Can Drones Detect Building Damage Before It Becomes a Crisis?

Introduction

Most roof failures do not happen suddenly. They develop gradually, often out of sight and out of mind, until internal damage becomes visible, or there is a catastrophic failure.

Common defects that drones identify

Drones are effective at identifying a plethora of defects that include cracked membranes, slipped and broken tiles, granue loss on asphalt, membrane shrinkage, warping, blistering and cracking, roof corrosion, rust on metal buildings, sagging and uneven surfaces, thermal leaks and heat loss, mechanical damage, ponding water, and surface deterioration.

This applies not only to roofs, but to the entire building ‘envelope’ as well.

The role of thermal imaging

Thermal data can highlight moisture ingress that is not visible to the eye, particularly on flat roofing systems, as well as where heat is being lost from inside a building. Sometimes this is unavoidable, but other times this will highlight a fundamental problem in a building’s insulation, which will be costing you more and more every year.

Preventative maintenance in practice

When inspection data is captured regularly and logged on our proprietary portal, trends can be identified, measured and addressed before failure occurs.

Ovrsite is a UAV-first roof and building inspection service that gives you the power to make this type of preventative maintenance a reality.

Through regular photographic and thermal inspections, AI-powered detection systems and 3D modelling, we turn inspections into actionable data and prioritised decisions for you.

See what you’re missing on a discovery call and make the switch to UAV inspections.