Are permit leads better than Angi or HomeAdvisor for roofers?

They're different. Angi and HomeAdvisor sell the same roofing lead to several contractors, so you start in a price war. Permit leads are exclusive public records you reach first, for a flat monthly fee instead of $50-100+ per shared lead. Many roofers use both, then lean on permits as they see the lower cost-per-job.

How do I find re-roof permits in my city?

Search your city's permit open-data for roofing work, or use PermitRadar and type 'roof' in the feed search to surface re-roof and roofing-related permits filtered to recent activity.

Roofing Leads from Building Permits

Q: How do roofers get leads from building permits?

Re-roofing and new-construction projects file a building permit before work starts. Because permits are public records, roofers can see those projects — address, scope, and value — the day they're filed and reach out before competitors. PermitRadar pulls live city permit feeds and lets you search them for roofing work across Seattle, Chicago, SF, and Austin.

Stop bidding against four other roofers for the same shared lead. Re-roof and new-construction permits are public records — exclusive, and filed before the work starts.

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How do roofers get leads from building permits?

Every re-roof and new build files a permit before work starts. Because permits are public records, you can see those projects — address, scope, and value — the day they're filed and reach out first. PermitRadar pulls live city permit feeds; just type "roof" in the search to surface roofing work across all 4 cities.

Why permit leads beat shared roofing leads

Angi and HomeAdvisor sell the same homeowner to 3–5 roofers, so you're in a price war before you even call. A permit comes straight from city records — it's exclusive, it's earlier (the job isn't subcontracted yet), and it's a flat monthly fee instead of $50–$100+ per shared lead.

What a roofing permit tells you

The property address — to mail, door-knock, or hand to your canvasser
The scope (re-roof, tear-off, new construction with roofing)
The project value — so you can prioritize bigger jobs
A link to the city record, which lists the applicant/GC to contact

Roofing permits in your city

PermitRadar covers Seattle, Chicago, San Francisco, and Austin — switch cities and search "roof" to filter to roofing work. Storm-heavy markets see re-roof spikes; new-build markets (like Austin) generate fresh roofing scope constantly.

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Roofing Leads — FAQ

Are permit leads better than Angi for roofers?

They're exclusive and earlier, for a flat fee instead of per-shared-lead. Many roofers run both and shift toward permits as they see the lower cost-per-job.

Do roofing permits include a phone number?

No — and any tool promising guaranteed homeowner phone numbers is overstating it. You get the real public record (address, scope, value, city link with the applicant/GC) and reach out from there. The advantage is exclusivity and timing.

How fresh are the permits?

PermitRadar pulls each city's live open-data feed daily, newest first — so you see roofing projects the day they're filed.