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Free Roofing Invoice Template

Blank roofing contractor invoice template, already carrying the line items roofing jobs use. Download it, or fill one in below and get a finished PDF in about a minute.

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An invoice is the document that asks for money after the work is done. It is not a quote and it is not a receipt. It names what you did, what it costs, who owes it, and when it is due. Get those four things right and you get paid faster.

What a contractor invoice should contain

  • Your business name, address, phone, email and license number if your state requires one
  • The customer name and the job address, which are often not the same address
  • A unique invoice number, so you and the customer can both point at the same document
  • The invoice date and a clear due date, not just "net 30" with no date on it
  • Line items split into labor and materials, because customers query lump sums
  • Subtotal, tax, any deposit already paid, and the actual balance due
  • How to pay you: check payable to, bank transfer details, or a payment link

What goes on a roofing contractor invoice

These are the lines a roofing job usually needs. They are already in the template and in the generator, so you edit rather than start from an empty page.

  • Tear off existing shingles
  • Install synthetic underlayment
  • Architectural shingles, 30 sq
  • Ridge vent and flashing
  • Debris haul away and magnet sweep

Delete what does not apply, add what does. The point is that a customer looking at an itemized roofing invoice can see where the money went, which is what stops the argument before it starts.

Roofing is measured in squares, and a roofing square is 100 square feet of roof surface, so the 30 squares on this template are 3,000 square feet of roof. The pitch decides how much bigger the roof surface is than the footprint, which is why a measurement off a plan has to be multiplied before it means anything.

What the Roofing invoice should record

Write the square count, the number of layers torn off and the shingle product. Those three are what a warranty claim or a home inspector will ask about.

Related pages for Roofing work

The rules that hold for every trade

These are on the contractor invoice template page, with the questions people ask about the template:

  • Invoice, estimate or receipt, which one do you need
  • Put labor and materials on separate lines
  • Set a due date, not a payment term

Other trades