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Borrowed a drone for site inspection and it saved me 4 hours of ladder work

I spent last Thursday climbing up and down scaffolding checking flashing on a 3-story commercial building in Austin, then a buddy loaned me his DJI and I got the same info in 20 minutes. Has anyone else switched to drones for roof inspections, or do you still prefer getting eyes on it personally?
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mason_reed47
That loose bracket thing is real though, I've caught a few that way myself.
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theajohnson
theajohnson4d agoRising Star
Man I gotta say I'm still old school on this one. There's stuff a drone just can't catch like a loose bracket or a soft spot in the flashing you gotta feel with your hands. I'd rather spend the extra time climbing than miss something that costs me a callback.
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nina_hall48
Yeah I totally get that. Nothing beats actually touching the material when you're looking for hidden problems. A drone gives you a good look but your hands know things that a camera just can't pick up.
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