From roofline sketch to signed job without the usual mess.
Trough gives gutter teams one clean path for survey notes, drawing, estimating, proposals, signatures, deposits, and scheduling, so sold work does not fall apart between the driveway and install day.
A live proposal captured from the seeded demo flow, showing the customer-ready handoff from estimate to signature.
Why it matters
Most gutter teams are not short on hustle. They are short on a clean system.
Draw the roofline once
Turn the site visit into a usable scope instead of notes spread across a truck seat, a phone album, and a spreadsheet.
Price from the actual job
Build estimates from measured runs, downspouts, and your own pricebook so the quote matches the roof, not a template.
Move into signed work fast
Send a clean proposal, capture approval, request the deposit, and get the job scheduled without re-entering everything.
Workflow
One job should not become five disconnected records.
Trough is built around the actual commercial path a gutter company follows: measure, quote, win the work, collect money, and hand the job to the install side without losing the thread.
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Capture the survey, roofline, and photos while you are still on site.
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Generate a gutter-specific estimate from your own pricing rules.
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Send a proposal the homeowner can actually understand and sign.
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Collect the deposit, schedule the work, and keep the crew aligned.
Who it fits
If your gutter process still depends on memory, texts, and PDFs, this is the lane.
Owner-operators who still run too much from memory
Sales reps who need faster quotes in the driveway
Install teams who need clearer handoff from sold work to scheduled work
Teams switching off a general CRM or spreadsheet who don't want to rebuild from zero
Field reality
The sale usually feels clean in person. The mess starts after everybody drives away.
Trough is meant to preserve the clarity of that driveway conversation: what was measured, what was priced, what was promised, what was approved, and what the crew needs next.
A sales visit has real people, measurements, materials, and handoff risk. Trough is meant to keep that moment from turning into scattered notes later.
FAQ
Questions a serious contractor is going to ask.
Who is Trough for right now?
Trough is being built for gutter contractors first, especially teams that want a tighter path from site visit to signed job instead of stitching together generic CRM tools and spreadsheets.
What makes it different from a general contractor CRM?
The core workflow starts with measurements, roofline drawing, gutter-specific pricing, proposal approval, and deposit collection. It is built around how gutter work is sold, not around broad back-office software.
Do I have to manually re-enter all my customers if I'm switching from another tool?
No. Trough includes a CSV import that accepts exports from JobNimbus, Jobber, AccuLynx, and most spreadsheet formats. Upload the file, confirm the column mapping, preview the first rows, and import your whole customer list in one pass.
Can I start using it today?
Yes. Start with a 14-day trial with no credit card. The complete workflow is available so you can evaluate it with real jobs before choosing a plan.
Ready to try the workflow?
See the gutter workflow end to end, then decide if it fits your operation.
Start a 14-day trial with no credit card and evaluate the complete driveway-to-install workflow on real jobs.