Free sample tool
See a price range for a roof, windows or siding
Pick the project, set the size and choose good, better or best materials. The price range updates as you go, with what moves it up or down. These are sample prices, not a quote, and nothing is sent.
- Takes
- About a minute
- Sign-up
- Not needed
- Your data
- Sample data only. Nothing is sent or saved.
Built from our work for Tri-State Roofing and Chimneys
Try it
Price a sample project
The kind of planning range we built into the Tri-State Roofing and Chimneys website. A homeowner sees a range first, then asks for a written quote. Stuck? Press Show me how in the window.
Project cost estimator
Sample data
Sample data · nothing is sent or saved
Pick a project, set the size and choose a level. The price range updates as you go.
How big is the job?
The outline of the house on the ground. A rough guess is fine.
Old layers to tear off
About 19 squares of roof.A square is 100 square feet of roof.
Sample price range for roof replacement
$9,700 to $13,400
Sample prices for this demo, not a quote.
Where the money goes
- Shingles and materials19 squares$3,600–$4,600
- Labormedium roof$4,400–$5,900
- Tear-off and disposal1 old layer$1,000–$1,600
- Permit, setup and cleanupDumpster and permit$700–$1,300
What can change it
- Steeper roofs take longer to work on safely.
- Each old layer torn off adds labor and dumpster weight.
- Soft or rotten wood under the shingles only shows once the old roof is off.
Sample prices for this demo, not a quote. A contractor's estimator uses that company's own prices and ends with a request for a written quote.
Step by step
How to use it
The same steps the Show me how button walks you through in the window, one at a time.
Pick the project
Roof, windows or siding. Each one asks its own simple questions.
Set the size
Slide or tap the plus and minus buttons. A rough guess is fine, because a visit measures the real thing.
Choose a level
Good, better or best materials. Watch the price move as you switch.
Read the price range
A range instead of one price, because every house hides a few surprises. These are sample prices, not a quote.
See where the money goes
Materials, labor, removal and cleanup, each with its own range.
Ask for a written quote
On a contractor's site, this sends your answers and the range to the office. Here it only shows what they would get.
The real thing
What the real version does
On a contractor’s website, the estimator runs on that company’s own prices and ends with a quote request.
Your prices, in one place
The ranges come from the contractor’s own price list, kept in one file, so changing a price is one edit.
The answers go to the office
Asking for a quote sends the homeowner’s answers and the range they saw, so the first call starts in the right place.
Honest about what it is
Tri-State’s calculator shows the permit and New Jersey sales tax, and says plainly that an inspection sets the final price.
Questions
Common questions
Are these real prices?
No. The sample runs on made-up prices that are not any contractor’s price list. A contractor’s estimator uses that company’s own prices.
Why a range instead of one price?
Because a fair price depends on things only a visit shows, like soft wood under old shingles. A range sets expectations and still leads to a written quote.
Under the hood
How it's built
For the technically curious. This is part of our web development work.
Every price is a whole-dollar low and high end stored as data. Each line of the breakdown is priced at both ends, and the range runs from the sum of the lows to the sum of the highs, rounded out to the nearest hundred dollars so it never looks more exact than it is.
The math is plain functions with no screen code, so the page shows the full default estimate before any script runs, and the range glides to its new value as you drag.
Next step
Want one like this for your business?
Tell us how your business runs today. We reply by email or phone with questions or a written proposal.