Specialist & Commercial
Commercial roofing that works around your building
On a commercial roof, the roofing is often the straightforward part. Access, occupation, programming, evidence and keeping the building operating are what actually determine whether a job goes well.
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- Free written quotations
- Fully insured work
24/7
Emergency roofing response across Cumbria and the Borders, answered day and night.
Commercial Roofing: the short answer
Commercial roofing covers survey, repair, recovering and planned maintenance on non-domestic buildings — offices, schools, churches, retail units, industrial premises and public sector estates. The work differs from domestic roofing chiefly in scale, access, programming around building occupation, and the documentation required.
Who this is for
- Property and facilities managers
- Schools, academies and colleges
- Churches and community buildings
- Offices, retail units and industrial premises
- Landlords, housing associations and public sector estates
What we check on site
- Full roof survey including drone imagery of large or difficult areas
- Flat roof falls, ponding, upstands, outlets and terminations
- Rooflights, plant penetrations, service runs and edge protection
- Drainage capacity and outlet condition
- Condition report with prioritised, costed recommendations for budgeting
How it works
Our process, step by step
Survey and report
Documented assessment with imagery and a costed schedule of works.
Programme
Works planned around occupation, term dates, trading hours or service delivery.
Access and safety
Access plan, method statements and risk assessments issued before mobilisation.
Execution in phases
Roofs made watertight section by section so the building stays in use.
Documentation
Completion records, photographs and guarantee documentation for your estate records.
Ongoing maintenance
A planned inspection programme so the next problem is found, not reported.
Why it matters
What you get from doing it properly
Programmed around occupation
Term dates, trading hours and service continuity respected.
Documentation as standard
Method statements, risk assessments and completion records.
Budget-ready reporting
Costs split into immediate, short-term and long-term so they fit a capital plan.
Domestic and commercial capability
The same crews, with the additional planning commercial sites require.
Common questions
Related
Work that often goes with this
Flat Roofing
Flat roofing covers the installation and repair of EPDM rubber, GRP fibreglass, TPO single ply and torch-on bitumen systems on extensions, dormers, garages, porches and commercial roofs. Failure is usually caused by ponding, poor detailing at upstands and outlets, or a system laid over an unsuitable deck.
Preventative Roof Maintenance
Preventative roof maintenance is a scheduled programme of inspection, drainage clearance and minor repair that catches defects while they are still cheap. It is the difference between a fifty-pound repair and a five-thousand-pound one, and it is the single best-value service on this list.
Drone Roof Inspections
A drone roof inspection uses a camera-equipped unmanned aircraft to photograph and film every part of a roof at close range without scaffolding, ladders or anyone working at height. It produces high-resolution evidence of the actual condition of ridges, valleys, chimneys, flashings and coverings, delivered as a documented report you can keep, share and compare against future inspections.
Roof Surveys & Condition Reports
A roof survey is a documented assessment of a roof's condition, remaining service life and defects, delivered as a written report with photographs and prioritised recommendations. It is used for property purchases, planned maintenance budgeting, insurance, dilapidations and settling disagreements about whether a roof needs replacing.
Coverage
Commercial Roofing across our patch
Carlisle and north Cumbria are our core area. We work regularly across the rest of Cumbria and southern Scotland, and take planned projects further afield.
Not sure what your roof needs?
Tell us what you are seeing and we will tell you honestly whether it is a repair, a maintenance job or something that needs replacing. Consultations and written quotations are free.