LibreThe rot you find pays. The wrap you cover protects you.
Behind the old siding is the change order; behind the new siding is the housewrap a leak claim will ask about. LibreCam stamps GPS, weather, and time on every photo and keeps shooting outside with no signal.
An exterior, documented elevation by elevation
Tear-off reveals the money; the new wall covers the proof. Catch both.
Existing condition
- Each elevation with the old siding, wide before close
- Damage, failed caulk, and problem areas as found
- Measurements and material notes for the order
- Homeowner color and profile selections, signed off
Tear-off & weather barrier
- Tear-off and what's underneath — rot, soft sheathing, pests
- Sheathing repairs and replaced panels before they're covered
- Housewrap laps, seams, and taped penetrations
- Window and door flashing integrated into the WRB
- Change orders shot the moment the damage is exposed
Install & completion
- Starter, courses, and corners going on per elevation
- Trim, J-channel, and transitions detailed
- Final elevations matching the pre-tear-off angles
- Before/after set the homeowner can open on a link
The photos that decide whether you get paid
Siding pays at two moments, and both happen behind the wall. The first is tear-off: pull the old siding and you find rot, soft sheathing, or a window that was never flashed — real money in change orders, but only if you can show the homeowner the damage on their own house the instant you find it. A photo with an arrow on the rotten sheathing closes the change order; describing it over the phone gets a 'we'll think about it.' The second moment protects you long after the check clears. The housewrap and the window flashing you install get buried under the new siding for the life of the house, and when water shows up inside, the fight is always about the weather barrier. A dated photo of the housewrap lapped right and the window flashing integrated is the only thing that proves your wall was watertight before you covered it. LibreCam keeps it automatic: GPS, weather, and time on every shot, organized by job, ready to hand the homeowner as a single link built from a change-order photo report.
Built for how siding crews actually work
Change orders shot on the spot
Find rot or a missing flashing, photograph it with an arrow on it, and the change order is justified before the homeowner can hesitate.
Housewrap and flashing on the record
WRB laps, taped seams, window flashing integrated — shot before the siding covers them. The proof a leak claim turns on.
Before/after that sells the next house
Same elevation, same angle, the transformation in one frame. The shot the neighbor sees and the next prospect asks for.
Outside with no signal? Keep shooting.
There's no Wi-Fi on a scaffold. Photos and captions queue on your phone and sync when you pack up.
Voice captions from the wall
Hold the button and say it — 'rotten sheathing, east elevation under the window, three sheets.' The note rides with the photo.
One link for the homeowner
No app on their end. They open a browser gallery — the rot you found, the wrap you installed, the finished elevation, by side of the house.
Frequently Asked Questions
Find rot, soft sheathing, or unflashed openings at tear-off and photograph it with an arrow the moment it's exposed. A homeowner looking at the damage on their own house approves the change order; a description on the phone gets a maybe.
The weather barrier: housewrap laps and taped seams, window and door flashing integrated into the WRB, and any sheathing repairs. All of it disappears under the siding for the life of the house, and a leak claim asks for every shot.
Water intrusion fights are always about the weather barrier. A dated photo of the housewrap lapped right and the window flashing integrated proves your wall was watertight before you covered it.
Yes. Send them a project link and they review every elevation — the rot you found, the wrap you installed, the finished wall — in their browser, no app to install.
Yes. Photos, voice captions, and checklists all work with zero signal and queue on your phone. Everything syncs when you're back in range.
Nothing. LibreCam is free for the whole crew — the free plan is the product, not a trial.