Roof measurement reports

Measure the roof. Skip the ladder.

Type an address. CloneHawk reads laser scans of the actual roof and hands you squares, pitch, every ridge and valley, and a waste table, ready for the estimate.

  • Free during early access
  • No account needed
  • Laser-measured, not hand-traced
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Find the house.

We locate the address and pull the newest public laser scan of the block. Every dot is a real laser return off a roof, a tree or the ground.

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2025scan flown
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Read the roof.

We separate the house from the trees and the yard, then read every laser hit on the roof itself. On this house that's 8 hits per square meter.

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3.9 cmmedian fit
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Fit every plane.

Each roof section gets its own plane and pitch. Where planes meet, we draw the ridges, hips and valleys and measure every edge along the slope.

42.43squares
7/12main pitch
13sections
Sample report · College Station, TX

13-section hip roof

Confidence: green
Roof area4,243
Squares42.43
Main pitch7/12
Sections13

    What you get

    Everything the estimate needs.

    Every number is measured along the slope, from the laser points on that roof. A top-view photo with our lines on it lets you confirm the house in a glance.

    • Area and squaresMeasured on the slope, not the footprint.
    • Pitch for every sectionRise over 12, fitted to the laser points.
    • Every edge, by typeRidges, hips, valleys, rakes, eaves and flashing.
    • Waste tableCommon waste factors plus one suggested for this roof.
    • Steep-slope splitArea under 8/12, 8 to 9/12, and 10/12 and up.
    • Top-view photoOur measured lines drawn right on the aerial.
    Two roofers in safety harnesses measuring a shingle roof with a tape

    Why it matters

    Every climb you skip is time back and risk off the table.

    Tape and ladders still work. But when the numbers are on your phone before you pull up, the visit goes to what only a person can do: checking damage and talking with the homeowner.

    <1minto measure a typical house once the scan is loaded
    5×every roof is measured five times, and lines that disagree get flagged
    40College Station homes re-checked against a second, separate laser flight
    ≈3%apart from a leading provider on total roof area, on their published sample house

    Who it's for

    Built for the people who climb.

    A storm cell building over a lone house on the plains
    Insurance adjusters

    Write the scope before the ladder comes off the truck.

    • Squares, pitch and line totals for the estimate
    • Steep-slope split and waste table built in
    • Top-view photo to confirm the right house
    • Xactimate (ESX) export, coming next
    Layered gables of a two-story home with dark shingles
    Roofing contractors

    Quote from the driveway.

    • Measure before the first visit
    • Material counts from squares, ridges and eaves
    • Complex roofs: every section, every valley
    • A report link you can send the homeowner

    No black box

    We show our work.

    Most reports hand you numbers and ask you to trust them. Every CloneHawk report says where each number came from and how sure we are.

    • A confidence rating on every reportGreen means the planes fit the laser points cleanly. Yellow tells you exactly what to double-check.
    • Five passes, not oneEach roof is measured five times with tiny changes. Any line total that moves gets flagged.
    • The source and the dateWhich laser survey, when it was flown, and which aerial photo we checked it against.
    • The right houseIf the address pin lands away from the building, the report says so up front.
    Laser survey
    Texas StratMap 2025
    flown Jan to Mar 2025
    Roof points
    8.3 laser hits per square meter
    Plane fit
    85% of roof points within 6 inches of the fitted planes · median miss 3.9 cm
    Repeat runs
    Area held at 4,242 to 4,244 sq ft across 5 runs. Ridges moved between 46 and 65 ft, so they're flagged for a second look.
    Confidence
    Green · 1 line flagged

    Coverage

    Built on public laser scans.

    State and federal agencies have flown lidar over most of the United States. We use the newest survey that covers the address.

    TexasThe StratMap program, including new 2025 flights around Bryan and College Station.
    NationwideUSGS 3DEP, the national lidar program covering most of the lower 48.
    Honest about ageEvery report shows the scan date, so a roof replaced since the flight is easy to spot.

    Pricing

    Free while we're in early access.

    Early access
    $0per report

    The full report, while we build out the rest.

    • Area, squares, pitch and every edge
    • Waste table and steep-slope split
    • Top-view photo with measured lines
    • Confidence and repeat-run checks
    • A report link you can share
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    What we're building now, in order.

    • Xactimate (ESX) export
    • Instant reports, no waiting
    • Walls and siding report
    • Team accounts and report history

    Early-access users get these first.

    Questions

    Straight answers.

    How do you measure a roof without anyone on it?

    Planes fly laser scanners (lidar) over whole regions and record millions of points, each one a precise 3D spot on a roof, a tree or the ground. We pick out the points on your roof, fit a flat plane to each section, and measure where the planes meet.

    How long does a report take?

    The measuring itself takes about a minute. During early access a person looks over every report before it goes out, so allow a few hours. You get a link right away, and the report shows up there when it's ready.

    How accurate is it?

    Total area and pitch are the strongest numbers. On complex roofs, which line is a hip and which is a valley is where we're still improving, and the report flags any line that changed between our five runs. Like any measurement, check it before you order materials or settle a claim.

    Where does it work?

    Anywhere public lidar covers, which is most of the United States. Texas addresses use the state's StratMap scans; everywhere else uses the national USGS program. If there's no usable scan for an address, we'll tell you instead of guessing.

    What if the house changed after the scan?

    Every report lists the scan date and shows our lines on an aerial photo, so a new addition or a reshaped roof stands out. If you see a mismatch, don't use the numbers for that part of the roof.

    Do I need an account?

    No. Type the address and you get a private link to the report. Save the link to come back to it.

    What do you do with the address?

    We use it to find the roof and build your report. That's it.

    Start here

    Your next roof is already scanned.

    Put in the address and we'll measure it.

    • Free during early access
    • No account needed