Commercial roof surveys in Oldham
Roofcheck provides commercial and industrial roof surveys across Oldham and Greater Manchester, for whoever looks after its hospital, colleges, council buildings, mills and industrial units and needs to know what state a roof is really in. Moisture mapping, thermography, electronic leak detection, drone and RAAC surveys reach every part of the OL postcode area, from Chadderton to Saddleworth.
The roofs we survey here
Oldham’s commercial roofs range from converted mills and works across the borough to the Royal Oldham Hospital on Rochdale Road, the colleges and Spindles Town Square in the town centre, and the new industrial units of Broadway Green near the M60.
The town climbs towards the Pennine moors, and its higher roofs take the brunt of the rain, wind and frost that come over them. Ponding on flat sections and splits at laps and upstands are what that weather leaves behind.
The Royal Oldham Hospital and its Hulton Building
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust runs the Royal Oldham Hospital, just off the A671 Rochdale Road, where the £28 million Hulton Building holds two general surgery wards of 24 beds each. Thermography and electronic leak detection check a hospital roof from above, around its plant and rooflights, so the wards keep running as normal.
The colleges and university campus
Oldham College and University Campus Oldham teach everything from vocational courses for school leavers and adults to apprenticeships and university-level study, and Oldham Sixth Form College offers A level, vocational and T level pathways. Each college visit is planned with its estates team so that no class has to move.
RAAC in public buildings
One Oldham setting was on the Department for Education’s last published list of settings with confirmed RAAC. Flat concrete roofs from the mid-1950s to the mid-1990s, on schools, colleges, clinics and civic buildings alike, are where the planks are found, and a RAAC survey settles each case.
Spindles Town Square and Tommyfield Market
Oldham Council now owns Spindles Town Square and is turning it from a purely retail centre into a place for the whole community, with better shops, a new home for Tommyfield Market, new space for work and more leisure. Where a shopping centre is being remodelled, a survey shows which roofs can stay as they are and which need work before new tenants move in.
Broadway Green near the M60
Broadway Green, two miles from the town centre near the M60 and M62, holds 600,000 square feet of employment space and is providing 2,000 new jobs, developed by Oldham Council with Seddon and Grasscroft Property. On new industrial units, a baseline survey records the roof in its first condition, so any later defect can be measured against it.
Solar on mill and industrial roofs
Old mill roofs and new industrial units in Oldham both need a condition survey and moisture mapping before solar goes on, so the array sits on a deck known 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 Oldham 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
- Town centre OL1
- Coldhurst OL1, OL8, OL9
- St Mary’s OL1, OL8
- St James’ OL1, OL4
- Werneth OL8, OL9
- Hollinwood OL8
- Medlock Vale OL8
- Alexandra OL4, OL8
- Waterhead OL4
- Chadderton OL1, OL9
- Royton OL1, OL2
- Shaw and Crompton OL2
- Lees OL4
- Saddleworth OL3, OL4
- Mossley OL5
- Ashton-under-Lyne OL6, OL7
- Heywood OL10
- Rochdale OL11, OL12, OL16
- Milnrow OL16
- Littleborough OL15
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 an Oldham 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 mill buildings in Oldham?
Yes. Converted and working mills often hide flat and valley sections behind their parapets, and thermography with moisture mapping finds the wet areas before any of the roof is opened.
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 new industrial units in Oldham, such as those at Broadway Green?
Yes. A baseline survey of a new unit’s roof, by drone and thermography, records its condition from the start, so later changes can be measured against it.
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 Oldham 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.
Can you survey council and public buildings in Oldham?
Yes. Libraries, offices, depots and community buildings are surveyed one by one or as a programme, with a report for each roof.
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 Oldham 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 Oldham?
Yes. Surveys cover the whole OL postcode area, from the town centre to Chadderton, Royton, Shaw, Saddleworth, Ashton-under-Lyne and Rochdale.
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