Which public records predict roofing work?

Roof age, Solar interconnection applications, Code enforcement cases, Reroof permits, Storm events. Deal Radar monitors each of these, scores it for CSLB C-39, and times the alert to when the work is actually bought rather than when the record was filed.

Does Deal Radar contact homeowners on my behalf?

No. Deal Radar never contacts a consumer on any channel. It alerts you and drafts the artifact you send yourself, and where the audience is a property owner the draft is a letter or postcard addressed to the property. Deal Radar does not hold owner names today.

CSLB C-39 · 25 mile service radius

Roofing work is on public record before it is on the market.

211 roofing jobs hit the public record in the Sacramento area in the last 30 days, counted with the same rules that build a customer's alerts.

Roof age is public record: the 20-year list and how to work it before the storm does.

Licensed by the California State License Board (CSLB C-39).

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The short answer

What fires an alert for roofing.

Deal Radar tracks 5 triggers for CSLB C-39. Each one names a public record, the point in that record's lifecycle where it becomes meaningful, how long after that point the work is actually bought, and who you would be contacting. The lead time is the part that matters: the same record is a different opportunity, on a different day, for a different trade.

Public record When it fires Who you contact

Roof age Roof age computed from permit history: the last reroof on record for an address. the moment it is published Permit history is roof age by address; 20+ years is the mailing list. The property, by mail The parcel's mailing address, so the artifact is an addressed letter, postcard or door hanger. No phone call, and no owner name until the county assessor roll is loaded.

Solar interconnection applications An application to connect a solar array to the grid, filed before most local permits. the moment it is filed A roof about to be evaluated by a solar crew. The contractor on the permit The licensed contractor named on the record, resolved through the CSLB registry. Business to business, and their contact details are already public.

Code enforcement cases An open enforcement case against a property. the moment it is published The property, by mail The parcel's mailing address, so the artifact is an addressed letter, postcard or door hanger. No phone call, and no owner name until the county assessor roll is loaded.

Reroof permits A permit to tear off and replace a roof, naming the roofing contractor. the moment it is issued The contractor on the permit The licensed contractor named on the record, resolved through the CSLB registry. Business to business, and their contact details are already public.

Storm events A declared storm or catastrophe affecting a defined area. the moment it is published The property, by mail The parcel's mailing address, so the artifact is an addressed letter, postcard or door hanger. No phone call, and no owner name until the county assessor roll is loaded.

The limits

What a permit does not tell you.

A record is a signal, not a sale. A filed permit means someone intends to do work. It does not tell you the package is unbought, that the budget survived, or that the schedule held. Deal Radar times alerts to when a trade is normally bought, which is a much better guess than the filing date, but it is still a guess about a live project.
Coverage is what we have ingested, not everything that exists. Every count on this site describes records Deal Radar has actually stored. Some agencies publish late, some publish badly, and some do not publish at all.
Nothing is sent automatically. Deal Radar drafts. A person on your team reviews and sends. That is a design decision, not a setting.
We do not contact consumers. Where the audience is a property owner, what Deal Radar resolves is a mailing address, so the artifact is an addressed letter, postcard or door hanger. No consumer calls, no consumer texts, on any plan. And today, no name either. Until the county assessor roll is loaded, a household-facing signal gives you the property and its address, not the owner of record. If you are buying this expecting phone numbers, it is the wrong tool and you should wait.

Weighing this against buying leads? We wrote the honest comparison, including where bought leads win: permit records vs purchased leads.

Markets

Roofing coverage by market.

Roofing in Placer County, CA 108 permits tracked Roofing in Sacramento County, CA 935 permits tracked Roofing in San Joaquin County, CA 389 permits tracked Roofing in Yolo County, CA 1,458 permits tracked

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Other trades

The same records, read differently.

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