Les Posted December 17, 2014 Report Share Posted December 17, 2014 There is lots of discussion within the real estate community about drones. I remain interested because it seems inevitable for us inspectors. http://realtormag.realtor.org/daily-new ... state+News) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted December 17, 2014 Report Share Posted December 17, 2014 It's inevitable. I'm not convinced on cost/time/risk v. value, though. Ladders are still fairly easy and probably about the same amount of time as going with a drone...maybe less time. I don't know. What's the general time allotment for a drone roof inspection? The technology is seductive, that's for sure. Who doesn't want one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben H Posted December 18, 2014 Report Share Posted December 18, 2014 I use mine a few times a month. I still like to put boots on shingles, but when it's 3 stories in the air, I fly the bot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted December 18, 2014 Report Share Posted December 18, 2014 How long's it take to fly inspect a 3 story job? Let's say it's a larger than average house, 4-5 valleys, maybe a dormer or two, a couple chimneys, maybe 5000-6000sf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben H Posted December 18, 2014 Report Share Posted December 18, 2014 I record and watch the vid on my laptop. 15min flying. 15-20 watching. But make no mistake, you're not going to see a ripped shingle easily. My 30ft ladder was a far cry from the top of this chimney. The bot came in handy. Click to Enlarge 61.09 KB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted December 18, 2014 Report Share Posted December 18, 2014 So, maybe a half hour to 3/4 hour, make it an hour tops with logistics of setup and take down and misc. dinking around.....(?). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben H Posted December 18, 2014 Report Share Posted December 18, 2014 So, maybe a half hour to 3/4 hour, make it an hour tops with logistics of setup and take down and misc. dinking around.....(?). Yeah, and the runner wanting to stop and talk to you, the neighbor asking questions, the client wanting to film it so he can show all his buds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inspectorjoe Posted December 19, 2014 Report Share Posted December 19, 2014 There's no need to be concerned about problems with the FAA - the hungry huckster has come to the rescue: http://www.icontact-archive.com/DVyT1yq ... jMZC9T?w=2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted December 19, 2014 Report Share Posted December 19, 2014 I think I feel sick..... [:-paperba Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted December 19, 2014 Report Share Posted December 19, 2014 I think I feel sick..... [:-paperba I was surfing around for info on him. Couldn't find much. Now I have what I need to know. Marc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjr6550 Posted December 19, 2014 Report Share Posted December 19, 2014 " I'm just for anything that moves the inspection industry forward." Why does that make me laugh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Posted December 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2014 I really can't comment on this. He has intimidated me in the past. He scared me. He claims to be involved with 104 inspections per hour, 24hrs per day, 365days per year? And he wants me to listen? Marc, you are missing nothing. I am so sorry he has enjoyed the limited success. They hurt the whole business and industry of inspections. Just my opinion. I believe we are judged by the company we keep and I do not keep company with him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kogel Posted December 20, 2014 Report Share Posted December 20, 2014 Ben, that is a nice shot. I would think the drone could be charged and readied to go ahead of time to cut down on the setup time. For my area, rarely see more than two full storeys, the pole camera works good and takes still snap shots with the timer function. I adapted the 12' paint pole to fit a 12' pruning pole for a 22' reach. Plus 4 or 5' for the height of the poleman. I have used the 12' pole from the top of the ladder, a very fast way to get a chimney crown shot or two. The Pole Camera adds only 5 or 10 minutes at the most for setting up and still shots are on an SD card, quick to load straight into a report. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erby Posted December 20, 2014 Report Share Posted December 20, 2014 Ah John. Quit with the dang pole camera efficiency and time advantage already. You're killing Ben's fun of playing with the drone and talking to the scantily clad runners (both of which endorse). Click to Enlarge 27.12 KB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben H Posted December 20, 2014 Report Share Posted December 20, 2014 Ah John. Quit with the dang pole camera efficiency and time advantage already. You're killing Ben's fun of playing with the drone and talking to the scantily clad runners (both of which endorse). Click to Enlarge 27.12 KB Were you being a creeper again Erby? Taking pics of hot runners as you slowly roll by? [:-eyebrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mparis91 Posted January 1, 2015 Report Share Posted January 1, 2015 Drones used properly is a tremendous tool for any inspector. Sometimes I use it to give the client a view otherwise he may not see any other time. Walk a roof when you can safely but use your tools to do what otherwise may be physically dangerous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kogel Posted January 2, 2015 Report Share Posted January 2, 2015 Ah John. Quit with the dang pole camera efficiency and time advantage already. You're killing Ben's fun of playing with the drone and talking to the scantily clad runners (both of which endorse). Were you being a creeper again Erby? Taking pics of hot runners as you slowly roll by? [:-eyebrow No, they were coming by cuz they heard about Erby's big screwdriver. It's a local attraction. [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoosier inspector Posted January 3, 2015 Report Share Posted January 3, 2015 I think I feel sick..... [:-paperba I was surfing around for info on him. Couldn't find much. Now I have what I need to know. Marc All the "services" offered are collection apparatus for lead generation. And now you know the rest of the story... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Hockstein Posted January 4, 2015 Report Share Posted January 4, 2015 We designed this home and a drone was used to take aerial photos as part of the marketing. I guess it was illegal according to the article. I did not arrange for the photos. It was not too long ago that a helicopter was needed to take these photos. http://mobile.obeo.com/viewer/ipadu.cfm?TourID=933104 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Katen Posted January 4, 2015 Report Share Posted January 4, 2015 We designed this home and a drone was used to take aerial photos as part of the marketing. I guess it was illegal according to the article. I did not arrange for the photos. It was not too long ago that a helicopter was needed to take these photos. http://mobile.obeo.com/viewer/ipadu.cfm?TourID=933104 We've got a local guy who's been doing those kinds of shots from a tethered helium balloon for years. Nice home, by the way. I like the way it fits its surroundings. In this area, we stack our booji houses five feet apart from each other, like so much overpriced cordwood running up the hillside. Is that really a "colonial?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Hockstein Posted January 4, 2015 Report Share Posted January 4, 2015 We designed this home and a drone was used to take aerial photos as part of the marketing. I guess it was illegal according to the article. I did not arrange for the photos. It was not too long ago that a helicopter was needed to take these photos. http://mobile.obeo.com/viewer/ipadu.cfm?TourID=933104 We've got a local guy who's been doing those kinds of shots from a tethered helium balloon for years. Nice home, by the way. I like the way it fits its surroundings. In this area, we stack our booji houses five feet apart from each other, like so much overpriced cordwood running up the hillside. Is that really a "colonial?" Thanks for the compliment. Not a bad shack for $4.2 million. Definitely not a colonial. The real estate industry around here has determined that a 2-story house is almost always labelled a colonial. I think if soneone wanted to sell a two-story glass and steel home the listing would call it a "Modern Colonial". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted January 5, 2015 Report Share Posted January 5, 2015 Quite a place. I'm surprised it's only 4.2 mil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Posted January 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2015 Very nice. The design work had to be lots of fun! I usually am not much of a "new" house fan, but this is pleasing to the eye and nice layout and design. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Raymond Posted January 9, 2015 Report Share Posted January 9, 2015 Fresh news in my email this morning, the FAA has granted a commercial drone use request. http://www.builderonline.com/newsletter ... 0eb4757928 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted January 9, 2015 Report Share Posted January 9, 2015 Sales of drones for real estate applications will likely explode soon and a new service in drone photography will be born. HIs will be musing whether to buy a drone or hire the service for the roof inspection. It's the 'IR camera' question all over again. Marc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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