Columbus, OH
ROOFING ESTIMATING.

## Roofing Estimates in Columbus Move Fast — Your Bid Process Should Too Columbus is a growth market. The metro added over 100,000 residents between 2010 and 2020, and new construction in Dublin, Hilliard, and Westerville hasn't slowed. At the same time, the existing housing stock in Clintonville, Bexley, and the Near East Side keeps storm-damage and reroof work steady. When a May derecho or a late-October hail event hits Franklin County, homeowners call three roofers the same afternoon. The contractor who sends a professional, itemized bid first usually wins the job. Estimate.Pro gets you from walkthrough to sendable bid in 8 minutes — median time, not a marketing promise. --- ## What Makes Roofing Estimating Different in Columbus **Weather-driven demand spikes.** Columbus sits in a corridor that takes frequent convective storm damage from spring through early fall. You need to turn bids fast during those windows, not spend two hours on a spreadsheet after dark. **Ohio Building Code requirements.** Ohio adopted the 2021 International Residential Code with state amendments. Franklin County requires a roofing permit for any tear-off and replacement. The Columbus Division of Building and Zoning Services enforces mandatory inspections at deck and final stages. Your estimate needs to account for permit fees and inspection scheduling — both of which affect your timeline and your margin. **Material cost volatility.** Asphalt shingle pricing in the Columbus market tracks national index fluctuations but is also affected by regional distribution from ABC Supply and Beacon Building Products locations in the metro. Estimate.Pro lets you save a material cost workspace so your unit costs stay current without re-entering data on every bid. **Steep-slope and low-slope mix.** Columbus has a heavy mix of Cape Cods, colonials, and ranch homes — meaning steep-slope shingle work dominates, but commercial flat roofing in the Short North, Franklinton, and industrial corridors requires different takeoff logic and different cost structures. The app handles both without switching tools. --- ## How Estimate.Pro Works for Columbus Roofers **AR-assisted measurement.** On supported devices, the app uses ONNX-assisted live AR measurement to capture roof geometry during your walkthrough. Camera and photo measurements are clearly marked as estimates so you know what to verify before signing a contract. **AI scope-of-work generation.** After your walkthrough, the app drafts a line-item scope covering tear-off, deck inspection, underlayment, drip edge, flashing, field shingles, ridge cap, and disposal. You edit what doesn't fit — the draft is a starting point, not a locked document. **Pricing that reflects your market.** You set your labor rates and material costs. The saved workspace means you update shingle pricing once when your distributor raises it, not 40 times across 40 open bids. **Stripe Connect for collecting deposits.** On Elite, you can send an invoice and collect a deposit through Stripe Connect. The platform fee is 0% on Pro+. On Free, it's 3%. --- ## Pricing - **Free forever** — no credit card required. Start estimating today. - **Pro** — $39/seat/month. Saved cost workspaces, unlimited bids. - **Elite** — $79/seat/month. Stripe Connect, invoice exports, advanced workflows. - **Crew** — $399/month flat for teams. All seats included. There is no per-estimate fee. You keep your margin. --- ## Built for 25 Trades, Including Every Roofing Scope Estimate.Pro supports 25 trades. If you run a roofing crew that also does gutters, siding, or exterior waterproofing, your whole operation runs in one place. No separate tools for separate scopes. Columbus roofers are competing against regional franchises and large regional contractors who have dedicated estimating staff. Estimate.Pro gives a two-person crew the same bid speed without the overhead. Send the bid before you leave the driveway. That's the difference between winning and following up three days later to find out the job already went to someone else.