Drone roof & structure inspection
Drone inspections
Detailed condition records of roofs, structures and hard-to-reach plant — without scaffolds, cherry pickers or rope access.
Why inspect by drone
Reduced work at height
No scaffolds, cherry pickers or rope access — our pilots stay on the ground throughout.
Minimal disruption
Flights work around live operations, so your site keeps running while we capture.
Fast capture
Large roofs, stacks and structures are covered in hours rather than days.
Reviewable evidence
An organised image set your whole team can revisit, share and archive.
What we inspect
Assets that are hard, slow or dangerous to reach on foot
Roofs
Slates, flashings, membranes and rooflights inspected close-up without ladders or access equipment.
Commercial & public roofs
Industrial structures & stacks
Chimneys, stacks and elevated plant recorded in detail from a safe standoff distance.
Stacks · chimneys · plant
Wind turbines
Blades and towers inspected close-up without turbine climbs or rope teams.
Towers · blades
Confined spaces
Caged confined-space drones capture tanks, ducts and plant interiors that people can't safely enter.
Caged confined-space drones
Culverts & watercourses
DTA's own AquaCat craft floats and flies through culverts and pipes to inspect the interior.
AquaCat craft
Elevated mast inspections
For no-fly locations, our vehicle-mounted mast lifts a camera to roof height without a drone leaving the ground.
Vehicle-mounted mast
Thermal imaging
Thermographic surveys
Thermographic surveys reveal heat loss, trapped moisture and electrical hotspots that aren't visible to the eye. Flown from the air, they cover whole roofs and elevations in a single pass.
Track record
Inspections at scale
- One campaign
- 144 roofs
- roof & façade inspections in Central London in 2 months
- Single site
- 13,000 m²
- warehouse inspection, Swindon
"They have been incredibly responsive to our requirements and worked with a high level of professionalism."
Drone inspection provides detailed visual evidence to inform your maintenance and engineering decisions — it complements rather than replaces statutory or regulated engineering assessments.
Good to know
Common questions
What do we get after an inspection?
Can you inspect inside tanks, ducts and culverts?
What about locations where drones can't fly?
Free, no-obligation quotation
Tell us about your site.
Send the location and what you need — we'll come back with a clear scope and price.