Built around how gutter jobs are really sold, not around generic contractor admin.
Trough is strongest where most teams get messy: the handoff from survey to drawing to estimate to signed work. It keeps one job moving forward instead of creating a fresh artifact at every step.
The product needs to make sense where the work actually happens: beside the truck, with the roofline still in view.
The product shape
The core value is not one feature. It is the sequence.
Driveway survey capture
Take notes, colors, photos, and roofline measurements while the rep is still on site, instead of rebuilding the job from memory later.
Drawing that actually matters
Map gutter runs, downspouts, valleys, and repair scope so the estimate starts from the roof instead of from a guess.
Estimate to proposal without re-entry
Build pricing from the drawing, push it into a clean homeowner-facing proposal, and keep the commercial record tied to the same job.
Signed approval and deposit collection
Capture acceptance, request money, and keep operators looking at a real status instead of chasing partial updates across texts and emails.
Your customer list comes with you
Import customers from JobNimbus, Jobber, AccuLynx, or any spreadsheet with a CSV upload. Column mapping is automatic. You are not starting from zero.
Workflow logic
Every step should make the next step easier.
That sounds obvious, but it is the exact place many teams break down. Trough is being shaped so the information gathered in the field keeps getting more useful instead of getting retyped.
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Survey, notes, and photos stay attached to the job from the start.
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The roofline drawing drives quantities and sharpens estimate accuracy.
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Proposal approval and payment requests are tied back to that same commercial record.
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Scheduling and crew handoff happen with the actual sold scope still intact.
What this should create
Better operational calm, not just prettier software.
Less re-keying between sales and operations
Cleaner install handoff when work gets sold quickly
More trust that the quote, signature, and deposit belong to the same real job
No cold start when switching — existing customer data imports from any platform in minutes
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