Drone inspection vs. a 50-point roof inspection: what's the difference?
Drones take beautiful pictures. They cannot feel a soft spot in your decking. Here is what each method actually tells you, and why we do both.
Drone inspections have become a popular selling point, and for good reason: a drone documents every slope safely, reaches steep and fragile roofs, and produces the aerial photos you see across this site. We fly one on nearly every job.
But a camera in the air has real limits. It cannot press on decking to find rot, lift a shingle edge to check the seal, inspect flashing from underneath, or look inside your attic for daylight, moisture, and ventilation problems. A roof can photograph beautifully and still be failing underneath.
What our 50-point inspection covers
Our inspectors physically walk the roof and work through a 50-point checklist that covers decking, underlayment, shingles or panels, every penetration and flashing detail, valleys, ridge and ventilation, gutters and drip edge, and attic-side warning signs. Drone imagery supplements the inspection for documentation and hard-to-reach angles, so you get both the hands-on findings and the photos.
Why it matters for insurance
After a storm, your claim is only as strong as its documentation. A 50-point inspection with photos gives your adjuster specifics: which slopes, which damage, what it will take to make it right. That is a very different conversation than a few aerial pictures.
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