Free homeowner guides · Roofing, siding, windows, gutters, storms
Know what you are signing before you sign it.
Eight free guides, a free line-by-line reading of your bids, and the questions to ask before you sign. Written by a contractor with 25 years in the trade, for the people hiring one.
No commissions. No referral fees. Nobody is ranked or recommended. Here is who we are.
Eight guides. Every one free to read and free to download.
The one paid thing for homeowners
Want Jason to walk you through your bids?
A private fifteen-minute recorded walkthrough of your bids: which lines each one answered, which are not stated, and the questions to ask. $179. Back within two business days.
It never ranks bids, never names a contractor to hire, and never touches insurance coverage.
Bid Walkthrough
$179
recorded video, 15 minutes · back within two business days
Start with the free comparison. Send your bids free.
Free to start with
Four free things. No card, no salesperson.
Take what you need tonight. Each one is a checklist or a page you can use before you talk to anyone.
The eight guides
One guide for each stage of the job, free to read here and free as a PDF with your email.
Read the guidesThe storm damage checklist
Do I Have Damage? Inspection Sheet: what hail and wind mark, what wear looks like, and the photos to take.
Get the checklistThe 17 lines every exterior bid should answer
The scope list on one page. Lay any estimate next to it and see what is not stated.
Get the scope listDoes your roof breathe?
Attic airflow in plain language, the 1/150 rule, and the six ventilation questions to ask any roofing bidder.
Check the airflowStart where you are
Which one is you this week?
Four pages, each written for a moment people arrive in. Pick yours and read it in ten minutes.
Bids in hand
Two or three contractor bids that do not line up. How to compare roofing, siding, window and gutter bids on scope before price, and the questions to ask.
Read this oneAfter a storm
The first week after hail or wind, in order: what to photograph, who to let on the roof, how a claim moves, and the questions to ask any roofing contractor.
Read this oneHelping a parent
Helping a parent with a roof, siding or window project, even from far away: the questions to ask, how to slow the sale down, and the paperwork to collect.
Read this oneYour first big repair on your own
Your first roof, siding or window project on your own: where to start, the questions to ask, what a contract should say, and how payments should move.
Read this oneThe eight guides, free
One guide for each stage of the job
Read the one you need tonight. Each stands on its own, and each comes with a worksheet you can print and fill in at the kitchen table.
Guide 1 · Before you hire
Before You Hire
Choose wisely before money changes hands.
Guide 2 · Comparing bids
Bids, Estimates and Scopes of Work
Compare proposals line by line and see what is missing.
Guide 3 · Insurance claim
The Insurance Claim Survival Guide
The claim, step by step, in plain language.
Guide 4 · Signing and paying
Contracts and Payments
Deposits, change orders, lien waivers, and keeping your leverage.
Guide 5 · During the work
Installation Quality
Know what to look for while the work is happening.
Guide 6 · When something goes wrong
Problems, Disputes and Escalation
Fix it early, calmly, and in writing.
Guide 7 · Close-out
Close-Out and Warranties
Close the job out so it stays closed.
Guide 8 · Storm season
Storm Ready: Hail, Wind and Winter
Ice dams, hail season, straight-line wind, freeze and thaw.
For contractors
The homeowner already has the guides. Be the contractor who hands them over.
Preferred means the contractor signed the Informify360 standard and stays current on it. It is not a warranty of their work.
Who is behind this
A contractor who got tired of watching homeowners lose.
Jason Vogen has spent 25 years in roofing, siding, windows, gutters and storm restoration. He built Informify360 because the homeowners who did the best on their projects were the ones who understood the process before it started, and almost nobody was teaching it.
Informify360 is owned by Jason Vogen, who also owns Xteriors360, a licensed contractor. Informify360 Preferred Contractors are selected for their commitment to written standards for quality, process and communication. Membership carries a fee and never buys a ranking or a recommendation.
The full storyIs this really free?
Yes. Every guide is free to read on this site and free to download as a PDF with your email address. The bid comparison is free for one project. The only things with a price are the Big Project Review for large properties and the $179 Bid Walkthrough, which is coming soon. Both are optional.
Who owns this, and is it contractor-biased?
Informify360 is owned by Jason Vogen, a licensed contractor with 25 years in the trade who also owns Xteriors360. Informify360 Preferred Contractors are selected for their commitment to written standards for quality, process and communication. Membership carries a fee and never buys a ranking or a recommendation, and nobody pays a referral fee. The guides are written to protect you, not to send you anywhere.
Will you tell me which contractor to hire?
No. The bid comparison never ranks bids or judges price, and the directory lists contractors who signed a published standard, not contractors we recommend. You decide. The guides make sure you decide with the full picture.
Do you give insurance advice?
No. We teach how a claim moves, step by step, so you can stay in charge of your own claim. What your policy covers is a question for your agent, your insurer, or a licensed public adjuster.
How do the guides arrive?
Read any guide right here, or put your email in and we send you the PDF. Save it to your phone or print it for the kitchen table.