Kent · London and the South East
Oad Street Drone Roof Survey
Drone roof surveys across Oad Street, with over 20 years’ experience behind it. You get a clear report with photographs.
- Outlets choked with leaves and silt
- Wind damage high on the roof
- Coverings that have slipped high up on the roof
What we do, step by step
Safety comes first on every visit. Everything that can safely be seen is inspected, and anything we cannot see is noted in the report. The survey usually takes between one and two hours at a house, including the airspace and weather checks before take-off. For a village or hamlet like Oad Street, the journey is planned beforehand: let us know about lanes, gates and parking. On the day, we inspect whatever is safely visible, inside and out.
- We start by making sure a drone flight makes sense for the roof.
- We agree a date, including weekends, subject to the weather.
- We fly over the roof, keeping the camera on the property we are surveying.
- Where there’s safe access, we check the loft as well.
- Everything is written up, with the aerial photos and our advice.
Preparing for the visit
- Keep pets inside or away from the areas we are looking at
- Check we can get to the back of the property
- Make a note of anything you’d like us to look at
Booking a survey
We confirm the exact price before you book, so you know the cost up front. Prices start from £400, including VAT. To book, call 07833 053749 or use the contact form.
Advice
Drone roof surveys for homes and businesses in Oad Street
Drones need reasonable weather. Strong wind or heavy rain rules out a flight, because control and safety come first. If the day turns out unsuitable, we’ll talk about another date. The forecast is checked ahead of the visit and again on the day. Calm, dry conditions give the sharpest close-up photos. A short delay is better than a rushed flight. If you’ve noticed outlets choked with leaves and silt and lead work pulling away at abutments, a survey will tell you what’s going on.
Villages like Oad Street often stand in open country, where wind can be strong. Strong wind or heavy rain stops a small drone flying, and calm conditions also suit thermal imaging best. We plan the journey, access and timing around the weather. A change in the forecast can mean moving the visit to another day.
Most points in the report come with a picture, so you can see each defect rather than just read about it. If something couldn’t be seen safely, the report is clear about it.
- Where
- Oad Street (ME9)
- Region
- Kent
- Cost
- From £400 inc. VAT
- Your report
- A written report with photos, by email
- Appointments
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Insured
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
When you need someone else
A survey is a close look at the roof, but it can’t do everything. The main limits are:
- The underside of the roof (that needs an inside check)
- Flights in strong wind or heavy rain
- Flying in a flight restriction zone without the airport’s permission
Not sure which survey suits your roof? You can ring 07833 053749 or email us and we’ll tell you. The full list of what we check.
What this survey covers
- Valleys and parapet gutters
- Chimney stacks
- Tall and steep roofs
- Fragile roofs
- Large and complex roofs
- Flat roofs on upper floors
Oad Street questions
Do you cover smaller places like Oad Street?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. We survey roofs across London and South East England. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when booking.
How do I find out if my home in Oad Street is listed?
Start with Historic England’s list for listing and your council for conservation areas. Either can affect what roof work is allowed, so it’s worth checking before planning any.
How many surveys have you done?
We’ve completed more than 5,000 surveys, over more than 20 years, with 98% customer satisfaction.
Can you fly a drone in central London?
It depends where in central London. Restricted areas over Hyde Park, the City of London and the Isle of Dogs need NATS permission before a flight. Every address is checked first, and fall back on other viewpoints if we can’t fly.
What if it is windy or raining on the day?
Bad weather means no flight. A small drone can’t fly safely in strong wind or heavy rain, so a new date is agreed with you, or look from other safe viewpoints if you’d rather.
Will you go up on the roof?
Not unless it’s safe. Most of what we need can be seen from safe viewpoints, the loft and, where applicable, a drone, and the report notes anything we couldn’t see.
Is this an asbestos survey?
No. Asbestos surveys and sampling are not something we do. Where a material might contain it, like old cement sheets on a building from before 2000, the report flags it.
Airspace, weather and Oad Street roofs
Oad Street is within about 5 miles of the coast, where wind off the sea can be strong. A small drone cannot fly safely in strong wind or a downpour, so the weather on the day decides whether a flight goes ahead. Many older homes in Kent have handmade clay tiles, including Kent peg tiles held by pegs through two holes, and tile-hanging on their upper walls. You’ll also find oast houses and timber-framed Wealden hall houses among the county’s older buildings. Where a roof is steep, tall or hard to see from the ground, drone photos and thermal images add detail.
For site and facilities teams at buildings such as Borden Church of England Primary School, a view from above covers a wide roof far faster than walking it.
Oad Street is about 3 miles south-west of Sittingbourne, in Kent. We carry out drone roof surveys in Oad Street for houses, flats, blocks and commercial buildings, with a written report and photographs every time. Oad Street is one of the towns and villages in Kent we cover for drone roof surveys. You can also see our page for Maidstone.
Drone roof surveys in ME9 are booked the same way as anywhere else. Nearby, we also carry out drone roof surveys in Danaway (1 mile north-west), Chestnut Street (1 mile north), Silver Street (1 mile south-east), Bredgar (1 mile south-east) and South Green (2 miles south-west). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (8 miles south-west), Ashford (15 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (3 miles north-east), Gravesend (15 miles north-west), Whitstable (15 miles east) and Faversham (9 miles east).
Landmarks near Oad Street
Typical jobs here are in homes near Plough & Harrow pub and Westlands School and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Newington station, roughly 1.9 miles north of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Court Hall Museum (2.7 miles north-east) and Bayford Court (2.9 miles east). Green spaces nearby include Detling Hill.
Should I look at the roof myself first?
It’s useful to keep a record: when leaks happen, ground-level photos and any past roof work. Send it with your enquiry, as it helps us focus the survey.
The one thing to avoid is getting up close. Roofs are fragile and slippery, and a fall can be serious. That part is for a survey, using safe viewpoints and a drone where it applies.
For landlords and managing agents
For a freeholder or residents’ company, a roof report is a sound basis for a maintenance plan, putting the urgent items at the top.
Landlords, agents and building managers in Oad Street and across Kent can book any of our surveys. To discuss a property or a block, ring 07833 053749 or send us an email.
What we are asked to look at in Oad Street
After storms, owners want to know what has moved. Damage on a high or steep roof is hard to judge from the garden. Close-up photos make it clear what has been disturbed.
Here are some of the things we see often:
- Cracked flaunching or loose chimney pots
- Slipped or missing slates on a high roof
- Cracked mortar along the ridge
- Hidden gutters full of leaves
If you live in an older home near Church of St Peter and St Paul, steep roofs, tall chimneys and hidden valleys can be hard to see from ground level, and that’s where a view from above or with a thermal imager helps.
What to check before booking
- How soon the report will arrive
- Whether any drone flown is registered with the CAA
- Whether VAT is added on top
- Whether the roof space is looked at, where there is one
Why act early in Oad Street
Leaving a slipped slate or a blocked valley can turn a small fault into a leak. Finding them now means less to put right. In a small place like Oad Street, homes can be exposed to wind and rain, which finds any gap, and damp in older walls is slow to dry out.
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. Prices start from £400, including VAT.
Why us?
- 5,000+ surveys completed
- Every finding written up with photos
- A sub-250g drone, flown with a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID
- Weekday and weekend surveys
See how roof surveys are priced or what we found on two real jobs.