Drone Investigations

What We Use Drone Investigations For

• Roofs and ridge tiles: slipped, cracked or missing tiles, ridge and hip bedding, and verge details.
• Flashings and valleys: lead and abutment flashings, valley troughs and junctions where leaks often start.
• Gutters, fascias and soffits: blockages, falls, joints and damaged boards.
• Chimneys: pots, flaunching, pointing and chimney flashings.
• Solar panels: panel condition, fixings and the roof covering around arrays.
• Elevations and high-level brickwork: pointing, cracking, sealant joints, window heads and cladding.
• Leaks and water ingress at height: tracing the likely source before opening anything up.
• Before and after remedial work: recording condition before repairs and confirming the finished result.
• Thermal imaging: where specified, thermal cameras can help show heat loss, missing insulation and possible moisture.

How It Helps Our Customers

• No scaffold just to look: you only pay for access once you know a repair is needed.
• Faster and safer: the inspection is done from the ground, cutting work at height.
• Less disruption: ideal for occupied homes, schools and care homes, with no towers or ladders against the building for days.
• Clear evidence: dated photos and video to support defect reports and NHBC or warranty discussions.
• A before-and-after record: proof of condition before work starts and sign-off once it is complete.
• The right fix first time: decide on the correct repair before trades go up, so visits are not wasted.

How It Works

• 1. Tell us the issue: share the address, the defect or complaint and any access or resident considerations.
• 2. We plan the flight: we check the site, airspace and permissions, and arrange a time with residents or site staff.
• 3. We inspect and capture: the drone records the affected areas in photo and video, close up and in context.
• 4. You get a clear report: annotated images, our findings and recommended next steps, ready to share with your team or the homeowner.

Part of a Joined-Up Service

Drone investigations sit alongside our Defects & Snagging, Customer Care & Aftercare and Damp Investigation & Remediation services. If the survey finds a problem, our own teams can carry out the repair, so you have one contractor from first look to final sign-off.

We cover Hampshire, East and West Sussex, Surrey and Kent, and the South of England west to Bournemouth, working for housebuilders, schools, care homes, property managers and homeowners.