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Measure it by the square, order it, roof it, and get paid — and the books, the bills and the crew’s pay all follow from the same job.
Measure the roof Section by section, pitch read off the rafter, and the old layers counted before he climbs down.
Price it by the square Footprint times pitch gives squares. Tear-off is priced per layer, the cut-up roof adds waste, and ridge, hip and valley are bought by the foot.
Order it, and check it in Shingles by the square, underlayment by the roll, drip edge by the piece -- raised on a purchase order and received against it when the truck drops them.
Tear-off day The crew on the clock against this job and this address, the old roof going into the skip, and the disposal already in the price.
New roof, invoiced, paid The roof is on. The invoice goes out under her name, her cheque comes in, and the balance clears.
Pay the supplier, pay the crew The shingle bill discharged on terms, the card and bank lines coded to the chart, and the crew's hours run into pay.
The whole business of a roofer, not just the estimate. Measure the roof the way a roofer measures it: section by section, footprint times pitch, so it comes out in squares and not floor area. Say how many layers are up there and how cut-up the roof is, add ridge, hip, valley, eave and rake by the linear foot with the boots, the vent and the decking, and it prices materials and labour with tear-off, disposal, steep pitch and waste already inside the number. Order the shingles on a purchase order, receive them against that order, issue them to the job, and see what is still on the shelf. Bill from your own roofing catalogue, print the customer’s statement, and watch who owes what until it clears. Then the other direction, which is the half most job-costing apps leave out: the supply house bill you bought on terms is discharged rather than left to grow, the bank and card lines you import are coded to the chart so they reach the tax report instead of sitting there, and the hours your crew clocked against this job and this address run through into their pay. Real double-entry books underneath all of it, with where the money goes, a proforma tax report, and bid against actual by job, by site and by department. Customers, job sites, suppliers and materials live in one record file, with mailing labels, notes, scheduling and email beside them.
Inside: Roof takeoff (squares, pitch, layers, tear-off) · Edges and penetrations by the linear foot · New job (estimate, service call, repair) · Materials catalogue · Purchase orders · Receiving · Issue to job · Stock on hand · Invoices · Customer statements · Who owes what · Pay bills · Code transactions · Payroll · Time clock · Contract costs (bid vs actual) · Hours by job, site and department · Check register · Where the money goes · Tax report · Discounts given · Record maintenance (customers, job sites, suppliers, materials) · Mailing labels · Scheduling · full double-entry accounting.
SD card only $599 · Turnkey (Pi 5 included) $799
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