This loose and damaged ridge tile was found on a recent aerial roof inspection which had missing ridge tiles on the south side of the building. Upon closer inspection of the below image, you can see shadows from one of the nails which indicate there is some ‘give’ on the roof tile which has been…

On this aerial roof survey, we found cracked roof tiles directly above a roof where leaks occurred. The owner of the residence told us that there was a spot on the ceiling that looked like water damage but it wasn’t too excessive – small enough to ignore. Once we had the drone in the air…

A roof ridge is a horizontal tile that serves as the intersection of two roof planes and are ideal to protect the roof from harsh weather such as wind and rain. This roof ridge tile hasn’t been found onsite or in the gardens but at some point this has been blown off, and it happens…

Aerial roof survey of a 36 year-old property in Gloucester, Gloucestershire. We found a missing roof ridge tile exposing timber, numerous loose ridge tiles with missing nails and cracked tiles allowing a leak into one of the properties. Before inspection we learned there had been a leak into the bedroom with a light stain on…

Heavenwood house is in Stroud, Gloucestershire. There are numerous roof leaks, predominantly in the two roof valleys at the front of the property. We found loose rubber on the flats of the roof between the front valleys, which flapped in the wind. This vulnerability allows rain to find its way into the roof, and the…

Certified Drone Pilot specialises in aerial drone roof surveys using UAV drones. We work with chartered surveyors, builders, property owners, and consultants to provide an in-depth oversight of the condition of roofing. Some of our projects include large commercial buildings, factories, residential homes, hotels, listed buildings, retail parks, industrial sites, wind turbine blades and even…

Thermal imaging technology is what we use to inspect solar panels. With our FLIR (Forward Looking Infrared) thermal drone we can detect hot spots, manufacturing defects, cracks, faulty inter-connectors, defective bypass diodes and temporary shadowing. Using a thermal drone is a non-destructive and non-invasive method to locate abnormal spots on solar panels. We can thermal…

Hobsons Brewery has a 30kW solar panel on its facility, spanning over 3 small buildings. Each solar cell has its own driver chip, its own circuitry, so it isn’t run in series. We ran a routine inspection of the panels and found a total of 4 faulty panels which can be easily distinguished by their…

We provided an aerial thermal drone roof inspection of Stollery house in Llangarron, near Ross-on-Wye. The images show only 1 fault with the property here and that is a loose roof tile – see if you can find which one it is. Upgrading to a thermal drone has given us the ability to detect differences in…