Drone Surveys
Most roof problems cannot be seen from the street, and scaffolding just to have a look costs time and money. A drone gets close to the ridge, the chimney and the valleys without anyone climbing up.
How we approach drone surveys.
We fly a camera drone around the building and capture sharp stills and video of the roof coverings, chimneys, flashings, gutters, parapets and upper walls. A surveyor reviews every image, so you get findings rather than a folder of photos.
Drone surveys suit period and listed buildings where access is awkward, blocks of flats, large roofs, and party wall jobs where the roof next door needs recording before work starts. Every flight is planned around the site, the neighbours and the rules for flying near people and property.
From first call to the paperwork.
Plan
Site, access and airspace checked before the visit.
Fly
Close passes over each slope, stack and gutter run.
Review
Every image checked by the surveyor back at the desk.
Report
Findings marked on the photos, in order of priority.
Share
Images you can give a roofer for an accurate quote.
- 1Open joints in the arched cap
- 2Check the flashing at the roof
- 3Cracked ridge bedding
Chimney stack and ridge
- What you see
- Damp on a chimney breast inside, or bits of mortar in the gutter.
- What it means
- Stacks take the worst of the weather. Open joints and tired flashings let water track down into the house.
- What we suggest
- Repoint the stack, re-bed loose pots and ridge tiles, and renew the lead where it has lifted.
Example mark-up on a stock photo.
Asked about drone surveys.
Tell us what you have noticed.
A few lines and a photo or two is plenty. Sean will come back to you to talk it through.
Phone and email
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London, Essex, Kent and Norfolk