Aerial Assess is a Wellington-based roof inspection service with years in the roofing industry across the full range of Wellington roof types. We do one thing: we go out, look at roofs properly, and send you a plain-language written assessment letter you can actually use. No jargon, no padding. Drone access where it helps the inspection.
Aerial Assess provides roof inspections and assessments across the Wellington region. We carry out a focused look at the visible and accessible areas of the roof and send you a written assessment letter with practical comments and options. Drone access is one of the tools we use where it gives a safer or more complete view, alongside ladder and ground-level inspection.
We work with first home buyers, owner-occupiers, vendors, property managers, body corporates, and commercial owners. Most of our work sits in three categories: pre-purchase roof inspections before someone signs, roof condition documentation for insurance, and one-off general assessments for owners who want a clear read on what's going on up there.
Our approach is built around a few firm principles. We're upfront about what a roof assessment can and can't do. We don't make claims we can't back up. We don't pretend a drone replaces destructive investigation. And we don't take work we don't think will actually help you.
We don't do whole-house inspections. We don't do engineering reports. The roof is what we do, and we go deeper on it than a generalist can.
You shouldn't need a glossary to read our assessment letter. We tell you what we observed, what it means, and what your options are. In English.
We assess visible and accessible roof areas. We do not promise guaranteed leak diagnosis (no roof inspection can). We say what we saw and what we didn't.
Years in the roofing industry across the full range of Wellington roofs: long-run steel, concrete and pressed-metal tile, terracotta, butynol and TPO membrane, decramastic, and the older asbestos-cement systems (including Super Six) on character homes. We can identify what's on your roof and recognise the failure modes specific to each system.
The roofing experience behind Aerial Assess comes from years in the roofing industry across the systems used on Wellington homes and commercial buildings. That covers long-run steel, concrete and pressed-metal tile, terracotta, and decramastic, through to the older asbestos-cement roofs (including Super Six) on character homes. It also includes assessing thousands of roofs across Wellington, quality control on roofing repairs, coatings and maintenance, and extensive experience with butynol, TPO, and liquid membrane systems. Those membranes cover most NZ flat roofs, dormers, decks, and commercial low-slope sections.
Day to day, that means we can identify roofing systems accurately, recognise the failure modes specific to each, and give you a useful read on what we're actually looking at, whether it's a 1960s concrete tile roof in Karori, a TPO commercial roof in Petone, or a butynol deck in Mount Victoria.
We're upfront about what we are and aren't. Aerial Assess does not hold LBP status, is not a building inspection company, and does not carry out roof repair or maintenance contracting. Our job is to assess and document. If your assessment flags something worth doing, we can arrange pricing through a separate Wellington roofing business we work with, no obligation, no change to the assessment fee.
We're based in Wellington and cover the wider region. Day to day that means Wellington City and its suburbs (Karori, Kelburn, Brooklyn, Mount Victoria, Hataitai, Newtown, Island Bay, Johnsonville, Khandallah, and the rest), Lower Hutt and Upper Hutt, Porirua, the Kāpiti Coast from Paraparaumu to Ōtaki, and Wairarapa from Masterton to Martinborough. If your area isn't listed, get in touch, we very likely cover it.
Each region has its own roofing profile. Wellington's wind drives steeper southerly-facing wear. Coastal homes deal with salt corrosion. Hill sections are often too steep or too high to reach safely without drone access. Hutt Valley and Wairarapa work tends to involve older housing stock with concrete tile, terracotta, and original metal roofs. We tailor what we look for to the property and where it sits.
Some services we're often asked about but don't provide:
Why we're upfront about this: being clear about what we don't do is part of how we do the work we do. A roof assessment is most useful when its scope and limits are well-understood. We'd rather you know going in than be disappointed coming out.
Tell us where the property is and what you need. We'll get back to you with a clear price up front, and a written assessment letter after the visit.
Leave your details and we'll get back to you with a fixed price and a time that works, no obligation. Prefer to talk? Call 022 058 7070.