New Orleans, LA
ROOFING ESTIMATING.

## Roofing in New Orleans is not like roofing anywhere else You are working in one of the most demanding roofing markets in the country. Hurricane-force wind loads, standing water on flat and low-slope roofs, and a city built largely before modern building codes mean every estimate carries real liability. If your bid doesn't account for Louisiana's specific requirements — IRC amendments, Louisiana State Uniform Construction Code wind speed maps, and FEMA flood-zone considerations — you're either leaving money on the table or eating cost overruns. Estimate.Pro is built for that reality. ## What slows down a New Orleans roofing estimate Most jobs in the metro involve at least one of the following complications: - **Low-slope and flat roofs** on historic shotgun houses and Creole cottages. Modified bitumen, TPO, and built-up roof systems each carry different material and labor cost profiles. - **Wind uplift requirements.** ASCE 7-22 wind speed maps put much of Greater New Orleans in the 150+ mph design wind zone. Correct fastener patterns, peel-and-stick underlayment specs, and deck attachment details have to show up in your scope — or an inspector will catch it. - **Post-storm demand surges.** After a named storm, material costs spike and labor availability tightens. Your estimate needs to reflect the date it was built, not last quarter's numbers. - **Insurance-driven jobs.** A large share of New Orleans roofing work is insurance-claim-based. Adjusters expect itemized line items, not ballpark totals. Estimate.Pro handles all of this inside a single walkthrough-to-bid workflow. ## From walkthrough to bid in 8 minutes Walk the job. Use AR measurement on supported devices to capture slope, ridge length, and eave lines directly from the roof plane. On older structures where phone AR isn't practical, photo measurements are flagged as estimates so your client knows the basis. The app builds a scope-of-work draft from what you capture, pulling from your saved material cost workspace. You review, adjust for the specific system — 3-tab, architectural shingle, TPO membrane, standing seam metal — and add any line items for decking replacement, drip edge, ice-and-water-compatible peel-and-stick (required at eaves in Louisiana's high-wind zones), or code-required hurricane straps if the deck is being replaced. Median time from walkthrough start to a sendable PDF: 8 minutes. ## Codes that show up in New Orleans roofing scopes - **Louisiana State Uniform Construction Code (LSUCC):** Louisiana adopted the 2021 IBC and IRC with amendments. Orleans Parish enforces these through the Department of Safety and Permits. - **ASCE 7-22 wind loading:** Design wind speeds in the New Orleans area require enhanced fastening schedules. Your scope should call out nail spacing explicitly. - **FEMA Elevation Certificates and flood-zone overlays:** If you're re-roofing in a SFHA (Special Flood Hazard Area), some structural work triggers additional review. - **Orleans Parish permit requirements:** Most roofing replacements require a permit. Tear-off and replacement of more than 25% of the roof area triggers a full code upgrade to current LSUCC standards. Estimate.Pro lets you annotate scope line items with code references so your bid doubles as documentation for the permit application. ## Pricing that fits your crew size - **Free tier:** No credit card. No platform fee on estimates. Start sending bids today. - **Pro — $39/seat/month:** Full AR measurement, all 25 supported trades, saved cost workspace. - **Elite — $79/seat/month:** Stripe Connect invoicing (0% platform fee), invoice exports, advanced workflows. - **Crew — $399/month flat:** Unlimited seats. Right-sized for a roofing company running multiple crews across the metro. The Free tier charges 3% on payments processed through Stripe Connect. Pro and above drop that to 0%. ## Built for 25 trades, sharpest on roofing If you also handle gutters, siding, or general exterior work after a storm job, those trades are in the same app. One walkthrough. One client-facing document. No re-entering the same address twice. New Orleans roofers deal with enough complexity on the job. Your estimating software should not add to it.