Shingle / material + waste
Quantity plus overage.
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Product overview
Turn a roof's square count into an ordered bundle count with waste built in. Enter your squares and a waste percentage; the calculator adds the allowance and converts to shingle bundles at three per square, rounded up to whole bundles. Reach for it once you know the squares and need a defensible material quantity for the estimate — so the shingle line item reflects what actually gets delivered to the roof, cuts and starter included, not just the bare coverage number.
Start from a square count, add a waste allowance, then convert to bundles. Architectural shingles cover at three bundles per square, so the calculator takes your squares, multiplies by (1 + waste ÷ 100), multiplies by three, and rounds up to the next whole bundle — you can't order a partial bundle. At 20 squares with 12% waste, that's 20 × 1.12 × 3 ≈ 67.2, rounded to 68 bundles. The 12% default covers cuts at hips and valleys plus starter and ridge; verify coverage against the manufacturer's spec, since some designer and impact-rated shingles run four or five bundles per square.
Product details
- Sold by
- Mensuria
- Product category
- Free field tool · Calculator
- Delivery method
- Web app · no login
- Cost
- Free
Highlights
- Deterministic — the same inputs give the same result, every time.
- Built for the trade, sized to feed Xactimate line-item quantities.
- Free — no login, no card.
- Works from a phone at the loss.
Vendor insights
Mensuria writes a neutral scope built to survive review — every line item sourced to a photo, anything unprovable held back and flagged for you. It never files the estimate; a licensed adjuster confirms every line and stays the adjuster of record. Mensuria is independent and not affiliated with Verisk or Xactimate; “Xactimate-ready” means the worksheet is organized for Quick Entry.
Pricing
This tool is free — no login, no card. The full scope-drafting product is priced below; your first claim is free.
Details
Delivery method
Mensuria is a web app — nothing to install. You work a claim in the browser and export a room-grouped, Xactimate-ready worksheet (codes, quantities, descriptions) organized for Quick Entry. There is no native .ESX import; you key the reviewed line items into Xactimate and stay in control.
Terms and conditions
Use of Mensuria is subject to our Terms of Service. Your first claim is free with no card; paid plans are billed monthly and cancel anytime.
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Support
Support
Reach the team at support@mensuria.com . You will hear back from people who have written a scope, not a ticket queue.
Onboarding
Your first claim walks you through capture, draft, review, and export step by step, so you are productive on claim one — no training required.
Refund policy
Monthly plans cancel anytime; the CAT Season Pass is a one-time add-on with no commitment.
Common questions
Three bundles per square is standard for architectural and most three-tab shingles, and it's the assumption this calculator uses. Heavier designer or impact-rated shingles can require four or five bundles per square, so always check the product's stated coverage. For a whole roof, multiply squares by three, add waste, and round up — you order in full bundles, never fractions, so rounding up prevents a short delivery mid-tear-off.
Twelve percent is a solid default for shingle bundles and is what this tool uses — a little higher than the roof-area waste because bundle rounding and cut-off at diagonals both eat material. Simple gable roofs can run 10%; cut-up roofs with many valleys and dormers push 15% or more. Document the roof's complexity in the file so the allowance is defensible when the estimate is reviewed.
Shingles are sold and delivered in whole bundles, and running short in the middle of a tear-off stops the job and risks a color-lot mismatch on the reorder. Rounding up guarantees full coverage plus your waste allowance on the roof. The small overage is normal roofing practice and is generally accepted in the estimate. This calculator always rounds the bundle count up for that reason.
- Wind & hail
Squares from dimensions.
- Wind & hail
Rise over run to multiplier.
- General
Add material overage to a quantity.
- Wind & hail
Damage thresholds.