r/RoofingSales

I need a way that I can push out more quotes once I have all the information.

What are people using to prepare quotes other than a excel file which we currently use

Looking for info on gray shingle colors

OC sierra gray

OC slate stone gray

CertainTeed Cobblestone Gray

Anyone have pictures or projects or info to share about how these look after install ?

For those of you who’ve actually had a good experience with a marketing company or agency, how did you originally find them?

What made you comfortable enough to give them a shot, and after working with them, what made you decide they were worth keeping around?

Curious what others look for since it seems like experiences with marketing companies are all over the place.

Just got back into the industry from a roughly 10 yr hiatus. Time to go bid some roofs and land some sales.

Looking at upgrading from my grocery getter. Was planning on a newer midsize truck, but sedans still get better fuel economy.

With better collapsible ladders, is it feasible to drive around a 4 door? Is anyone in this role NOT driving some kind of pick-up or van? If anyone is driving a car, what do customer perceptions seem to be when you pull up to the house and pull a ladder out of the trunk/hatchback?

Or is it just simply better to bite the bullet on gas mileage and get the truck?

Thx

Has anyone used RoofHeadsUp for hail alerts and government job notifications? Hail trace seems to be the go-to, but just spoke with the owner of RoofHeadsUp and think it might be a better product for my small roofing crew.

Looking to see if anyone has used/tried their app.

Has any roofing company successfully used an AI Answering Service for when their receptionist can't answer the call (or on weekends)? I'd like to hear any real companies who have done this and wonder if it works better than a traditional voicemail if we can't answer the phone.

Appreciate it!

Here in Colorado, USA, we've had some issues with some brands being inconsistently reliable in their manufacturing and quality. Others have been consistent. Anyone else in Colorado- what's your go-to brand for consistent reliability?

I was hired on as a sales rep with no experience at a company in the DFW area. The commission is 35% of the profit after 10% overhead costs. Is this standard for someone with no experience? $100/ contingency agreement, and a few more bonuses as well. Would love to know. Thanks

Any software that actually changed how you sell?

I spent way too long this week reading "top 10 roofing software" pages and they're all the same five names with an affiliate link attached. useless.

so, real answers: did any tool you started using actually change your close rate or how you run an appointment? or does it all just end up being somewhere to log stuff after the fact

and what was the biggest waste of money?

20M I accepted an offer for an entry level D2D sales job. It’s a company that specializes in roofing. I don’t have any sales experience

Salary:
Base Salary: $1400 Bl-weekly + Monthly Phone allowance: $100
$36,400 (Base) + $1,200 (Allowances) = $37,600 Annual before commission

Pay Period Example: (Demo bonus begins on the 4th demo)
3.5 sets/ day
21 sets / week
42 sets / pay period
20% conversion = 42 sets / 8 demos

# of Sets. Demos

.
Below 30. $100
30-39. $200
40-49. $250
50-59. $300
60-69. $350

8 Demos - 3 Demo Quota = 5 Bonus Demos x $250 (40 Tier) = $1,250 bonus
Base ($1,400) + Commission ($1,250) = $2,650

Quarterly Set Bonus:
250+ sets = $5 each (paid on ALL sets) - $1,250 / Qtr = $5000 / Year

Monthly Roofing Bonus:
55 roof sets - $500
75 roof sets - $750

Benefits:
90 days - Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K 3% Match, 3 days PTO days
Training:
$500 per week (15 sets in a week need to get out of)

Just checking if anyone can recommend a good, honest and reasonably priced roofer to do my garage roof. Also looking for rough estimates of total cost for a 2 car garage roof around 500 sq ft. Thanks!

I met with CertainTeed last week and asked this to the rep.

I had a customer call me today wanting the cheapest price on a shingle. I quoted IKO’s offerings and he said is that a 30 year or a 50 year shingle?

This is getting ridiculous. The shingles haven’t changed with the exception of getting lighter and all the sudden they’re gonna last 50 years?

I keep hearing roofers say a quote request was “trash” when the real problem was the day got sideways.

One homeowner has an active leak. One wants numbers for a replacement next spring. One filled out a request at 10:30 pm after a storm. Meanwhile you’re on a roof, the office is tied up, and a rep is already headed across town.

Nobody can treat every quote request like it deserves the same first call.

For owner-led shops: when three or four quote requests hit in the same day, what actually decides the order? Leak? Insurance timeline? Roof age? Job size? Zip code? Whoever called twice?

Not asking for a sales pitch—just trying to learn what experienced crews use when the calendar gets jammed up.

Hey all,

I've been working for a major manufacturer of roofing products for the past 10 years and have climbed up the corporate ladder to a leadership position. Recently, a friend of mine told me about his businesses in Colorado/Indiana who had a similar background to me and it's inspired me to start looking down this path.

I am interested in hearing about your experiences and any call outs that you may have. I have a rough outline of what I want to do and the capital I will need to start (approx. $200k)

Any advice would be highly appreciated. I've also seen some people in this subreddit note looking at youtube videos but given that there's so many I was looking for any solid suggestions of any channels that you feel are reputable

Thanks in advance!

Hi guys, what have you found is the best way to get customers? I know word of mouth/referrals are good but is there any apart from that that you've tried? If so, how did it go?

I was out canvassing and saw dude eyeballing me from his garage. I couldn't tell if he was waiting for me to get to him, just wondering what I was doing or simply mean mugging me. As I'm walking towards his drive way on the sidewalk he yells out "I'm not interested" and that's fine but as I was walking away he hollers out "I don't know how you guys make any money" cool man just let me tell you my pitch and then you'll get it, it'll be fun I promise. Dude let me pitch him last Friday. Tuesday the adjuster came out, Friday he had check and that grumpy old bastard learned how it is guys like me make money. It was fun, he was a cool dude once he decided to be cool.

One of the things I've learned is that "no, not interested" only means they don't know or understand what I'm doing. If you can figure out how to tell people what you're doing differently they get interested.

What's been some of y'all's favorite deals to close?

Hi everyone! I’m part of a roofing company in the US, and I handle our lead generation efforts.

Over the past several months, Nextdoor has been one of our more consistent sources of homeowner leads. Recently, though, we’ve run into some platform changes and restrictions that have made it more challenging to generate leads organically, so we’re looking to diversify.

We’re also using Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, cold email, and cold calling, but I’m curious to hear what others in the industry are doing.

For those in roofing sales:
- What organic lead generation channels are working well for you?
- Are there any platforms or communities you’ve found worthwhile?
- If you were trying to build a steady pipeline today, where would you focus your efforts?

I’d really appreciate hearing what’s been working for other roofing companies. Thanks in advance!