# RoofWise USA URL: https://roofwiseusa.com Free tools: what a fair roof costs, what the last storm did near you, what your insurance claim needs, and how to compare roofers before anyone knocks. After the storm What a fair roof costs for your house, what the last storm did near you, what your claim needs, and how to compare roofers. Nobody contacts you unless you choose them. [Start your Roof Check](#check)[Browse the tools](https://roofwiseusa.com/tools) No sign-up. Your answers stay on this device. Roof Check · about 1 minute ## Tell us about your roof, then pick your next step. No sign-up. Your answers are saved only on this device, and every tool on the site reuses them. Loading your saved answers… How it works 1. 1 ### Answer a few questions About a minute. Your answers stay on this device. 2. 2 ### See what fits The realistic options, what each involves, and the catch. 3. 3 ### Choose the next step Do it yourself, use a free resource, or pick who may contact you. Every option, honestly ## Least commitment first. With the catch spelled out. | Option | Good when | Watch out | | --------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Check and document it yourself | A storm just passed or you found a leak, and nothing has been repaired yet. | Look from the ground or a window. Never climb onto a wet or damaged roof. | | Call your insurer and file the claim yourself | You have homeowners insurance and hail or wind likely caused the damage. | Your policy sets the reporting deadline and the deductible. Nobody else can file for you without your say. | | Repair what's damaged | The roof is fairly young and the damage is limited to one area. | Patched shingles may not match, and a repair on a worn roof buys less time. | | Replace the roof with a roofer you choose | The roof is old, leaking in more than one place, or the damage is widespread. | Get more than one written quote with the same scope, and be wary of large deposits or pressure to sign that day. | Tools ## Run the numbers yourself [All tools](https://roofwiseusa.com/tools) * ![Bundles of new charcoal architectural shingles and a tape measure on exposed roof decking.](https://roofwiseusa.com/images/gen/tool-roof-cost-estimator.png) ### Roof cost estimator A low, typical and high planning range from your roof's footprint, pitch, material, layers and state, with sample prices clearly labeled. [Open the tool](https://roofwiseusa.com/roof-replacement/tools/roof-cost-estimator) * ![Small white hailstones melting on dark architectural shingles.](https://roofwiseusa.com/images/gen/tool-storm-history-by-zip.png) ### Storm history by ZIP Hail and damaging-wind reports near your ZIP code over the last 10 years, from NOAA. [Open the tool](https://roofwiseusa.com/roof-replacement/tools/storm-history-by-zip) * ![A closed plain folder, a yellow tape measure and a phone face down on a kitchen table by a rainy window.](https://roofwiseusa.com/images/gen/tool-claim-readiness-check.png) ### Claim readiness check Your state's verified claim-deadline and deductible rules, your deductible in dollars, and who to call. [Open the tool](https://roofwiseusa.com/roof-replacement/tools/claim-readiness-check) * ![Blank white clipboards lined up on a wooden porch table.](https://roofwiseusa.com/images/gen/tool-roofer-quote-compare.png) ### Roofer quote compare Put up to 3 roofing quotes side by side, with the questions to ask and the red flags. [Open the tool](https://roofwiseusa.com/roof-replacement/tools/roofer-quote-compare) * ![Three plain unmarked white pickup trucks with ladder racks parked along a wet suburban curb.](https://roofwiseusa.com/images/gen/tool-roofer-license-lookup.png) ### Is my roofer licensed? Whether your state licenses or registers roofers, where to look one up, and why to ask for proof of insurance. [Open the tool](https://roofwiseusa.com/roof-replacement/tools/roofer-license-lookup) * ![A single lifted, creased shingle beside a row of intact shingles.](https://roofwiseusa.com/images/gen/tool-repair-or-replace.png) ### Repair or replace? When a bigger replacement now beats repeated repairs, paid in cash or financed. [Open the tool](https://roofwiseusa.com/roof-replacement/tools/repair-or-replace) Topics ## Start from your project * ![A roof mid-replacement with the decking and underlayment exposed and bundles of new charcoal shingles ready to install.](https://roofwiseusa.com/images/gen/hub-roof-replacement.png) ### Roof replacement & repair What a fair roof costs, and how to choose who does it [Explore this topic](https://roofwiseusa.com/roof-replacement) * ![Hailstones scattered across a front lawn and a dark shingled roof on a quiet street the morning after a storm.](https://roofwiseusa.com/images/gen/hub-storm-claims.png) ### Storm damage & insurance claims Coming Your claim, in plain language [Explore this topic](https://roofwiseusa.com/storm-claims) * ![A well-kept two-story house with an aging, weathered shingle roof, seen from the street in late-afternoon light.](https://roofwiseusa.com/images/gen/hub-home-insurance.png) ### Home insurance & roof age Coming Why roof age changes your coverage [Explore this topic](https://roofwiseusa.com/home-insurance)