What a roofing quote should list, line by line
Buying
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If the underlayment and the flashing are not named, they are not included.
A one-line quote is not a price. It is an opening position. A proper quote lets you compare two roofers without phoning either of them.
The measurements
Area in squares, pitch for each slope, and the length of every ridge, hip, valley and eave. If these are missing, the number was guessed from the driveway.
The materials
Shingle line and colour, underlayment type, how far the ice barrier runs up from the eaves, and what metal the flashing is made of.
The exclusions
Every quote excludes something, most often rotten decking. A good one says what it costs per sheet if it is found.
Next note
After hail: what to photograph and what to leave alone
Twenty minutes in the air.
$180 survey
Taken off the bill if we do the work.
Report in two working days
Photographs, measurements and one fixed price.
Yours to keep
Use it with us, another roofer or your insurer.