NORTHN FOR ROOFING CONTRACTORS
Every roof hides its work.
Yours won't.
Decking, underlayment, flashing — captured on the record before the shingles cover them. Draws fund into escrow before you order material, and release the same day the evidence is approved.
Launching Texas-first, with a small founding group.
ROOF REPLACEMENT — $18,450
ESCROW-FUNDEDDraw 1 — Tear-off + decking inspection
RELEASED
Draw 2 — Underlayment + flashing detail
EVIDENCE VERIFIED
Draw 3 — Shingles + ridge venting
CAPTURE PROMPTED
Final — Cleanup, magnet sweep + warranty
SWAPS WITH WARRANTY
WHY THIS EXISTS
You inherit every storm-chaser's reputation
After every hailstorm, out-of-town crews take deposits and vanish — and the suspicion lands on you. Homeowners treat your estimate like a con; adjusters treat your supplement like a wish list. Honest roofers pay for crimes they didn't commit. Evidence stops the bleeding.
The storm-chaser tax
Deposit hesitation, contingency padding, and lost signings — the fraud you'd never commit is priced into every bid you send. Escrow removes the fear that loses you the roof.
The insurance paper war
Supplements die without documentation. Time-stamped capture of decking, drip edge, and flashing — organized per draw — gives the adjuster something real to approve.
THE FIX
Deposits and disappearing acts, replaced
A deposit before the material order — then hope
The material draw funds into escrow before you order a single square
Decking photos on somebody's phone, maybe
The AI prompts tear-off and decking capture before the underlayment goes down
Supplement fights with nothing to show
Time-stamped evidence bundles, organized the way adjusters need them
Final check after the crew has left town
Final draw and warranty registration exchange in one step
Same crews, same tear-off-to-ridge sequence — with a record the homeowner watches build from the driveway, and mid-job updates that keep the 'is anything happening up there' calls from coming.
THE EVIDENCE MOMENTS
Captured before the shingles close it
Roofing evidence has a deadline: by the end of the day, the work that matters is invisible. The AI knows the sequence and asks at the right moments.
Tear-off & decking
Rotten decking replaced — and photographed — before underlayment hides the repair. The homeowner sees why the line item exists.
Underlayment & flashing
Valleys, penetrations, drip edge: the details that decide whether the roof leaks in year three, on the record in minute three.
Material on the driveway
Delivery capture ties the draw to real material on site — the classic storm-chaser exit closes for good.
Ridge & cleanup
Finished ridge, magnet-swept yard, hauled debris. The close-out evidence that earns the review and releases the final draw.
WHAT THE PROTECTION COVERS
The roof stays yours. The record is the homeowner's protection.
| Job | Typical ticket | What the record protects |
|---|---|---|
| Full replacement | $18,000 | Draws escrowed before material orders |
| Storm restoration | $24,000 | Insurance-grade evidence bundles |
| Metal roof | $42,000 | Sealed record through close-out |
A card payment buys the homeowner nothing and leaves you 180 days of chargeback exposure. Northn draws arrive escrowed, evidenced, and refereed — released on approval, never clawed back.
BEYOND PAYMENTS
An AI superintendent on every roof — and a record your crews build
The sequence runs itself
Every evidence moment on a roof has a deadline — by end of day it's under shingles. The app opens a capture window for each shot while it's still possible and pings the crew lead while the ladder's still up. A shot after the window is sealed as late.
Discoveries become change orders
Tear-off finds rot past the estimate? Photo it, flag it, and it lands with the office as an unpriced change order — approved before underlayment goes over it. Never absorbed silently, never argued from memory.
CREW RECORDS
Scorecards per crew, measured from sealed evidence.
WORKS WITH WHAT YOU RUN
Jobs and schedules sync in from the CRM your office already runs; verified capture and draw status post back — no double entry. Founding-group integrations ship first. Product names are trademarks of their respective owners, listed to describe interoperability — not affiliation or endorsement.
Built in Dallas–Fort Worth — the founding group walks its first jobs in the Metroplex, with us on site. Texas first.
STRAIGHT ANSWERS
The questions you're already asking
Is this one of those lead sites?
No — Northn sells no leads and lists no directory. You bring the roof you already sold; Northn protects the money and the record, and the homeowner stays your customer.
My guys are on a roof, not on an app.
The bar is a phone photo from the ladder. The AI asks for the shot at each stage — in English or Spanish — and whoever's closest takes it. Anything harder than that failed our design bar.
Does it help on insurance jobs?
It organizes time-stamped evidence into bundles adjusters can actually use — decking, flashing, material delivery, completion. Northn doesn't adjust claims; it makes your documentation undeniable.
What about a $900 repair?
Take Zelle and keep moving. Where Northn matters is replacements and restorations — deposits, material orders, and finals big enough to hurt.
Be the roofer they don't
have to worry about.
We're bringing on a founding group of Texas roofers ahead of storm season. Bring one sold roof — we'll map it into draws before your next material order.
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