Industrial, retail and office roofing across Chineham Business Park, Houndmills and Daneshill — planned maintenance, condition surveys and reactive works scheduled around your operating hours.
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📞 Call Now: 0125 624 2410Commercial roof replacement is a capital decision, and it is frequently proposed where a coating or a maintenance programme would deliver most of the benefit for a fraction of the spend.
When it is not the answer: where the substrate is sound and the covering has simply weathered, a liquid-applied coating at £45 to £90 per square metre buys 15 to 20 years for roughly a third of replacement cost. We quote that option alongside replacement every time, because a landlord or FM manager comparing only one route cannot make a commercial decision.
Basingstoke's principal office campus, developed from the late 1980s through the 2000s. Predominantly single-ply and built-up flat systems on two to four-storey office buildings, many now at the 20 to 30 year point where membrane replacement rather than patching becomes the planned-maintenance answer. Occupied offices with parking directly beneath roof edges — we work weekends here by default and plan material handling around the car parks rather than closing them.
Older industrial stock west of the town centre, much of it from the 1960s–70s expansion. Profiled metal and asbestos cement sheeting dominate, with long box gutters running the length of the buildings. Box gutter failure is the characteristic Houndmills problem — these carry enormous volumes off large roof areas, and when the coating fails water enters along a considerable length rather than at a point. Lining is almost always more economic than replacement, and can be done without disturbing adjacent sheeting.
Mixed light industrial and trade counter units, mostly 1970s–80s profiled sheeting with translucent rooflights. The rooflights are the recurring issue: original GRP degrades under UV, becoming brittle and eventually failing underfoot. Replacement here is a safety matter as much as a weatherproofing one, and it is the single most common Daneshill job we quote.
Basing View has been substantially redeveloped but retains original 1960s–70s office stock alongside newer buildings, with correspondingly varied systems. Festival Place, Chineham Centre and the retail parks bring their own constraint — work must not disrupt trading, and access is frequently only available overnight or before opening.
Roof surveyed and the operational constraints assessed — trading hours, access windows, parking, occupied space beneath. On pre-2000 buildings an asbestos survey comes first, before anything is disturbed.
Photographs, a prioritised remedial schedule and genuinely comparable options: repair, coating for life extension, or replacement — so the decision is commercial and made on real numbers.
RAMS, method statement, insurance certificates and CDM duty-holder confirmation issued before start, in the format your insurers and FM team require.
Scheduled to your requirements including evenings, weekends and overnight. Phased where continuous working would disrupt trading.
Completed to programme with photographic documentation throughout, guarantee paperwork, and manufacturer warranties registered in the building owner's name.
| Work | Typical duration |
|---|---|
| Condition survey and report | 1 day on site, 5 working days to report |
| Reactive repair visit | Same or next working day |
| Box gutter lining, 30m run | 3–5 days |
| Single-ply replacement, 500m² | 2–3 weeks |
| Rooflight replacement, per unit | 1–2 days |
| Liquid coating, 1,000m² | 2–4 weeks weather dependent |
Liquid-applied systems need dry conditions above about 5°C to cure, which constrains winter programmes. Single-ply and sheeting work continues year-round. We build weather contingency into fixed-date programmes rather than committing to dates we cannot hold.
Access on commercial roofs ranges from permanent fixed ladder and walkway systems through to full scaffold and mobile elevating work platforms. We specify what the job genuinely needs and price it visibly rather than absorbing it into a rate.
On Chineham Business Park the constraint is occupied offices with parking beneath roof edges — we cordon progressively rather than closing car parks. At Houndmills and Daneshill the constraint is fragile roof surfaces: asbestos cement and aged rooflights both require crawling boards and edge protection, and neither takes foot traffic.
Where scaffold stands on the highway or affects a shared access route, a licence from Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council is required and we build the lead time into the programme. Where the project is notifiable under CDM 2015 we confirm duty-holder arrangements in writing before start.
| Work | Typical range | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Condition survey | £350–£900 | Report, photographs, prioritised schedule |
| Dilapidations survey | £450–£1,200 | Scoped to lease and schedule of condition |
| Box gutter lining | £90–£180/lm | Houndmills and Daneshill standard solution |
| Single-ply membrane replacement | £70–£130/m² | Chineham Business Park office stock |
| Liquid-applied coating | £45–£90/m² | Life extension where substrate is sound |
| Cut edge corrosion treatment | £25–£60/lm | Arrests rust, extends sheet life 15–20 years |
| Rooflight replacement | £180–£420 each | GRP or polycarbonate, Daneshill units |
| Planned maintenance programme | £600–£2,400/yr | Inspection, gutter clearing, minor repair |
Worked example: A 38-metre box gutter on a Houndmills industrial unit, leaking along its length into the warehouse. Three contractors quoted full replacement at £14,000 to £19,000, which would have meant disturbing asbestos cement sheeting either side. Liquid-applied lining came in at £4,940 with no asbestos disturbance and an 18-month dry record since.
Purchase order referenced on every invoice, 30-day payment terms as standard, staged applications on projects over £10,000. Itemised VAT invoicing throughout. No payment before materials are on site.
Covering RG21, RG22, RG23, RG24 and surrounding commercial postcodes.
Commercial work carries our written 10-year workmanship guarantee issued in the building owner's name, alongside manufacturer system warranties which on single-ply and liquid systems typically run 15 to 25 years.
Warranty conditions on commercial membrane systems are stricter than domestic and frequently void on unauthorised third-party access. We flag those conditions explicitly at handover so an FM team does not inadvertently invalidate cover.
Key Fact: The Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 require a suitable and sufficient asbestos survey before any refurbishment or demolition work liable to disturb asbestos-containing materials, with higher-risk materials removable only by an HSE-licensed contractor. Source: HSE — Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 · CDM Regulations 2015
Commercial roof survey across Basingstoke — written report and prioritised schedule, priced separately from works.
or call 0125 624 2410The operational cost of roof works usually exceeds the contract value, so minimising it is the real commercial question. Overnight and weekend working carries no premium from us and almost always pays for itself in avoided disruption.
Noise, deliveries and cordoned parking are the three things that generate complaints. We agree all three in the programme rather than managing them reactively. Basingstoke's chalk position drains fast, so weather delays here tend to be shorter than valley sites — though liquid systems still need genuine dry windows and we will not apply them otherwise.
Yes, and on most commercial jobs we default to it. Evenings, weekends and overnight are available at standard rates with no out-of-hours premium. Retail and occupied office work is almost always scheduled outside trading.
RAMS and a method statement specific to the job, £5m public liability and employer's liability certificates, CDM duty-holder confirmation where the project is notifiable, and a programme showing access windows. Managing agents and their insurers typically require all of it before allowing a start.
We survey for it and we do not disturb it. On any building constructed before 2000 an asbestos survey precedes work under the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012. Where higher-risk asbestos-containing materials are identified we refer removal to an HSE-licensed contractor rather than working around them.
Yes, for both landlord and tenant. We produce lease-event and dilapidations reports scoped to the lease terms and any schedule of condition, with photographs and costed remedial schedules suitable for negotiation between the parties.
Usually, and considerably cheaper at £90 to £180 per linear metre. Liquid-applied lining avoids disturbing the sheeting either side, which matters greatly where that sheeting is asbestos cement. Replacement is only necessary where the gutter structure itself has failed.
Rust at the exposed cut edge of profiled metal sheeting, where the protective coating was severed during manufacture. It looks alarming and rarely means replacement — a cut edge treatment system at £25 to £60 per linear metre arrests it and extends sheet life by 15 to 20 years.
Purchase order referenced on every invoice, 30-day terms as standard, itemised VAT invoicing and staged applications on larger projects. We can work to your framework or standard terms where you have them.
Condition surveys, dilapidations reports and planned maintenance across Basingstoke.
0125 624 2410Last updated: August 2026