Spreadsheets is a simple solution for roofs.
Do you know of any good roof estimating software?
I'm looking for something that will automatically total up a list of materials based on entering the dimensions of each roof section.
Do you use on or offline?
What is the cost?
You really don't need a fancy schmatzy estimating program. All you need is Excel.
I wrote a spreadsheet program that will calculate my material list. It also will generate material Purchase Orders and Labor Work Orders.
Its not that hard to do if you have basic spreadsheet experience. The reason that it's not hard is because there really aren't a lot of steps in a roof job.
My program requires me to enter five numbers (same as Xactimate): 1) roof area to be removed 2) Roof Area to be installed (I always add 15% when I'm selling) 3) Total Ridge lengths 4)Total Hip Lengths 5)Total Valley Lengths.
After entering those numbers, it spits out all the numbers I need. I also have to manually enter the accessories (pipe jacks, vents, etc).
Of course, after you get the spreadsheet spitting out all of that, you'll realize that it's really easy to have it spit out the rest of the business needs such as: waivers of lien, gutter PO's, Fax to the suppliers, Invoice to the owners or insurance company, etc, etc, etc.
No, I will not share LOL. It's nothing personal but it is valuable company property.
