Selecting roof materials
Selecting roof materials is easy in AppliCad because all materials are catered for within the software. Whether you are laying shingles, metal sheets or membrane plys, AppliCad allows your materials to be easily defined and used. AppliCad also quantifies all your extras as well so you’ll never head off to the site feeling you’ve forgotten something.
Global features…
Any material definable when selecting roof materials
A completely customisable database. Any material may be defined.
Material types
Define various materials;
Tiles, shingles, shakes, metal, flashings, custom flashings, custom profiles, fasteners, insulation, sarking, membranes, single-ply, edge assemblies, fixtures, downpipes, solar panels and more.
Tiles, shingles, shakes, metal, flashings, custom flashings, custom profiles, fasteners, insulation, sarking, membranes, single-ply, edge assemblies, fixtures, downpipes, solar panels and more.
Tiles shingles and shakes…
Tile + 1/2 and accessories
Include tiles and 1/2 or more on gables ends, hips and valleys, plus all your tile accessories. (A UK preference!)
Per bundle/per piece
Price your shingles and shakes either per bundle, or per piece.
Metal tiles
Metal tiles easily accounted for – simply describe the exposed size.
Metal roofing and flashings…
Flashing/trim accessories
A huge number of options to define all your flashing accessories, and the fasteners for the accessories.
Stock lengths etc.
Set up your own material stock-lengths, installers pay rate schedules and more.
Custom flashings
Define various custom flashings based on girth/width and bends/folds and cuts.
All metal finishes
Kynar, Colorbond, Zincalume, Galvanised – all metal finishes and colours are possible. If you use it, then you can define it. Even use your spreadsheet to maintain the details easily and quickly.
Detail for edge assemblies
Create easily assigned details for Edge Assemblies to ensure your roof goes on correctly.
Cost Options – per length or per metre (or feet and inches too)
Cost your flashings either per length, or per metre or foot.
Flashing/trim estimating
Five different flashing/trim estimation methods. At least one to suit your current business process for the most reliable and accurate cutting list you have ever had.
Membranes and insulation…
Insulation roll sizes
Two different roll sizes possible for all defined insulation and sarking/underlay.
Perimeter and field membranes
Any different size for various field and perimeter membranes.
Other items…
Accessories for down-spouts
Pops, straps, offsets, shoes, and elbows can be setup with down pipes.
Graphical fixtures
Graphical representation of fixtures. See all the pops, skylights, penetrations, solar panels etc. before you produce the quotation.
Different fasteners
Define mechanical (screws, nails etc), liquid (butyl adhesive, epoxy etc) and rolls (butyl tape etc) as fasteners.
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