Abstract: A method of inspecting an exterior elevated element of a building is provided. The method drills a hole into an interior space of the exterior elevated element of the building. The interior space of the exterior elevated element encompasses a plurality of wooden surfaces. The method passes a camera through the hole into the interior space of the exterior elevated element of the building. The method captures a set of one or more images from the wooden surfaces in the interior space of the exterior elevated element by the camera. The method analyzes the set of images to identify one or more of color differences of the wooden surfaces, color intensity differences of the wooden surfaces, and a shape and a size of any cracks on the wooden surfaces. The method determines the existence of wood rot in the interior space of the exterior elevated element based on the analysis.