ShingleSuite

Homeowners want a rough roof price before anyone climbs a ladder, while the roofer needs a measurement before giving one. On the roofing company's own website, ShingleSuite adds a roof estimator for U.S. properties that measures each roof from aerial laser scans and satellite images.

The homeowner enters contact details and an address, then pins the building on a satellite map. Each shingle line gets a price range from the company's material and labour rates. Line items follow the roof's shape, so drip edge is priced off the eaves and rakes and ridge cap off the ridges and hips. The lead reaches the company by email and in a dashboard, with measurements and photos.

Each roof gets one of three answers, and a laser measurement that passes its checks shows a range labelled preliminary. With only recent satellite imagery, the range is wider, plus or minus 15 % by the site's figure, and the company can turn this case off. Every other roof gets no price, and the homeowner is asked to book an in-person measurement.

When Google has solar data for a roof, the estimate shows about how many panels fit. The homeowner can then tap to ask for a solar quote, which goes to the roofing company or to one solar partner per state, named next to the button. Contractors who only need numbers can order a single-property preliminary report without the estimator and see the roof outline and its limits first.