Built for roofing contractors
Job Cost Tracking for Roofing Contractors
Track materials, labor, and equipment on every roof — and know your margin before you submit the final invoice.
Sound familiar?
Material waste kills your margin
Shingles, underlayment, and flashing costs vary by job size, pitch, and complexity. Without tracking actual vs. estimated material use, you can't tighten your estimates.
Crew labor is hard to track across jobs
Your roofing crew finishes one job by noon and starts another in the afternoon. Splitting their pay between two jobs correctly takes real tracking.
Insurance supplements are hard to document
Supplementing an insurance claim requires knowing exactly what you spent. Without itemized records per job, you're leaving money on the table.
How Punch Ledger helps roofing contractors
Purpose-built for project-based contractors — not adapted from generic accounting software.
Material cost tracking per roof
Scan supplier receipts for shingles, nails, underlayment, and flashing. Assign each delivery to the right job — see actual material cost vs. estimate in real time.
Crew scheduling and labor cost by job
Assign your roofing crew to specific jobs each day. When they split a day between two roofs, log the split — payroll cost allocates to both jobs correctly.
Real-time job P&L
See labor, materials, and equipment costs stacked against your contract amount on every active project. Know your margin before you pull off the site.
Itemized invoices for insurance and homeowners
Build detailed invoices from your recorded job costs. Itemized line items make insurance supplement documentation straightforward.
Common questions
Can Punch Ledger help with insurance supplement documentation?
Yes. Because every expense is recorded per project with vendor, date, and line items, you have an itemized cost record for every job. Export it to PDF for supplement submissions.
How do I track equipment like a tear-off machine or lift?
Equipment costs — rental fees, fuel, maintenance — are recorded as project expenses in the equipment category. They appear in your job costing report alongside labor and materials.
Can I track multiple crew members with different pay rates?
Yes. Each crew member has their own pay rate. Day laborers, experienced roofers, and lead installers all have different rates that feed into your labor cost per job.
Does it work for both residential and commercial roofing?
Yes — any project type. Residential reroofs, commercial flat roofs, and storm damage jobs are all tracked as separate projects with their own cost breakdown.
How quickly can I get started?
Sign up free, add your first project, and start logging expenses. No training required — the interface is built for contractors, not bookkeepers.
Know your numbers on every job
Join roofing contractors using Punch Ledger to track costs, run payroll, and protect their margins.
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