Drones are often thought of as kids toys or extremely high end and expensive bits of film kit used on such programs as the BBC’s ‘Blue Planet’. When infact they are more often utilised in the survey of buildings or property. Drone surveys are now a common replacement for the naked eye.

What is a drone?

Drones are more commonly known as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). In its most basic form, a drone is a flying robot that can be remotely controlled by a pilot through software-controlled flight plans in their embedded systems, working in conjunction with on board sensors and GPS.  Ideal for building, roof and property inspections, drone surveys are the safest option.

Why is using a drone better than in person?

It’s Safer – Why send someone to work at height when you can send a drone. Falls from height:

• • are the third highest cause of fatal injury, comprising 20% of fatal accidents
  • cause around 80 major injuries each year
  • result in a further 230 over-3-day absence injuries each year can result in serious or even fatal injury even when the fall is less than 2m.
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It’s Cheaper – Having a drone to complete a survey is a more cost and time effective method of completing a survey compared to hiring a cherry picker or erecting traditional scaffolding. The physical impact of a person on a roof is likely to cause some damage. Using a drone will prevent this additional cost implication.

It’s Faster – Most of our work is completed in minutes or hours. We can quickly scan the whole roof to view faults that can be then looked at in greater detail.

How much does it cost?

The cost varies from domestic to commercial to industrial. Contact us with your needs and we will explain our pricing.

Drone Roof Survey & Inspection

To inspect the roof of a building properly using all the modern health and safety practices is a time consuming and expensive exercise. Piloting a drone to complete a building survey not only brings significant cost savings but can add greater detail to roof inspections or structural reports.

Employing modern drone technology to complete a roof inspection or building survey, there are many additional benefits. Some of which include reduction in downtime for businesses, no need for access platforms or erections on site, access routes no longer closed or reduced.

We can offer you:

• Roof Inspection / Survey

• Property aerial photography

• High-Resolution Photography

• Insurance Surveys

Drone Inspection Images

Our drone has its own High Definition camera that will take clear and detailed inspection photographs. We aim to utilise these images and footage to show you the condition of your property without costly demands of scaffolding, MEWPS or dangers of mounting the roof from a ladder.

Taking images,using our drone for property inspections can be completed in a short period of time. An aerial survey completed by Standish Property Maintenance will help identify structural problems with pitched and flat roofs and defects along roofline or brick work.

Survey Photography Analysis

Coupled with Andy’s 17 years experience in the roofing industry, we work alongside a Chartered Surveyor. Together they can offer a report on the imagery the drone captures. This can lead to preventative maintenance measures you can complete.

All too often insurance companies refuse to pay out due to contributory negligence. So a detailed property survey and photographic evidence could help you fix any smaller issues before they become too big.

Training and Insurance

We are currently working to secure the UK’s drone qualification – the Permission for Commercial Operation (PfCO) with Heliguy. This qualification will ensure we have full authority to fly within the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) guidlines.

CONTACT US

We cover all of the North West – If you think we can offer you a service please don’t hesitate to give us a call or use the contact page link. Don’t forget to leave us the property address so we can work out any access issues or foreseeable problems and help us build a competitive and fair price for you.