Tools

Tools that answer a question instead of capturing a lead

Eight tools. Both were built because the answer they give is one a homeowner genuinely cannot get anywhere else without paying for it or knowing a roofer.

• 01Roof anatomyA section drawing of a roof with every component named, how each one fails, and what ignoring it costs.
• 02Storm checkHail and damaging-wind events recorded near your ZIP code from 2021 onward, with dates and sizes.
• 03Roof age and remaining lifeInstall year, material and four condition questions give a remaining-life band and what to watch.
• 04Leak locatorWhere the water shows up and when, mapped to the three most likely causes in the anatomy drawing.
• 05Claim or pay out of pocketHow the arithmetic of a roof claim usually works. Education, never a prediction.
• 06Gutter sizingFive inch or six, how many downspouts, and what to do when the house has box gutters.
• 07Flat roof system selectorTPO, PVC, EPDM, mod-bit or metal for a commercial building, with the reasoning shown.
• 08Commercial budget plannerRemaining service life, the repair-versus-replace crossover and a suggested capital year.

Why these, and why free

The roof anatomy drawing is the glossary you need in order not to be at a disadvantage in a conversation with anybody — a contractor, an adjuster, or somebody who knocked on your door after a storm. Knowing what step flashing is, and what happens when it is replaced with a bead of sealant, changes the conversation.

Storm Check answers the question everything else depends on: did a storm actually happen near here, and when. Storm-chasing companies buy that data. It is free, it is public, and it should not take a sales appointment to see it.

What is coming

A leak locator that maps where the water shows up to the likely cause, a roof age and remaining-life estimator, a claim-or-pay decision walkthrough, a gutter sizing guide including box gutters, and commercial flat roof tools. Each will be a page of its own rather than a widget bolted onto a sales page.