Commercial roof surveys in Manchester
Roofcheck provides commercial and industrial roof surveys across Manchester and Greater Manchester, for the people who run its hospitals, universities, offices, shopping centres and industrial estates and need clear evidence of a roof’s condition. Moisture mapping, thermography, electronic leak detection, drone and RAAC surveys reach every part of the M postcode area, from Salford Quays to Wythenshawe.
The roofs we survey here
Manchester’s commercial roofs stretch from the city centre’s offices and shops around Spinningfields and the Arndale, down the Oxford Road corridor of hospitals, universities and laboratories, out to the warehouses and factories of Trafford Park and the airport at Wythenshawe.
Long, flat roofs over hospitals, labs and sheds carry plant, pipework and rooflights, and rain finds every weak upstand among them. A small breach can spread water under a membrane across a whole bay before a ceiling tile shows a stain.
Hospital roofs across the city’s teaching trust
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust runs ten hospitals on seven sites, among them Manchester Royal Infirmary, Saint Mary’s Hospital, the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital, Wythenshawe Hospital and North Manchester General, and The Christie treats cancer at its main site in Withington. Moisture mapping and electronic leak detection find water above theatres and wards without disturbing either.
Universities and colleges around Oxford Road
The University of Manchester and the Royal Northern College of Music sit on Oxford Road, Manchester Metropolitan University has its campus in the heart of the city, and The Manchester College teaches at City Campus Manchester on Great Ducie Street. Survey visits are arranged with each estates team around lectures, rehearsals and exams.
RAAC in schools and public buildings
One Manchester primary school was on the Department for Education’s last published list of settings with confirmed RAAC. Any flat roof on a school, clinic or civic office laid between the mid-1950s and the mid-1990s could hide the planks, and a RAAC survey settles the question.
The Arndale, Spinningfields and the Trafford Centre
Manchester Arndale, which calls itself the biggest inner-city shopping centre in the country, has over 200 stores; Spinningfields is home to more than 165 businesses; and the Trafford Centre has over 200 stores, restaurants and bars. Electronic leak detection traces water through a flat roof to its source, and thermography shows how much insulation it has soaked.
Trafford Park and Manchester Science Park
Trafford Park, Europe’s first planned industrial estate, now holds more than 1,300 businesses and 35,000 employees, which Trafford Council calls the biggest employment area in Greater Manchester, and Manchester Science Park supports hundreds of businesses in labs and offices on the Oxford Road Corridor. Roofs at this scale are best read from above: a drone survey records every bay, and thermography marks out the wet ones for a closer look.
Solar on warehouse and campus roofs
A Manchester warehouse, office or campus roof that is to carry solar panels needs a condition survey and moisture mapping first, so the membrane under the array is known to be 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 Manchester to an estate across Greater Manchester, 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 M1, M2, M4
- Ancoats and Beswick M4, M11
- Hulme M15
- Moss Side M14, M16
- Rusholme M14
- Fallowfield M14
- Withington M20
- Didsbury M20
- Chorlton M21
- Levenshulme M19
- Gorton M18
- Cheetham M8
- Harpurhey M9
- Moston M9, M40
- Northenden M22
- Woodhouse Park M22, M90
- Salford Quays M50
- Old Trafford M16
- Trafford Park M17
- Stretford M32
- Sale M33
- Eccles M30
- Middleton M24
- Denton M34
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 Manchester 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 hospital and laboratory roofs in Manchester?
Yes. Clinical and lab buildings carry dense plant on their roofs, so the survey works around it from above, with electronic leak detection tracing water past ducts and upstands to its source.
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 office roofs in Manchester city centre without disturbing tenants?
Yes. Thermography and electronic leak detection stay on the roof, and access is agreed with building management around tenants, deliveries and the lifts.
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 Manchester 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 warehouses and factories in Manchester, including Trafford Park?
Yes. A drone survey and thermography cover shed roofs of any size, and core samples confirm the deck and the insulation before a contractor prices the work.
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 Manchester 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 Manchester?
Yes. Surveys cover the whole M postcode area, from the city centre to Salford Quays, Trafford Park, Stretford, Sale, Eccles, Middleton, Denton and Wythenshawe.
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