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Solar PV survey

Solar PV survey for roof, electrical and design-ready evidence

Solar PV surveys for installers who need roof, access, shading, electrics, inverter, and battery context before design or quote work starts.

Use this page when the enquiry is specifically for a solar PV survey, solar PV site survey, or PV design check.

Roof context, electrical evidence, cable-route notes, inverter context, and labelled photos set out for design check.

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Guide pricing is shown online. Final quote is confirmed before booking based on scope, size, and travel.

If you are comparing a solar PV survey company, check the sample report first. The useful output is the evidence trail, not just confirmation that someone attended site.

Commercial route

Whatever the wording, the roof and electrical detail has to be usable

Installers use different names for it. The job is to capture roof, access, shading, electrics, inverter position, cable routes, and battery context clearly enough for design and quoting.

Solar PV survey

Design-ready roof and electrical evidence

The report should show usable roof area, roof obstructions, shading, access, meter position, consumer unit context, likely inverter position, and any quote-changing constraints.

Survey company check

What to ask a solar PV survey company

Before booking, check whether the company shows a sample report, separates roof/electrical/battery scope, confirms pricing, and records assumptions visibly.

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PV layout evidence you can trust

If the roof picture is vague, PV design decisions slow down. We capture roof planes, obstructions, access, and electrical evidence in a way that stands up later.

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What’s included

Solar PV survey site capture

The solar PV survey report should answer the first questions quickly: usable roof area, shading, electrics, access, inverter position, battery context, and routing.

Roof

Roof context

  • Roof overview photos + scaling references
  • Pitch/orientation context where relevant
  • Obstructions, roof furniture, and shading notes/photos
Electrical

Electrical evidence (where required)

  • Meter, cut-out, consumer unit, and spare-way photos
  • Main fuse rating + spare ways captured
  • Constraints highlighted early
Install

Install planning notes

  • Inverter location context
  • Routing notes where relevant
  • Clear notes to reduce back-and-forth
The standard

Solar PV evidence you can navigate

A report that makes PV design decisions easier to back up.

Navigation

Find the right section fast

  • Same layout across reports
  • Electrical evidence where required
  • Constraints highlighted early
Measurements

Measured inputs, clear assumptions

  • Measurements captured to the agreed scope
  • Obstructions and shading documented with context
  • Notes written plainly enough that anyone on the job can follow them
Team use

Set out for design and install

  • Evidence placed next to the decision
  • Cuts down the back-and-forth
  • Clear notes backed up by proof
PV design handover

What a solar PV site survey should give the designer

A useful solar PV survey does not just prove somebody visited the roof. It gives the designer enough context to see the likely array, the awkward constraints, and the electrical route before the proposal hardens.

Array layout

Usable roof area and constraints

Roof planes, chimneys, dormers, vents, skylights, valleys, hips, edge zones, and access points are recorded so the PV layout is based on visible evidence rather than a guess.

Electrical route

Supply, inverter and cable context

The survey captures meter position, consumer unit context, spare ways, likely inverter location, likely cable route, and anything that may change the quote or installation method.

Battery option

Battery-ready evidence where it matters

Where battery storage is part of the enquiry, the report adds location, access, existing-system, and electrical context so the battery decision is not bolted on blind.

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FAQs

Frequently asked questions

A solar PV survey covers roof assessment, usable roof area, shading notes, layout support, structural context where required, electrics, cable routes, inverter context, battery-ready context, and site photos.

In most installer conversations, yes. Both phrases describe the pre-design evidence stage: roof context, usable area, shading, access, electrical evidence, inverter context, and any battery-ready detail.

It should provide roof and access evidence, shading and obstruction notes, electrical intake photos, inverter and cable-route context, battery-ready notes where relevant, clear assumptions, and a report the designer and installation team can use.

A solar PV survey starts from £200. Final quote then depends on roof complexity, property size, travel, and any extra scope. The solar survey cost page explains the pricing detail.

Most visits take 1-2 hours, depending on roof complexity. The report lands in the portal on completion.

Yes. A solar PV survey gives the roof assessment, shading context, panel-layout evidence, structural suitability checks where required, and electrical information needed for solar PV design and installation planning.

Solar panels can be installed on most roof types including pitched roofs (tiled, slate), flat roofs, and metal roofs. The survey assesses structural suitability, roof pitch, orientation, and shading to determine the best installation approach.

We provide solar PV surveys across the UK, including London, Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds, Glasgow, Liverpool, Newcastle, Sheffield, Bristol, Edinburgh, and all major UK cities. Based in Doncaster, we cover England, Scotland, and Wales.

Report usability

Why the solar report is easy to work from

The layout keeps roof context, electrical evidence, and routing notes together so teams can review the job without digging through loose files.

Navigation

Jump straight to roof context, electrical intake evidence, and installer constraints with predictable section flow.

Consistency

The same layout across jobs means less time hunting for basics and fewer repeated questions.

Team use

Evidence is grouped by decision point so fewer details are missed when the job moves from survey into design.

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Resources

Related guides for solar surveys

Roof context, evidence capture, and documentation notes to reduce design assumptions.

Coverage

Solar surveys across England, Scotland, and Wales

This page is the right place to compare the survey route, report detail, and price. We check the postcode and lead time before booking if coverage is the main question.

Before booking

What we confirm first

  • Postcode, roof type, and whether the job is domestic or commercial
  • Whether the report also needs battery or electrical context
  • Lead time before the survey is promised to the client
Best for

National solar survey decisions

  • Checking the survey scope before design starts
  • Reviewing the sample report and deliverables
  • Comparing pricing before sending the first live job
Services

Related Services

We also provide complementary survey and design services for renewable installations.