Key facts
- Target the Owner and President job levels at companies of 1 to 50 people, add your states, and filter for a mobile number.
- A residential roofer lives on homeowner leads, reviews and fast estimates.
- A commercial roofer bids on projects for property managers and general contractors, keeps estimators on staff and cares about bonding and project schedules.
- Build two saved lists in your Hive and write to each separately.
- FilterCopy the filters on this page.
- RevealSee emails and mobiles where available.
- SendOr export to your own tools.
Residential and commercial roofers are two lists
A residential roofer lives on homeowner leads, reviews and fast estimates. A commercial roofer bids on projects for property managers and general contractors, keeps estimators on staff and cares about bonding and project schedules. Mixing them in one campaign means one of the two groups reads a message that misses. Build two saved lists in your Hive and write to each separately.
Titles worth adding
- Owner or President: the buyer at almost every company under 50 people.
- Estimator or Chief Estimator: commercial firms, for anything that touches bids.
- Sales Manager: residential firms that run door to door or inspection teams.
- Operations Manager: crews, materials and scheduling.
The Buzzlist filters for roofing contractors
In Find, set the rows below. Leave the rest empty.
| Filter | Set it to |
|---|---|
| Industry & keywords: industry | Building Structure And Exterior Contractors |
| Industry & keywords: NAICS codes | 238160 |
| Industry & keywords: company keywords | roofing, commercial roofing, roof replacement |
| Seniority level | Owner, President |
| Company size | 1 to 10 employees, 11 to 50 employees |
| Location | Your states, cities, or ZIP codes with a 5 to 100 mile radius |
| More ways to reach them | Has mobile |
For commercial roofers, add the keyword "commercial" and the 51 to 100 band, and add Director to reach estimating and project leads.
Paid plans add AI search: say who you want in a sentence and Buzz ranks the matches. Plans and prices.
Timing around the weather
Roofing is driven by weather. After a major storm, local roofers are flooded with work for weeks and stop answering. Reach them in the quieter stretch before the season starts in your region, or in late fall when the backlog clears. In northern states, winter is planning season and owners have time to talk.
What tends to get a reply
- A concrete way to win more of the estimates they already run.
- Help with crew capacity during the busy months.
- Anything that cuts the days between a finished job and getting paid.
Mistakes roofers notice
- Treating storm chasers and local roofers the same. Short-lived out-of-state crews come and go; established local firms want long relationships.
- Writing about homeowners to a commercial roofer.
- Sending during a storm response week in their area.
Is the roofing contractors data any good?
Roofing companies change domains and names more often than most trades, so expect some catch-all and unknown results. Paid plans show the email check status where the data has it. Buzz checks status again before sending and skips any address that does not pass.
Paid reveals come with standard email verification, and if a Buzz Send email hard bounces, you get that contact back.
Questions about roofing contractors data
What is the NAICS code for roofing contractors?
NAICS 238160, Roofing Contractors. It covers both residential and commercial roofers, so use keywords or company size to split them.
Who buys at a commercial roofing company?
The owner signs, but the chief estimator or a project director often decides what tools and suppliers the team uses for bids.
When is the best time to contact roofers?
Before the local season starts, or in late fall once the backlog clears. Avoid the weeks right after a major storm in their area.
