Bids, contracts & the job

A printable contract skeleton: scope, payment schedule, change orders, warranty.

9 clauses · printable

Open

A printable invoice that carries the takeoff line items straight through to the total.

line items · $ total

Open

Linear feet and material to an installed range, with downspouts priced by the foot.

linear ft · $ / ft · range

Open

Ground snow load to flat-roof and sloped-roof load using the ASCE 7 factors.

psf ground → psf roof

Open

Job costs, overhead and a target net margin to a bid price, with the matching markup.

$ cost → $ bid · margin %

Open

Asphalt shingle installation, course by course

Deck, underlayment, starter, field, ridge — the sequence and the nail pattern.

10 min

Drip edge installation

Eave before underlayment, rake after — the order, the overhang and the code behind it.

6 min

How much does a roofer make?

Federal wage data by percentile and state, and how crew pay is actually structured.

8 min

Roofing permit requirements

When a re-roof needs a permit, the layer limit, and the inspections it triggers.

7 min

Roof valley types

Open, closed-cut and woven valleys — how each is built and where each fails.

6 min

The roofing insurance claim process

ACV against RCV, recoverable depreciation, the adjuster meeting and supplements.

10 min

How metal roofs are installed, step by step

Tear-off or re-cover, high-temp underlayment, eave cleats, clip spacing, screw patterns, ridge, boots and thermal movement.

9 min

Roofing warranty types

Manufacturer, system and workmanship warranties — the GAF, Owens Corning and CertainTeed tiers, transfers and what voids them.

9 min

Roof overlay vs tear-off

New shingles over old or strip to the deck: the code layer limit, the cost now and later, and the warranty catch.