Estimating Software For Roofing Contractors | Projul

Projul Fixes Every Frustrating Part of Roofing Estimates

Over 5,000 contractors use Projul to build accurate, professional estimates fast.

• ”I’m always worried I’m forgetting something in new proposals that will end up costing me money later.” — Fixed it.

• ”Word docs and spreadsheets are the worst” — Never press “New Document” again.

• ”I was working on a roof and I didn’t get the quote out in time.” — Won’t happen anymore.

• ”My estimates are lacking a professional look.” — Not now.

Before Projul

• Losing out on new roofing business because your estimate was not submitted first
• Building each estimate from scratch
• Paper estimates got lost and went unsubmitted
• You lost out on profits because your margins were not always accurate

After Projul

Contractors using Projul’s estimating tools cut bid preparation time by 40% or more.

• Closing new roofing jobs because your accurate estimates are submitted quickly
• Profit margins are consistent from job to job
• Estimates are instantly synced with your scheduling and your crew members receive automatic notifications for new assignments
• No more unbalanced books — know where your money is going and where your money is coming from

How It Works

Create a New Estimate Template

Projul lets you create, send, and collect digital signatures for professional, branded roofing estimates. Rated 9.8/10 on G2, Projul makes building estimates for roofing jobs fast, easy, and accurate. Create and save an estimate template to be used for future roofing bids. Once you upload your roofing business brand kit, all documents created in Projul can be branded. Send estimates right to your clients’ electronic devices for easy approval. Once you receive the go-ahead on a project, convert the roofing estimate to an actual schedule with a click of a button.

1. Maintain brand consistency and recognition when you use branded, consistent documents.
2. Use templates from previous estimates to quickly create an estimate for a new roofing job.
3. Save any created bid as a template to use in the future.

Add Material, Labor, Change Fees, and More

Projul keeps your line items consistent across all estimates, protecting your profits. Contractors using Projul save an average of $4,788/year by eliminating costly estimate errors. Mistakes on an estimate can cost you thousands of dollars. Even worse, your reputation could be on the line. Using automated estimating features protects your profit and your business. It’s pretty much guaranteed you’re going to be inputting “shingles, roofing nails, underlayment,” and more. Save yourself time and input or import the info once.

1. Input your costs into Projul once and use them across all future estimates, invoices, change orders, and more. If you have an existing spreadsheet of your costs, or they’re already saved in Quickbooks, Projul can sync items to prevent additional data entry needs.
2. When you build a new estimate, choose saved costs, labor, etc to input directly into your new document.
3. As your costs and fees fluctuate, you can edit pre-saved items to reflect the changes.

Digitally Send Your Estimate for Review and Approval

Projul lets you send an estimate and receive approval all while standing on a roof. With 26+ features built for contractors, Projul makes it easy to create, send, and receive approval for the job all from one app. Instantly send estimates directly to your customers for review and approval. Get the estimate quickly and get the job on your schedule. Stop losing prospective roofing work because you were on the roof working.

1. Estimates are emailed directly to your prospective customer.
2. Customers can make notes, ask questions, or request changes right away.
3. Customers can agree to the estimate, sign the estimate, and send it back to you, all from their electronic device.

Get the Deal Done and Get On Their Roof

Projul makes the transition from closed deal to active project instant. Contractors using Projul save 2+ hours daily on admin tasks like scheduling and crew assignments.

You already did the demanding work when you created the estimate. Once the business is approved, easily convert the estimate to a project schedule complete with crew member assignments and project timelines.

1. After you’ve collected the approval signatures, click a button and see your estimate turn into a roofing project schedule on your calendar.
2. Schedules and timelines in the estimate are converted to schedules and timelines on your live schedule, immediately notifying assigned team members.
3. Use easy drag and drop scheduling in multiple scheduler views to change any scheduling needs for your new project.

The Real Problems Roofing Contractors Face with Estimates

Every roofer knows the frustration. You’re on a roof inspecting damage, the homeowner is standing in the yard asking how much it will cost, and you know that if you don’t get them a number fast, they’ll call the next contractor on their list.

But building a roofing estimate isn’t simple. You’ve got tear-off labor, dump fees, underlayment, drip edge, flashing, ridge cap, shingles (which brand? which weight?), ice and water shield, starter strips, roofing nails, and ventilation. Miss one line item and you’re eating the cost on a job that was supposed to be profitable.

Then there’s the time factor. You finish the inspection, drive back to the office, sit down at your computer, open a spreadsheet, and start building the estimate from memory. By the time you email it to the homeowner, it’s been two days. They already signed with the contractor who sent a quote from their truck within an hour.

This is exactly the cycle that estimating software breaks. Instead of rebuilding estimates from scratch, you pull up a template with your standard roofing materials already loaded. Adjust the quantities for the specific job, add any special items, and send it before you leave the driveway.

Why It Works

Quickly Access Saved Material and Labor Costs

Projul’s saved cost library gives you instant access to materials and labor rates from previous projects. with no per-user fees, your entire crew can access the same pricing data. Inputting line items for every estimate, change order, or invoice is going to result in accounting errors. Save your time, money and sanity and use saved line items to keep costs consistent and accurate. Select your line item from a drop down menu and have complete confidence in the accuracy of your estimate.

1. Your time is valuable. Don’t waste it on data entry. Use previously saved line items when creating a new estimate.
2. Your estimates are more accurate than ever. Costs are relatively constant from job to job.
3. Do you need to charge more for labor when working on a steep roof? Edit saved line items to reflect new costs.

Think about how many roofing jobs use the same basic materials. Architectural shingles, 15-lb felt, aluminum drip edge, galvanized roofing nails. Those items show up on 90% of your residential bids. With estimating software, you enter those costs once and reuse them forever. When your shingle supplier raises prices, you update one number and every future estimate reflects the new cost automatically.

See If a Job Is Worth Your Time

Projul shows your estimated gross profit so you know if a potential job is worth pursuing. Contractors using Projul report a 32% profit increase from taking on the right jobs at the right margins.

Curious what other contractors think? Check out Projul reviews from real users.

You’re a roofing expert. Part of running the business is knowing what business to send in an estimate for and what business to pass on. With your business goals in mind, view your detailed estimates and evaluate if the job is helping you meet your goals. When your numbers are reliable, you have the information you need to keep your business on track.

1. When your estimates are accurate, your estimated gross profit is accurate. Creating detailed estimates helps you see the big picture on profitability for the prospective roofing job.
2. With an accurate gross profit estimate, you can determine if changes can be made to the scope of work to better accommodate your business goals and needs.

This is especially important for roofers because margins can vary wildly depending on the job. A simple tear-off and re-shingle on a single-story ranch with easy truck access is a different animal than a multi-layer tear-off on a steep, three-story Victorian with limited yard space. Estimating software shows you the profit picture before you commit, so you can price steep jobs higher or walk away from jobs that won’t make you money.

Keep the Job and Profits on Track With Change Orders

Projul makes change orders simple with digital approvals and automatic cost tracking. Over 5,000 contractors use Projul to handle mid-project changes without losing profits.

Get into Projul and easily create change orders when the need arises. Protect your profits with accurate accounting. No more losing a napkin in your truck with notes on project changes. Now you can be organized like a boss.

1. Develop or customize a change order template or use one of Projul’s included templates for all your change orders.
2. Let your client know you mean business with branded change orders.
3. Your crew won’t be waiting around for instructions. Change orders are sent directly to the client’s email inbox for instant approval. Get your crew back to work quickly, even when the unexpected arises.

Roofing jobs are notorious for change orders. You tear off the old shingles and find rotten decking underneath. The homeowner wants to upgrade from three-tab to architectural. The insurance adjuster comes back with a different scope. Every one of these changes needs to be documented, priced, and approved before the work happens. Without software, these changes get scribbled on the back of a shingle wrapper and never make it onto the final invoice. With Projul, change orders are created, signed digitally, and automatically added to the project total.

Roofing-Specific Estimating Challenges

Roofing contractors face estimating challenges that other trades don’t deal with. Understanding these challenges shows why generic estimating tools fall short for roofing contractor software needs.

Waste factor calculations. Every roofing job generates waste, and the amount depends on the roof’s complexity. A simple gable roof might have 5 to 10% waste. A hip roof with valleys and dormers could be 15 to 20%. Your estimating software should let you build waste factors into your templates so they’re calculated automatically instead of guessed.

Steep roof pricing. Labor costs on a 12/12 pitch are significantly higher than on a 4/12 pitch. Roofers need to adjust labor rates based on pitch, and good estimating software lets you set different labor tiers that apply with a single selection.

Material package variations. A roof that needs ice and water shield on the entire deck (common in cold climates) costs very differently from one that only needs it in valleys and at the eaves. Templates should account for regional material requirements so you’re not manually adding these items every time.

Insurance claim estimates. Storm damage jobs often require estimates formatted to match insurance scopes. Roofers who can produce clean, itemized estimates that align with insurance adjusters’ formats close more claims and get paid faster.

From Estimate to Invoice: The Full Roofing Workflow

The real power of estimating software isn’t just the estimate itself. It’s how that estimate connects to everything else in your business.

Here’s what the full workflow looks like in Projul:

1. A homeowner calls about a roof leak. You create a lead in Projul’s CRM and schedule an inspection.
2. On site, you inspect the roof and build an estimate on your phone using saved templates.
3. You send the estimate for digital signature before you leave the property.
4. The homeowner approves and signs from their phone.
5. You click one button and the estimate becomes a scheduled project with crew assignments.
6. Your crew gets notified automatically with the job details, timeline, and materials list.
7. During the job, you find rotten decking. You create a change order, get it signed, and the cost is added to the project.
8. When the job is done, you convert the estimate and change orders into an invoice with one click.
9. The homeowner pays online through the invoice link.
10. The payment syncs to QuickBooks automatically.

That entire process, from lead to payment, happens in one app. No spreadsheets. No Word docs. No driving back to the office to “put together the numbers.”

Get The Money You Earned by Converting Estimates to Invoices

Projul converts your detailed estimates to invoices with one click. No more missing line items or forgetting change orders. You worked hard on that roof — now get paid for every bit of it.

How confident are you in your past invoices? Are you sure you included every line item from the roofing job? Did you remember the change orders? Don’t miss out on an item or two that could end up reducing your profit margins. Protect your hard work!

1. Refer to estimates and change orders to ensure you’re invoicing accurately.
2. Easily create invoices directly from change orders and estimates.
3. Choose to invoice based on a percentage of the entire job or by manual calculations.

Send Invoices and Collect Payment All In the App

Projul handles invoicing and online payment collection in one platform. Projul integrates directly with QuickBooks so your books stay balanced automatically. Now that you have created estimates, change orders, and invoices in Projul, keep using it to get PAID.

How often do you ignore a paper bill? If you’re like everyone else, they tend to get lost in the shuffle. Don’t do that to your customers or to yourself. Once you convert estimates and change orders to invoices, send the invoice directly to your client’s email. Set up Projul to run payments and get paid faster.

1. Manage your Projul account to accept online payments.
2. Create an invoice from an estimate or change orders.
3. Check the option on an invoice to allow for online payment.
4. Email the invoice directly to your customer.
5. Set up invoices to sync to your Quickbooks, and by set up, we mean that we will do that for you.

How Estimating Software Pays for Itself

Roofing contractors who switch from spreadsheets to estimating software almost always see a return within the first month. Here’s the math.

If you’re sending 15 roofing estimates per month and each one takes 45 minutes to build from a spreadsheet, that’s over 11 hours of estimating work. With templates and saved line items, the same 15 estimates take about 15 minutes each, or roughly 4 hours total. You just got back 7 hours in a month. That’s nearly a full day of productive time.

Now consider the accuracy factor. If just one estimate per quarter has a missing line item worth $500, that’s $2,000 per year in lost profit. Estimating software catches those gaps because your templates include every standard item. You’d have to actively remove something to miss it.

Then there’s speed. The roofing contractor who sends an estimate within an hour of the inspection wins the job far more often than the one who takes two days. If faster estimates help you close even one extra job per month at a $2,000 profit margin, that’s $24,000 in additional annual profit.

Compare that to the cost of the software. The math speaks for itself.

For more on how construction project management software can transform your roofing business, check out our full guide.

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