Bulk drone roof surveys for councils, housing associations and estates

Yes. Bulk programmes are what drone roof surveys do best. We plan the estate street by street, survey many buildings a day on compact estates, and report every roof in the same format, with a portfolio schedule keyed to your property references so the data drops into your asset management system.

The price depends mainly on the size and complexity of the roofs, how many buildings are involved and how detailed the report needs to be. Portfolios and multi-building programmes are priced per building or per day, which keeps the cost per roof down. We give a fixed quote after a quick look at the addresses and your brief.

Yes, as part of a condition survey. Alongside the roof we capture chimney stacks, parapets, gables, stonework and high-level façades, so building surveyors and asset teams can assess the parts of a building that cannot be seen from the ground. Where you need a measured 3D model of a building, we provide that through our photogrammetry service.

A roof condition survey records the visible condition of the roof covering and its details: slates or tiles, ridges and hips, valleys, flashings, chimney stacks, dormers, rooflights, gutters and downpipes. Each defect is located, photographed, described and given a priority, and you also receive the full set of photographs and video.

Most of our roof work is for property managers, estates teams, factors and surveyors, but we do help homeowners, particularly with tall, steep or hard-to-reach roofs where scaffolding would be expensive. For a quick look at a single bungalow or low house, a local roofer may be the more economical first step.

No one needs to go on the roof, and we rarely need to enter the building. We need a safe space nearby to take off and land, and we will let you know in advance if we need permission from a neighbour or landowner.

It replaces the need to get up on the roof, not the professional judgement. Many of our clients are surveyors who use our imagery in their own reports. Our condition report describes what is visible; where something needs a closer look or intrusive investigation, we say so.

Yes, when the flight is planned and flown under the right CAA authorisation. We hold a CAA Operational Authorisation, plan every flight in advance, minimise imagery of neighbouring properties and people, and handle any airspace permissions near airports.

Yes. Drone inspection is well suited to listed and heritage buildings because nothing is fixed to the historic fabric. For tenements and blocks with several owners, the report gives everyone the same independent picture before repairs are agreed.

Our photographs are dated and geotagged, and the report describes the damage clearly, which insurers and loss adjusters find useful as evidence. Whether a claim is accepted is always a matter for your insurer.

We only fly in dry conditions and within the aircraft’s wind limits, because rain and strong wind affect both safety and image quality. If the forecast turns, we rebook at the earliest suitable slot at no extra cost.

The condition report and full image set typically follow within two to three working days of the visit. For urgent storm damage we can often share key photographs the same day.