New York, NY
ROOFING ESTIMATING.

## Roofing Estimates in New York Move Fast — Your Bids Have To Move Faster New York City is one of the most demanding roofing markets in the country. You're working across five boroughs, dealing with the NYC Department of Buildings, flat-roof brownstones in Brooklyn, membrane systems on commercial high-rises in Manhattan, and steep-slope shingle work in Staten Island and Queens. No two jobs are the same. No two permit offices operate the same way. Estimate.Pro is built for roofers who need an accurate, sendable bid before the next contractor shows up at the same front door. --- ### What Makes Roofing Estimating Different in New York **Labor costs are among the highest in the country.** Union journeyman roofers in New York City typically earn $60–$80/hr in base wages before benefits and payroll burden. Non-union rates run $45–$65/hr depending on borough and specialty. If your estimate template is pulling national averages, you're underbidding before you even start. **Permits are mandatory and inspected.** The NYC DOB requires a permit for most roofing work on buildings three stories or taller, and for any structural deck replacement regardless of building height. Filing under the Zoning Resolution, coordinating with a Licensed Master Roofer (LMR) of record, and scheduling DOB inspections all add real time and cost to your project cycle. Your estimate has to account for that. **Material logistics add cost.** Getting materials to a fifth-floor walkup in the Bronx is not the same as dropping a pallet in a driveway in Westchester. Crane lifts, hoist permits, sidewalk shed requirements under Local Law 11, and double-handling all belong in your line items. **Local codes stack up.** New York State Energy Conservation Construction Code (NYSECC) affects insulation R-values on re-roof jobs. NYC Local Law 97 is pushing building owners toward cool-roof membranes and green-roof assemblies. If you're estimating a TPO or EPDM replacement on a commercial property, you need to know whether the owner is managing a LL97 penalty exposure — that changes the scope conversation. --- ### How Estimate.Pro Works for New York Roofers **Walkthrough → scope → priced bid in 8 minutes.** Open the app on a supported device, walk the job, and use AR measurement to capture roof planes, ridgelines, and penetration counts in real time. On older devices or photo uploads, measurements are flagged as estimates so you know exactly what to verify before you sign a contract. **Your material cost workspace, your numbers.** New York lumber yards, roofing distributors, and supply houses have different price points than the national average. Estimate.Pro lets you save your actual material costs — GAF Timberline HDZ at what you pay in Queens, TPO membrane at what your Bronx supplier charges — and those numbers stay attached to your account. You're not estimating off a vendor's fiction. **Line items that reflect real New York scope.** Crane time, hoist rentals, sidewalk shed installation, DOB permit fees, LMR filing costs — these are first-class line items in the roofing scope templates, not afterthoughts. **Send the bid from the roof.** Once the scope is built, the estimate is formatted and ready to send. No driving back to the office. No re-keying into a spreadsheet. The client has something in their inbox before you're back on the FDR Drive. --- ### Pricing That Doesn't Punish Small Shops Estimate.Pro runs $39/seat/month on Pro, $79/seat/month on Elite, and $399/month flat for Crew accounts. There is a free tier — no credit card, no time limit. If you collect payment through Stripe Connect, Pro accounts pay a 3% platform fee; Elite accounts pay 0%. For a New York shop running 15–20 bids a month, the math is straightforward. One additional won job per month more than covers the cost. --- ### Built for All 25 Trades, Dialed In for Roofing Estimate.Pro supports 25 trades in a single platform. If you also do gutters, skylights, or exterior waterproofing, those scopes are already in the system. You're not buying a separate tool for each line of work. New York roofers operate in a market where the margin for error on a bid is thin and the competition for commercial work is aggressive. Estimate.Pro is the field operating system that keeps your numbers honest and your proposals out the door before the other guy finishes parking.