FranklySanta Ana, CA · Orange County
Independent roofing estimate review in Santa Ana
Upload the estimate a Santa Ana 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 Santa Ana ZIP codes: 92701, 92702, 92703, 92704, 92705, 92706, 92707, 92711, 92712, 92725, 92735, 92799
How it works
Step 1
Send us the estimate
Upload a photo or PDF of the bid. Add your Santa Ana 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 Santa Ana Planning & Building 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 Santa Ana 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 Santa Ana Planning & Building.
- 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 Santa Ana: Older Santa Ana homes often carry two or three legacy layers; a bid quoting single-layer tear-off will grow mid-job unless the layer count is verified first.
Santa Ana homeowner questions
- What does an estimate review cost for Santa Ana 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 Santa Ana?
- 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.