each joint is a place where water can get in.
London Luton Airport and Butterfield
London Luton Airport is Bedfordshire’s biggest employer, and Butterfield Business Park, an established business location less than 5 miles from the M1, offers sites to own or lease. Hangar, office and industrial roofs are surveyed by drone and thermography, and airside visits follow the airport’s own access rules. Hangars span wide open floors, so a leak in the roof can land a long way from where it began.
Solar on warehouses
Luton’s warehouses and business units suit solar, so long as a condition survey and moisture mapping have shown the membrane and the deck beneath to be in good order.
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 Luton to an estate across Bedfordshire, 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 LU1, LU2
- High Town LU2, LU3
- Dallow LU1
- Farley LU1, LU3, LU4
- Biscot LU3
- Saints LU3
- Sundon Park LU3
- Leagrave LU1, LU4
- Lewsey LU4
- Challney LU4
- Stopsley LU2
- Round Green LU2
- Wigmore LU2
- Vauxhall LU2
- Barnfield LU2, LU3
- Bramingham LU2, LU3
- Caddington LU1, LU2, LU6
- Dunstable LU5, LU6
- Houghton Regis LU5, LU6
- Toddington LU5
- Leighton Buzzard LU7
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 Luton 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 airport and business park buildings in Luton?
Yes. Hangar, office and warehouse roofs are surveyed by drone and thermography, and any airside visit is planned with the airport and follows its access rules.
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 in Luton without disturbing patients?
Yes. The surveys are done from the roof surface, and each visit is agreed with the trust’s estates team so the wards beneath carry on undisturbed.
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 Luton 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 shopping centre and car park roofs in Luton?
Yes. Mall roofs and car park decks are tested with electronic leak detection and moisture mapping, with access agreed with the centre so shoppers and drivers are not held up.
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 Luton 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 Luton?
Yes. Surveys cover Luton and the LU area around it, from Leagrave, Stopsley and Caddington to Dunstable, Houghton Regis, Toddington and Leighton Buzzard.
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