Tucson roofs live a hard life — brutal UV ten months a year, then monsoon hail and microbursts. We inspect them the safe way: every slope, valley, and penetration documented from the air in minutes, at detail sharp enough to count cracked tiles. Nobody climbs anything.
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 Tucson, AZ — residential and commercial, for homeowners, buyers, insurers, HOAs, and roofing contractors. High-resolution aerial imagery of every slope and penetration, optional radiometric thermal for moisture, delivered as a documented report within days. We're Tucson-based, so post-storm scheduling is fast.
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.
Recent Tucson inspections — a central-city commercial roof, an east-side community survey, and a northwest-side residential job.
A central-Tucson commercial building flown for a roofing contractor — membrane condition, ponding areas, and every penetration documented before the repair scope was written.
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A multi-roof community survey near Golf Links Road — every roof documented in one visit and scored consistently, so the HOA's re-roof planning runs on data.
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A residential inspection off Ina Road for a roofing contractor — full slope coverage at tile-counting detail, flown and delivered without anyone stepping on the roof.
TUCSON · RESIDENTIALWe fly roof inspections across the metro — Midtown to Marana, the Foothills to Vail — for homeowners, contractors, insurers, and HOAs. Tucson-based means post-monsoon slots actually exist.
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're local; post-storm slots get priority.
Full coverage of every slope and penetration, LAANC pulled if the roof sits in TUS 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.
Ten months of high-desert sun cooks tile underlayment, shingles, and flat-roof coatings. It's the slowest leak in town — periodic documentation catches it early.
July hail and microbursts start claims season. Timestamped aerial documentation right after the storm is the strongest evidence a claim can have — and we can usually fly within days.
Tucson is tile-roof country, and tile hides its damage — cracks and slipped pieces that ladders miss and feet make worse. Aerial detail finds them without adding new ones.
Plenty of Tucson roofs sit under TUS Class C or near Davis-Monthan. 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 covers every slope, which a ladder inspection can't.
Usually within days — we're based in Tucson and prioritize post-storm work. 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, usually this week.
