Pay Per Lead Services in New York County, NY for Roofers

Manhattan has plenty of roofs and very few homeowners standing under them. Only 25.1% of occupied homes in New York County are owner-occupied, 194,982 out of 778,281 (Source: data.census.gov.), and many of those owners hold an apartment rather than a building. When a roof leaks here, the person who searches is often a top-floor resident; the person who signs is a co-op board, a condominium's managing agent, a townhouse owner or a landlord. Routing a Manhattan roofing lead well means reaching that second person.

What the work looks like above the top floor

The stock is old. 396,050 of the borough's 923,472 housing units date from 1939 or before, and the median building dates from 1951 (Source: data.census.gov.). That means flat roofs on walk-ups in Harlem, Inwood and the Lower East Side; bulkheads and stair towers that need reflashing; parapet walls that crack at the coping and let water into the masonry below; and setback terraces in Turtle Bay or the Flatiron District, where a leak under the pavers lands in a neighbour's living room. Townhouses in Greenwich Village and Harlem add slate mansards, cornices and old skylights. Access is part of every price: no driveway, hoisting and sidewalk logistics, and a super to work around.

The weather behind the calls

City emergency management names nor'easters, tropical storms and hurricanes as coastal storms capable of severe flooding (Source: nyc.gov.). On a roof, those storms show up as wind-driven rain pushed under copings and through tired seams, and the leak calls cluster in the days after. Winter adds snow and ice and the thaw that follows. Summer heat, which the city links to over 500 deaths a year, bakes black membranes and dries out old coatings, and it is one reason boards ask about reflective roofing when a replacement comes up.

Who can take the job

Residential home improvement work anywhere in the city needs DCWP's Home Improvement Contractor licence, which comes with a bond of $20,000 (or a $200 Trust Fund enrolment instead), a thirty-question test and a two-year term (Source: nyc.gov.). We route Manhattan roof work only to roofers who hold it, and we ask whether you also carry the insurance a managing agent will demand before you set foot on the building.

The enquiries we stop are the tenant reporting a drip the landlord must handle, the apartment owner asking about a roof that belongs to the whole building when they are not the board's contact, and anything sold down a list. What gets through names the building, the person with authority to hire, and the problem.

The New York rule for a roofer taking leads in New York County: The NYS Department of State says: "NYS does not license home improvement contractors, but some counties and local municipalities do"; There is no state roofing licence; roofers are licensed (or not) by the city or county where the home sits (Source: dos.ny.gov).

Manhattan, for a roofer working these leads: New York City requires a Home Improvement Contractor licence from the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP): "A person or business must have a Home Improvement Contractor license to do construction, repair, remodeling, or other home improvement work to any residential land or building in New York City"; Applicants post a $20,000 surety bond (or enrol in the Trust Fund, $200 fee), pass a 30-question exam, and the licence period is 2 years (Source: nyc.gov).

Worth knowing as a roofer buying leads in New York County: The NYS Department of State's consumer guidance: "You have three days to cancel after signing a contract for home improvements," and cancellations must be in writing; It also advises a written contract with start and finish dates, scope of work and itemized price, and not paying the full amount upfront (Source: dos.ny.gov).

Leads go only to roofers who can lawfully take the job in New York County.

Places in New York County the roofer lead campaign covers, as the source lists them: Manhattan neighborhoods: Harlem, Greenwich Village, Financial District, Lower East Side, Inwood, Battery Park City, Chinatown, Flatiron District, Turtle Bay.

The same pay per lead service for roofers in the counties next to New York County: Roofers in Kings County, Roofers in Queens County, Roofers in Bronx County.

Other trades we run leads for in New York County: Locksmiths, HVAC & Air Conditioning Companies, Plumbers, Mobile Mechanics, Painters, General Contractors, Exterminators & Pest Control, Property Management Companies.

New York County is one of the 64 counties we cover for roofers, and every one is listed on the Roofers pay per lead index.