Steep & high roof charges
Charge-band squares by slope and stories.
Wind & hail · Calculator
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Product overview
Total the steep- and height-charge squares a roof actually carries. Enter each slope as squares at a pitch, plus the story count, and the calculator classifies every slope into the standard charge bands — 7/12–9/12, 10/12–12/12, over 12/12 — and totals the squares per band, flagging height charges for two stories or tall eaves. Reach for it when a carrier estimate prices a cut-up two-story roof like a walkable ranch: missing steep and height charges is one of the most common and most defensible supplements on a wind claim.
Steep charges compensate the slower, harnessed work above walkable pitch, and estimating practice bands them: roofs at 7/12 through 9/12 carry a steep charge, 10/12 through 12/12 a higher one, and anything over 12/12 an extreme-pitch charge, each entered as an add-on line quantified in squares. Height charges apply the same way when the work is above one story — staging, hoisting, and ladder time — or when eaves run roughly 20 feet and up. This calculator classifies each slope you enter, totals squares per band, and shows the pitch multiplier per slope so the classification is documented, not asserted. Charge bands follow common Xactimate practice; carrier guidelines vary.
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.
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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
Common practice starts steep charges at 7/12, with a second band at 10/12 through 12/12 and an additional charge above 12/12. Below 7/12 is generally considered walkable and carries no add-on. The charge is quantified in squares for the slopes in each band — which is why per-slope pitch documentation matters: a roof that averages 6/12 can still have a 9/12 dormer face that earns its band. Confirm the exact break points against the carrier's guidelines.
When the work happens above single-story height — the customary markers are two or more stories, or eave heights around 20 feet and up even on a single tall story. The charge covers staging, material hoisting, and the slower movement tall work forces. It applies to the squares worked at height, which on most two-story homes is the whole roof. Photograph the elevation and note the eave height; a documented height charge survives review, an asserted one gets cut.
Most are written from aerial measurement reports, which deliver areas and pitches but don't force per-slope charge decisions — so the add-on lines simply never get created. Templates built on walkable single-story assumptions compound it. The supplement case is straightforward because the physical facts aren't arguable: the pitch is what it is, the eave height is what it is. Enter each slope in this calculator, attach the per-band square totals, and the missing lines write themselves.
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