< Drone roof inspections / Bristol & the South West >

See the whole roof before anyone climbs a ladder.

Drone roof inspections for block managers, letting agents and facilities teams across Bristol. Marked-up photos in your inbox within 48 hours.

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✓ £5m public liability✓ Professional indemnity✓ CAA A2 CofC✓ Enhanced DBS

01 Chimney and flashing 02 Flat roof section 03 Moss along the hips

No scaffoldingNobody goes up on the roof, and nobody needs to be home.

Report within 48 hoursA marked-up PDF plus every full-resolution photo.

IndependentWe don't do repairs, so we've got nothing to sell you off the back of it.

Every issue numberedThe same marked-up photos you'd forward to a contractor.

< 01 / The problem >

Most roofs only get looked at once something's already leaking.

01You can't see it from the groundSlipped tiles, blocked gutters and lifted flashing sit out of sight until water comes through a ceiling.

02Getting up there costs moneyScaffold or a cherry picker just to have a look can cost more than the repair.

03Nothing to compare againstWithout a dated record you can't tell what's changed since last year, or whether a quote's justified.

< 02 / Example report >

What lands in your inbox.

Close-ups of each part of the roof, from houses to commercial units, with anything worth acting on marked up.

Chimney and flashingNO ACTION

Lead flashing sitting tight around the stack. Pots and coping photographed from every side.

RidgeMONITOR

Moss and lichen along the ridge tiles. Check the mortar next time.

ValleyMONITOR

Debris building up in the lead valley. Worth clearing before it holds water.

Flat roof outlet with rubbish around the guard

Flat roof outletACT ON THIS

Rubbish caught around the outlet guard. Clear it before the roof starts to pond.

Example images.

< 03 / Yearly checks >

Houses, blocks and commercial units. Same angles every year.

Put your roofs on a yearly schedule. Each visit is flown from the same spots, and the report puts this year next to last year.

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< 04 / Why people book >

A tenant reports a leakSee where the water's getting in before you send a contractor.

After a stormCheck every building on your books quickly, not one ladder at a time.

A roofer's quote looks highGet independent photos of what's actually up there before you approve the work.

Between tenanciesA dated record of the roof's condition for your files.

Yearly condition checksCatch slipped tiles and blocked gutters while they're still cheap to fix.

Suspected lead theftConfirm what's missing on large roofs like churches and schools.

< 05 / How it works >

From first email to finished report in about two days.

01Send the addressTell us the property and what's worrying you. You'll get a fixed price back the same day.

02Airspace checkWe check airspace and permissions for the site, plan around neighbours, and write a risk assessment for the flight.

03The flightMost roofs take under an hour on site. Nobody needs to let us in.

04Your reportA marked-up PDF and the full photo set, emailed within 48 hours.

< 06 / Who flies >

Ed Chalmers, pilot and photographer.

I'm a Bristol photographer with a degree in photojournalism. My editorial work has been published through Getty Images in The Guardian, The Independent and Politico, and I won 1st place at the BPPA awards. I fly every inspection myself.

Credentials

Public liability£5,000,000

Professional indemnityIncluded

CAA A2 Certificate of CompetencyHeld

Enhanced DBSHeld

Risk assessment per jobOn request

Certificates sent before you book.

< 07 / Questions >

Is this a building survey?No. It's a visual roof inspection: we photograph and mark up what can be seen from the air. It isn't a RICS survey or a structural assessment, but it shows a roofer or surveyor exactly where to look, and often saves calling one out at all.

Do you need access to the building?Usually not. We fly from nearby, so nobody needs to be home. If a site needs a landowner's or neighbour's permission, we'll tell you when we quote.

Are you insured and qualified?Yes. £5m public liability and professional indemnity, and flights are carried out by a CAA-registered operator holding the A2 Certificate of Competency. We can send our certificates before you book.

Who owns the photos?You do. You get every full-resolution photo, not just the ones in the report.

What if the weather's bad?We don't fly in heavy rain or strong wind. If the forecast turns, we move the flight to the next suitable day at no extra cost.

Which areas do you cover?Bristol and the surrounding area, including Bath, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire. Further afield on request.

< Request an inspection >

Tell us the building, and what you're worried about.

We'll reply with a fixed price and the next flight date, usually the same day.

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