Drone roof survey
4K aerial photography over the whole roof — ridges, valleys, chimneys and behind parapets — with no scaffolding and no walking on fragile coverings.
Roof inspections & surveys in Braintree
You can't price a roof properly from the pavement. A proper inspection — from the roof, the loft and the air — tells you what's actually wrong, what can wait, and what a fair price for the work looks like before you commit to anything.
Inspections
Types of roof survey we carry out
Hands-on roof inspection
Where access allows, up on the roof to check fixings, mortar and lead by hand. Photos and video of anything we find.
Loft and underside inspection
Half of what a roof is doing is only visible from inside — damp staining, daylight through the felt, rotten battens and inadequate ventilation.
Pre-purchase roof survey
Buying a house in Braintree and worried about the roof? A written condition report and photos before you exchange, so you know what you're taking on.
Storm and insurance reports
Dated photographic evidence and a written description of the damage in a format insurers accept.
Written condition report
Plain-English summary: what's sound, what needs doing now, what to budget for in a few years, with indicative costs.
What's checked
What a Braintree roof inspection covers
- Tile or slate condition, slipped and cracked units, and fixings
- Ridge, hip and verge mortar or dry-fix systems
- All leadwork: chimneys, abutments, valleys, dormers
- Guttering, fascias, soffits and downpipe drainage
- Flat roof areas, upstands, falls and outlets
- Loft: membrane, battens, timber condition, insulation and ventilation
Local knowledge
Roof surveys across the Braintree area
Drone surveys are especially useful on the local housing types where access is awkward or expensive.
CM7 terraces
Rear elevations and shared valleys that are difficult to reach without scaffolding across neighbouring properties.
Period property and tall stacks
Chimney tops and flaunching photographed close-up without a tower or cherry picker.
Great Notley and CM77 estates
Quick whole-roof surveys before buying, or after a storm, to check ridge caps and dry-verge clips.
Barns and outbuildings
Fragile and asbestos-cement roofs surveyed from the air rather than walked on.
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Where we work
Roof inspections across Essex
Based in Braintree and working roughly 30 miles out. Pick your town for local jobs, photos and reviews.
- Roof inspections Braintree
- Roof inspections Witham
- Roof inspections Halstead
- Roof inspections Great Dunmow
- Roof inspections Chelmsford
- Roof inspections Colchester
- Roof inspections Maldon
- Roof inspections Coggeshall
- Roof inspections Kelvedon
- Roof inspections Tiptree
- Roof inspections Sudbury
- Roof inspections Saffron Walden
- Roof inspections Bishop's Stortford
- Roof inspections Harlow
- Roof inspections Brentwood
- Roof inspections Billericay
- Roof inspections Basildon
- Roof inspections Clacton-on-Sea
- Roof inspections Chipping Ongar
- Roof inspections Hatfield Peverel
- Roof inspections Bocking
- Roof inspections Great Notley
- Roof inspections Rayne
- Roof inspections Cressing
- Roof inspections Silver End
- Roof inspections Earls Colne
- Roof inspections Sible Hedingham
- Roof inspections Feering
- Roof inspections Boreham
- Roof inspections Great Baddow
- Roof inspections Wickford
- Roof inspections Felsted
- Roof inspections Stansted Mountfitchet
More from Iron Peak
Related roofing services
Not quite what you need? These pages cover the rest of the roof — every job is priced in writing after a free survey.
- Roof leak repair EssexLeak tracing on tiles, valleys and flashings, made watertight the same week.
- Emergency roof repair EssexStorm damage and active leaks made safe same day, seven days a week.
- New roof cost EssexHonest 2026 re-roof guide prices for terraced, semi and detached houses.
- Flat roof repair EssexFelt, GRP and EPDM repairs on extensions, garages and dormers.
- EPDM flat roof EssexSeamless rubber membrane roofs with a 20-year written guarantee.
- Chimney repair EssexRepointing, flaunching, code-graded leadwork and full stack rebuilds.
- Guttering, fascias & soffits EssexLeaking gutters repaired and full UPVC ogee systems fitted to a proper fall.
- Drone roof survey Essex4K aerial inspection and a written condition report — no scaffold needed.
Common questions
Roof inspection FAQs
- Do you charge for a roof inspection?
- A survey carried out to quote work you're considering is free. A standalone written condition report — for a purchase or an insurance claim — is a chargeable piece of work, priced before we book it.
- How long does a drone roof survey take?
- Usually 30 to 45 minutes on site for a typical house, with the photos and written summary sent through afterwards.
- Can you inspect a roof without scaffolding?
- Yes — that's exactly what the drone is for. Scaffolding is only needed once work starts, and only where the job requires it.
- Will you tell me if my roof doesn't need work?
- Yes, and we do regularly. A survey that concludes 'clean the gutters and check again in three years' is a perfectly good outcome.
Free survey
Book a roof inspection in Braintree
Tell us the address and what you're seeing. We'll come out from the Braintree yard, look properly, and put a fixed price in writing before anything starts.