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Drone Facade Inspection Services

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Drone Facade Inspection Services

Drone Facade Inspection Services

Need Quick, Detailed High Resolution Media to Assess a Building Facade?

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Brian M. Stoneman

President, Recon Aerial

Drone Façade Inspection Services are transforming how property managers, construction professionals, and institutional operators assess building exteriors—and Recon Aerial is at the forefront. We offer fast, safe, and cost-effective inspections that deliver crystal-clear visuals, and actionable insights—all without scaffolding, swing stages, or downtime.

Our Transport Canada certified pilots use high-resolution cameras and advanced flight planning to inspect even the most complex facades with pinpoint accuracy. With a fast turnaround and a suite of wide and zoomed grid images, our drone façade inspection services help you catch issues early, plan maintenance efficiently, and stay compliant.

We solve real problems:

  • Expensive, time-consuming rope or platform inspections

  • Missed damage due to limited visibility

  • Safety risks and disruptions to building operations

What you get with our drone façade inspection services:

  • Rapid deployment and results in as little as one day

  • 4K video, high-res grid photos

  • Professional review by structural engineers (if optioned)

Top industries we serve (based on market demand):

  1. Commercial real estate (office towers, mixed-use buildings)

  2. Construction firms (progress tracking, compliance, QA/QC)

  3. Institutional buildings (universities, hospitals, government facilities)

Clients choose Recon Aerial because we’re reliable, responsive, and committed to delivering unmatched value. If you need precise, efficient, and budget-friendly drone façade inspection services in Canada, we’re your go-to team. Let us help you protect your assets and make smarter decisions—without ever leaving the ground.

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drone facade inspection services

Drone facade inspections provide fast, safe, and non-intrusive assessments of building exteriors—without the need for scaffolding, swing stages, or lifts. Using high-resolution drones capture detailed data while operations continue uninterrupted. This approach enhances safety, lowers inspection costs, and supports proactive maintenance for commercial, institutional, and high-rise residential buildings.

Drone Facade Inspection Services - Reduce the Risk to People, Reduce Liability

Qualified, Professional Facade Inspections

Reduce Liability with Drone Façade Inspection Services

If you’re responsible for building maintenance, safety, or compliance, liability is always on your radar. That’s where drone façade inspection services come in—offering a safer, faster, and more accurate way to inspect building exteriors while minimizing risk and exposure.

Here’s how our drone façade inspection services help you reduce liability:

  • No workers at height – Eliminate the dangers (and insurance headaches) of rope access, swing stages, and scaffolding.

  • Non-intrusive inspections – Drones operate from the ground, meaning zero disruption to tenants or building operations.

  • Early risk detection – Catch issues like loose cladding, cracked masonry, or water ingress before they become safety hazards.

  • Detailed, high-resolution data – Capture visuals with pinpoint accuracy to back maintenance decisions.

  • Clear documentation for compliance – Our digital reports provide a solid paper trail for audits, insurance, and regulatory reviews.

  • Support for dispute resolution – If something goes wrong, our imagery proves due diligence and protects your position.

Who benefits most?

  • Commercial property managers – Ensure tenant safety and protect high-value assets.

  • Construction companies – Verify workmanship and spot defects before handover.

  • Institutional operators – Keep public buildings safe and compliant with minimal budget impact.

Choosing Recon Aerial’s drone façade inspection services isn’t just smart—it’s proactive risk management. Stay ahead of liabilities while getting faster, clearer results at a fraction of traditional costs.

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Brian M. Stoneman

President, Recon Aerial
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Drone facade inspections provide fast, safe, and non-intrusive assessments of building exteriors—without the need for scaffolding, swing stages, or lifts. Using high-resolution drones capture detailed data while operations continue uninterrupted. This approach enhances safety, lowers inspection costs, and supports proactive maintenance for commercial, institutional, and high-rise residential buildings.

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Drone facade inspections provide fast, safe, and non-intrusive assessments of building exteriors—without the need for scaffolding, swing stages, or lifts. Using high-resolution drones capture detailed data while operations continue uninterrupted. This approach enhances safety, lowers inspection costs, and supports proactive maintenance for commercial, institutional, and high-rise residential buildings.

Drone Facade Inspection Services

Why Complete a Drone Facade Inspection?

Quickly Assess the Condition of a Building Facade in Minutes using Drones

Why Drone Façade Inspection Services Are the Smart Choice

Drones are built to capture high-resolution imagery from above—making them the ideal tool for assessing building exteriors. When it comes to identifying defects on your façade, no ground-based camera can match the accuracy, perspective, or safety of drone façade inspection services.

Unlike handheld systems that struggle with angles and obstructions, drones offer a true perpendicular view of walls and rooftops—critical for spotting displacement, surface cracking, and material damage from all angles, including top-down perspectives.

Why choose drone façade inspection services?

  • Faster & more affordable than rope access or scaffolding

  • Early detection of issues prevents costly repairs down the road

  • Superior visuals from hard-to-reach areas

We help you spot common issues like:

  • Vertical or corner cracks

  • Out-of-plane cladding or panels

  • Failing sealant joints and mortar erosion

  • Peeling paint, sill separation, and more

  • Window integrity issues, leaking

  • General deterioration and corrosion.

Why bother? One word – GRAVITY!
Loose façade elements can fall and cause serious harm—posing a major liability. With drone building envelope inspection services, you can identify hazards early and take fast, documented corrective action. In places like Quebec, façade inspections are even required by law every five years for buildings over five storeys.

Having a documented record of the condition of your facade could prove invaluable in the case where seismic energy (natural or a result of blasting) causes excess vibration and movement with the building structure. It will be much easier to demonstrate the condition before and after such an occurrence in the case where building owners look to lay blame at the feet of construction companies working in close proximity to their buildings.

Protect your property, meet regulatory requirements, and reduce your risk with Recon Aerial’s professional drone façade inspection services. Get in touch today to learn more.

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Brian M. Stoneman

President, Recon Aerial
Drone Inspections

Drone Inspection Services

We pride ourselves on our ability to capture just about any drone shot. We have a lot of experience working with exceptional clients like you. Checkout some of the more common drone inspection service details for work we shoot regularly.

Our services

Principal Drone Services

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Media Capture and Production
If you have thought it we have shot it! Movies, TV shows, documentaries, commercials, commercial real estate, backplating, 3D modelling, project briefs, pitch decks, websites, socials, post-production project videos, aerial virtual tours, and more. We love to get creative, challenge us and see what we can do!
  • Up to 5.1 K drone video footage
  • No Limit to Media (Photos or Video)
  • Reshoot Free, if needed (but this is never needed)
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Drone Inspections
We have inspected many types of critical infrastructure assets like wind turbines, power lines and electrical infrastructure, building facades, bridges, cell towers, dams, railways, roofs, flare stacks and solar panels. We provide high-resolution imaging, often backed by AI to detect damage or inefficiencies.
  • High resolution sensors
  • Infrared inspection capability
  • AI backed reporting
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Mapping and Surveying
Yes, we use the best drones and survey receivers to create very accurate maps. Not just any maps. We have a first-in-Canada Aerial-AutoCAD workflow. We deliver survey-grade mapping images with geoferenced line work directly to our clients desktops. This is better than traditional surveyor drawings because our line work is layered on on geoferenced images of your site. You simply open the files we provide on your desktop and get to work!
  • Mapping specific sensors
  • GNSS survey receivers
  • Aerial to AutoCAD deliverables
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Construction Sites
We offer progress monitoring via drone, site management media, live-stream timelapse services and CAD mapping. We help site staff and project managers see things from a different perspective. This helps cut down on evaluation time, better predict problems before they occur, and helps keep projects on schedule. Project managers can quickly control and confirm work completion.
  • Site progress shots
  • Live streaming 24/7 timelapse
  • Mapping, earthworks and site logistics
Our Work

We Get Around!

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Years Strong

475
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Happy Clients

1500
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Missions Flown

500000
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Kilometers Travelled

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