Are You Using Drone Roof Inspections?
Traditionally inspections on roofing were dependent upon a long ladder or scaffolding, often expensive and placed people working at height, presenting a risk to health & safety.
Drone technology has multiple exciting applications, but the practical benefits for roofing businesses, property maintenance firms and building contractors should not be understated.
Drone Roof Inspections save money and deliver data in a fraction of the time, with no risk to individuals who would have to work at height.
Here is a commonly asked question we face
Q: Why don't I buy myself a drone?
A: This would be a good option for your business, but it is important to understand that all drone use is subject to rules about operating in Airspace.
You would need to look into the following:
Suitable training for an operator, registration for a flyer ID and Operator ID,
Changes to your liability insurance to cover you for commercial drone operations.
Putting together a strict workflow for planning, weather at ground and altitude, flight logs and maintaining regular flight practice.
Use of software to monitor airspace restrictions and notifications of temporary air movement.
Keep up to speed with the changeable legislation surrounding drone use in the UK.
In a strange but true story, an estate agent called a drone operator friend in the industry to come and take some shots. When he showed up on site, he had discovered from the homeowner that the day before, the agent had turned up with a brand new mini drone, with all the intentions of getting his shots of the property, sadly a few minutes into the flight it crashed into the side of the homeowner's property.
When using a drone service provider, consider asking the following:
Do you have an insurance policy for flying your drone?
Do you have the permits and certifications from the CAA to operate?
What sort of planning do you do?
Do you provide a copy of your flight plan?
Do you log your flights?
To any commercial operator, the above simple questions would be easy to navigate and demonstrate that you know a bit about this new industry.
Sadly it isn't as simple as calling our mate Trevor the hobbyist to bring his drone around to look at your commercial property in a built-up area with uninvolved parties straying into an operational area.
We provide a Drone Visual Inspection Report of a roof. We don't profess to be roofing or construction experts. As trained, certified & insured drone professionals, we obtain the images for a roofing contractor to give you their professional opinion without the need for scaffolding costs, a risk to safety and valuable time.
We would love to hear from you. We provide domestic, industrial, and commercial properties and even provide inspections of church roofs and spires.
