Drone roof inspection
Drone Roof Inspection Cork: €100 Fixed, IAA-Licensed Operator
Flown personally by Michael Casey — Licensed Aerial Drone Operator with the Irish Aviation Authority. 30–60 stills, 4K flight video, written photo report inside 24 hours. The €100 fee is refunded against any repair work that follows. No scaffold, no foot damage, no half-day access setup.
What you get
The report Cork insurers and homeowners actually use
A drone inspection isn't just pretty pictures. The report is structured so a loss adjuster, a pre-purchase surveyor, a planning consultant, or just a worried homeowner can read it in 5 minutes and know what they're looking at.
The deliverables
- 30–60 high-resolution stills (24MP), one per elevation + close-ups of any damage
- 4K flight video — full slow circumnavigation of the roof
- Damage location map keyed to each photo
- Condition summary: ridge, valleys, flashings, chimney, gutters, fascia, soffit
- Recommendations split into three buckets (immediate / 12-month / good)
- Met Éireann wind data for the date of any recent storm event (where relevant)
- Insurer-format scope of works if damage requires a claim
Delivered as a single PDF within 24 hours of the flight.
What's the €100 actually for?
Drone time (≈30 mins for a residential), photo processing (≈90 mins), report write-up (≈60 mins). Two and a half hours of Michael's time. If you then go ahead with the repair, we subtract the €100 from the repair invoice — so the inspection is effectively free if it leads to work.
When a drone inspection makes sense
- Pre-purchase survey — buying a Cork house and the surveyor only checked from the ground
- Active leak with no obvious source — find the failure without walking the roof
- Insurance claim documentation — what loss adjusters want to see
- Post-storm assessment — after named storms, demand spikes; we book in priority order
- Listed / period building — no scaffolding required, no risk to original materials
- High-pitch or concealed valley — invisible from the ground
- Pre-sale prep — clear evidence the roof is sound when negotiating with a buyer
- Insurance renewal disputes — independent third-party view of roof condition
Compliance & safety
IAA-licensed, fully insured, Cork-airspace aware
Pilot licence
Michael holds a Licensed Aerial Drone Operator certificate from the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA). We fly under the EU Open Category A1/A3 rules, under 120m AGL, within visual line of sight, and never over uninvolved people.
Public liability
€6,500,000 public liability cover through AXA (Tradesman Policy 12/28/150946921). Drone- specific cover is included. Certificate of currency on request — useful for some Cork housing estates and listed buildings that require it before any flight.
Airspace
Restricted airspace around Cork Airport, Roches Point and Cork Harbour requires advance clearance from the IAA. We handle this when needed — most central Cork City and County Cork residential flights are in unrestricted Class G airspace and need no advance permission.
Weather
We fly in light rain and up to 8m/s wind. Heavy rain, fog, or gusts above 10m/s shut us down and we re-book. Most Cork drone flights happen within 7 days of the booking; about 1 in 12 get weather-rescheduled.
Privacy
Only the roof of the property booked is photographed. Faces, neighbour gardens and any identifying features outside the brief are blurred out of the final report. GDPR-compliant process.
Areas covered
Cork City and the whole of County Cork
Same-day drone callouts for emergency post-storm assessment in central Cork City and the immediate suburbs. Scheduled flights within 5 working days for the rest of the county — Douglas, Ballincollig, Carrigaline, Kinsale, Cobh, Crosshaven, Midleton, Mallow, Fermoy, Bandon, Blarney, Youghal, Clonakilty and everywhere between.
Get the report you can actually use
€100 fixed, refunded against any repair work
Ring 021 202 8387 or send a 3-step quote request. Drone in the air within 5 working days.