Guides
How to Measure Your First Roof in RoofStruct: Trace, Label, Export
Your first roof in RoofStruct, step by step: trace it, split it into facets, label the edges, set pitch and waste, check the totals and export the PDF, free on every plan.
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Guides for roofing contractors
How to measure, estimate and order materials, plus dated comparisons of roof measurement tools, from the team that builds RoofStruct.
Guides
Guides
What Is RoofStruct? Roof Measurement & Estimating Software for Contractors
RoofStruct is roof measurement and estimating software for contractors: measure roofs yourself, send estimates homeowners e-sign, and order materials in one tool.
Estimating & materials
Estimating & materials
Roofing Waste Factor: How Much to Add by Roof Type (and the Cuts That Get Forgotten)
A field guide to waste percentages by roof complexity — what 10% really covers, the cuts contractors forget to count, and a worked 32-square example.
Estimating & materials
How to Build a Roofing Material Order From a Measurement
A supplier-ready roofing order, line by line: what the yard needs, how each line comes off the measurement in the unit it ships in, and a worked 26-square example.
Estimating & materials
How to Estimate a Roof Replacement From Your Measurements
From measured squares and edge footage to a priced, tiered bid: material lines, per-square labor, margin math and Good / Better / Best tiers, with a worked 28-square example.
Tool comparisons
Comparisons of roof measurement tools, sourced from each vendor's own pages and dated. RoofStruct makes one of these tools.
Tool comparisons
Best Free Roof Measurement Tool in 2026: What 'Free' Means and What It Costs Later
"Free" roof measurement tools come in four kinds: a trial, a few free projects, a free account with pay-as-you-go measuring, or a free self-serve plan. What each costs later.
Tool comparisons
Roof Measurement With No Per-Report Fee: When Measuring It Yourself Pays Off
Per-report fees cost the most on the bids you lose. A three-line worksheet compares ordered reports, your own tracing time and a flat plan, using your own numbers.
Tool comparisons
Best Roof Measurement Software 2026: 7 Tools Compared by What They're Built For
No single roof measurement tool fits every shop. Seven tools compared by how you pay and what each is built for, from claims reports to free self-serve measuring.
Tool comparisons
Roofr Alternative: When a Free Self-Serve Measuring Plan Fits Better
Roofr is an all-in-one platform with ordered reports and a DIY drawing mode. Here is when RoofStruct's free plan, with unlimited self-serve measuring and PDFs, fits better.
Tool comparisons
EagleView Alternative for Small Contractors: When You Don't Need an Insurance-Grade Report
EagleView sells roof reports per report. For everyday retail bids, measure roofs yourself in minutes, and order a report or ESX sketch only when a job needs one.
Tool comparisons
EagleView vs. Roofr vs. GAF QuickMeasure: Roof Measurement Tools Compared (2026)
EagleView, Roofr and GAF QuickMeasure compared on price, delivery, accuracy claims and Xactimate files, from each vendor's own pages (Oct 2026), and where DIY measuring fits.
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