Photo roof inspections: triage before you drive
Not every roofing lead needs a truck. A homeowner who texts you a photo of three missing shingles has told you almost everything you need to scope the visit — yet most roofers still send a crew across town to find out in person. Photo inspection requests close that gap: the homeowner sends a picture, the AI reads it, and the right kind of appointment gets booked before anyone burns gas.
The cheapest inspection is the one your crew never had to drive to.
From snapshot to scheduled job
When a lead comes in through 24/7 Lead Response, Workfloor can ask the homeowner to text a quick photo. From that image it gauges whether it's storm damage or normal wear, whether there's an active leak, and how urgent the visit is — then books accordingly over Text Messaging. Urgent leaks get same-day priority; cosmetic wear gets a normal slot. The photo stays attached to the job so your crew rolls up already knowing what they're walking into.
For storm and insurance work it's even more valuable: that first photo becomes a documented, time-stamped record of the damage — useful when the claim goes into Insurance Claim Navigation.
QuestionsFrequently asked questions
No — it's a triage step, not a replacement. The photo helps you prioritize and scope the visit so the in-person inspection is faster and more productive. Your crew still does the real assessment on-site.
A photo from the ground or of the debris in the yard is plenty to gauge urgency. Workfloor never asks anyone to climb — safety first, and a ground shot still tells it a lot.
Yes. It attaches to the booked job in your CRM so the assigned crew sees it before they arrive, and it doubles as a before-photo for insurance documentation.