Property & Roof Inspections in Eastern North Carolina

Eastern North Carolina sits in a hurricane corridor. The region averages one to two significant storm events per year — tropical systems pushing inland from the coast, severe thunderstorms rolling through from the piedmont, and the occasional ice storm that loads branches onto roof surfaces for hours. When a storm passes, the question is always the same: what happened to the roof?

The traditional answer involves a ladder, a person willing to climb it, and a phone camera that captures a handful of angles before the climber decides they have seen enough. The result is incomplete documentation, safety risk, and photos that may or may not satisfy an insurance adjuster reviewing the claim from an office in another state.

Lee Skyworks provides aerial roof and property inspections across eastern NC. We document roof condition, storm damage, and property status from above — safely, thoroughly, and with the resolution and metadata that insurance companies require. We also provide pre-storm baseline documentation so you have proof of condition before the next system arrives.

Based in Goldsboro. FAA Part 107 certified. $1M insured. Deploying across Wayne, Nash, Wilson, Pitt, Johnston, and Lenoir counties.

What You Get

Standard Roof and Property Documentation ($150 - $250)

A comprehensive aerial survey of your roof and property from multiple angles and elevations. You receive high-resolution photos showing the full roof surface, close-up detail shots of areas of concern, and an annotated overview identifying key findings. Delivered digitally within 24-48 hours.

This service covers routine condition assessment, pre-purchase documentation for buyers and inspectors, property management records, and annual roof surveys. If you need to know what your roof looks like without sending someone up there, this is the answer.

Post-Storm Rapid Response ($200 - $300)

When a storm hits, documentation speed matters. Insurance claims filed with thorough, timestamped aerial photos within days of the event are stronger than claims filed weeks later with phone photos from the ground.

Our rapid response service deploys within 24-48 hours of a storm event. We document the full roof surface and property perimeter, capturing all visible damage from multiple angles with GPS-tagged, timestamped photos. Deliverables are formatted for insurance submission — high-resolution images, annotated damage overview, and metadata that verifies when and where the documentation was captured.

The premium over standard pricing reflects the urgency scheduling and the operational reality of deploying during post-storm conditions.

Pre-Storm Baseline Documentation ($150 - $200)

This is the product most property owners do not think about until after they need it.

Insurance claims are straightforward when you can show before and after. Without a baseline, you are relying on the adjuster’s judgment about whether that cracked shingle was pre-existing or storm-caused. With a timestamped aerial baseline documenting your roof’s condition before hurricane season, the comparison is objective.

We recommend scheduling baseline documentation in April or May, before the June-through-November hurricane season begins. The photos are archived in cloud storage and available for comparison if you ever need to file a claim. Think of it as an insurance policy for your insurance claim.

For property managers and HOAs: Baseline documentation across an entire community or apartment complex provides comprehensive pre-storm records that streamline the claims process for every unit. Volume pricing is available.

Roofing Company Partnerships

If you are a roofing contractor in eastern NC, you spend significant time on roofs taking photos that support your estimates and your clients’ insurance claims. That time has a cost — labor hours, liability exposure, and production days lost to documentation work.

We partner with roofing companies as a dedicated aerial documentation resource. We fly the roof. You focus on the estimate and the repair. The arrangement works like this:

• Volume pricing based on your inspection volume — the more roofs we fly, the lower the per-property cost
• Priority scheduling so your jobs move at your pace, not ours
• Unbranded deliverables that your client sees as part of your service
• Consistent documentation quality across every property, every time

Your crew stays on the ground where they belong. Your proposals include professional aerial documentation that reinforces your credibility with the homeowner and the insurer. And you recapture the hours your team was spending on documentation and redirect them to production work.

Contact us for roofing partnership details.

How It Works

Step 1: Schedule the inspection. Tell us the property address, the purpose (routine assessment, storm damage, pre-storm baseline, or other), and any access requirements. We confirm scheduling within 2 hours during business hours. For post-storm rapid response, call us directly — we prioritize phone scheduling during storm events.

Step 2: We fly. On-site time is typically 20-40 minutes depending on property size and complexity. We capture the full roof surface from directly overhead, plus angled shots from multiple compass positions that reveal flashing, edges, valleys, and penetrations. For storm damage, we document the entire property perimeter including gutters, siding, fencing, and outbuildings.

Step 3: Review and delivery. We review all images, select the most informative shots, annotate damage or areas of concern, and deliver via cloud link within 24-48 hours. Storm damage rapid response follows the same delivery timeline.

You do not need to be present for the inspection. We need safe access to the property perimeter and clear airspace above the roof. If the property is occupied, we coordinate with the homeowner or tenant to schedule a mutually convenient time.

Two Use Cases, One Service

Routine Inspections

Not every inspection is about storm damage. Property owners, buyers, managers, and inspectors use aerial roof documentation for:

Pre-purchase assessment. You are buying a property. The home inspector’s report mentions “roof appears to be 15 years old, recommend further evaluation.” An aerial inspection gives your roofer high-resolution images of the entire surface without scheduling a separate ladder visit. It informs the negotiation before closing.

Annual condition assessment. Commercial property managers, HOAs, and landlords need roof condition records for maintenance planning, insurance renewals, and capital expenditure budgeting. An annual aerial survey documents current condition and tracks deterioration over time at a fraction of the cost of a physical inspection.

Property documentation. Estate planning, facility management, insurance audits, and legal records sometimes require current visual documentation of a property. Aerial inspection provides comprehensive coverage in a single visit.

Storm Damage Documentation

Eastern NC’s position in the hurricane corridor makes storm damage documentation a recurring need, not a rare event. When a storm passes through Wayne County, Nash County, Wilson County, or any part of our service area, the sequence is predictable:

1. Homeowners check their property for visible damage
2. Roofing companies begin canvassing affected neighborhoods
3. Insurance claims start flowing
4. Adjusters, many of them remote, begin requesting documentation

The quality of that documentation directly affects the outcome of the claim. Timestamped aerial photos showing the full extent of damage — from overhead and at angle — provide adjusters with the comprehensive view they need to process claims efficiently. GPS metadata proves the location. Timestamps prove the timing. Resolution proves the detail.

If you documented the property before the storm with our baseline service, you now have a before-and-after comparison that eliminates ambiguity. The adjuster can see exactly what changed.

Deployment during storm events. Because we are based in Goldsboro — in the heart of the corridor, not driving in from Raleigh after the roads clear — we deploy faster than operators based outside the region. Our 24-48 hour response target reflects this proximity advantage. During major events, we prioritize existing clients and roofing company partners, then expand capacity to serve additional requests.

The Eastern NC Hurricane Corridor

This is not theoretical. Eastern North Carolina’s geography places it directly in the path of Atlantic hurricane systems and tropical storms. The region also experiences severe thunderstorm events with damaging winds, hail, and tornadoes, particularly during spring and fall transition seasons.

Recent storm seasons have reminded every property owner in the corridor that documentation matters. When thousands of claims hit insurers simultaneously after a major event, the claims with clear, comprehensive, professionally captured documentation move faster. The claims supported by a few phone photos taken from the ground three weeks after the event get delayed, disputed, or underpaid.

Pre-storm baselines and rapid post-storm documentation are not upsells. They are practical tools for property owners living in a region where storm damage is a recurring reality.

Our Equipment and Honest Limitations

What Our Drones Do Well

Our fleet captures high-resolution visual imagery — 4K photos and video from directly overhead and at controlled angles around the entire roof perimeter. We can document missing shingles, lifted flashing, puncture damage, debris accumulation, ponding water, structural deformation, gutter damage, and tree impact. The resolution is sufficient to identify individual shingle damage and fastener failures from overhead.

For roofing companies, this visual documentation supports estimates, supplements adjuster reports, and provides evidence for insurance claims. For property owners, it provides a clear picture of roof condition without the cost and liability of a physical inspection.

What Our Drones Do Not Do (Yet)

Our current fleet provides high-resolution visual inspection. We do not currently offer thermal imaging — the technology used to detect moisture intrusion beneath the roof surface, identify insulation gaps, or diagnose solar panel defects. Thermal requires specialized sensors that our current platforms do not carry.

We are transparent about this because we would rather tell you what we can and cannot do than oversell a capability we do not have. For the vast majority of roof inspections — condition assessment, storm damage documentation, insurance claim support — visual aerial documentation is exactly what you need. For specialized thermal applications, ask about our enterprise upgrade timeline.

Who This Is For

• Homeowners needing roof condition documentation for insurance, maintenance, or sale preparation
• Roofing contractors needing aerial documentation for estimates, proposals, and insurance claim support
• Insurance adjusters needing comprehensive visual documentation for claim processing
• Property managers responsible for maintaining roof records across multiple properties
• HOA boards managing common area and community roof maintenance
• Commercial property owners with large or multi-building roof surfaces
• Real estate buyers wanting pre-purchase roof documentation before closing
• Attorneys and public adjusters needing property documentation for claims disputes

We serve properties across eastern North Carolina, including Goldsboro and Kinston, Wilson and Rocky Mount, Greenville, and Clayton and Garner.

Ready to Document Your Property?

For routine inspections and pre-storm baselines, request a quote and we will confirm scheduling within 2 hours.

For post-storm rapid response, call us directly. We prioritize storm damage documentation and deploy within 24-48 hours.

Based in Goldsboro. Already in the corridor when the storm hits. $1M insured, FAA Part 107 certified, and equipped to document your property thoroughly and safely.