black.mark•12d agoOG Member

Showerthought: I tried using a drone for a roof inspection on a 1920s house in Cincinnati

I figured it would be a quick way to spot missing shingles, but the thermal camera kept picking up heat from the old chimney flue, making it look like a huge hot spot. I ended up sending a guy up there for nothing. Has anyone else had a drone give you a false alarm on an old building?

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milacarr12d ago

Wait, a 1920s house in Cincinnati?

dylan_thompson11d ago

Actually, there are tons of them (like, a huge number). That whole area was built up in that era. It's pretty common to find houses from the 1910s and 20s around here. The surprise would be finding a house from after the 1950s in some neighborhoods.