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Roofing Material Invoices

Colorbond sheets, tiles, sarking, guttering - roofing jobs mean big material orders from multiple suppliers. Between insurance work and private jobs, keeping track of costs is a headache. BuildLedger captures every invoice, tracks costs per job, and helps you bill clients with full transparency.

Williams Re-Roof Colorbond

On Budget

Stratco - Colorbond Sheets

Auto-captured from email

$6,840.00

Bradford Insulation - Sarking

Categorised to Insulation

$1,920.00

CSR Monier - Ridge Capping

Categorised to Flashings

$890.00

Budget $22,000
Spent (materials + labour) $15,650 (71%)

Sound Familiar?

Every roofer deals with these headaches. BuildLedger fixes them.

Big Material Orders, Messy Invoices

Colorbond from Stratco, tiles from CSR Monier, sarking from Bradford - roofing jobs mean big orders from specialist suppliers. Keeping track of what's been ordered, delivered, and invoiced is chaos.

Insurance vs Private Job Tracking

Insurance jobs need detailed cost breakdowns for assessors. Private jobs need transparent client billing. Tracking costs differently across both types of work without a system is a nightmare.

Weather Delays Push Out Costs

Rain delays mean materials sitting on site, crews waiting, and timelines blowing out. Without real-time cost tracking, you don't know how much those weather delays are actually costing you.

How BuildLedger Works for Roofers

Step 1

Material Supplier Invoices Captured Automatically

Stratco, CSR Monier, Bradford Insulation - their invoices arrive in your email and BuildLedger grabs them automatically. No more chasing supplier statements or digging through paperwork.

  • Email inbox monitoring - invoices captured as they arrive
  • AI extracts vendor, amount, GST, line items, and due date
  • Learns your suppliers over time - auto-categorises to the right job
Incoming Invoices
Stratco - Colorbond Order Auto-matched
Bradford Insulation Auto-matched
CSR Monier - Tiles Needs review
Active Roofing Jobs
Williams Re-Roof Colorbond Private
Materials: $9,650 71% of budget
Chen Storm Damage Repair Insurance
Materials: $4,200 58% of budget
New Build - Lot 14 Oakridge Private
Materials: $12,400 89% of budget
Step 2

Track Costs Per Job - Insurance and Private

Every invoice is categorised to the right job - re-roofs, storm repairs, new builds. See insurance jobs and private work side by side, with real-time budget tracking on each.

  • Budget vs actual per job - spot overruns before they blow out
  • Tag insurance vs private jobs for separate reporting
  • GST handled automatically - BAS time sorted
Step 3

Bill Clients and Insurers with Full Evidence

Create invoices with all material supplier receipts attached. Insurance assessors get the detailed breakdown they need. Private clients see exactly where their money went. Everyone's happy.

  • Evidence bundles link supplier invoices to client charges
  • Insurance-ready cost breakdowns with all supporting documents
  • Clients and assessors pay faster when they trust the numbers
Client Invoice #INV-2024-038
Sent
To: David & Karen Williams
Colorbond roofing sheets $6,840.00
Sarking & insulation $1,920.00
Labour - roof install $5,400.00
Builder margin $2,124.00
Total (inc GST) $17,912.40
3 supplier invoices attached as evidence

Built for How Roofers Actually Work

Material Supplier Invoice Capture

Stratco, CSR Monier, Bradford Insulation - invoices from all your roofing material suppliers are captured automatically from your email.

Insurance Job Tracking

Tag jobs as insurance or private. Generate detailed cost breakdowns that insurance assessors need, with all supporting invoices attached.

Per-Job Cost Tracking

See budget vs actual on every roof job as invoices come in. Know exactly what Colorbond, tiles, sarking, and fixings are costing you per project.

Weather Delay Cost Management

Track how weather delays impact your job costs. See the real cost of rain days so you can factor weather risk into future quotes.

Client Invoicing with Evidence

Attach original material supplier invoices to your client bills. Full transparency for private clients and detailed breakdowns for insurance assessors.

Xero Integration

Two-way sync with Xero. Invoices, contacts, and payments flow automatically. No double-handling at BAS time.

Common Questions from Roofers

Yes. BuildLedger connects to your email and captures invoices from Stratco, CSR Monier, Bradford Insulation, and any other supplier that emails you invoices. The AI extracts all the details - Colorbond colours, sheet sizes, quantities, amounts, GST - so you don't have to type a thing. It learns your regular suppliers and auto-categorises them over time.
Absolutely. Tag each job as insurance or private work. Insurance jobs get detailed cost breakdowns with all supporting material invoices that assessors need. Private jobs get transparent client invoices with evidence bundles. You can report on each type separately to understand your business mix and margins.
When weather delays push out a job, any additional costs get tracked against that project. You can see the original budget vs actual including delay-related expenses. Over time, this data helps you build weather contingency into your quotes more accurately, especially for jobs scheduled during storm season.
Yes. BuildLedger has a two-way Xero integration. Supplier invoices push to Xero as bills, client invoices push as sales invoices, and contacts sync automatically. No more re-entering the same Stratco invoice in two systems. Your bookkeeper or accountant will love you for it.
Unlimited. Whether you're running three re-roofs, a storm damage repair, and a new build simultaneously, BuildLedger keeps every job's materials, costs, and client billing completely separate. No more guessing which Colorbond order was for which job.

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