Guessing the linear footage of a complex, 3-story roofline from the ground is a recipe for wasted materials, inaccurate quotes, and life-threatening falls on a 40-foot extension ladder.
We partnered with a professional lighting contractor in Glenview who needed to bid on a massive, three-story estate with multiple complex gables and inaccessible peaks. Instead of sending a two-man crew out with heavy ladders and manual tape measures—a task that typically takes an hour of high-risk setup—ZeroLadder performed a “Digital Blueprint” mission. We executed a systematic high-altitude sweep, capturing top-down and oblique 4K imagery of the entire roofline with clinical precision. This provided the installer with the high-resolution visual data needed to calculate exact linear footage for hardware and strands from their office, covering peaks that were previously “unreachable” without a cherry picker.
The installer delivered a fixed-price bid with 100% material accuracy in under 20 minutes of total mission time. By outsourcing the “high-reach” data to ZeroLadder, the contractor eliminated the liability of a 30-foot fall and saved several man-hours of labor, ensuring the crew arrived on site with the exact gear needed for a one-visit installation.
