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Solar surveys

Solar survey UK support for installers

Solar survey reports that show the roof, access, electrics, inverter position, and battery context before design starts.

Roof context, electrical evidence, floor plans, and labelled photos set out in the order your team needs them.

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Use this page for the main solar survey UK service. Use the solar panel survey page for panel-specific wording and the solar PV survey page for design handover detail.

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Guide pricing is shown online on the solar survey cost UK page. Final quote is confirmed before booking based on scope, size, and travel.

Roof detail you can trust

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

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Common wording

Solar survey, solar panel survey and solar PV survey: what changes?

Whether the enquiry says solar survey, solar panel survey, or solar PV survey, the job is usually the same: make the roof, access, shading, electrics, and battery context clear before decisions are made.

Main service

Solar survey

The main service page covers guide pricing, sample-report proof, and how to start a live job.

Panel wording

Solar panel survey

The panel-survey page focuses on roof access, panel layout context, obstructions, and electrical evidence.

PV wording

Solar PV survey

The solar PV page focuses on roof evidence, inverter and cable-route context, battery-ready notes, and design handover.

Installer evidence

Give the designer the roof and electrical detail first

A useful solar panel survey answers the awkward questions early: roof access, shading, structure, inverter position, battery position, and electrical limits.

Roof

Roof evidence for solar panel layout

Roof photos, obstructions, access, pitch/orientation context, and shading notes help design teams understand whether the proposed solar panel layout is realistic.

Electrical

Solar PV electrical and battery-ready checks

Consumer unit, supply, meter, inverter-location and battery-location context reduce the risk of a solar PV quote that misses practical constraints.

Pricing

Guide pricing before booking

Use the dedicated cost page for guide pricing, size bands, PV quote drivers, and what this means before a solar survey is booked.

What’s included

Solar survey site capture

The solar survey should answer the first questions quickly: roof, electrics, access, battery context, and routing.

Roof

Roof context

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

Electrical evidence (where required)

  • Meter / cut-out / consumer unit 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

Roof evidence you can navigate

A report that makes 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
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Proof before booking

See the solar survey process before sending a live job

This is the main solar survey page. The supporting pages answer narrower questions around panel checks, pricing, and how the survey feeds into design.

Panel checks

Solar panel survey

Roof access, usable roof area, obstructions, shading context, and electrical evidence before panel layout decisions are made.

Price

Guide price before booking

Guide price, bundle options, property-size uplifts, and the checks that can change the final quote before booking.

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FAQs

Frequently asked questions

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

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

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

Yes. A solar 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.

Usually, yes. Installers use all three phrases. For Vertex, this is the main solar survey page, with supporting pages for solar panel survey and solar PV survey questions.

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 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 survey scope, 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.