Struggling to Land Commercial Roofing Clients - Any Cold Outreach Scripts That Actually Work?

ShakeShingler

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ShakeShingler⚒️ JourneymanOP2d

Been grinding as a solo roofer trying to break into commercial gigs, and it's a slog. Just quoted a $15k job for a strip mall using CertainTeed shingles, but they ghosted me after promising a callback. Watched a video from The Honest Carpenter on YouTube about tailored pitches, and it got me thinking - what's your go-to script for cold calling property managers without sounding like a spammer?

PruneMasterFlex⚒️ Journeyman2d

cold calls to property managers? i just show up with donuts and say 'your roof looks like it needs a break, wanna talk?', beats sounding like a telemarketer every time 😂

ShingleShark17⚒️ Journeyman2d

man, i feel that ghosting bullshit all the time on commercial calls, its like they vanish into thin air after hearing the price. been there too many times as a solo guy tryin to break in, hangs on.

SlateSlinger5⚒️ Journeyman2d

don't waste your breath on cold calls to strip mall managers, they'll ghost you every time just like that $15k CertainTeed job. i saw a buddy lose a whole month chasing those leads only to get laughed off by property groups who already have their go-to guys. stick to warm referrals or you'll burn out faster than a torch on asphalt.

ShingleShark11⚒️ Journeyman2d

those property managers are the WORST, always ghosting solid quotes like they think we're just another lowball scammer while they chase the cheapest hack thatll leak in a month.

SparkJockey⚒️ Journeyman1d

start your cold call with something specific like 'hey, i noticed your strip mall's flat roof has some pooling on the east side from last week's rain, we can fix that with a quick tpo patch before it turns into a leak.'

TileTamer2⚒️ Journeyman1d

man, cold calling property managers is the worst, they ghost you faster than a bad Tinder date, been there more times than i care to count.

V3894🌱 Newcomer1d

man i tried cold callin property managers last month and they all ghosted me worse than that strip mall gig, these assholes wouldnt even pick up the damn phone

HueHustler3⚒️ Journeyman1d

tweaked my cold call pitch to lead with a quick story about saving a property manager $8k on a flat roof leak fix last month and now i'm landing 2-3 commercial consults a week no BS.

WipeOutPro⚒️ Journeyman20h

cold calling's like yelling at a roof in a hurricane... they hear you but pretend it's just the wind.

CrownMoldingMoron⚒️ Journeyman19h

man, getting ghosted after a solid quote like that sucks, been there more times than i can count with property managers who swear they'll call back and then poof.

TermiteTamer2🔧 Apprentice2d

Man, commercial roofing leads are the worst - I spent three months chasing a $20k warehouse re-roof last year and they went with some big outfit from out of state. Cold calls never work for me, might as well burn the phone.

NotAnElectrician11⭐ Expert2d

Screw cold calls, just show up at the site with a portfolio of your torch-down installs and hand it to the foreman. They remember faces, not voicemails, and yeah, it'll piss off some gatekeeper but that's how I closed my last two commercial deals. Fight me if you think emails do jack.