Field guide

A Voice-to-Estimate App That Walks the Elevations With You

Siding estimating is a lap around the house with your head up: counting openings, reading layers at the corner, spotting the soft sheathing under the downspout. The clipboard version of that lap loses data at every step — you look down to write, you round the count, you trust the memory. Narrating the lap keeps your eyes on the wall.

One elevation, one breath

"North elevation: nine squares, one layer of vinyl over wrap, good shape; four windows, one door; single story, flat grade." Next wall. "West: eleven squares, two layers — wood under vinyl at the corner check — six windows, deck access, second story over the walkout; soft spot under the kitchen window, photo." That's the estimate, spoken in four minutes. FieldSquire turns it into elevation-by-elevation lines, flags the tear-off difference on the west wall, and attaches your photo to the sheathing allowance.

Hands free, phone holstered

Bluetooth earbuds or Ray-Ban Meta glasses (working as standard Bluetooth audio — no direct Meta integration) keep both hands free for the tape, the corner pull, and the ladder. Voice commands pause and resume between elevations, with audio cues so you know the state without looking.

Drafts you can trust because you don't have to

The app shows what it heard and what it deliberately ignored. Every quantity and rate is editable; nothing reaches the customer without your review. Rates you correct become your private company prices — by the third house, drafts arrive priced like you price.

The test is one lap

Narrate one real house, review the draft at the truck, send the PDF before you pull away. The siding estimating app is free for 14 days, no credit card. If the lap doesn't beat the legal pad, you'll know at the first corner.

Using Ray-Ban Meta glasses? See the full setup and photo workflow in How to Use Ray-Ban Meta Glasses for Contractor Estimates.