FranklyPasadena, CA · Los Angeles County
Independent roofing estimate review in Pasadena
Upload the estimate a Pasadena roofer handed you and we'll read it line by line — scope, materials, exclusions, payment terms — and tell you what it actually commits you to. We don't sell or install roofs, so there is nothing for us to upsell.
Reviewing estimates for Pasadena ZIP codes: 91050, 91051, 91101, 91102, 91103, 91104, 91105, 91106, 91107, 91109, 91110, 91114, 91115, 91116, 91117, 91121, 91123, 91124, 91125, 91126, 91129, 91131, 91175, 91182, 91184, 91185, 91186, 91187, 91188, 91189, 91191, 91199
How it works
Step 1
Send us the estimate
Upload a photo or PDF of the bid. Add your Pasadena ZIP code and anything the roofer told you in person that isn't written down.
Step 2
We read it independently
We check the scope against what your roof type and City of Pasadena Planning & Community Development requirements actually call for, and flag what's missing, vague or priced without a basis.
Step 3
You get it in writing
A written review you can hand back to the contractor, with the specific questions to ask before you sign anything or pay a deposit.
What we check on a Pasadena estimate
- Whether the scope matches the work your roof needs — tear-off, layers, decking, underlayment, flashing and ventilation.
- Whether the contractor holds an active California C-39 roofing licence and who is pulling the permit through City of Pasadena Planning & Community Development.
- Whether the deposit is legal — California caps a home-improvement down payment at $1,000 or 10% of the contract price, whichever is less.
- Whether allowances, exclusions and change-order language leave the price open-ended.
- Whether the warranty is the manufacturer's, the contractor's, or neither in practice.
- What is specific to Pasadena: Landmark districts and historic overlays cover much of the city; the wrong shingle profile can fail review after the material is already on site.
Pasadena homeowner questions
- What does an estimate review cost for Pasadena homeowners?
- Every engagement is a flat fee quoted in writing before any work starts — send the estimate and you'll get your exact fee back with no obligation. We are independent consultants, not a roofing contractor, so we don't bid on the work afterwards.
- Do you come out and inspect my roof?
- The review covers the written estimate and the documents and photos you send. When a roof genuinely needs eyes on it, we'll tell you that plainly rather than guess from a bid.
- Should I take a roofer's free inspection?
- A free inspection offered by a roofing company is a sales visit — useful, but the findings come from the party that wants the job. Getting the resulting estimate read by someone with nothing to sell is how you tell a real problem from an upsell.
- How much should a roof cost in Pasadena?
- We won't quote a number we can't stand behind. What we will do is convert each bid to a comparable basis — price per square, what's included, what's excluded — so three quotes can actually be compared.
- What if I already signed?
- California gives most homeowners a three-day right to cancel a contract signed at home. If you're inside that window, send the contract now — timing matters more than anything else at that point.