No baseline condition record
When something fails, there's nothing to point back to. No dated, georeferenced record of what the roof and envelope actually looked like before the problem showed up.
Essential Asset Watch — Recurring inspection subscriptions
Essential Asset Watch — Recurring drone inspection subscriptions for Northeast Ohio facility teams.
Annual or semi-annual visual inspection of your roofs, façades, and building envelope. Severity-rated findings, georeferenced photo evidence, and a structured deliverable you can act on. Owner-operated, FAA Part 107 certified, fully insured.
FAA Part 107 certified · Fully insured · Serving Northeast Ohio
The problem
Your facility team already knows the roof needs attention.
But the last real inspection was a walkthrough in a hard hat two years ago. That's not defensible when the insurer asks. Not scoped when the roofer gives you a bid. Not usable when your CFO asks for a condition history.
No annual trend data
A single snapshot tells you today. It doesn't tell you what's moving — the flashing that's lifting a little more each year, the façade joint that keeps opening. Trend is where budgets get made.
Hard-to-reach assets skipped
The upper roof, the parapet, the back elevation no one wants to put a lift against — those are exactly the areas that get skipped, and exactly where the expensive surprises hide.
What EAW delivers
A scheduled visit, and a deliverable you can actually act on.
We come back to the same building on a set cadence, fly the whole envelope, and hand you a structured record — not a folder of loose photos. Every finding is rated, tagged, and mapped so your team, your roofer, and your insurer are all looking at the same thing.
- Annual or semi-annual visit on a fixed schedule so the record stays current and the cadence never slips.
- Visual inspection of primary exterior assets — roofs, façades, building envelope, and stormwater features captured from the air.
- Severity-rated defect log so your team can triage what's urgent, what's watch-list, and what's cosmetic.
- Georeferenced photo evidence with asset tags — every finding tied to a location on the building, not a guess.
- Structured findings deliverable (PDF + CSV) — a readable report plus a data file your team can sort, filter, and keep on record.
- Year-over-year trend commentary for multi-year programs, so you can see what's moving before it fails.
- S1 critical finding alert within 4 hours of flight — if we see something that can't wait for the report, you hear about it the same day.
How it works
A simple four-step program.
No enterprise onboarding, no software to log into. We scope the building with you, fly it on schedule, and give you a record you can put straight in front of ownership.
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Program Scoping
We walk your building with you — on the ground and on the map — and agree on what gets inspected, how often, and what "critical" means for your assets. You end up with a clear scope, not a boilerplate contract.
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Scheduled Inspection
On your cadence, we fly the full envelope from repeatable viewpoints — roofs, façades, parapets, and stormwater. Owner-flown, FAA Part 107 certified, fully insured. We've been on that building before, so nothing gets missed between visits.
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Structured Deliverable
You receive a severity-rated findings report as a PDF plus a CSV data file, with georeferenced, asset-tagged photo evidence for every finding. Anything critical triggers an S1 alert within four hours of the flight.
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Trend Review
For multi-year programs, we compare this visit against the last and flag what's changed. That year-over-year view is what turns a stack of reports into a defensible condition history for budgeting and capital planning.
Cadence options
Pick the rhythm that fits the building.
Most single sites start Annual for a defensible baseline. Weather-cycle assets in the Northeast Ohio climate — flat roofs, aging membranes, freeze-thaw exposure — often move to Semi-Annual. Multi-building owners run a Portfolio program with one consolidated review.
Program
Cadence
Best for
Pricing
Annual
1 visit / year
Single site — a defensible baseline condition record.
From $TBD / site / year
Semi-Annual
2 visits / year
Seasonal condition tracking — best for weather-cycle assets in the NEO climate.
From $TBD / site / year
Portfolio
Multi-site
Multi-site programs with consolidated reporting and an annual review meeting.
Custom pricing
Pricing shown as $TBD is being finalized — reach out for a current quote scoped to your building. Rates cover the Northeast Ohio service area; sites further afield may carry a travel charge.
Who this is for
Built for Northeast Ohio facility teams that own their buildings' condition.
Essential Asset Watch is a regional program for the people who are actually responsible for the roof and the envelope — the ones who get the call when it leaks.
- NEO facility managers responsible for building condition and capital planning
- Property managers of light-industrial and commercial buildings
- Small industrial operators without a dedicated inspection team
- School districts tracking roof and envelope condition across campuses
- Municipalities managing public buildings and facilities
- HOAs of larger buildings where roof and façade condition matters
- Church campuses with aging roofs and multiple structures
Not built for enterprise reliability programs. If you're running a multi-site enterprise inspection program that needs to push findings into a CMMS, that's a different animal — that goes to our sister company, Stratum Asset Intelligence, the drone-to-CMMS integration platform.
Frequently asked
Questions facility teams ask about EAW.
Do you fly quarterly or thermal?
Not under Essential Asset Watch. Quarterly cadence and thermal imaging are a Critical Asset Assurance–tier service. If your assets need that level of coverage, contact us for a custom scope and we'll build it.
What CMMS integration is included?
None. Essential Asset Watch delivers a structured PDF report and a CSV data file — that's the product. If you need findings pushed directly into a CMMS like Maximo, SAP PM, or Fiix, that's what our sister company handles: see stratumassetintelligence.com.
What areas do you serve?
Northeast Ohio — Cleveland, Akron, Canton, Youngstown, and Toledo eastward. We're owner-operated and based in the region, so we know the buildings and the weather. Sites further afield are welcome; a travel charge may apply.
Are you insured?
Yes, fully — $1M liability coverage, flown by an FAA Part 107 certified pilot. Certificates of insurance are available on request for facility onboarding and owner records.
Get started
Book a Program Review.
Tell us about your building — the roof, the envelope, the assets that keep you up at night — and we'll scope an Essential Asset Watch program that fits. We'll walk your roof with you.