Kent · London and the South East
Drone Roof Survey in Great Chart
Need a drone roof survey in Great Chart? We can help, with findings in writing and pictures to back them up. Weekday and weekend visits available.
- Ridge and hip pieces working loose
- Debris building up in hidden gutters
- Cracked slates and tiles out of sight from below
About our drone roof survey in Great Chart
From the air, the outer surfaces are clear, but it cannot see under the coverings or into the loft. We check the loft from inside where it’s safe, because the underside tells its own story. Together, the two give a fuller picture. Your report shows the drone photos alongside what we saw in the loft. Where the loft can’t be reached safely, we note it. We survey chimney stacks, valleys and parapet gutters and flat roofs on upper floors, and people most frequently book us about standing water on a flat roof and lead work pulling away at abutments.
Older buildings in small places like Great Chart may be listed or in a conservation area. A look from the air or with a thermal camera doesn’t touch the roof, so it’s a gentle way to see the condition of an old roof. Changes that affect a listed building’s special interest need listed building consent, so check with the council first.
With the Standard Survey, you also get moisture detection, a structural check and a follow-up consultation. The Premium Survey goes further, with thermal imaging, drone inspection where it applies, structural analysis and an in-person consultation.
- Place
- Great Chart (TN23)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Cost
- From £400 inc. VAT
- Report
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- Appointments
- Weekdays and weekends
- Insured
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
Prices for drone roof surveys in Great Chart
Our packages start from £150, inc. VAT. What you pay for your roof depends on:
- Commercial roofs and larger buildings
- Building height and the viewpoints available
- Whether thermal imaging or a drone is needed
- Basic, Standard or Premium
What a survey costs comes down to the roof itself: how big it is, how high it is, the number of separate roofs and how safely it can be seen. Our price is from £400, including VAT.
What we need to know
We will normally ask about:
- The kind of building and roof involved
- Anything about access we should know
- Where the property is, with the postcode
- Your timetable, such as an exchange date
Photos help, if you have them. Pictures from ground level or a window are fine, and please don’t climb up for a closer look. To get started, phone 07833 053749 or email us.
Landlords, agents and block managers in Great Chart
A roof problem in a let property affects your tenants as well as the building. A survey shows what needs attention, so you can plan the work around your tenants.
Landlords and letting agents in Great Chart book surveys as well as homeowners. A written report with photos gives you a clear record of the roof, which helps you plan work between tenancies.
DIY checks: what’s safe
During heavy rain, look at the gutters from ground level or a window. Overflowing water can be a sign of a blockage or a gutter that has dropped.
A lot can be seen from the ground. Binoculars help you spot slipped slates or tiles, gaps along the ridge and a leaning stack. Never climb onto the roof to look.
Airspace, weather and Great Chart roofs
Before any flight, we check the Drone Safety Map for airspace restrictions, including zones around airports and prisons. Across Kent, older roofs are frequently handmade clay or peg tiles, and tile-hanging on upper walls is a familiar sight. Oast houses and timber-framed Wealden hall houses are part of the county’s older buildings too. A drone or thermal camera adds most on the steep, tall and hidden parts of roofs like these.
Godinton House, about 1.1 miles north, is one of the historic houses in the wider area around Great Chart. Aerial photos and thermal images let an old roof be checked without anyone disturbing it. If you live in an older home near Church of St Mary, thin or patchy insulation under an old roof frequently shows up clearly on a thermal image. For site and facilities teams at buildings such as Great Chart Primary School, thermal images can show where wet insulation sits under a big flat roof.
Great Chart is about 1 mile west of Ashford, in Kent. We survey roofs in Great Chart across London and South East England. Across Kent, we cover Great Chart. For surveys nearby, see our Canterbury page.
All of TN23 is covered for drone roof surveys. That includes homes and businesses on The Street, Toke Close and The Paddocks and the roads around them. We also cover Godinton (1 mile north-east), Chilmington Green (1 mile south-west), Stanhope (1 mile south-east), Ashford (1 mile east) and Fleeden (1 mile south-west). We also work in nearby towns like Canterbury (14 miles north-east), Sittingbourne (14 miles north), Folkestone (15 miles east), Faversham (12 miles north), Hythe (12 miles south-east) and Davington (12 miles north).
Near you in Great Chart
We work in homes and buildings around The Little Black Dog pub, Ashford Community Woodland and John Wallis Academy, among other places. The nearest railway station is Ashford International station, roughly 1.8 miles east. Nearby you’ll also find County Square (1.6 miles east) and William Harvey Hospital (3.5 miles east). Green spaces nearby include Orlestone Forest.
Places near Great Chart
Also in Great Chart
Questions from Great Chart
Is Great Chart within the area you cover?
Yes, we do. Our area covers London and the South East, from towns to the smallest villages. The journey is planned ahead, so it is useful to know about access.
How do I find out if my home in Great Chart is listed?
You can check whether a building is listed on Historic England’s list, and your council can tell you if it’s in a conservation area. Listed building consent is needed for changes that affect a listed building’s special interest, and conservation areas can limit changes of roofing material.
What happens next?
The report comes by email, and you decide the next step: raise it with a seller, send it to an insurer, brief a roofer or share it with a managing agent.
Can you fly a drone near an airport?
It depends on the airspace at your address. Inside a flight restriction zone, we need permission first, which can add time. Allow a little extra time if your home is close to an airport.
Will you go up on the roof?
Only if it is safe. We look at everything that can safely be seen: from ground level, from windows and vantage points, from the loft space, from the roof itself where safe and by drone where it applies. The report says if anything couldn’t be seen.
Can the drone do thermal imaging?
Our drone survey is about close-up photos. If you need thermal imaging, it is part of the Premium Survey, as a separate check.
Are there drone restrictions in central London?
Some areas need permission from NATS before any flight. If permission is not possible, we inspect by other means.
Roof by roof
Steep slate and tile slopes
Steep roofs are risky to walk on. From the air, every course of slates or tiles can be seen, showing slipped, cracked and missing pieces.
Flat roofs on tall buildings
Felt often lasts around 15 to 20 years, EPDM rubber around 30 to 50 and GRP up to about 30. Photos show how the covering is wearing.
Tips from our surveys
A survey works best with a little help from you, before and after. Tips:
- Let us know what you want to see
- Clear the loft hatch so we can check inside too
- Keep dogs indoors during the visit
- Book early if you are near an airport
There is a follow-up after 12 months with the Premium Survey. It helps you see how the roof has changed over the year, and whether work has done its job.
Keep gutters, valleys and outlets clear, ideally once the leaves have fallen. On high roofs, leave clearing to a professional. Blocked hidden gutters cause many leaks.
The survey, step by step
We’ll ask a few questions first, about the roof’s history, any leaks and past repairs. Then the inspection itself takes an hour or two for most homes, with the pre-flight checks included, and longer for big commercial roofs. Older roofs in small places like Great Chart can have low, tight loft spaces, so let us know about the loft hatch and any ladder. We only go where it is safe.
- You give us the address and tell us about the roof.
- Airspace restrictions are checked and permission sought where needed.
- Before take-off, the wind, the weather and the launch spot are checked.
- The drone photographs the roof closely, kept in sight throughout.
- You receive a written report with the photos and our recommendations.
Getting ready for the survey
- If you are buying, let the agent know when we are coming
- Keep pets in another room
- Point out any leaks or damp patches
Getting a price
We survey roofs on weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays. To arrange a day that suits you, phone 07833 053749 or use the contact form.