I am a roofing contractor located in Brighton, Michigan. Part of my job is climbing onto a residential roof and providing the homeowner with a free estimate for their roof. Some roofs are very easy to climb, some are very steep and dangerous to measure. Until now, there has never been a service to aid in measuring steep roofs.
In 2008, Eagle View Technologies invented a service that would work along with Google Earth that would measure residential roofs. They created measurement software that would give an entire material list for supplies necessary to complete the job at a specific address. This service costs between $20-60. When you figure the costs involved in driving to the house, and the time spent measuring, this is a very valuable service to my business. This gives an alternative to climbing onto a roof to provide a free estimate to the homeowner.
Many of us roofing contractors have always looked for an affordable alternative to climbing steep roofs. This service will provide us a safer and less costly way, to measure steep roofs. This service says that it is 98% accurate. I would not lose very many jobs for adding 2% to my estimate.
