Faster estimates and fewer errors

By Emma Peterson. 

Learn how Eagleview streamlines the estimating process with fast, accurate measurement reports.  

Time is certainly money in the world of roofing and for many contractors it can feel like they never have enough time to get things done. But for contractors like James Roe, the director at UK Roofing Specialists, Eagleview’s fast roof measurement reports provide a powerful way to get both time and money back. 

In the traditional roofing process, a project begins with an estimate of cost. In order for roofers to make this estimate accurate, they traditionally must go back and forth between the office and the job site. James elaborated on this process, explaining, “We often had a person or a team of two driving around to each different address, getting a ladder out, taking photos, getting tape measures out… and then driving back to the office and writing this report up.”  Because of the back-and-forth, this is often a time-consuming and slow process, one that is frustrating for both the contractor and the client. 

That’s where Eagleview comes in. Their PremiumReport™ includes all the crucial measurement information needed to calculate the cost of materials and create an estimate for a client without leaving the office. As James put it, “Because I use Eagleview, I can have [the information] within 48 hours rather than sending a man in a van to measure those 20 roofs.” 

For companies like UK Roofing Specialists, these reports are game changing. James’ team of 25-35 roofers primarily serve housing associations in the Greater London area looking to refurbish their properties. This means that at any given time, James and his team might have dozens of estimates to process and compile. As he put it, “With EagleView, I can provide a quality report with images and measurements that looks professional. Being able to send that to a client looks professional and helps you stand out from the crowd because not many people are doing this yet.” 

Additionally, Eagleview reports are able to help James avoid issues like weather limits, staff shortages or human error. He explained:  

If you’ve sent someone there and they’re having a bad day, or it’s been a bit windy, or they’ve got personal issues going on, they might not be 100 percent focused at that particular time, and you might get a mismeasurement, which obviously comes down the line to mis-ordering or mis-quoting...The Eagleview measuring system is very accurate and very precise, so creating a purchase order from an Eagleview report gives you more confidence that you’re not going to be over-ordering or under-ordering on materials. 

At the end of the day,  Eagleview is saving his team time and helping them better serve their customers by making the entire process of measuring and estimating simpler and more efficient. James put it simply, “[Eagleview] saves me a lot of time, effort and money.” 

Learn more about Eagleview reports and how James and his team uses them.