Commercial roof surveys in Portsmouth
Roofcheck provides commercial and industrial roof surveys across Portsmouth and Hampshire, for the people who run its hospitals, university, college, port, 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 PO postcode area, from Southsea and Cosham to Fareham, Gosport, Havant and Waterlooville.
The roofs we survey here
Portsmouth’s commercial roofs run from Queen Alexandra Hospital in Cosham and the University of Portsmouth’s Guildhall campus to Gunwharf Quays, the ferry and cruise terminals of the international port, and the offices of Lakeside North Harbour.
Portsmouth sits mostly on Portsea Island, so its roofs take wind and salt air off the Solent and the harbour, which work at flashings, fixings and seams harder than they would inland. Fixings and edge trims corrode first, and a drone survey picks them out along a whole roof line.
Queen Alexandra Hospital
Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust serves a local population of about 675,000 residents in Portsmouth and south east Hampshire from its main site, Queen Alexandra Hospital, on the slopes of Portsdown Hill, and hosts the country’s largest Ministry of Defence Hospital Unit. Thermography and moisture mapping read the roofs over its wards and theatres from above, so clinical work below is undisturbed.
The university and City of Portsmouth College
The University of Portsmouth teaches on its Guildhall campus in the city centre, with the Ravelin Sports Centre among its buildings, and City of Portsmouth College has campuses at Highbury, North Harbour and Tangier Road. Labs, workshops and sports halls are surveyed in visits arranged with each estates team, around teaching.
RAAC surveys
No Portsmouth setting appeared on the Department for Education’s last published list of settings with confirmed RAAC. Concrete flat roofs built between the mid-1950s and the mid-1990s on the city’s other public buildings, from clinics to community centres, are where the planks turn up, and a RAAC survey checks each one.
Gunwharf Quays
Gunwharf Quays, at the foot of the Spinnaker Tower on the harbour, brings over 90 brands together in its outlet shops, alongside restaurants and bars. Electronic leak detection traces water under the flat roofs over its shops and walkways without lifting the membrane.
The international port and Lakeside
Portsmouth International Port, Britain’s biggest municipal port and part of Portsmouth City Council, handles ferries, cruise ships and freight, and Lakeside North Harbour sets offices of 500 to 70,000 sq ft in 130 acres of landscaped grounds. Terminal, warehouse and office roofs are surveyed by drone and thermography, with access agreed with each operator.
Solar-ready roofs
Solar on a Portsmouth roof has salt air to contend with as well as weather, so a condition survey and moisture mapping should come before any array goes on.
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 Portsmouth to an estate across Hampshire, 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 PO1
- Old Portsmouth PO1
- Southsea PO4, PO5
- Eastney and Craneswater PO4, PO5
- St Jude PO5
- Fratton PO1, PO2, PO3
- Copnor PO2, PO3
- Hilsea PO2, PO3
- Baffins PO3, PO4
- Milton PO3, PO4
- Cosham PO6
- Drayton and Farlington PO6, PO7
- Paulsgrove PO6
- Havant PO9
- Waterlooville PO7, PO8
- Hayling Island PO11
- Emsworth PO9, PO10
- Gosport PO12, PO13
- Fareham PO14, PO16
- Portchester PO16
- Chichester PO19
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 Portsmouth 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 port and ferry terminal buildings in Portsmouth?
Yes. Ferry terminal, freight shed and port office roofs are mapped by drone, with thermography where readings suggest wet insulation, and each visit is arranged with the port team.
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 roofs at Queen Alexandra Hospital and the university in Portsmouth?
Yes. Ward, lab and teaching roofs are read with thermography and moisture mapping from the roof surface, in visits agreed with each estates team so care and lectures carry on.
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 Portsmouth 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 Gunwharf Quays and other waterfront roofs in Portsmouth?
Yes. Waterfront shop, restaurant and office roofs take salt and spray, and 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 Portsmouth 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 Portsmouth?
Yes. Surveys cover Portsmouth and the PO area around it, from Southsea, Cosham and Hayling Island to Havant, Waterlooville, Fareham, Gosport and Chichester.
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