Homeowners can’t measure a roof
Ask for squares or roof area and people stall. Most know their home’s size, not their roof’s.
Homeowners pricing a roof want a number, not a callback. A calculator built from your pricing gives them a range and gives you their roof details before the inspection.
Ask for squares or roof area and people stall. Most know their home’s size, not their roof’s.
Off-the-shelf calculators quote numbers that ignore your material costs, tear-off disposal, and local labor.
A range that ignores decking and flashing makes the final bid look like a bait and switch.
Home square footage, stories, a picture-based slope choice, and current and desired material.
The math comes from your recent jobs, including extra tear-off layers and steep-roof labor.
The result states that rotted decking and flashing are priced after the inspection.
Your estimator sees the size, material, and range the homeowner saw before pulling up.
Example written by BlueSmith to show the approach. Not a client ad or a result.
Leads drop out at every step: some never book, some don’t show, some don’t sign. See where yours go and what reaches the bank.
Revenue per month: $89,250
40 leads → 35% booked → 85% held → 30% closed at $25,000.
See what we’d build for these numbersStarts with example numbers. Change them to yours. Arithmetic only, not a promise of results.
It can give a range, which is all it should do. Home size and stories get close enough for a ballpark. Your estimator’s measurements, or a satellite report, set the actual bid.
Usually, yes. Seeing both ranges helps homeowners lean one way before you arrive, and it starts the material conversation on your terms.
The result says so up front: damaged decking is priced after the inspection. Homeowners accept a range that’s honest about what nobody can see yet.
Some will. The ones who book do it knowing your range, which saves your estimator a drive to the homes that would never have signed.
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