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See what is often missing from a carrier scope, before you sign it.

Most carrier roof scopes leave out the same few line items: drip edge, ice and water shield, ridge vent, permit and dump fees, and code-required flashing. A Scope Audit checks your scope against what these documents commonly miss and names what looks absent, so you can see whether your estimate looks short before you sign it.

A free Scope Audit from ESXPress. Leave your details and your report comes back by email, usually within one business day.

Request your Scope Audit

Tell us where to send it. We email your report, and you can send the scope by replying to that email.

Early access: this is a team-run audit, not an instant tool. Leave your details and your report comes back by email, usually within one business day.

What a Scope Audit looks for

First-pass carrier scopes leave out the same kinds of items again and again. A Scope Audit checks your scope against the buckets below and names what looks absent, so a gap shows up while you can still do something about it. These are the buckets:

Code-required items

Ice and water shield, drip edge, and the flashing details the local code asks for. These tend to be required work that never made it onto the first pass.

Tear-off and disposal

The removal of the old roof and the dump and haul-off that rides with it. Easy to leave off when a scope is written from a photo.

Ventilation

Ridge vent, intake vent, and the balance between them. A re-roof that only calls for field shingles leaves the roof breathing wrong.

Decking and sheathing

The plywood or OSB under the shingles, and replacement of the damaged sheets once the old roof is off.

Accessories and trim

Rake edge, gable trim, valley metal, and the small accessory lines that finish the roof but do not always get their own line.

Permit and fees

The permit itself and the inspection that goes with it. A real cost of the job that is sometimes simply absent.

Overhead and profit

O and P on the work performed when a general contractor or multiple trades are involved. Worth checking whether it belongs.

General conditions and matching

Detach and reset, protection, cleanup, and continuous or matching materials. The items that make the finished job match the house.

How a Scope Audit works

  1. Request the audit

    Leave your name and email in the form. That is the whole ask. No signup and no card.

  2. We check your scope

    We read your carrier scope against the items these documents commonly leave off, the way we would check any roof estimate before it goes back in.

  3. Your report comes back by email

    You get a short, plain list: what looks absent, and what is worth a second look before you accept the number.

What it is, and what it is not

A Scope Audit is a plain second look at the scope in front of you. It is not a price and it is not a promise of more money. It is a list of the items that commonly go missing, so you can ask better questions before you accept the number.

Want the full workflow once you know what is missing? See the free tools hub for the ESX validator, the pricing explainer, and the code reference, and read the roof claim supplement audit for the line-by-line checklist behind these buckets.

Common questions

What is a Scope Audit?
A short report on the line items carrier roof scopes commonly leave out. You send a scope, and you get back a plain list of what looks absent and worth a second look before you accept the estimate.
Is the Scope Audit free?
Yes. It is a free request and there is no signup and no card. The report comes back by email.
How do I get my report?
Submit your name and email in the form. We reply by email with your Scope Audit. Replying to that email is the fastest way to send the scope itself. This is an early-access, team-run audit, so the turnaround is usually a business day or two.
Will the audit change my estimate?
No. It does not touch your file, your scope, or your estimate. It names line items that are commonly missing from carrier scopes so you can decide what to ask about before you accept a number.
Which scopes can you run it on?
Roof and property insurance scopes from the major carriers. If you have a supplement or a second estimate, send that too. The same items tend to go missing either way.
What does the audit not do?
It does not price your job, does not reprice your estimate, and is not a legal or coverage opinion. It points at commonly missing line items so you can ask better questions about the scope in front of you.
Why is ESXPress giving this away free?
The paid product turns a carrier scope into an import-ready Xactimate ESX file. The Scope Audit is the free check for anyone who wants to see what is often missing before they commit to anything.

Turn a carrier scope PDF into an import-ready ESX file

Already know what is missing? Drop the whole carrier scope in ESXPress and get an import-ready .esx in about two minutes, with every line item checked against the SEL dictionary. Always verify the output in your own environment before submission.

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