Templates / Roofing
Flat roof membrane installation and leak test
Checklist · Each roof area
The check of a flat roof: deck and falls, vapour control layer and insulation, membrane laps and details at upstands and outlets, then a flood or electronic leak test.
Use it in Sitro: add it to a project and fill it on a phone, free for 14 days.
The law and guidance behind it
- BS 6229, Flat roofs with continuously supported flexible waterproof coverings
- The project specification and drawings
The questions
Where and when
- Roof area
- Date
Checks
- Falls to outlets as designed, no ponding
- Vapour control layer sealed
- Laps and seams welded or bonded as the maker says
- Upstands at least 150 mm, details at outlets and penetrations sound
- Leak test
- Leak test result
- Leak test report
- Photos
Sign-off
- Inspected by
- Date and time
- Signature
A template to adapt to your site, not legal advice.