Infrared Roof Image
Click on the picture above to see a bigger image. Infrared roof images in the winter can be tricky. Most of the time they are impossible from the outside because the air is too cold causing any moisture under the roof to be frozen. Also most drones like it to be 32 degree or warmer in order to fly. This is because we are using a drone with an infrared camera to perform the infrared inspection. Visit http://droneinfraredimaging.com for more info.
Sometime there is the possibility of doing the infrared from the underside of the roof if the decking is metal otherwise it is impossible. The metal decking actually reads opposite of the outside infrared. The wet spots on the roof will read cold and the rest of the roof warm from the underside. This is tricky and I don't recommend this situation, only in an emergency. Visit http://matthewsroofing.com to meet all of your roofing needs.
Aerial Photography
Aerial Photography in roofing can highlight any project from start to finish. Any contractor can use these services. Aerial Photography can be used as a safety check, project progress or project completion photographs. This is a completed roof photograph with no editing, just a raw photograph shot by DJI Inspire 1 pro camera. What is amazing is that during the time of the photograph it was abundantly windy yet the picture turned out clear. These amazing machines can be used for so much and will continue to be used for so much more as we learn all of there capabilities.
Aerial Video
One of the most impressive features of a drone is the ability to capture 4k video. What we are trying to achieve is a butter smooth video to be used on some type of promo website hopefully capturing the magnitude of this building Front of Building Video 1. This building seems to go on forever, but with the help of a professional drone we can capture a new perspective or as one person on the ground said as he was watching me film on my Ipad, "The building doesn't look so big anymore". The contractor who did the roof installation used these pictures to really impress the building owner. This in turn caused the owner to use the photos in many different departments of their company. In the end all we want is happy customers.
Infrared leak detection is a smart way to see how your roof is doing, EVEN IF IT IS NOT LEAKING!
Owners, property managers, entrepreneurs and companies usually take the same approach, if my roof isn't leaking we are good. Not smart. The smart money is on having an infrared done today by Drone Infrared Imaging to see how your roof is doing.
We are heading into the wintertime months, which are going to accentuate every roof leak, even the small ones. What is going to happen is the small amount of water that is getting under the roof is going to freeze and blow your seams apart causing big leaks. This doesn't have to happen.
See complete report for this roof: Infrared Roof Report The contractor installed 5 different types of roofing on this building on purpose to see how they would perform.
The above picture taken from an infrared drone indicates a leak by a skylight. The roof overall should cool down the same temperature at night, this small area by the skylight remained hotter than the rest of the roof.Infrared leak detection is not just for roofs
Note that leak detection does not have to be localized to just roofing. It can be used on any surface that has radiant heat emitted from it. Walls for instance is a good example. Many times leaks are improperly diagnosed because the point of origin is not the point at which the moisture gets into the building. The infrared drone can capture images and or video which take the guess-work out of it.
