Chimney sweep software that turns findings into quotes.
The sweep pays the bills, but the cracked crown and the missing cap are where the real work is. Redline invoices the sweep, quotes the repair from your roof photos and books next year's visit before you climb down.
A sweep that found a repair
Draft invoice for Claire Moreau: $249, chimney sweep, 1 flue.
Draft quote: crown repair $850, stainless steel cap $325. Total $1,175 with your usual 50% deposit on masonry work, $587.50. Approve both?
Done: the sweep's pay link is live and the quote is saved as a draft. Booked Tuesday, Sept 14, 2027 at 10:00 for Claire. I book one visit at a time, so for a sweep every year after that, set a 12-month repeat with Add event in the Calendar.
Invoices are on Solo and up. Quotes save as drafts you go over with the customer or email from your Gmail.
From the roof to the repair quote
Roof photos into a repair quote
Attach up to 6 photos from the roof or the firebox and describe what you found. Redline drafts the quote with crown, cap, liner per foot or waterproofing lines. See quotes and estimates.
Annual sweeps that come back around
Book each sweep with a 12 month repeat and next year's visit is already on the calendar. Save it as a preset so it's one tap. See recurring jobs.
Deposits on liners and masonry
Sweeps are paid when you finish. Liners and rebuilds get a deposit percentage on the quote, billed as its own invoice with a card pay link on Solo and up.
The fall backlog in one place
When every customer wants a sweep before the first fire, Redline offers the best open slots and groups visits in the same town so you're not crossing the county between roofs.
Dryer vents and add-ons on the same visit
Add a dryer vent cleaning or a creosote treatment to the invoice by saying so. Your prices are remembered after the first time.
From August to the first cold night
Chimney work piles up at the end of summer. People remember their fireplace when the nights turn cool, and suddenly everyone wants a sweep before the holidays. With 1 or 2 techs, the fall calendar fills weeks out, and the spring and summer are quiet unless you sold repair work the fall before.
That's why the findings matter. Every sweep is a look at a crown, a cap, a flue liner and a chase. If the cracked crown only gets mentioned at the door, it gets forgotten by the time the customer's back inside. When the photos go into a quote right there, with a deposit on it, the repair is on record. Put the job in Quoted on your pipeline and it shows how long it's been sitting, so the follow-up call happens.
And the sweep itself should come back next year without a phone tag. Book it with a repeat when you finish and it's on the calendar before the August rush starts.
Straight answers for chimney sweeps
Redline does
- Draft repair quotes from roof and flue photos
- Book annual sweeps as a repeating visit
- Invoice sweeps and add-ons by chat (Solo and up)
- Put deposits on liner and masonry quotes
- Keep photos and notes on each customer
Redline doesn't
- Build Level 1 or Level 2 inspection reports
- Store camera scan video (photos only)
- Prepare insurance paperwork for chimney fires
- Let customers book a sweep online
- Remind customers they're due on its own
Questions contractors ask
Can I send a customer an inspection report from Redline?
No. Redline has no inspection report builder. Keep using your report tool for that, and use Redline for the quote, the schedule and the invoice that come after it.
How do annual reminders work?
Book the sweep as a repeating visit every 12 months so it's on your calendar, and set a date reminder if you want a nudge to call first. Redline doesn't send anything to the customer by itself.
Can I quote a liner by the foot?
Yes. Every quote line is a quantity times a price, so a 25 ft stainless liner is one line, with the cap and the labor as their own lines.
Free chimney paperwork and tools
Keep reading
- Quotes and estimatesItemized quotes by chat or from a photo, with a deposit. Options and tax in the composer.
- Recurring jobs and repeat presetsBook a whole season of visits in one save, and reuse the cadence as a preset.
- Masonry softwareQuote from site photos, take deposits and move the week when it freezes.
- Duct cleaning softwareBill the real vent count, keep before and after photos, rebook dryer vents yearly.
- Job profit calculatorSee what a job really makes after materials, labor and overhead.
Run your business by chat.
Redline is free to start. Tell it about the job and it handles the quote, the schedule, the invoice and the follow-up.