Under normal circumstances, a homeowner’s roof should be inspected by a professional at least once or twice a year. In the near future, however, it’s going to be a lot easier to book a roof inspection thanks to unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology.
Insurance companies, roofing contractors, and drone companies alike are beginning to provide aerial inspections of roofs for both homeowners and business owners. Not only can drones easily reach areas that are virtually impossible for traditional roofing inspectors to reach, they are much safer options, effectively preventing any rooftop injuries as a result of falling.
“Roofing analysis can be done better,” said Chad Conley, Executive Vice President of Complete Roofing. “After our customers experience our process, they go ‘Wow. I had no idea there’s a company that can do that.’ I don’t know of anything that screams professionalism louder than when a roofing company uses the very best technology in the marketplace to help its customers.”
According to Unmanned Aerial, roofing companies can even triple the number of estimates and claims their teams can complete in a single day — at no risk to an individual employee’s safety — with the use of drone technology.
Using a 3D Flight App, DroneDeploy can reach rooftop measurements of 99.4% relative accuracy within four hours of a roof inspection.
Additionally, drones are great for providing aerial inspections of buildings and structures following disasters, and not just for everyday home inspections. According to UAV Expert News, Soaring Sky, a leader in Commercial Drone Solutions, is working with insurance organizations around the country to improve structural inspections during disaster management situations.
“The aerial imagery allows adjusters more time to analyze and assess damage, while reducing time that is wasted driving to and visiting each site,” said Ryan Cowell, co-founder of Soaring Sky. “Our drones provide a faster inspection process, a safer way for adjusters to do their jobs without having to physically climb on structures, ultimately saving insurance companies time and money.”