Roof Solar PV Structural Capacity Check

A signed desktop check that tells you whether your existing roof can carry the added weight and wind uplift of roof-mounted solar PV, before you commit to the install.

From GBP 195. Ex-VAT.
Home > Services > Roof PV Structural Capacity Check
GET A FIRM QUOTE

Deliverable

A signed desktop structural capacity statement: whether the existing roof can take the solar PV array, the critical members and connections we checked, and any strengthening or caveats.

Standard

Eurocode loading: BS EN 1991-1-1 (dead), 1991-1-3 (snow) and 1991-1-4 (wind), with the relevant material Eurocode for the roof structure (BS EN 1993 steel, 1992 concrete, 1995 timber).

What we need from you

  • The existing roof structural drawings, or a clear structural description with member sizes.
  • The PV array layout, and the panel plus mounting weight.
  • The site location and roof pitch.
  • Any known alterations or existing loads on the roof.

Method

A desktop assessment of the existing roof structure against the added dead load and the wind uplift from the PV array, checking the critical rafters, purlins, connections and their load path. We tell you plainly what we could and could not verify from the information provided.

Verification

Produced by a named engineer, independently checked by a second engineer, and approved before issue.

Timeline

Five working days from the complete data set.

Price

From GBP 195.

Guide price, ex-VAT. Indicative only, dependent on the sector and the specifics of your building or asset, and it varies case by case. Your firm price is confirmed in a written quote before work begins.

Firm quote in two working days. Send us the scope today and you get a fixed price and a firm delivery date within two working days. If we miss it, the first day of work is free.

The two working days run from the point at which we have the minimum scope information listed on this page. If something is missing we tell you the same day what it is.

What is not included

This is a desktop review, not a site survey or an intrusive inspection. If drawings are unavailable or the structure is uncertain, a site survey is quoted separately. It does not include the PV electrical design, the mounting system design, or MCS certification.

Who signs, references, capacity

Who signs. For every commission we appoint a named engineer of record licensed in the jurisdiction of the project. Their name, registration number and the verification record are provided at proposal stage. Internal design verification is the responsibility of our Technical Director, named to you at proposal stage.

References. We do not publish client or partner names. Project references are provided at proposal stage, with our clients' consent. What you can evaluate before then: our verification process, the worked examples published on this site, and the engineering calculators we have built and made freely available.

Capacity. NOVTRIQ operates a partner-enabled delivery network capable of supporting more than 100 concurrent project workstreams. Every commission has a named project manager from day one to handover, working in a single project record.

Send us the roof and the array, get a firm quote in two working days

GET A FIRM QUOTE