Drone roof inspections across Edinburgh
Hail damage inspection in Edinburgh — £99 fixed price
We carry out drone hail damage inspections right across Edinburgh — New Town, Leith, Morningside, Corstorphine and every EH address in between. The drone photographs each slope, ridge, valley, chimney and gutter run in high resolution, we review every detection by eye, and you get a report with each defect circled, described in plain English and graded by severity. No ladders, no scaffolding and nothing touched on site.
Check we cover your postcode in Edinburgh
Why homeowners choose AyeInspect
CAA-registered pilots
Every flight is carried out by a qualified, registered drone operator.
Fully insured
Public liability cover in place for every survey we carry out.
Report within 24 hours
Your photographic report normally lands in your inbox the 24 hours.
One fixed price
£99 for homes, £149 for commercial. No call-out fees, no scaffolding, no surprise extras.
No ladders, no mess
Nothing touches your roof — the whole survey is flown from the ground.
Your report stays private
Photographs and findings are shared by private link, only with you.
What we look for on a Edinburgh hail damage inspection
Bruised and cracked tiles
Fine hairline cracks and impact bruising on concrete and clay tiles — the earliest sign that a roof has taken a hailstorm badly.
Granule loss on felt
Bare patches on flat roof felt and shingle where hail has stripped the protective surface, shortening the roof's life.
Dented lead and flashings
Pitted lead soakers, valleys and chimney flashings that no longer sit flush and start letting water past.
Damaged gutters and vents
Split guttering, cracked ridge vents and broken rooflight covers that are easy to miss until they overflow.
Why Edinburgh roofs need a closer look
Slate, lead and stone
Older Edinburgh roofs fail at the details — slipped slates, split lead, cracked cope stones. Close-up aerial shots catch them early.
Listed and tenement buildings
No scaffolding needed, so there's nothing to agree with a conservation officer or a stair full of owners.
Box gutters and hidden valleys
The parts of the roof you can never see from the street are the parts that cause the damage. We photograph them all.
Where we fly around Edinburgh
- New Town
- Leith
- Morningside
- Corstorphine
- Portobello
- Musselburgh (EH)
- Livingston (EH)
- Dalkeith
How your Edinburgh survey works
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We fly the whole roof
Every elevation photographed in high resolution, including the slopes you can't see from the ground.
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Damage circled and graded
Each defect is marked on the photo with a severity rating and a plain-English description.
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Report within 24 hours
A shareable online report plus a printable version for your insurer or roofer.
Residential — Edinburgh
£99
Houses and flats across EH postcodes. Report within 24 hours of the flight.
Commercial — Edinburgh
£149
Shops, offices and units, including flat roof ponding, blistering and split seams.
Edinburgh hail damage inspection questions
How much is a hail damage inspection in Edinburgh?
£99 for a residential property in Edinburgh and £149 for a commercial one. That is a fixed price — no call-out charge, no scaffolding hire and no extra for awkward or high roofs anywhere in EH postcodes.
Which parts of Edinburgh do you fly?
All of EH postcodes (EH), including New Town, Leith, Morningside and the surrounding villages. Enter your postcode on the booking form and it will confirm coverage before you pay.
How quickly can you get to me?
Usually within a few working days, weather permitting — we can't fly safely in high winds or heavy rain, so we book the first suitable window. You choose a preferred date and an AM or PM slot and we call to confirm.
Can hail damage really break a roof tile?
Yes. Large hail bruises and micro-cracks concrete and clay tiles. The tile stays in place, but water starts getting into the cracks and freeze-thaw finishes the job over the following winters.
Will my insurer accept drone photographs?
Insurers generally accept clear, date-stamped photographic evidence with a written description of each defect — that's exactly what our report provides. We can't submit or negotiate the claim for you.
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Hail damage roof inspection in other areas
Prefer a general overview? Roof inspections in Edinburgh covers everything we do locally.