Flat roof surveys and leak tracing across County Tyrone

Guide price

£130–£260

Repair price

Confirmed once the leak or damage is found

Condition survey report

£130–£260

Coverage

England, Wales, Scotland, NI

How much does a flat roof survey cost in County Tyrone?

Guide prices including VAT at Northern Ireland rates. We confirm the price once we've traced the leak or seen the damage.

Which flat roofs are common in County Tyrone?

Flat roofs in County Tyrone sit on shops with flat-roofed rear stores below flats, bungalows with flat-roofed side extensions and dormers and newer estates where the first extension roofs are now being replaced. Northern Ireland averages roughly 1,150 mm of rain a year, spread over many wet days, so a roof that sheds water quickly to clear outlets lasts far longer than one that holds puddles. Approximate 1991–2020 regional averages based on Met Office data.

Building control in Northern Ireland

In Northern Ireland, renovating or replacing a roof over a heated room usually means meeting Technical Booklet F1, and building control should be contacted before work starts. Technical Booklet F1 sets roof insulation at 0.18 W/m²K when a roof over a heated room is renovated or newly built, where feasible. In County Tyrone the application goes to Fermanagh and Omagh District Council, Derry City and Strabane District Council and Mid Ulster District Council. More on the rules.

How do you find where a flat roof is leaking?

By working from the evidence inside back to the likely entry points outside, then confirming the path with moisture readings and, where needed, small test openings.

We start indoors, looking at where the staining is, when it appears and whether it follows rain, wind from one direction or cold weather. Then, on the roof, we check the details where most leaks start: upstands and flashings, laps and seams, outlets, gutters, edge trims, rooflight kerbs and anything that passes through the covering. Walls, copings and cavity trays above the roof are checked too, because water getting in behind an upstand can look like a roof leak.

A moisture meter shows where the covering, or the material beneath it, is holding water, and readings across the roof help map how far the wet has spread. Meter readings are a guide, not proof, so where they suggest a problem we may take a core sample: a small cut through the covering and insulation to see what is underneath and whether the deck is sound. The opening is sealed again with compatible material before we leave.

Condensation can also look like a leak, especially in older cold roofs without adequate ventilation, and the survey considers that possibility too. The flat roof leaks guide explains the common causes.

What does a flat roof survey report cover?

The report sets out what the roof is, what condition it is in and what we recommend, in plain language.

• The roof system, approximate area and how the roof is built, as far as can be seen.
• The condition of the covering: splits, blisters, crazing, lost chippings, open laps and wear.
• Upstands, flashings, edge trims and rooflights.
• Falls, ponding and the state of outlets and gutters.
• Moisture readings and the findings of any core samples.
• The likely cause of any leak, and how confident we are in it.
• Recommended action, ranked by urgency, with guide costs.

We are clear about what we could and couldn't see. A survey can't inspect hidden timbers without opening them up, and we will say where a finding is an inference rather than a direct observation.

Which towns in County Tyrone do we cover?

• Omagh
• Strabane
• Dungannon
• Cookstown

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