Today
The tape measure picks the moment
- An estimator on the roof, or waiting on a drawing, before any number is trusted.
- Takeoffs that drift from the roof that was actually sold.
- The quotation waits hours or days while the lead cools.
The quote waits on the tape.The roof is already in the files.
Hand measurement slows the path from lead to signed job and small takeoff errors become change orders. INSUS delivers tailor-made AI and engineering services — not a packaged measurement SaaS — that measure from satellite, drone or plan files you already keep, build a takeoff with your labour and price list, and hand the estimator a draft quotation to validate before it goes out.
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Tailor-made AI / Engineering Services.
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Satellite, drone or plan files you already have.
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Estimator validates before the quote leaves.
The problem
The quote waits on a tape measureand small errors become change orders.
Manual roof measurement is often the bottleneck between a lead and a signed contract. Estimators spend hours, sometimes days, measuring by hand. Quotes go out late. A bad takeoff wastes material or creates a shortfall on site. Incorrect measurements later show up as change orders and a frustrated customer. Packaged measurement tools rarely match the roof types, rates and exclusions your team actually sells.
01Hours measuring before a quote can leave
02Takeoff errors: waste or shortfall on site
03Change orders after the job is sold
- 01Hours measuring before a quote can leave
- 02Takeoff errors: waste or shortfall on site
- 03Change orders after the job is sold
The shift
From waiting on the tapeto a measured draft your estimator still owns.
The estimator stays in charge of price, exclusions, validation against hand takeoff and whether the quote is sent. What changes is whether measurement and takeoff start from files you already have, scoped to the roof types you quote most.
With INSUS
A tailored draft from the files
- Measurements from satellite, drone or plan files you already have — when imagery quality allows.
- Material and labour priced with the rates you already use.
- A draft quotation the estimator reviews and validates. No CRM auto-send. No flight service from INSUS.
How it works
From existing imagery or plansto a reviewable quotation.
Delivered as Tailor-made AI / Engineering Services for measurement and takeoff, with AI Doc Generator supporting draft quotation assembly. Day one is advisory. INSUS does not fly the roof, does not replace estimator judgement and does not auto-send quotes from your CRM.
Connect
Bring in imagery or plans you already keep
Use satellite imagery, drone footage or digital building plans from recent jobs. If a usable file is missing or quality is too poor to measure, discovery says so rather than assuming a new flight.
Understand
Measure this roof from the file
Extract geometry needed for the takeoff from the image or plan for the roof types scoped in the pilot. Imagery quality, pitch and complexity limit what can be claimed from a file alone.
Predict
Build the material and labour takeoff
Squares, flashing, underlayment and related items are calculated from this measurement. The takeoff is a draft for estimator validation, not a guaranteed as-built quantity.
Advise
Assemble a draft quotation
Apply your labour rates and material prices through AI Doc Generator to produce a draft quote for estimator review. No automatic send to the customer or CRM.
Verify
Validate against a recent hand takeoff
Pilot outputs are compared with jobs you already measured by hand on the same roof type before a live bid depends on the numbers.
Getting started
Start with the roof typesyou quote most.
For roofing teams that already hold satellite, drone or plan files for the work they quote most. Delivered as Tailor-made AI / Engineering Services, with AI Doc Generator for draft quotation assembly. Expert Services can help scope discovery and validation against a recent hand takeoff. No new capture hardware and no flight service are assumed where usable files already exist.
- What we need. A handful of recent jobs with imagery or plans, your current takeoff method and rates, and a sales or estimating lead who knows how quotes leave today.
- What you see first. Measurements, takeoff and a draft quotation set next to the last hand takeoff, so the estimator can judge the gap before a live bid depends on it.
- Where the limits are. Not a packaged measurement SaaS. Not a flight service. Not a substitute for insurance-grade specialty measurement vendors when a carrier requires them. Imagery quality and roof type limit accuracy. No CRM auto-send.
Related for roofing
Other roofingstarting points
Measurement quotation sits beside inspection scoring and CPR documentation on the same roofing operation.
- 01Roof Inspection IntelligenceScore visible defects from drone, satellite or photo files you already keep for inspector review.
- 02CPR Compliance DocumentationMap DoP and environmental-declaration obligations by product family against revised CPR deadlines.
- 03Roofing industryThe wider picture for inspection, measurement quotation and CPR documentation.
Questions estimating teams ask us
Hand measurement often delays quotes and creates takeoff errors that become change orders. This engagement measures from files you already keep and builds a draft quotation with your rates for estimator review and validation.
No. It is Tailor-made AI / Engineering Services scoped to the roof types you quote most, your rates and your estimating workflow — not a one-size measurement SaaS.
No. Satellite imagery or a digital plan you already have is enough to start on many roofs when quality allows. If you already fly a job, that footage can be used. INSUS does not fly the roof for you.
No. The estimator still owns price, exclusions, validation against hand takeoff and whether the quote goes out. Your CRM stays the system of record. Drafts are never sent automatically.
No. When a carrier or claim process requires a specialty insurance-grade measurement vendor, that requirement still stands. This pilot is scoped to the roof types and quotation workflow you run most, validated against your own hand takeoffs.
The pilot is checked against jobs you already measured by hand. Pitch, complexity and imagery quality all matter. We will not invent precision the source file cannot support.
As Tailor-made AI / Engineering Services for measurement and takeoff, with AI Doc Generator for draft quotation assembly. Expert Services support discovery and validation against a recent hand takeoff.
Roofing · Tailor-made measurement
Measure from the files quote with your rates.
See whether a tailored measurement workflow on satellite, drone or plan files you already keep can give estimators a draft takeoff and quotation they still validate and control.