Commercial roof inspections, explained

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Every page below says what the work covers, how it runs and what decides the price, before anyone asks you for a number.

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Commercial roof inspection

Know what is on your roof before it decides for you

A walked inspection of every accessible roof area, with photographs placed on a plan, a condition rating for each section and a repair list ordered by what it costs you to wait.

  • Every accessible section walked
  • The details, where roofs actually fail
  • Drainage and where water sits
  • Rooftop equipment and traffic

What moves the price Roof area · Number of sections · Access

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Drone roof inspection

See the roof without putting anyone on it

An aerial survey of the roof surface, the upper details and the things a person on the deck cannot see, for buildings that are large, tall, steep or unsafe to walk.

  • A close range image set of the surface
  • Angles a walk cannot give
  • A plan view of the whole roof
  • Equipment and congestion recorded

What moves the price Roof area and building height · Where the building sits · Weather

A storm damaged roof with debris across it

Hail damage roof inspection

Get the damage recorded while it still looks like hail

An inspection after a hailstorm, with test areas marked, impacts photographed and dated, and a written account of what is fresh damage and what was already on the roof.

  • Marked test areas on each roof section
  • Soft metals and ground level evidence
  • The roof details checked for impact
  • Dated and located photographs

What moves the price Roof area and number of sections · The covering · Access

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Infrared roof moisture survey

Find the wet insulation before you pay to replace a whole roof

A thermal survey of the roof after dark, with suspected wet areas marked on the membrane, checked on the roof and drawn on a moisture map you can price work from.

  • A scan of the roof after dark
  • Suspect areas marked on the roof
  • Readings checked on the spot
  • A moisture map on a plan

What moves the price Roof area · Surface and cover · Night access

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Roof inspection report

Buy the document, not the visit

A roof inspection report written to be handed to somebody else: findings numbered and placed on a plan, photographs dated and located, ratings with the reasoning behind them, and a repair list in order.

  • A description of what is on the building
  • Findings numbered and located
  • Photographs tied to the numbers
  • Condition ratings with the reasoning

What moves the price Roof area and number of sections · Whether a roof plan exists · What the reader requires

Not sure which one you need?

Describe the building and what it is doing. If the answer is a different piece of work from the one you came for, we will say so, and if it is nothing at all we will say that too.

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