Commercial roof surveys in York
Roofcheck provides commercial and industrial roof surveys across York and North Yorkshire, for the people responsible for its hospital, campuses, factories, shops and historic city centre buildings who need clear evidence of a roof’s condition. Moisture mapping, thermography, electronic leak detection, drone and RAAC surveys reach every district of the city, inside the walls and out to Haxby and Strensall.
The roofs we survey here
York’s commercial roofs sit in and around a walled medieval city: shops and offices behind historic fronts in the centre, the University of York’s lakeside campus at Heslington, a hospital of more than 700 beds on Wigginton Road, Nestlé’s factory and distribution centre on Haxby Road, and the Designer Outlet at Fulford.
With 35 conservation areas in the city, where the council applies extra planning controls, many buildings are not altered lightly, so problems are best found from the roof surface first. Wind and rain across the Vale of York work at old joints and newer flat coverings alike.
Roof surveys at York Hospital
York Hospital on Wigginton Road, run by York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals, has more than 700 beds on a single site. Moisture mapping and electronic leak detection, done from the roof, find wet insulation and the source of a leak above wards and clinics without moving patients.
Campus and college roofs
The University of York’s first buildings rose from Heslington’s marshes in the early 1960s, and its campus now holds 500 acres of green space; York St John University is on Lord Mayor’s Walk, and York College on Sim Balk Lane at Bishopthorpe. Surveys of lecture halls, labs and residences are booked around the academic calendar.
Checking flat-roofed schools for RAAC
The Department for Education’s published list of settings with confirmed RAAC named no school in York. The planks were in general use for flat roofs across the country from the mid-1950s to the mid-1990s, so the city’s flat-roofed schools, clinics and offices of that era still deserve a check.
Offices, outlets and the city centre
Designer Outlet York at Fulford, the shops of the walled centre and York Science Park’s six buildings, at the University and in the Guildhall, bring together very different roofs, from modern flat coverings to historic ones. Electronic leak detection finds where water enters, so the repair goes in the right place.
Factories, warehouses and York Central
Nestlé’s Haxby Road site, where KitKat is still made, brings a factory, an R&D centre and a distribution centre together, and York Central, one of the UK’s largest city centre regeneration schemes, is taking shape beside the railway station and the National Railway Museum. Drone and thermographic surveys suit production and storage roofs of this scale.
Before panels go on a roof
Inside York’s 35 conservation areas, where the council applies extra planning controls, a roof chosen for solar panels deserves a condition survey and moisture mapping before anything is fixed to it. The same goes for a warehouse or college roof outside them, since the array will cover the membrane for good.
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 York to an estate across North 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 YO1
- Fishergate YO10
- Fulford and Heslington YO10, YO19
- Hull Road YO10
- Osbaldwick and Derwent YO10, YO19
- Bishopthorpe YO23
- Copmanthorpe YO23
- Dringhouses and Woodthorpe YO24
- Acomb YO24, YO26
- Holgate YO24, YO26
- Poppleton YO26
- Clifton YO30
- Rawcliffe and Clifton Without YO30, YO32
- Heworth YO31
- Huntington and New Earswick YO31, YO32
- Haxby and Wigginton YO32
- Strensall YO32
- Dunnington YO19
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 York 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 roofs in York’s conservation areas?
Yes. Thermography and electronic leak detection leave a roof as they find it, so a historic building can be assessed before any work is planned, and core samples are taken only where you agree them.
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 York 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 factories and warehouses in York?
Yes. Production, storage and distribution roofs from Haxby Road to the city’s business parks suit thermographic and drone surveys, with core samples wherever the build-up needs confirming.
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 York 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 York?
Yes. Surveys cover the city’s YO1, YO10, YO19, YO23, YO24, YO26 and YO30 to YO32 districts, including Haxby, Strensall, Poppleton, Copmanthorpe, Bishopthorpe and Heslington.
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