Come down the ladder with the bid already written.
Sweeps, level 2 inspections, cap and crown work, flue relines, smoke chamber parging, masonry repairs — chimney work gets sold with photos or it doesn't get sold at all. Smart Scope turns your inspection shots and voice notes into a priced, line-item bid from your own price book before you've folded the drop cloth.
The camera does the selling. You do the sweeping.
Inspection photos become the bid
The cracked crown, the spalling flue tiles, the missing cap — shoot them once and Smart Scope drafts the scope from what the camera saw. The homeowner sees exactly why each line exists.
Your price book, by the flue and the foot
Sweeps by the flue, liners by the foot, crowns by the pour, caps by size — Smart Scope bids from your rates and your suppliers, not a national average that's never met a 1920s chimney.
Narrate from the roof
“Crown's cracked through, first three tiles are shot, cap's gone.” Say it on the roof and the line items are waiting when your boots hit the ground.
Same-day bids close the season
In October, the homeowner who waits three days for a quote has already booked someone else. Text the bid from the driveway while the soot's still in the vacuum.
Deposits before you order the liner
The customer signs on their phone and pays a deposit at the door — so the stainless liner gets ordered on their dime and the install date holds.
Know what the sweep is worth
Sweeps get you in the door; relines pay the mortgage. Smart Scope tracks margin per job so you see exactly which work carries the business.
From flue to signed bid in one visit.
Inspect and document
Run the sweep, scope the flue, shoot the crown, cap, and firebox, and talk through your findings as you pack up.
AI drafts the estimate
Photos and voice notes become a clean line-item bid — reline, crown rebuild, damper, waterproofing — priced from your own book.
Send, sign, get paid
Walk the homeowner through it at the kitchen table, they sign on their phone, and the deposit's collected before the truck's warm.
What the flue camera sees, the bid shows.
Sweep and level 2 inspection
“Sweep's done — level 2 shows cracked tiles in the first six feet, the crown's got a hairline split, and the cap screen's rusted out.”
Inspection findings turned into a priced bid — reline recommendation, crown repair, and a new stainless cap, each with photos attached — texted before you leave.
Cap and crown repair
“Multi-flue cap blew off in the storm, and the crown's spalling on the north edge — quote a new stainless cap and a crown coat while I'm up here.”
A two-line bid with your cap and crown-seal pricing, signed on the homeowner's phone while the ladder's still against the house.
Stainless flue reline
“Clay liner's shot top to bottom — 25 feet of 6-inch stainless, insulation wrap, new top plate and cap, plus parge the smoke chamber.”
A full reline proposal — liner by the foot, wrap, top plate, cap, parging — with a good-better-best option on liner grade and the deposit collected at signing.
One busy season pays for four. Bid like it.
Post-season inspections
Winter shows you what it broke. Spring inspections turn into crown, cap, and masonry bids while the damage is still fresh in the photos.
Masonry and rebuild season
Warm weather is for crown pours, tuckpointing, and chase covers. Itemized bids with photo proof sell big-ticket work without the hard sell.
The October crush
Every sweep call is a bid opportunity, and there's no time to type quotes at night. Scope on-site, send on-site, and book the reline before the first freeze.
No-heat emergencies
When the fireplace smokes or the furnace flue's blocked, homeowners sign fast. Have the priced fix on their phone before you've packed the camera.
Learn the app before burn season fills your calendar.
Sample data loads 100 chimney scopes pulled straight from a sweep's world — level 2 inspections, flue sweeps, stainless liner installs, chimney cap replacements, crown repairs, and smoke chamber parging. Each one carries tagged line items, an activity history, scope-of-work notes, and a financial breakdown with margin. Practice the busy-season shuffle on jobs that never existed, so nothing real is ever at risk.
Chimney questions, answered
Can I attach inspection photos to each line of the bid?
Yes — the photos you take during the sweep and inspection carry into the proposal, so the cracked tiles and the spalling crown sit right next to their line items. Homeowners approve faster when they can see the problem.
How does it price a reline — by the foot?
However your price book says. Most sweeps set liner by the foot and diameter, with insulation wrap, top plates, caps, and smoke chamber parging as their own items. The AI pulls the right ones from your walkthrough and you adjust before sending.
Can homeowners pay a deposit before I order materials?
Yes — signing and deposit happen together in the app. For relines and rebuilds, that means the liner and materials get ordered on the customer's deposit and your install calendar stays honest.
What does Smart Scope cost?
One subscription with everything included. See current plans on the pricing section of our home page, or download the app and take a look for yourself.
This fall, come down the ladder with the job already sold.
Download Smart Scope on the App Store or text SCOPE to 59232 — inspection photos in, signed chimney bids out.