Commercial roof surveys in Sheffield
Roofcheck provides commercial and industrial roof surveys across Sheffield and South Yorkshire, for the people who run its hospitals, campuses, shops, offices and works and need clear evidence of each roof’s condition. Moisture mapping, thermography, electronic leak detection, drone and RAAC surveys reach every part of the city, from Stocksbridge and Hillsborough to Mosborough.
The roofs we survey here
Sheffield’s commercial roofs follow the city’s shape: forges and engineering works along the Don from Brightside to Tinsley, new offices and shops in the city centre, and the hospital and university buildings of the western suburbs around Broomhill.
A third of the city lies inside the Peak District National Park, and rain, wind and frost come off the moors onto the city’s hillsides. On the long, low roofs of the east end, water gathers where outlets block or falls have sagged, then finds its way into the insulation through a split lap or a cracked flashing.
Hospital roofs from the Northern General to Western Bank
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals runs five hospitals: the Northern General, home to the city’s adult emergency department, and on its central campus the Royal Hallamshire, the Jessop Wing, Weston Park Cancer Centre and the Charles Clifford Dental Hospital. Sheffield Children’s Hospital is on Western Bank. Moisture mapping and thermography from the roof find wet insulation over wards and theatres without closing them.
Campus roof surveys
The University of Sheffield spreads out from Western Bank, Sheffield Hallam University teaches at its City Campus opposite the railway station and at Collegiate Campus off Ecclesall Road, and The Sheffield College runs City and Hillsborough campuses and a new Advanced Technology Centre. Survey visits fit around lectures, exams and graduation.
RAAC checks for schools and public buildings
Reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete went into flat roofs, mostly in schools, clinics and civic buildings, from the mid-1950s to the mid-1990s. One Sheffield primary school was on the Department for Education’s list of settings with confirmed RAAC when it was last updated, and any flat-roofed building from that period deserves a check.
Leak detection for shopping centres and city offices
Retail and office roofs range from Meadowhall’s 1,500,000 sq ft centre and Crystal Peaks in Mosborough to Heart of the City, the council’s 7-hectare scheme of Grade A offices and shops around Elshaw House. Electronic leak detection finds the point where water gets through, and thermography maps how far it has spread.
Forges, factories and advanced manufacturing
Sheffield Forgemasters, with roots in the 1750s, makes steel on a single site on Brightside Lane; the University of Sheffield’s glass-walled Factory 2050 stands on Sheffield Business Park, between junctions 33 and 34 of the M1; and the Advanced Manufacturing Park lies off junction 33 at Catcliffe. A drone survey takes in a roof of this size from above, and core samples show what lies under the membrane before a repair is specified.
Pre-solar roof surveys
Meadowhall reports 3,418 panels on its roof, which it calls the largest solar installation on any UK shopping centre. A works or warehouse roof heading the same way needs a condition survey and moisture mapping first, so wet insulation or a failing membrane is dealt with before the array is fixed over it.
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 Sheffield to an estate across South Yorkshire, 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 S1
- Park and Arbourthorne S2
- Burngreave S3, S4
- Firth Park S5
- Hillsborough S6
- Walkley S6
- Nether Edge and Sharrow S7
- Graves Park S8
- Darnall S9
- Shiregreen and Brightside S9
- Broomhill and Sharrow Vale S10
- Crookes and Crosspool S10
- Ecclesall S11
- Gleadless Valley S12, S14
- Woodhouse S13
- Dore and Totley S17
- Mosborough S20
- Ecclesfield S35
- Stocksbridge and Upper Don S36
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 Sheffield 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 factories and warehouses in Sheffield’s Lower Don Valley?
Yes. Thermography and drone surveys suit the valley’s large production and storage roofs, and core samples confirm the build-up beneath the membrane before a repair or a new covering is specified.
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.
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 Sheffield 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 listed and historic buildings in Sheffield?
Yes. Thermography and electronic leak detection work from the roof surface without opening it up, so historic fabric stays as it is, and the position of any core sample is agreed with you first.
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 Sheffield 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 Sheffield?
Yes. Surveys cover Sheffield’s S1 to S14, S17, S20, S35 and S36 districts, from Stocksbridge and Ecclesfield in the north to Dore, Totley and Mosborough in the south.
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