You already have the relationship
The owner called you. The property manager already trusts you. Walking that job is handing your reputation to whoever numbers it first. Keep the owner on your paper. Keep the material on your branch counter.
How the desk works
Three still states. No spinner. The file moves; the contractor does not.
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Empty
Send the file
The last commercial or large-loss job you declined, referred, or were afraid to number. That empty line on the board is this job.
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Clock running
We number it
Quoted after we see the file. You approve before anything starts. Same-day quote target if plans land before 6:00 PM in that market.
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Estimate back
You bid it
A number you can stand on: takeoff, local-wage labor logic, material list written to your distributor, assumptions in writing.
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You produce
We can stay
If it awards: schedule, lock material, introduce labor, get on site. You remain the contractor of record. We never hold job money.
Are all supplement companies the same?
No. And no. The carrier says it is not damaged — or they agree it is damaged and still write a first scope that would not cover the labor, the taper, or the termination that is actually on that roof. Hire the desk that has been on the roof.
| Typical mill | OnRamp | |
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| Who writes it | A queue. Often never been on a low-slope roof. | People who have priced and produced the work. |
| How they charge | Percent of “the increase,” per file, or a monthly seat. | Quoted to you after the file. You know the number before we start. |
| What they sell | Jargon and a screenshot of a bigger delta. | A file you can build from, and a desk that stays after award. |
| Who they work for | Whoever signed. Sometimes that is not you. | You. Always the contractor of record. |
| When the first scope is short | They guess. Or they stop at the easy lines. | We write the assemblies that are actually on the roof. |
If the person writing your supplement cannot explain the assembly without opening the software first, they are going to decorate the file, not save it. Send that file.
Colorado Front Range and Middle Tennessee
Two markets with hail, growth, and dense distributor counters. Dual registration before the first paid Tennessee file. We do not pretend to be national on day one.
- Denver / Front Range base
- Nashville / Murfreesboro corridor
- Material lists written to run through your local branch
- We do not bid against you. We do not take the owner.
- Job-by-job. You stay free. You produce. You collect.
What a kept job looks like on paper
Composite files until a contractor lets us put their name on one. The structure is real. The street addresses are not.
JobMarketShape
28 squares, insurance-funded
Aurora, CO
First scope missed rakes and steep. Shop produced.
22,400 SF TPO, private bid
Murfreesboro, TN
Recover on the drawings. Wet iso in the cores.
One URL, two plans in
Branch intro
Rep forwarded the page. Squares stayed on that counter.
Read the three examples · Open the redacted sample
“We were about to refer it. The takeoff made it a job we could number.”
Composite · Front Range shop
“I forwarded one page. The squares stayed on my counter.”
Composite · territory rep
Two founders. One desk. No sales theater.
Justen writes the number. Russ makes the job move. The first seat we fill after that is takeoff capacity, not a closer.
AI-generated brand image. Content Credentials on the JPG. Not a photograph of Justen.
Justen Newton
Co-founder · Denver. Writes the estimate. Builds the file the way a contractor actually buys work: plans in, number back, assumptions in writing. Stays on collections when the check hits. The contractor stays the contractor of record.
AI-generated composite of a branch counter. Not a photograph of Russ.
Russell Perkins
Co-founder · field and distribution. Makes the awarded job move: on site with the owner, locks material through the branch, introduces labor. Owns the QXO door. Latest shop is RSP Consulting. Colorado and Middle Tennessee. LinkedIn
AI-generated composite. Not a photograph of an OnRamp crew. Content Credentials on the JPG.
Local labor match
Optional. When the shop can run the job but cannot fly a crew, we pull local bodies so you are not eating travel, per diem, and the wrong production rate. Crew signs with you.
The commercial desk behind your residential accounts
When your contractors pass on commercial work, the membrane, iso, and edge metal leave the branch with the job. OnRamp makes the account safe to say yes. You stay the relationship and the warehouse. No exclusive. No house account.
Forward the intro page · Send the last job they declined
AI-generated composite of a branch counter. Not a named storefront. Content Credentials on the JPG.
Before you send the last job you declined
Why hire you instead of a supplement mill?
Because most of those writers have never done the roof. You are trying to make a job. The carrier is in the way — denying damage, or agreeing it is damaged and still writing a residential first scope. We write the commercial file so you can produce what is actually there.
Do you bid against the contractor or take the owner?
No. We are not a general contractor. You produce. You keep the contract, the owner, and the material order through your distributor.
Where do you work?
Launch markets are Colorado Front Range and Middle Tennessee. Insurance-funded production support opens only in those two states under a signed overlay. Other states can send a file for an estimate.
What do I actually get back?
A number you can bid, written like commercial work. If it awards and you want us to stay: schedule, material lock, labor intro, site. Insurance jobs: cost, method, and code only. Not a demand letter.
How do fees and the clock work?
Quoted after we see the file. Estimate to write the number. Production desk after award if you want us to stay. Rates live on the SOW between us — not on a page a carrier can print.
Are the case studies real contractors?
Not yet. They are composite examples labeled as such — typical job shapes in Aurora and Murfreesboro, fictional streets. When a shop lets us put their name on a file, those pages get swapped. The sample file is the same: real structure, redacted identity.
Are all supplement companies the same?
No. Some charge a percent of their increase, some charge per file, some sell a monthly seat. Most of the writers have never done the roof. Hire the desk that has. You are trying to make a job. That is the only test that matters.
How do I start?
Send the last commercial or large-loss job you declined, referred, or were afraid to number. Same-day quote target if plans land before 6:00 PM in that market. If the package is not bid-ready, you owe nothing further.
Send the last job you turned down
If the package is not bid-ready, you owe us nothing further. Quote before we start. MSA on file, job-by-job SOW, cancel anytime.
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