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Commercial Facade and Cladding Inspection by Drone
The facade is where condition is hardest and most expensive to see, and where the regulatory stakes are highest. Drone capture changes the economics of getting eyes on it.
Updated June 2026 · 4 min read
The problem at height
Cladding, render, brickwork, sealant, balconies and movement joints all degrade, and all sit where a person cannot easily or cheaply reach. The result is facades that go unexamined until something forces the issue.
Full-height capture, no scaffold
A drone captures every elevation close up, at full height, without scaffold and with minimal disruption to occupants. You get the whole facade, not a sample from the parts that happened to be reachable.
Where it supports PAS 9980 and EWS
High-resolution facade imagery gives a qualified assessor a clearer view of the external wall to inform a fire risk appraisal under PAS 9980. We provide the condition evidence; the appraisal itself stays with the assessor.
What we capture
Cracking, spalling, displacement and failed sealant, and the condition of cladding and high-level detail, graded and located on the elevation so it is traceable later.
Across a portfolio of blocks
For a housing provider or commercial landlord with many buildings, that is one consistent facade record across the estate, dated and ready when a regulator, a lender or a resident's solicitor asks what you knew and when.