Quotations for AVMY roofs
Two quotations for the same roof. Why are they different?
RoofTula measures your roof, works out every sheet and fitting, checks the roof against the rules for the profile you chose, and issues one quotation. Every quantity is shown, and nothing is overwritten afterwards.
One quotation, built in the open
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How a RoofTula quotation is built
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What a roof buyer cannot see in a quotation
A single rate tells you very little. What matters is what was measured, what thickness was priced and what was left out.
“So much per square foot.” Of what thickness?
RoofTula prices each sheet by the running metre, which you can check with a tape. The same line shows the rate per square metre of roof covered, the rate per kg and the base metal thickness, so two quotations can be compared like for like.
The quotation was low. The final bill was not.
Sheets, fittings, fasteners, transport and tax each have their own line, with the quantity beside it. If something changes, a new revision is issued and the earlier one stays on record.
It was quoted. Then it could not be built that way.
Before a quotation is issued, the roof is checked against the rules for its profile. A slope below the minimum for that profile stops the quotation until the roof is put right.
How it works
Four rules RoofTula does not bend
Measured at the site, not guessed.
The site pin, the roof outline and photographs are taken when the roof is quoted, and they stay with the quotation.
Priced by the running metre, with three rates shown.
You are billed by the running metre. The rate per square metre of roof covered and the rate per kg are worked out from it and printed beside it, with the base metal thickness. The weight is that of the coated sheet.
Checked before it is issued.
A roof that breaks a rule for its profile cannot be issued. A roof close to a limit carries a written warning.
Issued once, never overwritten.
A change makes a new revision. The earlier revision stays exactly as it was issued.
What happens
Eight steps, from your enquiry to your quotation
Your dealer or an AVMY person takes the roof through these steps with you. You can ask to see any of them.
- 1 Open Your enquiry is opened with your name and the district of the site.
- 2 Site The site pin, the outline of the roof and photographs are recorded.
- 3 Measure Each roof block is measured: length, run, slope and the spacing of its supports.
- 4 Choose You choose the profile, the thickness and the colour.
- 5 Calculate Sheets, fittings, fasteners, weight and transport are worked out.
- 6 Check The roof is checked against the rules for the profile you chose.
- 7 Issue The quotation is issued and the Roof ID is given.
- 8 Revise Any change is a new revision. Nothing issued is altered.
What you receive
A quotation you can read, and a record that stays
When the quotation is issued, your roof is given its Roof ID. That number is given once and never changes. Your order, your delivery and everything after carry the same number.
See an example on a phone- The quotation In English or Hindi, with every line, its three rates and its thickness.
- The bill of materials Each sheet, fitting and fastener, with its quantity.
- The cutting list The length and number of every sheet to be made for your roof.
- Your Roof ID Given once, at the first issue, and carried by everything that follows.
The roofs RoofTula quotes
- Govardhan Shield™
- Gokul Tile™
- Dwarka Seam™
- Kalindi Curve™
A building with several roof blocks, or more than one profile, is quoted as one roof with one Roof ID.
Pankhi™ will greet you
Pankhi answers your questions. Pankhi never tells you a price.
Pankhi is the RoofOS™ helper. Ask about a profile and Pankhi answers from the released data sheet, with its reference. Ask what your roof will cost and Pankhi takes you to RoofTula, because a price comes only from an issued quotation.
For everyone who has to trust a quotation
Homes
See what you are paying for, line by line, before you say yes.
Factories and warehouses
One quotation for every block of the building, with the cutting list behind it.
Dealers
Quote at the counter from the released rates, and let the checks catch a mistake before the customer does.
Contractors and architects
Compare like for like, on stated thickness and stated quantities.
The thought behind the name
Why it is called RoofTula
Tulā is the word for a balance, the scale with two pans, in Sanskrit, Hindi and Gujarati. To weigh on a tulā is to set one thing fairly against another, in the open, where both sides can see the beam.
RoofTula is named for that. In one pan is the roof as it was measured at the site. In the other is the price. The quotation shows both, line by line.
Tulābhāra
Tulābhāra is the old custom of weighing on the balance. A person sits in one pan, and an offering is placed in the other until the beam is level.
Tradition tells of the Tulābhāra of Shri Krishna at Dwarka. All the gold and jewels placed in the other pan could not move the beam. One tulsi leaf, placed with devotion by Shri Rukminiji, brought it level.
We keep that story before us in this work. The balance answers to what is sincere, not to what is large.
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Part of RoofOS™
The quotation is the first page of the record your roof carries on RoofOS™. RoofTrack™ adds the delivery to the same Roof ID.
Not an estimate. A reading.
Ask for a quotation
Tell us where the roof is and what kind of building it covers. We will call you back and arrange for the roof to be measured.
Questions
Can I get a price on this website?
No. A price comes only from an issued quotation, after the roof is measured and checked. This page lets you ask for one.
Why is the sheet priced by the running metre?
Because you can measure it yourself at the site. So that a running metre rate cannot hide a thinner sheet, the thickness, the rate per square metre and the rate per kg are printed on the same line.
What if my roof fails a check?
The quotation is not issued. You are told which rule the roof broke, so that the roof or the profile can be changed.
Can a quotation be changed after it is issued?
It can be revised. The revision gets a new number and the earlier one stays on record, so you can always see what changed.
What is a Roof ID?
The number your roof is given at the first issue of its quotation. It is given once and stays with the roof.
Which languages is the quotation in?
English and Hindi today.
What does RoofTula mean?
Tulā is the word for a balance, or pair of scales, in Sanskrit, Hindi and Gujarati. The name stands for a quotation in which every line can be seen and compared.