Measure roofs from aerial images instead of climbing

What gets set up

You order a report for the address and get roof measurements (area, pitch, edges) built from aerial or phone images, often the same day. EagleView, Roofr and RoofSnap sell reports per address; Hover builds a model from photos taken on a phone. A Kansas City roofer told Roofing Contractor his proposals were mostly done before he met the customer.

Who’s done it

Real exampleVendor case study

An Alberta roofer bids most jobs without a site visit

Knights Roofing in Edmonton bids from aerial measurement reports on about 250 jobs a year.

Use case estimate: 1.5 to 4 hrs a week ours, not theirs

Time savings

What they did. Switched to bidding from EagleView reports instead of sending staff to every home first.

How it went. The company says estimating costs about half what it did 10 years ago.

Worth knowing. Vendor case study. The 10-year comparison includes other changes, not just the reports.

Their number. $60,000 to $80,000 a year saved on insurance, vehicles and labor (vendor-reported).

Source: EagleView (vendor case study) · UndatedRead the original

Real exampleTrade press

A Kansas City roofer stops sending salespeople up ladders

Infinity Roofing's owner told Roofing Contractor that aerial reports changed who he hires and how fast proposals get done.

Use case estimate: 1.5 to 4 hrs a week ours, not theirs

Time savings

What they did. Used aerial measurement reports instead of having salespeople climb roofs to measure.

How it went. He says proposals are 90% done before he meets the customer.

Worth knowing. This is an older article (2011), and the 90% is the owner's own estimate.

“We now hire salespeople who can focus on selling, not climbing the roof to get measurements.”

Source: Roofing Contractor · Aug 2011Read the original

Tools mentioned here

Listed alphabetically. Lowest plan that does this job, checked on each vendor’s own pricing page.

Tool	What it does here	Starts at	Price checked
EagleView	Aerial measurement reports, per report	$18 a reportBid Perfect report. Other roof reports are priced by roof size and tier.	Oct 11, 2026
Hover	3D model and measurements from phone photos	Free for your first 3 projectsThen pay per scan (roof scans from $29 on Starter) or Pro at $999 a year.	Oct 11, 2026
Roofr	Measurement reports plus estimating software	Free Starter planMeasurement reports are $19 each on Starter and $13 on paid plans.	Oct 11, 2026
RoofSnap	Pay-per-report measurements and estimates	$13 a reportPay as you go. Subscriptions start at $52 a user a month on an annual plan. 7-day free trial.	Oct 11, 2026

You’ll need

Addresses for your leads
A sense of your per-report budget

Try it

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Run your own numbers

Count estimates you measure by hand in a week.

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Estimates a weekMinutes measuring each todayShare a report could replace (%)What an hour of your time is worth ($)Tool cost a month ($)

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Why it matters

Every estimate starts with a trip up a ladder to measure. That's time, fuel, risk and a salesperson who's measuring instead of selling.

How I estimated the hours

1.5 to 4 hrs a week: 3 to 6 estimates a week at 30 to 45 minutes each for driving, climbing and measuring, mostly replaced by a report. Rounded down. Monthly cost assumes 13 to 26 reports at $13 to $18 each.

Sources (6)

Sources

EagleView pricing, https://www.eagleview.com/pricing/ (accessed 2026-10-11)
Hover pricing, https://hover.to/pricing/ (accessed 2026-10-11)
Roofr pricing, https://roofr.com/pricing (accessed 2026-10-11)
RoofSnap pricing, https://roofsnap.com/pricing/ (accessed 2026-10-11)
EagleView (vendor case study), https://www.eagleview.com/casestudy/knights-roofing-reduces-costs-eagleview-reports/ (accessed 2026-10-11)
Roofing Contractor, https://roofingcontractor.com/articles/88199-eagleview-aerial-measurement-reports-how-an-idea-changed-the-industry (accessed 2026-10-11)

Questions

Roofers in the trade press bid most jobs from them. Many still check on site before ordering materials, especially on complicated roofs.

Per report: EagleView's Bid Perfect is $18, RoofSnap starts at $13, and Roofr's are $13 to $19. Hover lets you try 3 projects free, then charges per scan or a yearly plan. At 3 to 6 bids a week, that's roughly $170 to $470 a month.

Measure roofs from aerial images instead of climbing

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What gets set up

Who’s done it

An Alberta roofer bids most jobs without a site visit

A Kansas City roofer stops sending salespeople up ladders

Tools mentioned here

You’ll need

Try it

Run your own numbers

Why it matters

How I estimated the hours

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What gets set up

Who’s done it

An Alberta roofer bids most jobs without a site visit

A Kansas City roofer stops sending salespeople up ladders

Tools mentioned here

You’ll need

Try it

Run your own numbers

Why it matters

How I estimated the hours

Sources (6)

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Questions

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