Bauder flat roof solutions for schools
As a leading international manufacturer of flat roof systems, Bauder has built long-standing relationships with schools and academies, providing expert advice and delivering on-budget flat roof solutions — from initial planning through to installation and guarantee.
Our area technical managers can inspect and evaluate your flat roofs to determine their exact requirements and recommend the optimal solutions that address the challenges your school may be experiencing.
How Bauder can assist your educational facility
Flat roof evaluation service
A Bauder roof evaluation determines any issues with your flat roof and whether immediate work is required. Our roof surveys are conducted in a way that minimises disruption to you and your students. We provide investigative, without-charge condition surveys for all roof systems and construction types, as well as a moisture mapping service to scientifically identify and pinpoint water ingress.
Critical to achieving this is identifying areas of potential risk during the initial roof survey stage, which is why our roof evaluations are only conducted by members of Bauder’s expert team who produce bespoke specifications for your school building, ensuring the appropriate system and installation methods are applied to all roof areas and details.
This safety-conscious approach not only provides you with assurance of necessary due diligence but also means that your school can remain fully operational during roofing works are, with minimal disruption to the school term.
Bauder works closely with clients, contractors and all relevant project stakeholders, from project inception to completion.
Our national network of highly experienced area technical managers and site technicians consistently deliver expert advice and support, ensuring that our installed flat roof systems answer the practical, environmental, and budgetary considerations of your build.
Moisture mapping survey
A Bauder moisture mapping survey is a forensic analysis of your roof using a Troxler gauge. It ascertains the true condition of your roof and pinpoints areas with water ingress and those that are dry and sound. Therefore, remedial action need only be performed on areas of the roof that require it, rather than overlaying the entire roof. This can benefit your school through:
- Cost savings - from reduced labour and materials
- Time savings - for minimal disruption to employees and students
- A more energy-efficient building - meaning lower energy bills for your school
- Reduced waste - from less embodied carbon going to landfill
Safe solutions
We understand that safety is a primary concern within the education sector, which is why all our waterproofing solutions have been developed with safety in mind and are installed using safety-first installation methods made possible by our approved contractors.
Waterproofing
We work closely with you to choose a roofing solution that is tailored to your building’s requirements and the school’s budget through our honest, expert roof appraisals.
There are three main types of roofing technologies suitable for replacing a flat roof in a school:
These system options can incorporate insulation upgrades for additional energy savings.
Our range of advanced waterproofing systems delivers broad advantages to meet performance, quality and budget allocation. Bauder systems can also incorporate additional insulation to improve the thermal efficiency of buildings. We recommend the system that best suits your school’s individual requirements.
Rooftop solar energy
The solar PV systems we install ensure the Bauder waterproofing beneath remains intact and uncompromised. The entire installation process of both of our photovoltaic systems is straightforward and time-efficient. Through our portfolio, we guarantee the entire Bauder specified flat roof package rather than a separate element, giving single-source point-of-contact and responsibility to reduce risk.
A flat roof is the ideal place for a solar photovoltaic installation to generate site-sourced electricity. Renewable energy generation has a significant role to play in the delivery of a net-zero carbon building, and integrating renewables allows it to meet a proportion of its own energy needs, minimise carbon emissions, and reduce building running costs.
Approved contractors
Our national network of Bauder-approved contractors is given the training, support and expert advice they need to deliver a high-quality roof installation that we are proud to put our name to.
Every operative installing our systems receives individual application tuition (both in-house and on-site) and following successful assessment receives an identity badge providing proof of competence. We also provide refresher training as and when product or method improvements occur.
Bauder looks to build strong working relationships with all our approved contractors, and we recognise just how important the skill and experience of installing operatives is to ensure a successful school roof project.
Get in touch
To find out more about how Bauder can assist your educational facility, get in touch on 01473 257671 or visit www.bauder.co.uk/contact
