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Estimates

Xactimate and Symbility estimates built from your photos and measurement report

Your estimator writes the estimate on the trades you perform and posts it to the job in your CRM. Residential or commercial, single trade to total loss.

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Estimate types
New estimate · Revision · GC revision
Platforms
Xactimate · Symbility
Files
Residential and commercial

01 / Estimate types

New estimate, revision, GC revision

Estimates are logged as one of these. The names come from our estimate log.

  1. Log tag: NEW

    New estimate

    The first estimate on the file, written from your inspection photos, measurement report and trades.

  2. Log tag: REVISION

    Revision

    An update when the file changes: new photos, a corrected measurement, or the carrier's response to a supplement.

  3. Log tag: GC REVISION

    GC revision

    A revision you ask for: a change of trades, materials or scope on your side, or a correction you've spotted.

One file, one estimate history.

02 / Inputs

What your estimator needs before writing a line

The estimate is only as complete as the file. These are the inputs it's built from.

Once you're onboarded, files reach us through your CRM. Nothing is uploaded on this site.

Estimate inputs

Checklist

  • Inspection photos. Elevations, each slope, damage close-ups, and a pitch gauge on steep slopes.
  • A measurement report. Aerial or hand measurements. It sets the squares, the eave, rake, hip, ridge and valley lengths, and the pitch by facet.
  • The trades you'll perform. The estimate covers those trades only.
  • Scope notes. Anything the photos don't show: layers, decking, access, specialty materials, interior rooms affected.
  • The carrier's scope, if there is one. Needed for revisions.

03 / File types

What changes between a residential and a commercial estimate

Both are written single trade to total loss. The inputs differ.

Aspect
Residential
Commercial
WrittenSingle trade to total loss.Single trade to total loss.
MeasuredSteep-slope roofs measured in squares by facet, with pitch and stories.Roofs measured and photographed by section.
DetailFlashing and accessories as their own lines.The roof system's layers, noted where known: deck, insulation, cover board, membrane.
Also on the fileExterior and interior trades, when you perform them.The manufacturer's system specification, referenced where it applies.

04 / Platforms

Written in Xactimate or Symbility, whichever the file uses

Tell us which platform the file needs and the estimate is written in it, so it reads in the format the rest of the file is already in.

  • Xactimate
  • Symbility

Xactimate and Symbility are trademarks of their respective owners.

05 / Questions

Questions about estimates

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Do you write estimates for trades we don't perform?

No. The estimate covers the trades you'll perform. If you don't install it, it isn't on the estimate.

Do you write commercial estimates as well as residential?

Yes. Both, from a single trade up to a total loss.

Where does the finished estimate go?

It's posted to the job in your CRM. We work inside AccuLynx, Roofr and JobNimbus with contractors today. If you use another, ask on the intro call.

Does the same team handle the supplement?

Files are staffed with four roles: an estimator, a supplementer, a follow-up coordinator and an account manager. The estimate and the supplement sit on the same file.

Roofing supplements

Next step

Tell us which platform and CRM your files run on

On the intro call we'll ask about your volume, your trades, and whether your files are written in Xactimate or Symbility.

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Files are shared through your CRM once you're onboarded.