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Trade tools

Trade tools that feed your quote

These are working tools, not toys: run your takeoff or draft your flashing here, then send the output straight to the CSA trade desk as the basis of a firm quote. The first tools cover roof sheet, screw, gutter and ridge quantities, plus custom flashing girths, folding schedules and lengths. More construction-supply calculators will be added as the catalogue grows.

Calculator 01

Roof sheet & gutter takeoff

Enter your roof dimensions and the calculator estimates how many roofing sheets, screws and metres of gutter and ridge capping your job needs. Use the result as your cutting list when you request a quote — the trade desk verifies it before anything goes to supply.

Use 10% waste for simple gable roofs and 15% for hip roofs with valleys. Sheet length includes a 75 mm eave overhang allowance.

Estimated takeoff

Sheet length to order
5.08 m
Total sheets (incl. waste)
36
Approx. roofing screws
792
Approx. gutter length
24 m
Approx. ridge capping
12 m
Roof area
120.0

This is an indicative estimate only. Send your roof plan to our trade desk for a verified takeoff and firm quote.

Calculator 02

Flashing designer & drafter

Draft a custom flashing your way. Pick a common starting shape or build your own face by face, then drag any point on the drawing to reshape it. Choose the steel thickness, COLORBOND finish and hemmed safe edges, and the tool totals the girth (the flat coil width to order), counts the bends, estimates the weight, builds a folding schedule and lets you export or send the draft to our trade desk.

Start from a common flashing

Wall-to-roof junction. One 90° bend.

Flashing faces

2 faces · 1 bends
1start
2

Width is the flat length of each face. Bend is the angle the metal turns at the fold (90° = right angle). Use Up/Down to flip the fold direction. You can also drag any point on the drawing to reshape the profile.

Cross-section · drag to draft

15015090°

Drag points to reshape. Schematic, not to scale.

Monument

Material & ordering

Indicative price (ex GST)
$361.58

~$16.74/m over 21.6 m. Indicative only — the trade desk confirms the firm price.

Girth (developed flat width)
300 mm
Coil width to order (next 50 mm)
300 mm
Nearest standard girth
300 mm
Number of bends
1
Approx weight (0.55 BMT)
1.30 kg/m
Lengths needed (incl. laps)
9
Total lineal metres
21.6 m
Approx total weight
28.0 kg

Material & finish

On-screen colours are a guide only. COLORBOND steel is commonly stocked in 0.55 mm BMT; other thicknesses and ZINCALUME steel are available on request. Always check a physical sample before ordering.

Length & ordering (optional)

Custom flashings are folded to your girth and supplied in standard lengths (typically 2.4 m) or cut to length. An end lap of 100–150 mm is normal where flashings join along a run.

Folding schedule

  1. 1Face 1: 150 mm flat (datum)
  2. 2Bend 90° down, then Face 2: 150 mm

Send your draft

Export the drawing, copy the full specification, or send the profile straight to our trade desk for a verified girth, folding schedule and firm price.

Open quote form

This is an indicative estimate only. Send your profile and dimensions to our trade desk for a verified girth, folding schedule and firm quote on custom flashings.

Ready for a firm quote?

Send your roof plan or flashing profile and our trade desk will return a verified takeoff, folding schedule and price.