Drone Building & Facade Cleaning in Kentucky
We clean facades, windows, roofs, solar arrays and parking structures with tethered cleaning drones and, where flight is not the right tool, water-fed poles and ground crews. Crews and equipment mobilize to Kentucky with travel built into a fixed quote after a free site survey.
Quick facts
- Coverage
- Statewide, nationwide service
- Season
- Louisville averages a freeze-free window from early April to early November, about 213 days, based on 1991-2020 NOAA climate data.
- Reach
- Up to 200 ft per staging position
- Insurance
- FAA Part 107 · $2M liability
Where we work in Kentucky
Louisville
Downtown Louisville has 25 buildings exceeding 200 feet, 12 of them past 300 feet, led by the 549-foot 400 West Market.
Lexington
Lexington has at least 17 notable high-rise structures, most built in the 1960s through 1980s, led by the 410-foot Lexington Financial Center.
Covington
The Ascent at Roebling's Bridge, a 293-foot, 22-story condominium tower on the Ohio River, anchors Covington's riverfront skyline across from Cincinnati.
Season and scheduling
Louisville averages a freeze-free window from early April to early November, about 213 days, based on 1991-2020 NOAA climate data.
Louisville's average first freeze is early November, and the average last freeze is early April.
Water-based washing pauses in freezing weather, and recurring clients are booked at the start of the window.
How we operate in Kentucky
These are the rules that shape a job here; we plan around them at the survey, not on site.
KRS 511.100 makes it unlawful to fly a drone over key infrastructure such as power plants, refineries, water treatment plants, and pipelines with intent to cause harm or conduct surveillance without consent; FAA-compliant commercial operators are exempt.
HB 19 (2025) amended KRS 500.130 to prohibit recording private property or its occupants with intent to surveil or publish unauthorized images in violation of a reasonable expectation of privacy, allowing civil suits for damages and attorney fees.
Kentucky has no broad state law preempting local drone rules; cities and counties may regulate takeoff and landing on property they control but not airspace itself.
KRS 183.086 restricts drone operation near commercial airports and prohibits reckless operation statewide.
Louisville: Louisville Metro Parks rules govern drone takeoff and landing in city parks, alongside LAANC authorization required for the Class C airspace around Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport (SDF).
Louisville sits under Class C airspace tied to Muhammad Ali International Airport (SDF) and requires LAANC authorization; Covington and Northern Kentucky sit under the Class B airspace of Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG).
Kentucky has no statewide general contractor license; the Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction licenses specific trades such as electrical, plumbing, and HVAC, but pressure and soft washing are not among them, so licensing depends on local city or county rules.
Louisville MSD's illicit discharge program defines an illicit discharge as any discharge to the municipal separate storm sewer that is not composed entirely of stormwater, covering non-stormwater wash water among other flows.
Building stock
Downtown Louisville has 25 buildings exceeding 200 feet, 12 of them past 300 feet.
Lexington has at least 17 notable high-rise structures, most completed between the 1960s and 1980s.
What to expect in Kentucky: two documented projects
We have not yet published a documented project in Kentucky. Until we do, the two jobs below are the reference for scope, duration and price. Both were delivered in Florida, where we operate as Vista Drone Cleaning, with the same equipment, method, insurance and price sheet that crews bring to Kentucky.
Reference project: Belmont Village
Belmont Village Senior Living · Coral Gables, FL, a 130,000+ sq ft luxury senior living high-rise. Delivered in Florida, where we operate as Vista Drone Cleaning.
Belmont Village needed its entire exterior - facade, windows and floor surfaces - cleaned without closing a single entrance or moving a resident. Lifts, scaffolding, swing stages and rope access were all off the table.
Before
After- 130,000+
- sq ft of exterior cleaned
- 7 days
- start to finish
- Zero
- lifts, scaffolding or closures
- 2×/year
- asked back on a semi-annual schedule
Delivered at $0.20 / sq ft, all in, across the full scope. That is a real project price, not the advertised rate, and it does not move when the published range moves.
Reference project: Miramar Centre II
Workspace Property Trust · Miramar, FL, a four-story Class A office building in Miramar Centre Corporate Park. Delivered in Florida, where we operate as Vista Drone Cleaning.
A prospective tenant walkthrough was booked for Thursday and the job was only confirmed on Monday afternoon. Lifts and scaffolding could not clean the building in the time available, and nothing could block the entrances or take over the parking lot.
Before
After- 48 hours
- to complete the entire building
- ~29%
- below traditional pricing for the same scope
- Zero
- lifts or scaffolding on site
- Minimal
- disruption to tenants and daily operations
Services offered in Kentucky
- Facade and building cleaningStucco, EIFS, brick, painted concrete and metal panel, cleaned from the air without lifts or scaffolding.
- Window cleaningPure-water drone glass cleaning for high-rise and commercial buildings, no swing stage.
- Roof cleaningSoft-wash for tile, metal, shingle and flat roofs with no foot traffic on the membrane.
- Solar panel cleaningPure-water rinse for rooftop and ground-mount arrays, priced per panel.
- Parking garage cleaningDecks, drive lanes, walls and stairwells at a flat per-square-foot rate.
Pricing in Kentucky
We publish our prices. The commercial rate of $0.12–$0.25 per square foot, fixed after a free site survey, is our published national rate, and every job in Kentucky is a fixed price after a free site survey. There is no minimum charge on any job, and a maintenance contract runs 20–30% below the one-off price per visit. The full model is on how we price.
Kentucky questions
Have you completed a project in Kentucky yet?
Not a documented one yet. Our reference projects are two jobs delivered in Florida: Belmont Village in Coral Gables, FL (130,000+ sq ft of exterior cleaned, 7 days start to finish, Zero lifts, scaffolding or closures, 2×/year asked back on a semi-annual schedule) and Miramar Centre II in Miramar, FL (48 hours to complete the entire building, ~29% below traditional pricing for the same scope, Zero lifts or scaffolding on site, Minimal disruption to tenants and daily operations). Work in Kentucky uses the same equipment, method, insurance and price sheet, and the first documented Kentucky project will be published here when it is delivered.
Do you really serve Kentucky?
Yes. Crews and equipment mobilize anywhere in the United States, with travel built into a fixed quote after a free site survey. In Florida we operate as Vista Drone Cleaning. The first documented Kentucky project will be published on this page when it is delivered.
When is the washing season in Kentucky?
Louisville averages a freeze-free window from early April to early November, about 213 days, based on 1991-2020 NOAA climate data.
Can you fly a cleaning drone in Kentucky?
KRS 511.100 makes it unlawful to fly a drone over key infrastructure such as power plants, refineries, water treatment plants, and pipelines with intent to cause harm or conduct surveillance without consent; FAA-compliant commercial operators are exempt. Louisville sits under Class C airspace tied to Muhammad Ali International Airport (SDF) and requires LAANC authorization; Covington and Northern Kentucky sit under the Class B airspace of Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG).
Do you need a licence to pressure wash in Kentucky?
Kentucky has no statewide general contractor license; the Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction licenses specific trades such as electrical, plumbing, and HVAC, but pressure and soft washing are not among them, so licensing depends on local city or county rules.
How is pricing set?
Commercial work is quoted per square foot, fixed after a free site survey. $0.12–$0.25 per sq ft is our published national rate, and bigger jobs get lower rates. Crews and equipment mobilize anywhere in the United States, with travel built into a fixed quote after a free site survey.
More general answers are on the national FAQ. See every state on the states directory.
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings_in_Louisville
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings_in_Lexington,_Kentucky
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ascent_at_Roebling%27s_Bridge
- https://www.almanac.com/gardening/frostdates/KY/Louisville
- https://www.flyusi.org/guides/drone-laws/kentucky
- https://adaptdigitalsolutions.com/articles/kentucky-contractor-license-requirements/
- https://louisvillemsd.org/what-we-do/stormwaterdrainage/permitting
Our core services
- Facade & building cleaningStucco, EIFS, painted concrete, glass and metal panel, cleaned from the air.
- Roof cleaningSoft-wash for tile, metal, shingle and flat roofs with no foot traffic.
- Window cleaningPure-water drone glass cleaning for high-rise and commercial buildings.
- Parking garage cleaningDecks, drive lanes, walls and stairwells at a flat per-square-foot rate.
Get a free site survey in Kentucky
Tell us the property. We survey it for free and send a fixed price.