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Look on top before you sign.

A new roof typically runs into thousands — often £8,000–£15,000 for a full re-roof. Most home surveys only see it from the ground — so the most expensive part of the house is the bit nobody really checks. We fly it before you sign, so you know the real state of the roof while you can still act on it.

An external visual check of the roof covering — not a RICS or structural survey.

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Money saved before you buy

£129 to know what you're actually buying.

Find a tired roof before exchange and you've got options: knock it off the price, ask the seller to fix it, or walk away. Find it after, and it's your bill. A check now can put money back in your pocket before you've even bought the place.

  • See the actual covering — not a guess from the pavement or an "appears satisfactory"
  • Negotiate with evidence — dated photos of every defect to take to the seller
  • Decide with your eyes open — commit, renegotiate, or walk, knowing the real state
Overhead drone view of a roof showing chimney and tile defects
Aerial view of a well-kept slate roof

What it tells you

Good news counts too.

Sometimes the roof's been well looked after. A clean, dated report is still worth having — either way, you go in knowing.

  • Slipped, cracked or missing tiles and slates
  • Failed flashing, worn chimney render and blocked valleys
  • Early staining that hints at water already getting in
  • Or a sound, well-kept roof — confirmed and dated

What you get

A report you can act on — fast.

An annotated PDF with every defect photographed, located and graded Red, Amber or Green. Hand it to the seller, your solicitor or your own surveyor. Tell us your deadline and we'll prioritise it — buyer checks are time-sensitive and we treat them that way.

Red — act now Amber — plan / monitor Green — serviceable

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Aerial photograph of a roof being inspected

Pricing

One price. On the page.

A fixed price, confirmed before we fly — tiny next to a roof you didn't know you were buying.

Pre-purchase topside checkFull 4K imagery + an annotated, graded report
£129

A visual check of the covering from above — not a replacement for a RICS or structural survey, but the bit those often miss. Need it before you exchange? Tell us the deadline and we'll prioritise it. Prices hold across our core patch in the North of England, the Borders and Scotland; further out, travel is priced into the quote.

How it works

Three steps. Done.

01

Send the address

The property you're buying and your deadline. We check airspace and access and confirm a date — fast.

02

We fly it

Usually under an hour on site, with the seller's or agent's permission to access. Nobody on the roof.

03

Report you can use

An annotated PDF, graded and dated — in good time to negotiate or decide before you commit.

See the roof before it costs you.

Send us the address, your deadline and a best number — we'll come back fast with a date and a fixed price.

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