FranklySan Diego, CA · San Diego County
Independent roofing estimate review in San Diego
Upload the estimate a San Diego 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 San Diego ZIP codes: 92101, 92102, 92103, 92104, 92105, 92106, 92107, 92108, 92109, 92110, 92111, 92113, 92114, 92115, 92116, 92117, 92119, 92120, 92121, 92122, 92123, 92124, 92126, 92127, 92128, 92129, 92130, 92131, 92139, 92154
How it works
Step 1
Send us the estimate
Upload a photo or PDF of the bid. Add your San Diego 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 San Diego Development Services Department 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 San Diego 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 San Diego Development Services Department.
- 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 San Diego: San Diego reviews roofing permits through Development Services, and coastal overlay zones can add review time that a bid schedule rarely accounts for.
San Diego homeowner questions
- What does an estimate review cost for San Diego 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 San Diego?
- 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.