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Draft roofing-office emails and summarize spreadsheets with ChatGPT and Gemini so the team has more time for customers

who Nathan Borntreger, owner of SonShine Roofing, a family roofing company in Sarasota, Florida, interviewed by Yahoo Local

What it does

Borntreger says he uses ChatGPT and Gemini to draft or clean up email, take meeting notes, summarize spreadsheets and prepare short reports. The team also uses AI for video captions, blog writing and infographics, but the article does not map a particular tool to each of those content jobs. He says SonShine has not integrated AI into the physical roofing work.

Tool cost

ChatGPT Free $0; Go $8/mo; Plus $20/mo; Pro $100/mo; Google Gemini $4.99/mo (Google AI Plus); free plan available

Setup

Easy · or we set it up for $197

Tools

ChatGPT, Google Gemini

OperationsCustomer questionsSocial & marketingHome Services & Trades

The problem

Office emails, meeting notes, reports and marketing production compete with customer conversations.

What happened

He describes content creation as the biggest return so far, with more team time for outreach and personal customer attention. No measured savings or revenue figure is given. Self-reported to Yahoo Local.

Quoted in the source: Nathan Borntreger, owner, SonShine Roofing. Source: Yahoo Local: AI is changing the roofing industry — this is what it means to you (Dana Yewbank) (2025-11-04) · Added 2026-11-12.

How to set it up yourself

  1. Choose one routine roofing-office email and remove names, addresses and other customer details.
  2. Give ChatGPT or Gemini your rough notes and an approved example of your tone; ask for a short draft.
  3. Compare the draft with the job record, checking scope, dates and any promises before sending it yourself.
  4. For spreadsheet summaries, upload a de-identified export and check the reported totals against the original.

Copy-paste prompt

Turn these roofing-office notes into a concise customer email: {NOTES}. Match this approved tone: {EXAMPLE}. Keep only the scope, dates and prices stated in the notes. Mark missing details as questions. Do not promise a repair method, warranty or appointment that we have not confirmed.
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Tools used

ChatGPT

General AI assistant for writing, research, brainstorming and analysis.

From Free $0; Go $8/mo; Plus $20/mo; Pro $100/mo (checked 2026-11-09)

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Google Gemini

Google's AI assistant, integrated with Gmail, Docs and Workspace.

From $4.99/mo (Google AI Plus); free plan available (checked 2026-11-10)

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Checked prices: ChatGPT: from Free $0; Go $8/mo; Plus $20/mo; Pro $100/mo (verified 2026-11-09) · Google Gemini: from $4.99/mo (Google AI Plus); free plan available (verified 2026-11-10)

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