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A day in the life · Roofing

From the 7amstorm call to the6pm close-out.

We followed a roofing contractor for one full day. Every moment a tool got used. Every moment a tool was missing. Here's what we're building, in the order it happens.

07:12

ACT 01

Storm damage call

Overnight hail. Homeowner sends photos — visible granule loss on GAF Timberline HDZ, two visible punctures near the ridge. Dispatcher routes the closest crew and opens a damage estimate before anyone leaves the yard. Insurance adjuster gets looped in before noon.

DispatchEstimatesCustomer comms

10:45

ACT 02

Tear-off and decking check

Three-tab over architectural over OSB — the second layer nobody mentioned. Crew finds soft decking at the eave line, adds 6 sheets at $42 a sheet, photos logged against the job before the first shingle goes down. Change order signed from the truck.

Job templatesChange ordersInventory

14:20

ACT 03

Commercial flat inspection

Annual PM on a 12,000 sq ft EPDM membrane. Tech walks the seams with a probe, logs two soft spots near the HVAC curbs, and drops a repair quote with photos — property manager has it in their inbox before the crew is off the ladder.

InspectionsMulti-assetReports

17:55

ACT 04

EOD close-out

Owner sees the day: three residentials completed, one commercial flagged for follow-up, two supplements submitted to insurance carriers. Parts pulled from the trailer inventory match the invoices. Tomorrow's crew assignments pull from the callbacks already waiting.

ReportingPipelineCompliance

Why we built for roofing

Weather doesn't wait for software to catch up.

Four of our earliest shops were roofing contractors. Storm season taught us what a job board looks like when thirty calls come in overnight and the office has two people.

  • 01

    Insurance is half the job

    Xactimate line items, supplement requests, adjuster coordination — on residential storm work, the paperwork takes longer than the installation. Your software needs to know what an RCV is.

  • 02

    Crew size swings hard

    A slow Tuesday is two guys and a truck. A hail event is ten people from three crews you borrowed. Scheduling and payroll have to handle both without a rebuild.

  • 03

    Material costs move weekly

    Shingle prices shifted four times last year. An estimate written on Monday can be underwater by Friday if you're not locking material costs at quote time.

  • 04

    Fall protection isn't optional

    OSHA 1926.502 is the law, and a crew on a 6-in-12 pitch needs documented safety plans per job. We track it because a citation costs more than the software does.

After the day ends

Tomorrow's storm calls are already waiting.

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