Where Should You Scan in Birmingham?
Birmingham isn't one market. It's a patchwork of older neighborhoods like Homewood and Mountain Brook, where many roofs are 20-plus years old, and newer developments in Trussville and Alabaster, where roofs may still have years of life. Roofbird's scan suggestion tool reads the area you work in and ranks each block by housing era, roof wear, hail history, and walkability, so you know which streets are worth your time before you draw a single polygon.
For example, if you work Jefferson County, Roofbird will show you which blocks have the highest concentration of weathered roofs and which have seen recent wind events, like the 61 mph wind recorded on June 8, 2025. It won't suggest a block just because it's close to you; it only suggests blocks that clear the bar for roof age and condition. If nothing in view is worth the trip, it says so plainly.
- Block-level ranking by roof age, wear, and walkability
- Hail and wind event history for your specific area
- Honest suggestions: no wasted mornings on low-potential blocks
Two Scores: Need vs. Now
A roof that needs replacing isn't necessarily a roof the homeowner will replace this month. That's why every Roofbird lead carries two separate scores. The NEED score reflects the roof's condition and age, read from imagery. The NOW score reflects whether something is forcing a decision on this specific house: visible active damage, a recent hail or wind event on that roof, a recent home purchase, or neighbors who have already re-roofed.
Neighborhood-wide hail doesn't inflate the NOW score, because it affects every home equally and can't separate one door from the next. Instead, Roofbird shows whether a hail event is on record for your area and estimates how long the homeowner has to file an insurance claim, based on typical state deadlines. You verify with the carrier, but you know the window.
- NEED score: roof condition and age only
- NOW score: triggers like active damage, recent sale, or neighbor re-roofs
- Claim window countdown based on state typical deadlines
Homeowner Contacts, DNC-Scrubbed
The full property record is free on every lead: owner name, occupancy, estimated home value, year built, last sale, beds/baths, square footage, and more. Roofbird even estimates owner equity, because equity often determines whether a homeowner can say yes to a new roof. Only the phone number and email sit behind a one-click unlock, and every number is checked against the federal Do Not Call registry.
Each contact is labeled 'clear,' 'DNC,' or 'verify,' so you know before you dial whether it's safe to call. No texts, no auto-dialers, manual calls only. If no contact is found, you don't spend a credit.
- Owner name, occupancy, equity, and property details on every lead
- DNC-scrubbed phone numbers with clear, DNC, or verify labels
- No credits for lookups with no contact found
Work the List Like a CRM
Roofbird isn't a PDF dump. It's a working list. Filter leads by owner-occupied vs. absentee, live trigger, active damage, claim window open, minimum need score, roof age, equity, or contact state. Add your own tags, export the list, or print door-hanger PDFs for your route.
Low-quality roofs are dropped before they reach your list, so you're not paying for scans that don't produce workable leads. And because Roofbird never re-assesses a roof it's already read, re-scanning an area surfaces genuinely new homes, not the same roofs again.
- Filter on 15+ data points, including contact state
- Export or print door-hangers for the route
- No re-scans of the same roofs; new homes only
Pricing That Makes Sense for Birmingham Roofers
Roofbird is flat-rate, not per-lead. The free trial gives you 25 leads and 10 contact unlocks, no credit card required. Hunter is $199/month for 500 leads and 50 unlocks. Hunter Pro is $499/month for 2,000 leads, 150 unlocks, and data export. Extra unlocks are $1 each. Unlimited service areas on paid plans.
Compare that to pay-per-lead marketplaces that sell the same lead to four competitors. With Roofbird, you're the only roofer seeing that lead, and you know exactly what you're paying each month.
- Free trial: 25 leads + 10 unlocks, no credit card
- Hunter: 500 leads/mo + 50 unlocks/mo for $199
- Hunter Pro: 2,000 leads/mo + 150 unlocks/mo + export for $499