Is the square footage measured or estimated?
A number taken off a satellite image or a tape on the ground can be out by hundreds of square feet, and every line on the bid is priced off it.
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Free Roof Estimate in Dallas–Fort Worth
Most roofing estimates are a man on a ladder and a number on a clipboard. Ours is an FAA Part 107 pilot, a 3D model of your actual roof, and a condition score — plus the photographs, which are yours whether you hire us or not.
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What Is Actually In It
A flight, not a ladder
An FAA Part 107 certified pilot captures every slope in high resolution — including the steep and fragile sections nobody should be standing on. Nobody walks your roof, and nothing gets damaged proving a point.
Measured, not eyeballed
The imagery is processed into a dimensionally accurate 3D model, so square footage, pitch and material quantities come from measurement rather than a tape and an estimate.
An objective score
Your roof graded against the same criteria every time — granule loss, brittleness, flashing, storm damage — rather than one inspector's judgement on one particular afternoon.
The photographs
A summary report with images of what we actually found. Yours to keep, and to show anyone else you are getting numbers from.
An honest recommendation
Protect, repair or replace, whichever the evidence supports. If the roof needs nothing yet we say so, and we handle full replacements ourselves when it genuinely needs one.
No obligation, no cost
Free whether or not you hire us, with nobody sitting in your kitchen waiting for a signature. About 20 minutes on site, and you do not need to be home for the flight.
Comparing Bids
Six Questions to Ask Every Estimate
Three estimates only help if you compare the same things. Roofing bids differ far more on what they include than on price per square, and the spread hides in the same half-dozen lines every time. Ask all three of these — ours included.
Does it name the decking condition?
Decking is invisible until the shingles come off and it is the single most common change order. An estimate that stays silent on it is one that intends to revise.
Is hip and ridge itemised separately?
It is slow hand work along the most exposed line of the roof. On one of our own repairs it came to $2,615 against $638 of field shingle work.
Are dump fees in the total or added later?
Tear-off has to be hauled and tipped on nearly every job. Ours have run from $167 to $571 depending on volume.
Does it list code upgrades?
Current code may require ice-and-water shield, drip edge or ventilation the old roof never had. Required work, and a common reason the cheapest bid is not the cheapest job.
Is there photographic evidence?
If a bid says the roof needs replacing, ask to see what it is based on. An estimate with no imagery is an opinion with a price on it.
The Uncomfortable Part
Estimates Change. Honest Ones Say Why.
On one Springtown roof, our own first estimate was $1,125.54. The invoice came to $5,628.
We publish that, itemised, because of what did not move. The shingle material, the installation with gutter colour match, and the dump fees went from $804.11 to $805.00 across four weeks — a difference of eighty-nine cents.
Every dollar of the increase came from two things nobody could see from the driveway: a damaged metal section that needed the decking and battens underneath it rather than one replacement sheet, and seventy linear feet of hip and ridge that was not on the first estimate at all.
That is why a number given before a roof has been properly looked at is a guess that gets revised — and why we fly first. The surprise should happen on a screen, not halfway through the job.
See Both Invoices, Line by Line Before You Book
Work Out the Rough Number First
Cost calculator
Slide to your roof size for a replacement range, and see how protection compares on the same roof.
Replacement cost
What a full tear-off runs in DFW and the six factors that move it more than roof size does.
Repair cost
Two of our own invoiced repairs, itemised by element, with the rate behind each line.
Questions
Free Roof Estimate FAQ
Is a roof estimate really free?
Ours is. An FAA Part 107 pilot flies your roof, scores its condition and sends you a summary report with photographs of what we found — whether or not you hire us for anything. There is no fee, no obligation and nobody waiting in your kitchen for a decision.
How long does a roof estimate take?
The flight itself is usually 20 to 30 minutes and you do not need to be home for it. The imagery is then processed into a 3D model and scored, so the report follows rather than being handed over on the driveway — which is the point, because a number produced in the time it takes to walk back to a truck has not been measured.
How many roof estimates should I get?
Three is the usual advice and it is sound, but only if you compare the same things. Bids differ far more on what they include than on price per square — decking, hip and ridge, code upgrades and disposal are where the spread hides. There is a checklist further up this page for exactly that.
Why is one roofing estimate so much cheaper than the others?
Usually because something has been left out rather than because the work is cheaper. The common omissions are decking replacement, hip and ridge capping, code-required upgrades and dump fees. Ask each bidder the same six questions and the cheap one frequently stops being cheap.
Will my estimate change once work starts?
It can, and we publish an example of exactly that. On one Springtown roof our own first estimate was $1,125.54 and the invoice came to $5,628 — but the shingle, labour and dump lines between those two documents changed by eighty-nine cents. The whole increase was a metal section that needed decking and battens rather than one sheet, plus seventy linear feet of hip and ridge that was not visible until the roof was walked. A legitimate revision names which element changed and why.
Do I have to be home for the estimate?
Not for the flight. We launch from the driveway, nobody comes inside, and nobody sets foot on your shingles. It helps if we know the rough age of the roof and any history of leaks or previous claims, but none of that is required to get started.
Do you estimate roof repairs as well as replacements?
Yes, and we publish real repair invoices rather than ranges — two jobs itemised by element, at $4,353.22 and $5,628. Repair is dramatically cheaper than replacement when the damage is localised, and the assessment is what tells you which situation you are in.
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Book Your Free Estimate
Tell us where the roof is and we will fly it. No cost, no obligation, and an honest answer either way — including if the answer is that you do not need us yet.
- Drone roof assessment — engineering-grade condition report
- Honest answer — protect, repair, or replace; the data decides
- Written warranty — 5 to 20 years depending on your roof
Prefer to talk? Call our DFW line (682) 651-5005
