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Drone roof survey in Skittle Green, Buckinghamshire
Find out what’s going on with the roof before you decide what to do next. We carry out drone roof surveys in Skittle Green, with photographs and a clear written report.
- Lead work pulling away at abutments
- Storm damage on steep or tall roofs
- Outlets choked with leaves and silt
The survey, step by step
After the inspection, everything we found is written up as a written report with photos, emailed to you. As for time on site, most surveys take roughly 1–2 hours at a house, including the airspace and weather checks before take-off. Around Skittle Green, older homes can have small or awkward roof spaces, so it is useful to know whether there’s a loft hatch and how easy it is to reach. Only areas that can be reached safely are inspected.
- We confirm whether a drone suits your roof.
- A visit is booked for a weekday, Saturday or Sunday, weather permitting.
- Aerial photos are taken of your roof only, not the neighbours’.
- We also look inside the loft space where it is safe.
- Everything is written up, with the aerial photos and our advice.
Before we arrive
- Jot down any questions you want answered
- Check the loft hatch can be reached
- Let us know about parking near the property
Booking a survey
Booking is simple: just call 07833 053749 or send us an email and give us a few details about the property and we’ll suggest the right survey. We confirm the price before anything is booked.
Related advice
Drone roof surveys for homes and businesses in Skittle Green
We fly a sub-250g drone, and we’re a CAA-registered drone operator, with a Flyer ID and an Operator ID. It stays within sight for the whole flight, and well below the 120-metre height limit. Each flight is planned with the site and its surroundings in mind. Airspace and weather are checked before every flight. We never fly where it isn’t safe. We survey tall and steep roofs, chimney stacks and fragile roofs, and people most often book us about cracked mortar along the ridge and damage after a storm that can’t be seen from below.
Villages like Skittle Green frequently stand in open country, where wind can be strong. A small drone cannot fly safely in strong wind or a downpour, and thermal imaging works best with little wind. The visit is planned around the forecast, along with the journey and access. A change in the forecast can mean moving the visit to another day.
If any part of the roof couldn’t be seen safely, we say so in the report. You’ll know exactly what was inspected and what wasn’t.
- Where
- Skittle Green (HP27)
- Wider area
- Buckinghamshire
- Price
- From £400 inc. VAT
- Your report
- A written report with photos, by email
- Appointments
- Weekdays and weekends
- Cover
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
How we price drone roof surveys
A few things affect what a survey costs:
- The number of roofs, including extensions and garages
- The package you choose: Basic, Standard or Premium
- The roof’s overall size
- Height and safe access
To find out what your survey will cost, call 07833 053749 or use the contact form and let us know about the roof. We will confirm the figure before booking.
Helping us price your survey
Getting the details right at the start saves time. It helps to include:
- The kind of building and roof involved
- Where any leaks, stains or damp patches show inside
- Pictures of the roof from a safe spot, if you have them
- Your timetable, such as an exchange date
Most bookings start with a short call: call 07833 053749 or use the contact form, and we will ask about the building and what you need. You will have a price before anything is arranged.
Before and after the survey
Nothing here needs a ladder. Our suggestions:
- Check the loft can be reached
- Keep dogs indoors during the visit
- Allow time for permission if you’re in a flight restriction zone
- Let us know what you want to see
The Premium Survey includes an in-person consultation to talk through the photos and findings. It’s a chance to ask about anything in the report.
Plan a drone survey every few years for tall or large roofs. Comparing surveys shows what is wearing, and early repairs keep water out.
What a drone roof survey looks like in Skittle Green
Thatch survives on some older buildings in Buckinghamshire’s villages. Across the South East, older homes tend to have slate or clay tiles, and many later ones concrete tiles. Older coverings on steep or tall roofs are hard to judge from below, so close-up aerial photos and thermal images help. There are about 500,000 buildings on England’s list of listed buildings, and around 10,000 conservation areas. If your home is listed, changes that affect its special interest need listed building consent, and in a conservation area re-roofing in different materials may need permission, so the council is the place to ask.
For an older house near a landmark such as Church of the Holy Trinity, steep roofs, tall chimneys and hidden valleys can be hard to see from the ground, and that’s where a view from above or with a thermal imager helps. Take a building like Princes Risborough School: big roofs are where photos from the air and thermal images show the most at once.
Skittle Green is about 2 miles west of Princes Risborough, in Buckinghamshire. From houses to flats and shops in Skittle Green, we can survey the roof on a weekday or at the weekend. Across Buckinghamshire, we cover Skittle Green and the places around it. For surveys nearby, see our Oxford page.
Drone roof surveys in HP27 are booked the same way as anywhere else. Local streets include Chinnor Road and Skittle Green, all of which we cover. Close by, we survey roofs in Pitch Green (1 mile north-east), Holly Green (1 mile north), Henton (1 mile west), Bledlow (1 mile south-east) and Forty Green (1 mile north-west). We also work in nearby towns like Aylesbury (7 miles north-east), High Wycombe (8 miles south-east), Chesham (12 miles east), Marlow (11 miles south-east), Amersham (12 miles east) and Beaconsfield (13 miles south-east).
What’s near Skittle Green
Locally, jobs take us to homes and businesses close to The Lions Of Bledlow pub. Skittle Green’s nearest station is Princes Risborough station, roughly 1.7 miles east of the centre. A little further out are Thame Community Hospital (4.1 miles north-west) and Great Kimble Dial Hill (3.8 miles north-east). For a walk, there is Oakley Hill nature reserve and Beacon Hill.
Surveys for landlords and agents in Skittle Green
Any of our surveys can be booked by landlords, agents and building managers in Skittle Green. To discuss a property or a block, ring 07833 053749 or send us an email.
Buyers’ agents can book surveys on behalf of their clients. Reports are emailed, so they’re easy to pass on, photographs included.
Different roofs, different checks
Flat roofs on tall buildings
Outlets, edges and roof plant are common problem areas. They’re all captured in close-up.
Large commercial roofs
Large commercial roofs cover a lot of ground. A drone photographs the whole surface methodically, so nothing is skipped.
What this survey cannot tell you
Before you book, it is worth knowing what a survey will not do:
- Flights in a restricted zone without permission
- A flight on a day when the weather is not safe
- Whether the roof structure meets design loads
If in doubt, ring 07833 053749 or drop us an email and we will recommend the right survey before you book. What our survey covers.
Roof types and parts we check
- Tall and steep roofs
- Large and complex roofs
- Chimney stacks
- Fragile roofs
- Flat roofs on upper floors
- Valleys and parapet gutters
Towns and villages near Skittle Green
What else we do in Skittle Green
Skittle Green questions
Is my home in Skittle Green listed or in a conservation area?
Your council is the best source, with Historic England’s list for listed buildings. Both listing and conservation areas can limit changes of roofing material, and councils can also use Article 4 directions.
Do you cover smaller places like Skittle Green?
Yes, we do. We survey roofs across London and the South East, from towns to the smallest villages. Longer journeys are simply planned in advance.
Do you climb onto every roof?
Only if it’s safe. We look at everything that can be seen safely: from the ground, from windows and vantage points, from the loft space, from the roof itself where safe and by drone where applicable. Anything we cannot see is noted in the report.
Is this an asbestos survey?
No. We don’t carry out asbestos surveys or testing. If we see materials that could contain asbestos, such as cement roof sheets or soffits on buildings from before 2000, we flag them.
Do you carry out surveys on Saturdays and Sundays?
We survey on any day from Monday to Sunday, during the day, which suits people who work during the week. Just say which days work for you.
Does your drone take thermal images?
No, the drone survey is photographic. Thermal imaging is a separate check in the Premium Survey, and its findings are checked with moisture readings.
Is this a RICS survey?
No. This is a survey of the roof only, and it is not a RICS Level 2 or Level 3 survey. Many buyers have both.