Get roof repair quotes before you call.

When you call a roofing shop, they usually want to come out and look before they tell you anything. That costs them time and you get no idea what you're looking at. There's now a tool that lets you plug in your roof size and damage type, and it shows you what the insurance deductible might cost before you ever pick up the phone.

The math is straightforward: square footage times the market rate for your area, adjusted for what kind of damage you're dealing with. You type in your name and phone number. The shop gets a real lead, not a guess. Auto body shops have been doing this for a while. Roofing should have been doing it all along.

This is live across the Coastal Bend. If you've got hail damage or storm damage sitting in your yard, you can get a ballpark number in about two minutes.