Between the hardest sun in Texas, spring wind, and hail that arrives with the monsoon, El Paso roofs age fast — and nobody should be walking a hot tile roof to find out how fast. A drone inspects every slope, valley, and penetration in minutes, safely, with imagery detailed enough to count cracked tiles.
FAA Part 107 Certified · Fully Insured · LAANC Authorized · 5.0★ from 271 Google reviews
Desert Drones provides FAA Part 107–certified drone roof inspections in El Paso, TX — residential and commercial, for homeowners, buyers, insurers, property managers, and roofing contractors. High-resolution aerial imagery of every slope and penetration, optional radiometric thermal for moisture, delivered as a documented report within days.
Every slope, edge, valley, and penetration — without a ladder touching the wall.
A documented record — organized, dated, and usable in a claim, a sale, or a repair scope.
Representative captures from our pilots — the standard every El Paso roof inspection gets.
El Paso's tile and shingle roofs crack quietly — from sun, wind, and the occasional hailstone. Nadir and oblique passes capture every slope at detail no ground inspection matches, and nobody walks the roof.
RESIDENTIAL · DETAIL
Ponding, blistering, seam wear, and coating failure across the whole field in one flight — with the option to add a post-sunset thermal pass that maps moisture under the membrane.
COMMERCIAL · FLAT
For HOAs and property managers: every roof in the community documented in one visit, scored consistently, so the reserve study and the re-roof plan run on data instead of guesses.
HOA · PORTFOLIOWe inspect roofs across El Paso with an FAA Part 107 pilot based in the city — residential, commercial, and full-community surveys, with thermal added when moisture is the question.
Book it, we fly it, you get a report your contractor can scope from.
Address and what prompted the inspection — storm, sale, leak, or routine. We schedule fast; post-storm slots get priority.
Full coverage of every slope and penetration, LAANC pulled if the roof sits in ELP's Class C airspace.
Imagery reviewed and annotated; optional thermal layer processed for moisture.
Documented report in days, by shared link — ready for the insurer, the buyer, or the roofer.
This climate is hard on roofs in specific ways. We inspect for exactly those.
Nearly 300 days of high-desert UV embrittles shingles, fades coatings, and cooks flat-roof membranes. It's the slowest leak in town — annual documentation catches it early.
When summer storms drop hail, claims season starts. Timestamped aerial documentation right after the storm is the strongest evidence a claim can have.
Tile hides its damage — cracks and slipped pieces that ladders miss and feet make worse. High-resolution aerial detail finds them without adding new ones.
Plenty of El Paso roofs sit under ELP's Class C. We pull the LAANC authorization so the inspection happens on schedule.
A roof report gets used — for insurance, for a sale, for a contractor's scope. It has to come from a licensed, insured operation to carry weight.
Roof clients often add these — same visit when it makes sense.
Most residential inspections run $200–$400; commercial and multi-building surveys quote by size. Thermal moisture scanning adds to that.
Yes — timestamped, high-resolution aerial documentation is widely accepted for hail and wind claims, and it's often stronger than a ladder inspection because it covers every slope.
We prioritize post-storm inspections — typically within days. The sooner the roof is documented, the cleaner the claim.
That's the point — nobody steps on the roof. No ladder risk, no cracked tiles from foot traffic, full coverage.
Yes — membrane condition, ponding, seams, and penetrations, with an optional post-sunset thermal pass that maps trapped moisture.
FAA Part 107 certified and fully insured, with a certificate of insurance on request.
Rated 5.0★ from 271 verified Google reviews across our locations.
John and team are the consummate professionals! Very reliable, quick, and high quality deliverables!
Professional, efficient, and easy to work with. The team delivered clean, high-quality aerials and communicated clearly throughout the project.
Needed work done quickly for drone photography. They responded quickly, knew exactly what was required, and explained it well — great customer service.
John was a professional and very knowledgeable. He made the process of getting drone footage seamless and did an exceptional job.
Absolutely amazing experience with Desert Drones. They did a shoot for my business and made my product really speak for itself!
John is a true professional. Every time we need drone photography or videography done, he is excited to take on the project.
Storm, sale, or just time — send the address and we'll schedule the flight.
