Drone Surveying
Request quotes for drone roof and building surveys, roof inspections and corporate filming. Choose your job and describe it in a few short steps.
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Overview
Drone surveys and filming
This page covers work done with a drone: aerial surveys of roofs and buildings, drone roof inspections, and corporate filming of premises, sites and events from the air.
Pick the nearest job from the list in the form. If yours isn't there, choose the closest and explain what you need in the description.
Jobs you can request
Typical drone jobs
Choose one of these in the form, or pick the closest and describe what you need.
Drone Aerial Roof & Building Surveying
Aerial photos, video or survey data of a roof or building, taken by drone.
Drone Roof Inspection
A drone flown over a roof to look for damage, such as slipped tiles.
Corporate Filming
Aerial filming for a business, of its premises, a site or an event.
Worth knowing
Worth checking before work starts
A few rules and checks that apply to this kind of work.
Flyer and Operator IDs
In the UK, flying most drones outdoors needs a Flyer ID, from a CAA theory test. The person or business responsible for the drone needs an Operator ID.
Checking an ID
The operator must label their drones with their Operator ID, and the CAA has an online service to check whether a Flyer ID or Operator ID is valid.
Flying near airports
Near airports, drone flights need extra permission. Ask the operator whether your address is affected and who arranges it.
Questions
Drone questions
My job isn't in the list. What should I choose?
Choose the closest job, then explain what you need in the description step.
What jobs can I request quotes for here?
Drone roof and building surveys, roof inspections and corporate filming. The full list is in the form's first step.
Can I request quotes to check a chimney or gutters by drone?
Yes. Choose Drone Roof Inspection and say what you'd like checked in the description.
How much does a drone roof inspection cost?
It depends on the size of the roof, what you need back, such as photos, video or a written report, and where the property is. Ask each operator what is included, so the quotes compare.
What do I get from a drone roof inspection?
Usually close-up photos or video of the roof, chimneys and gutters, taken without scaffolding or ladders. Some operators add a written report, so say in the description what you need.
Ready to describe your job?
Four short steps: the job, when you'd like it done, a description and your details.