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This article walks through how to use Hover's visually intuitive scoping tool to deliver accurate siding estimates.

When creating a siding estimate within the <a href="https://hover.to/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hover web portal</a>, you will see a screen depicting an interactive 3D model with all the siding facades included in the job. This article will show you how to use this visually intuitive scoping tool to deliver accurate estimates for siding.

NOTE: This article focuses primarily on partial and full siding estimates, though you can also generate roofing estimates - whether you want to complete just a roofing estimate or a combined roofing and siding estimate.

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From the property details page, click + Create estimate under the Estimation tab

Select the project scope and click Next

- If our system recognizes a considerable amount of time has passed since the job was originally created, you will see the following recommendation banner to ask the support team (<a href="mailto:support@hover.to" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">support@hover.to</a>) to ensure the measurements are as up-to-date as possible:

- From the property details page, click + Create estimate under the Estimation tab
- Select the project scope and click Next
 - If our system recognizes a considerable amount of time has passed since the job was originally created, you will see the following recommendation banner to ask the support team (<a href="mailto:support@hover.to" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">support@hover.to</a>) to ensure the measurements are as up-to-date as possible:

Are you generating a full siding estimate?

You do not need to change anything on the Facades Selection tab! All the siding facades will be pre-selected, and you will see the total square foot measurement at the bottom of the screen. 

To proceed with the estimate, simply click Next

- You do not need to change anything on the Facades Selection tab! All the siding facades will be pre-selected, and you will see the total square foot measurement at the bottom of the screen. 
- To proceed with the estimate, simply click Next

Are you generating a partial siding estimate?

You can change the siding facade selections in multiple ways:

- You can change the siding facade selections in multiple ways:

Deselect specific facades on the 3D model

Deselect specific facade tiles on the right side of the screen

Click the Select all checkbox in the upper right corner which will deselect everything so you can proactively select the facades you want for the job

1. Deselect specific facades on the 3D model
2. Deselect specific facade tiles on the right side of the screen
3. Click the Select all checkbox in the upper right corner which will deselect everything so you can proactively select the facades you want for the job

Are you generating a full siding estimate?

You do not need to change anything under the Line Segments tab. Since all the pre-selected siding facades remain unchanged from the previous tab, you shouldn't need to make any changes under the Line Segments tab, either.

- However, you can click that tab to double-check the measurements look accurate. 
- If everything is accurate, the measurements on the right side of the screen will match the measurement directly below that field. (Due to a small rounding difference, the numbers will not match exactly)

- You do not need to change anything under the Line Segments tab. Since all the pre-selected siding facades remain unchanged from the previous tab, you shouldn't need to make any changes under the Line Segments tab, either.
 - However, you can click that tab to double-check the measurements look accurate. 
 - If everything is accurate, the measurements on the right side of the screen will match the measurement directly below that field. (Due to a small rounding difference, the numbers will not match exactly)

To proceed with the estimate, click Next

- To proceed with the estimate, click Next

- A banner message that line segments have been updated based on partial siding facades selected from the previous tab
- The interactive 3D model with the partial siding selections still active from the previous page
- The revised line segment measurement to the right with the original measurement listed in small print below it
- The updated total square footage measurement of all siding selections at the bottom of the screen

- You will see:
  - A banner message that line segments have been updated based on partial siding facades selected from the previous tab
  - The interactive 3D model with the partial siding selections still active from the previous page
  - The revised line segment measurement to the right with the original measurement listed in small print below it
  - The updated total square footage measurement of all siding selections at the bottom of the screen

Getting started

Select your facades

Review or change line segments

Reminder: this tool can be used for roofing estimates as well