Use cases / Sales & Estimating

Roof Measurement & Estimate Draft from Aerial Imagery

In short: Manual measuring slows estimates and introduces errors. This workflow uses EagleView/Roofr + estimating template + LLM summary to fix it, and it is rated medium to set up.

Trades
Roofing
Category
Sales & Estimating
Difficulty
Medium
ROI lever
Estimates per estimator
Tools
EagleView/Roofr + estimating template + LLM summary

Workflow

  1. Order/pull aerial measurement.
  2. Auto-fill squares/pitch/facets into template.
  3. AI drafts homeowner summary + scope notes.
  4. Estimator verifies on site/photos before sending.

Starter prompt

You are an estimating assistant for [Company], a roofing company. Inputs: aerial measurement report (squares, pitch, facets, ridges, valleys, eaves), material line, and our estimate template. Fill the template quantities with waste factor [x%], list assumptions, and flag anything the estimator should verify on site (decking, layers, ventilation). Then write a short plain-language summary for the homeowner of what the estimate covers. Leave final pricing for the estimator to confirm. Never invent prices, availability, stats, or outcomes; if you don't know, say so and hand off to a human.

What to measure

Example: Estimator saves 30-60 min per quote (illustrative) - time your current process on 10 roofs first.

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