Commercial roof surveys in Southampton
Roofcheck provides commercial and industrial roof surveys across Southampton and Hampshire, for the people who look after its hospitals, universities, college, docks and shopping centre and need a trustworthy record of each roof. Moisture mapping, thermography, electronic leak detection, drone and RAAC surveys reach the SO postcode area, from Shirley and Woolston to Eastleigh, Totton, Romsey and Winchester.
The roofs we survey here
Southampton’s commercial roofs run from Southampton General Hospital on Tremona Road and the city’s two universities to Westquay, the cruise terminals, container berths and car stores of the docks, and the offices and labs of Southampton Science Park.
Roofs here take salt wind off Southampton Water, and the port’s great sheds and multi-deck car stores carry roof areas where one failed seam can soak a great deal of insulation. Thermography from a drone shows where that water has spread, over even the largest shed.
Southampton General Hospital
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust runs Southampton General Hospital on Tremona Road, its largest location, with specialist services from neurosciences and oncology to pathology and cardiology, and the Princess Anne Hospital on Coxford Road. Thermography and moisture mapping work from the roof surface, so theatres, labs and wards below carry on.
The universities and Southampton College
The University of Southampton is home to over 26,000 students, Solent University sits in the heart of the city centre, a walk from Southampton Central station, and Southampton College is part of South Hampshire College Group. Labs, lecture halls and workshops are surveyed in visits agreed with each estates team, around the teaching.
RAAC surveys
None of Southampton’s schools or colleges appeared on the Department for Education’s last published list of settings with confirmed RAAC. Any flat concrete roof put up between the mid-1950s and the mid-1990s on the city’s civic buildings, clinics or offices could hold the planks, and only a RAAC survey settles it.
Westquay
Westquay, in the city centre, mixes shops and places to eat with a Showcase Cinema de Lux and a Boom Battle Bar. Electronic leak detection finds breaches in the flat roofs over its malls and leisure units without lifting the membrane, so the centre stays open.
The docks and Southampton Science Park
The Port of Southampton, Europe’s leading home port for cruise ships, spreads over 726 acres with five cruise terminals, the UK’s second largest container terminal and multi-deck car stores, and Southampton Science Park houses over 90 research and technology companies on 72 acres. Terminal, warehouse, car store and lab roofs are surveyed by drone and thermography, with every visit cleared with the site’s operator.
Solar on big roofs
Southampton’s port sheds, offices and labs offer big flat roofs for solar, and every one should pass a condition survey and moisture mapping before an array is installed.
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 Southampton 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 SO14, SO15
- Bargate SO14, SO15, SO18
- Ocean Village SO14
- Bevois SO14, SO17
- Portswood SO14, SO16, SO17
- Bassett SO15, SO16, SO17
- Shirley SO15, SO16
- Freemantle SO15, SO16, SO17
- Millbrook SO15, SO16
- Redbridge SO15, SO16
- Swaythling SO16, SO17, SO18
- Bitterne Park SO14, SO18
- Peartree SO18, SO19
- Woolston SO19
- Sholing SO19
- Totton SO40
- Eastleigh SO50
- Chandler’s Ford SO53
- Hedge End SO30
- Hythe SO45
- Romsey SO51
- Winchester SO22, SO23
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 Southampton 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 warehouses and port buildings in Southampton, at the docks?
Yes. Port warehouse, terminal and car store roofs are mapped by drone and thermography, with access arranged through the port and each tenant.
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 Southampton General Hospital and the university?
Yes. Ward, lab and lecture hall roofs are surveyed from the surface with thermography and moisture mapping, in visits planned with each estates team.
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 Southampton 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 Westquay and other city centre roofs in Southampton?
Yes. Shopping centre, office and hotel roofs in the city centre 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 Southampton 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 Southampton?
Yes. Surveys cover Southampton and the SO area around it, from Shirley, Bitterne and Woolston to Totton, Eastleigh, Hedge End, Romsey and Winchester.
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