Drone service · Roof inspections

See the roof without the climb.

Detailed aerial imagery of commercial and residential roofs: coverings, junctions, drainage and the areas that are hard to reach safely.

Aerial view of a flat roof edge with open fields beyond
  • 01Commercial and residential roofs
  • 02Macclesfield and Cheshire
  • 03Free quote

What the imagery shows

The parts of a roof that are hard to see from the ground.

Each inspection is tied to a question: a suspected defect, a maintenance review or a record of roof condition.

Flat roof covering and upstand wall seen from above
Roof coverings
Roof upstand meeting a wall with windows and standing water on the flat roof
Junctions and upstands
Roof outlet with debris and standing water at a roof corner
Drainage
Pipework and an outlet at the edge of a flat roof
Hard-to-reach areas

What you receive

Visual evidence for the next maintenance decision.

The imagery is tied to the roof areas and details you need to see, so it can feed a practical next step.

Agreed coverage

We confirm the roof areas and details that need to be visible before the flight.

Detailed photographs

Clear aerial photographs of those areas, including parts that are awkward to reach.

Ready-to-use files

The image files, ready to use or pass on.

Next steps

Use the images for maintenance planning, contractor briefing or a specialist survey.

Drone imagery is a visual record. It supports, rather than replaces, a specialist roofing or structural assessment where one is needed.

Suitable briefs

Commercial and residential roofs.

We inspect both. The approach is the same: agree what must be seen, then capture it.

Black and white aerial photograph of a long industrial roof
Commercial

Large and complex roofs

Big roof areas, plant and multi-building sites. We currently support roof maintenance across a campus of more than 100 buildings for a Cheshire pharmaceutical client.

Discuss a commercial roof
Aerial photograph of a row of houses and their pitched roofs
Residential

Houses and smaller buildings

Pitched and flat roofs seen from above, so you can see the whole roof before deciding on repairs.

Discuss a home roof

How an inspection runs

Agree it, fly it, check it, hand it over.

The same sequence on every roof, whatever the size.

  1. 01

    Brief

    The roof, the question and any areas of concern.

  2. 02

    Fly

    Capture the agreed areas methodically.

  3. 03

    Check

    Review the images against the brief.

  4. 04

    Deliver

    Hand over the image files.

See the full process

Practical questions

Roof inspection questions, answered.

If you know the roof and the question, that is enough to start.

Detailed photographs of the roof areas covered by your brief, as image files ready to use or pass on.

No. It gives you clear visual evidence and can reduce the need for close access, but where a specialist roofing, structural or engineering assessment is needed, the imagery supports that work rather than replacing it.

Yes, both. Tell us the property type, the location and what you need to understand when you request a quote.

The roof’s location, the type of property, any areas of concern and how you plan to use the images. You do not need to choose a technical method first.

Other drone services

Other ways to see the same site.

Each service is agreed around the decision you need to make.

Start with a brief

Need a clearer view of a roof?

Tell us the site, what you need to understand and how you plan to use the result. We will reply with a free quote.