Metal roofs are much lower weight than most other roofing materials.
Metal roofing take off.
Our takeoff software helps you accurately take the necessary roof measurements quantify the materials needed for your project the number of man hours and any other calculations that may be relevant.
It s crucial to start off on the right foot which means reviewing drawings and design in detail and working with the manufacturer for proper detailing and to ensure the installation meets warranty compliance says chad mcleish vice president of estimating kalkreuth roofing and sheet metal wheeling w va.
Take offs for metal roofing and siding panels western states metal roofing wsmr is excited to offer our customers a complimentary takeoff.
A takeoff is a report that provides you with a full list of the materials needed to complete your metal roofing or metal siding project.
But for my entire career i nearly always recommended leaving the old comp shingle roof in place if there were no signs of problems or leaks.
Items needed to complete your take off.
Should my old shingles be removed before a metal roof is installed.
Then square takeoff is the solution for you.
Square takeoff is designed to allow you to set a pitch factor or degree of a roof slope and by simply measuring an area around the roof you can calculate the total sqft instantly saving you a tremendous amount of time and money.
In this case there are gutters on all four sides then to find the area of the hipped roof simply multiply this plan area by the roof slope factor.
Before making the calculation add gutter overhangs of 50mm.
Starts with you the customer sending us a drawing of the roof.
This information is then brought into the estimating program and a lay out and a cut list are produced.
Roof area first determine the area of the roof plan by multiplying the length of the roof by the width.
Stack s pre built roofing items and assemblies account for everything from fasteners to sheet metal and help you to quickly create material estimates.
A take off from m r e.
See roofing examples for detailed take offs.
In return you ll receive a roof coverage summary with a detailed list of the number of panels needed in both linear feet and total square feet.
Here is a sample of a cadd drawing done from an eagle view 57 blue island st cadd.
The typical turnaround for the take.
To complete a take off all we require is.
Add in labor costs waste taxes and profit margin to finish your estimate and create a professional looking bid.
Wonder how you can quote a roofing job faster than the competition.
This can be a hand sketch a set of plans or an aerial view of the house from a commercial service such as eagle view.
Roof plans or digital blueprints.
Mark james marketing.
If tearing off to the wood there will be added costs for your metal re roofing job to consider that wouldn t need to necessarily pay out for unless it was a new roof instead of a reroof.
