🏚️ ROOF INSPECTION · €200–650 PER JOB · 120 CITIES
Drone roof inspection: 2026 rates, anywhere in France
Drone roof inspection replaces scaffolding or a cherry picker at a tenth of the cost and with zero human risk. In under an hour of flight, we photograph an entire roof in high resolution: displaced or cracked tiles, missing slates, damaged ridge lines, punctured zinc work, moss, blocked gutters, faulty flashing around chimneys. Optical zoom detects defects invisible from the ground, down to cracks of a few millimetres.
You receive a photographic report organised by zone (slopes, valleys, verges, singular points) with the location of each defect and full-resolution images. This document supports your roofer's quotation, an insurance claim after storm or hail, or a pre-purchase survey. Co-owned buildings, social landlords, churches and listed buildings: we work at any height.
Rates
€200–650 per job — the 2026 French market range. The quote depends on the site, the expected deliverable and the local airspace context.
Common use cases
- Roof survey before buying or selling a property
- Damage assessment after storm, hail or a fallen tree for an insurance claim
- Annual preventive inspection for co-owned or commercial buildings
- Inspection of bell towers, churches and monuments without scaffolding
- Condition check of an industrial roof (steel deck, fibre cement)
- Post-works quality check on a roofer's workmanship
Applicable regulations
Roof inspection is flown at low height directly above the building, most often in sub-category A1 with a sub-250 g drone or in A2 with a class C2 drone when sensor resolution demands it. In built-up areas, commercial flights are conducted either in the open category over public space (allowed for professionals since 1 January 2026, no overflight of people, daytime only) or under the STS-01 scenario with a prefectural declaration. The pilot keeps clear of uninvolved persons: the ground area under the drone is secured during the flight. Operator registration on AlphaTango is mandatory, height is in any case far below the 120 m ceiling, and nearby restricted zones (hospital helipads, airfields) are checked on the Géoportail map.
Frequently asked questions
Is the inspection report valid for my insurance?
Yes: the dated, geolocated photographic report is accepted by insurers as evidence after a loss. For adversarial expert value, it can be supplemented by a building surveyor's visit.
Can you inspect a very steep roof or a bell tower?
That is exactly the drone's strength: steep slopes, bell towers, spires and towers are inspected without ropes or scaffolding, with images taken a few metres from the surface thanks to obstacle-avoidance sensors.
How long does a roof inspection take?
For a detached house, 30 to 45 minutes on site is enough. An industrial roof or a co-owned building takes 1 to 3 hours. The report is delivered within 48 hours.