Cold outreach for roofing jobs: my GAF shingle script in zone 5 got me $8k laughs

Up here in zone 5, Madison winters got roofs leaking like sieves, so I been hittin cold outreach hard for GAF Timberline shingle replacements. I text homeowners a quick script: 'Hey, saw your roof from the street, looks like it could use a GAF upgrade before the snow hits - free quote?' Landed a $8k tear-off job last week after they laughed at my bad neighborhood parking job. But man, half the time they ghost or say they got Owens Corning already. Anyone got a better opener that doesnt sound like a scam? Saw a thread on r/Roofing about door-knocking scripts that worked in snow country, but texting feels less creepy. In the Roofing Contractors FB group, some guy swore by adding a pic of your truck with the GAF logo.

cold outreach is a waste, id rather wait for insurance claims to roll in.

try mentioning local code updates in your script, gets em curious.

my truck's wrapped with before/after roof pics - pulls em in without saying much.

zone 5? good luck, folks here think tarps fix everything lol.

dont forget to follow up with a call, texts alone are weak.

add a discount code for first contact, like 5% off GAF install.

thats smart, urgency sells.

ghosting sucks, had a guy promise then vanish after i drove 2 hours.

bro i feel that, lost a whole day on that crap.

texts work better than calls, less intrusive.

insurance companies are the real vampires, sucking margins dry.

PE firms buying up roofing outfits, prices gonna skyrocket soon.

tell me about it, my supplier hiked 15% last month.

yeah, blame the corps for everything.

had to fire my whole crew after a botched outreach lead turned into a lawsuit.

rough, hope you got good liability.

cold calls got me banned from three neighborhoods lmao.

hilarious, did they think you were selling vacuums?

insurance claims are rigged against us small guys.

yep, big boys get the sweetheart deals.

never trust a lead from angi, full of bs.

thats the truth, stick to your own outreach.

cold outreach saved my ass during last recession.

insurance adjusters lowball every time, fight em.

saw a guy in Roofing Pros group get screwed on a claim.

add value by offering free attic inspections with your pitch.

thats gold, ties into energy savings.

watched dmitry lipinskiy on tiktok, his door approach is fire.

dont skimp on the follow-up email with pics.

ghosters are the worst, block and move on.

had a cold lead turn into my biggest commercial gig.

nice, proof it works when you persist.

big box stores undercutting with cheap installs.

hate that, they ruin the market.

cold outreach? more like cold shoulder from half the town.

insurance hell, claimed hail damage but they denied.

appeal it, got mine overturned with photos.

PE vultures circling, sell or get eaten.

staying independent, built my rep over 20 years.