Airffic Inspect
AI building inspection: roofs, facades and fixtures
The more buildings you manage, the less possible it is to look at all of them properly. What you need is not a better inspection of each one; it is the order in which to spend the hours you have.
You cannot inspect everything at the same depth
At ten buildings, twenty, more, inspecting every one with the same care stops being realistic. Cut corners and you find the damage after it has progressed.
What helps here is not more precision per building. It is being able to rank. Which building, which elevation, how bad. With that list, the limited hours go where they matter.
What it covers
The input is photographs. The review is a visual condition assessment of buildings and their fixtures: it detects what the picture shows.
| Covered? | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Facade cracks and delamination | Yes | The core case it was built for |
| Rust and corrosion | Yes | Including metalwork, railings and rooftop plant |
| Sealant failure | Yes | Where it shows in the photograph |
| Roof surface damage | Yes | If you can photograph it from above. Does not replace roof-specific methods |
| Depth of tile lift | No | Needs a tap test or infrared |
| Internal and substrate condition | No | Not visible in a photograph |
Being precise about what it cannot do is what makes it useful. What is visible, AI picks up; what is not goes to a professional survey. That division is the premise.
The two-pass workflow for many buildings
- 01First pass: representative shots onlyA few photographs of the main elevations of each building. No close-ups yet; the point is to get through the whole portfolio once.
- 02Sort by urgencyBuildings with a High rating go to the top of the list. Decide which get a closer look.
- 03Second pass: close-ups of what flaggedGo back to the buildings that raised a flag and photograph the specific areas up close.
- 04Keep the recordPhotograph the same elevations in six months or a year and compare how much has moved.
Cost as the portfolio grows
| What it costs | How long | What you arrange first | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scaffolding | The largest line item: materials, crew, permits | Days to weeks per building | Permits, neighbor notices |
| Boom lift | A daily hire plus operator | Half a day to a day per elevation | Road-use permit |
| Drone + AI review | Three reviews a month free; paid plans on the legal notice page | A flight of thirty minutes and up | Confirming the airspace allows the flight |
Paid-plan prices are published only on the legal notice page so that this page never contradicts it.
Questions people ask
Does it handle more than facades?
Anything a photograph shows. The review is a visual condition assessment of buildings and their fixtures, so roofs, exterior walls, railings, brackets and rooftop plant are all in scope when they are visible. It was designed around facades first, so it does not replace roof-specific methods such as infrared moisture scanning.
What is an efficient way to use it across many buildings?
Photograph the main elevations of every building once, then go back to the ones that produced a High rating and look closer. Reviews are kept as history, so you can also see which building was last looked at when. A portfolio of any size is usually a case for a paid plan.
How are the urgency ratings decided?
Three levels. High means action now: structural risk, water ingress, large-scale delamination. Medium means action within three to six months: progressing cracks, rust penetrating from reinforcement. Low means check again at the annual inspection: minor discoloration, small cracks. Each finding also carries a recommended action.
Does it work as an inspection record?
Yes. Results are filed under the property name and stay available. Photograph the same spots periodically and the history shows how each defect progresses.
Does it replace a qualified inspector?
No. Wherever a law requires a qualified professional, that professional makes the call. And what a photograph does not show — internal condition, the depth of a lifted tile that only a tap test reveals — cannot be rated. Use it to decide where the professional inspection should concentrate.
Related
- Drone facade inspection →Where the cost goes, and how the two workflows compare.
- Pre-renovation survey for condominiums →Using the same review ahead of a major repair program.
- Field guide to facade defects →What each defect looks like and how urgent it is.
- AI shift scheduling →Rostering the people who do the inspecting.
- 日本語版 — 屋根・設備を含む建物のAI点検 →The Japanese guide.
Start with one building
Three reviews a month, free. Photograph the nearest building and see what comes back.
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