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AI-powered takeoffs and estimates.
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Everything you need for faster roofing estimates
AI tools designed for roofing contractors. Measure roof planes, calculate materials, and account for waste automatically.
Auto Roof Area
Calculate roof plane areas instantly, adjusted for pitch. Square footage converted to roofing squares in seconds.
Edge Measurement
Automatically measure ridges, hips, valleys, eaves, and rakes for accurate flashing and trim quantities.
Penetration Detection
AI identifies vents, skylights, chimneys, and pipe boots to calculate flashing and sealant requirements.
Material Lists
Export complete shingle counts, underlayment rolls, flashing, and fastener requirements to Excel or PDF.
How it works
From blueprint to bid in minutes. See how Exayard transforms roofing estimation.
Upload Your Plans
Drag and drop PDF or image files. Exayard handles any format—architectural, landscape, MEP, structural—with automatic scale detection.
Describe What You Need
Describe what you need like you would to a colleague. "Count all outlets," "Measure turf area," or "Find HVAC diffusers."
Export & Win
Review AI results, apply your pricing, and export professional estimates. Excel, PDF, or direct integrations—ready to send.
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See what roofing contractors say about transforming their estimation process.
“Exayard nails the square count every time. We stopped over-ordering materials and our margins improved immediately.”
“Measuring hips, valleys, and ridges used to take forever. Now the AI does it in seconds and we bid on twice as many jobs.”
“Our tear-off and replacement estimates are way more accurate now. No more surprises on material day.”
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How roofing contractors use AI for estimating
AI takeoff tools read roof plans and detail sheets to quantify every material a roofing crew needs, from squares of shingles to linear feet of drip edge.
Reading roof plans and calculating true area
Roofing takeoffs start by identifying every roof plane on the plan and applying the correct pitch factor to convert plan area into slope-adjusted area. A 6/12 pitch adds roughly 12% more material than the flat footprint suggests, and steeper pitches compound fast. AI reads the roof plan, identifies each plane and its noted slope, then calculates true square footage automatically. The result is expressed in roofing squares, giving you an accurate count for shingles, TPO, EPDM, or whatever membrane the spec calls for — plus underlayment and ice and water shield quantities for eaves and valleys.
Measuring linear components and flashings
Beyond area, roofing jobs live and die on linear measurements. Ridge caps, hip flashings, valley metal, drip edge, rake trim, and parapet cap all need accurate lengths. AI traces each roof edge and classifies it — ridge, hip, valley, eave, rake — then totals the linear footage for each type. It picks up details that manual takeoffs miss, like cricket ridges behind HVAC curbs and short runs of dead valley flashing where slopes meet walls. These line items feed directly into your material order, whether you are pricing standing seam panels or three-tab shingle ridge caps.
Counting penetrations and accessories
Every pipe boot, vent flashing, curb adapter, and pitch pan on the roof needs to be counted and sized. AI scans the roof plan for penetration symbols and cross-references mechanical sheets to verify counts. It distinguishes between 2-inch vent pipes needing standard neoprene boots and larger 6-inch exhaust penetrations requiring custom pitch pans. The count extends to accessories like step flashing at wall transitions, counter-flashing reglets, gutter outlets, and snow guards in drift zones. Having an accurate penetration count upfront prevents the mid-project supply runs that kill production on a roofing crew.
What is roofing estimating software?
Roofing takeoff software helps contractors measure roof areas, calculate material squares, and quantify linear components like ridge caps, hip and valley flashings, drip edges, and eave starter strips from architectural roof plans. Roofing estimators use it to break down complex roof geometries into measurable sections, accounting for slope factors that increase actual surface area beyond the plan-view footprint. For large commercial projects with multiple roof levels, penetrations, and flashing conditions, manual measurement can take an entire day — and a single missed slope correction can throw off material orders by thousands of dollars.
AI-powered roofing takeoff software like Exayard automatically detects roof planes, identifies slope annotations, and applies pitch multipliers to convert plan-view areas into true surface areas. It traces ridge lines, hips, valleys, and rakes to generate linear quantities for accessories and trim. The AI also counts penetrations — vents, skylights, HVAC curbs — and calculates associated flashing requirements. This eliminates the error-prone process of manually digitizing roof polygons and looking up slope factors from tables. Contractors using AI-assisted roofing takeoffs report completing material estimates 50% faster with more consistent accuracy across estimators.
Why roofing contractors choose AI estimating
Accurate square counts, slope-adjusted areas, and complete accessory quantities.
Slope-adjusted area calculation
Automatically apply pitch multipliers to convert plan-view measurements into true roof surface area.
Ridge, hip, and valley lengths
Trace all linear roof components for accurate cap, flashing, and ventilation material orders.
Material squares breakdown
Convert total area into roofing squares with waste factors by section for precise material ordering.
Penetration counting
Identify and count vents, skylights, pipes, and curbs that require flashing or boot details.
Multi-level roof separation
Separate quantities by roof level, slope, and material type for phased ordering and crew planning.
Waste factor calculations
Apply appropriate waste percentages by roof complexity — hip roofs, cut-up areas, and simple gables.
Frequently asked questions
Everything you need to know about roofing takeoff software.
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