The problem
Roof reports were read and interpreted by staff. Pitches and measurements were sometimes misread, and each mistake carried into the materials ordered and the price quoted.
The client company is not identified in this published example.
Case study
Roof report extraction and material calculation
An anonymous roofing contractor was reading roof reports by hand to work out pitches, measurements, and materials. Misread values flowed directly into materials and pricing. Marlex AI built an app that extracts the key information from roof reports and calculates the materials needed for the job, replacing manual interpretation with one consistent method and reducing the risk of misreading.
What we built
An app that extracts the key information from roof reports and calculates the materials required. The calculation follows one defined method rather than varying with whoever reads the report.
What changed
The step between report and order no longer depends on manual reading and arithmetic, which reduces the risk of misread values reaching materials and pricing. We have not published measured error rates for this project, and no tool removes every possible error.
Questions
Frequently asked
Does the roof report app eliminate all errors?
No tool can guarantee zero errors. The app reduces the risk of misreading by extracting values and calculating materials with one consistent method instead of manual interpretation.