Scheduling flat roof jobs in zone 5 winters: why I stopped taking them altogether

Up here in north jersey, zone 5 winters make scheduling flat roof repairs a total crapshoot, especially with all the ice dams and snow load on those low-slope commercial builds. Last season I quoted a $8k EPDM patch job on a warehouse using Firestone materials, but the weather delayed us three weeks and the client bailed after eating $2k in prep costs. Saw a similar rant in the Roofing Pros Facebook group where guys were losing their asses on delayed shingle installs too. IMO, unless you're running multiple crews like those big outfits with Malco tools on standby, just turn down flat roofs from November to March. Clients don't get it, they think we're magicians. NGL, my profit margin tanked 15% last year from rescheduling BS alone. Anyone else ditching these jobs or am I just getting soft?

Man, same here, had a flat roof tear-off in zone 5 that got pushed back twice, lost the whole contract and $5k down the drain. FML.

Try using Jobber for scheduling, it lets you block out weather windows and auto-notify clients on delays. Saved my ass on a few EPDM jobs last winter.

Scheduling in winter is a joke, especially flats, my crew almost quit after slipping on ice during a rushed Owens Corning install. Screw that noise.

These clients and their entitled attitudes piss me off, acting like we control the weather on every damn flat roof job. Time to union up and refuse winter work across the board.