Insurance-grade estimates for roofing and restoration contractors, from photos and notes.
WriteTheScope turns the photos and notes from a loss into a carrier-ready Scope & Totals PDF in 24 to 48 hours. High quality, minimal scope information required, consistent every time, at the lowest prices in the industry. One flat monthly fee. The first estimate is free.
No card and no sign-in for the first one. Contractors anywhere in the country. Most of the work comes from the storm belts: Texas, Colorado, Oklahoma, Florida, Louisiana, the Carolinas and the upper Midwest.
What WriteTheScope does
- Writes line-item estimates for roofing, water, fire, mold and reconstruction losses from photos, notes and whatever measurements exist. Rough information is enough to start; anything missing is asked for the same day.
- Organizes the loss by area: rooms, elevations, materials, quantities, and the reasoning behind each line.
- Writes supplements and revisions when the adjuster comes back with changes.
- Reviews every estimate with you before it goes out. You read it in your portal and mark what needs to change.
- Delivers a PDF you send to the adjuster or the homeowner as your own.
What WriteTheScope does not do. It does not represent the homeowner and does not act as a public adjuster. It does not negotiate with the carrier for you. It does not visit the site; the estimate is written from what you send.
What to expect
- Turnaround
- 24 to 48 hours from the time your photos and notes arrive, depending on your plan. The free first estimate comes back within 48 hours.
- What you send
- Phone photos of the damage and the surrounding areas. The address. What caused the loss. Measurements if you have them. The adjuster's name and the claim number if there is one. Rough is fine.
- What you get back
- A Scope & Totals PDF: the scope by area, quantities, unit pricing, totals, and photo references.
- Review
- A link comes to your email. You read the preview and mark changes. The corrected copy follows. Nothing reaches you that has not been read and signed off by a licensed estimator.
- Consistency
- Every estimate follows the same structure, the same line language carriers expect, and the same review before release. The tenth one reads like the first.
- Ownership
- The estimate is yours. Send it, edit it, put your name on it.
- Pricing
- One flat monthly fee sized to your company, the lowest prices in the industry. It does not change with how many estimates you send. Month to month. Cancel any time.
- Capacity
- Each plan carries a number of estimates per month. If you run past it, you hear from WriteTheScope before anything changes; nothing is billed by the estimate.
Who writes the estimates
Every estimate is written and signed off by a licensed, certified estimator. The estimating practice is led by Ian Steitz: fifteen years in construction, restoration and insurance claims, and the estimator of record, start to finish, for two restoration companies.
- Senior Project Manager, SERVPRO of the Seacoast, 2023 to 2024
- Owner and independent adjuster, Ohio Adjusting, 2019 to 2022
- Texas All-Lines adjuster license, active
- Level 2 certified estimator (2024)
- OSHA 30. IICRC-trained, previously certified in water, structural drying, mold and fire
- Named estimator on a $5.43 million hurricane reconstruction of a municipal building
Pricing
| Plan | Fits | Capacity | Turnaround | Monthly |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimating Dept S | 1 to 3 crews | about 8 estimates a month | 48 hours | $1,500 |
| Estimating Dept M | 4 to 8 crews | about 20 estimates a month | 24 hours | $3,500 |
| Estimating Dept L | 9 or more crews, or more than one office | about 45 estimates a month | same day on rush | $7,500 |
Extras by plan: S, supplements on request. M, weekly call. L, dedicated line. Billing: flat monthly, month-to-month, cancel any time; the fee does not change with how many estimates you send.
The first estimate is free for every company on every plan. Send one real loss and judge the work before you pay anything.
Start
Send your first loss at https://writethescope.com/start. The form takes about three minutes: company, contact, the loss, photos, notes.
Questions before you send anything: ian@insynctech.io.
Questions
- Can a company send more than one loss?
- Yes. The first one is free. After that, pick the plan that fits your volume.
- What if the adjuster disagrees with a line?
- Send what they sent you. WriteTheScope writes the supplement or the response, and it comes back the same way the estimate did.
- Who owns the estimate?
- You do. It carries your company name if you want it to, and you send it wherever it needs to go.
- Where does WriteTheScope work?
- Anywhere in the country. Everything is remote: photos and notes in, the estimate out.
- How does a company cancel?
- From the portal or by email. It stops at the end of the month you are in. No fee to cancel.