Roofing surveys are important in cases where you know there is an issue, but they also have a big role to play in the general management and maintenance of a roof. This is because you typically only know that there is an issue with a roof when the damage has become noticeable, and most people would prefer to catch an issue before it becomes so costly – hence the need for regular monitoring and surveying.

There is, of course, a limit to the necessity of a roof survey. This is because they are usually pretty expensive – depending upon the type of test which gets conducted it could be into the thousands of pounds – so expensive that for most residential properties it is no longer a cost saving exercise to monitor a roof for its effectiveness.

For commercial properties, making sure that any problem is identified before the cost becomes a big issue is doubly important, as they don’t only have to worry about a roof which is very large, but they also need to do all they can to make sure that their ability to work isn’t impeded by any construction work.