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Tiled rooftops seen from above during a drone inspection

🏚️ ROOF INSPECTION · BOURGES (18) · €200–650 PER JOB

Drone roof inspection in Bourges

Drone roof inspection replaces scaffolding or a cherry picker at a tenth of the cost and with zero human risk. In under an hour of flight, we photograph an entire roof in high resolution: displaced or cracked tiles, missing slates, damaged ridge lines, punctured zinc work, moss, blocked gutters, faulty flashing around chimneys. Optical zoom detects defects invisible from the ground, down to cracks of a few millimetres.

You receive a photographic report organised by zone (slopes, valleys, verges, singular points) with the location of each defect and full-resolution images. This document supports your roofer's quotation, an insurance claim after storm or hail, or a pre-purchase survey. Co-owned buildings, social landlords, churches and listed buildings: we work at any height.

Free quote — roof inspection in Bourges

Rates

€200–650 per job — the range observed on the 2026 French market, including regulatory preparation, flight and delivery. The exact quote depends on the site, the deliverable and the airspace context in Bourges.

Common use cases

The local context in Bourges

Prefecture of the Cher at the heart of Berry, Bourges — European Capital of Culture 2028 — is built around the UNESCO-listed Saint-Étienne cathedral, the Jacques-Cœur palace and 135 hectares of listed market-garden marshes right in the urban fabric. For drone pilots the environment is particular: the city hosts major defence sites (MBDA, KNDS France, test ranges) that are strictly no-fly, and Avord air base 702, some twenty kilometres east, generates a vast set of active military zones.

This defence-aerospace fabric is also an opportunity: Bourges hosts a fast-growing drone and testing ecosystem, industrial subcontractors and the Printemps de Bourges festival every April. Common missions: construction monitoring, thermography, heritage and real-estate promotion, agricultural imaging in the surrounding Champagne berrichonne.

Applicable regulations

Roof inspection is flown at low height directly above the building, most often in sub-category A1 with a sub-250 g drone or in A2 with a class C2 drone when sensor resolution demands it. In built-up areas, commercial flights are conducted either in the open category over public space (allowed for professionals since 1 January 2026, no overflight of people, daytime only) or under the STS-01 scenario with a prefectural declaration. The pilot keeps clear of uninvolved persons: the ground area under the drone is secured during the flight. Operator registration on AlphaTango is mandatory, height is in any case far below the 120 m ceiling, and nearby restricted zones (hospital helipads, airfields) are checked on the Géoportail map.

Frequently asked questions

Is the inspection report valid for my insurance?

Yes: the dated, geolocated photographic report is accepted by insurers as evidence after a loss. For adversarial expert value, it can be supplemented by a building surveyor's visit.

Can you inspect a very steep roof or a bell tower?

That is exactly the drone's strength: steep slopes, bell towers, spires and towers are inspected without ropes or scaffolding, with images taken a few metres from the surface thanks to obstacle-avoidance sensors.

How long does a roof inspection take?

For a detached house, 30 to 45 minutes on site is enough. An industrial roof or a co-owned building takes 1 to 3 hours. The report is delivered within 48 hours.

Can this service be flown anywhere in Bourges?

Almost: Sites de défense interdits de survol (MBDA, KNDS, polygone d'essais); Zones militaires de la base aérienne 702 d'Avord à l'est; Aérodrome de Bourges (LFLD). Depending on the exact location, the pilot picks the right framework (open or specific category) and files the required declarations — included in the quote.

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