Get a quoteA drone check every month from the same positions: the roof, the lead, the gutters, the windows, the fences and the yard. Then a dated report with anything new at the top.
An empty building gets worse quietly. A slipped slate in March is a wet floor by October, and nobody sees it happen.
Stolen lead, storm damage and blocked gutters all start up high, where a walk round the outside can't see.
The same views every month, dated and numbered. Useful for your insurer, your lender, a buyer or your own files.
This is one empty building, checked once a month from the same positions. Drag through the year and watch what happens to a building nobody is looking at.
NEW SINCE VISIT 06
Bags and a mattress have been dumped since the last visit. Fly-tipping tends to attract more of the same.
4 earlier issues still open: 1, 2, 3, 4
Tap a part of the building to see what the drone looks at. Every visit covers all eight, from the same positions and heights.
Lead flashing (a common target for theft), pots, brickwork and plants taking root.
Most insurers ask for weekly inside-and-outside checks on empty buildings. This doesn't replace them. It adds the parts nobody can see from the ground, with photos to prove it.
MONTHLY DRONE CHECK
YOUR WEEKLY WALK-ROUND OR KEY-HOLDER
The overview photo comes first with every issue numbered on it, then a close-up of each one. Anything new since last month is flagged, so you can see what's changed in a minute.
MONTHLY CONDITION REPORT · EXAMPLE
VP-07-05 · NEW THIS VISIT
Rubbish dumped in the yardSide yardVP-07-04 · SINCE VISIT 06
First-floor window brokenFirst floor, second windowVP-07-03 · SINCE VISIT 05
Lead flashing missing from the chimneyChimney, roof sideVP-07-02 · SINCE VISIT 03
Two slates slippedFront roof slopeA site that will be knocked down or converted in a year or two still needs looking after, and a record of how it was.
A building left standing while you weigh up selling, letting or redeveloping. Know it isn't quietly getting worse.
Empty buildings held for lenders or investors, with a dated record to report back on every month.
Keep an eye on vacant units between tenants, and have up-to-date aerial photos ready when they come back to market.
A one-off flight after a storm, fire or break-in, to see the roof and the damage without anyone going up.
You deal with me from start to finish. I check the airspace, fly, write up and send every report myself.
The first visit sets the fixed positions and photographs everything as it is today. Every later visit is compared with it.
Each visit flies the same positions and heights, so month 9 lines up with month 1 and new damage stands out.
New issues first, with numbered photos and where they are on the building. Older issues are listed as still open, or as fixed.
When the redevelopment begins, the same positions carry on as a construction progress record.
Every building is different, so send me the address and I'll come back with a fixed price per visit, in writing, before anything is booked.
Regular visits are invoiced on 30-day terms. You can change the schedule, monthly or quarterly, as the building's plans change.
Travel is included across the core area. Buildings further out are quoted with travel. Everything is set out in the booking agreement.
Light enough to fly close to roofs and chimneys, and quick to get in the air between other jobs.
Not on its own. Insurers usually ask for inside and outside checks every week, with a log kept. A monthly drone visit adds the roof, the high-level parts and the whole boundary, with a dated photo record to go with your own logs. Check your policy wording for what yours needs.
No. Every flight is outside. I need permission to fly from the site, or a safe spot nearby, and I don't need keys.
New issues go at the top of the report, numbered, with close-up photos and where they are on the building. If it looks urgent, like an open roof or signs someone has been getting in, I'll message you on the day.
Yes. Extra visits can be booked between the monthly ones. Because they use the same positions, you can see exactly what the storm did.
Monthly suits most empty buildings. Quarterly can work for a building in good condition on a quiet site. You can change the schedule as things change.
I check the airspace and plan every flight before I arrive. A few sites near airports or prisons need extra permission, and I'll tell you before anything is booked. As the owner or manager, you give permission to take off from the site.
The same fixed positions carry straight on as a construction progress record, so you end up with one dated record from empty building to finished scheme.
Regular visits are invoiced on 30-day terms. You get a fixed price per visit in writing before anything is booked.
Send the address and how long it's likely to stay empty. You'll get a fixed price per visit and a date for the first check within a day.
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