Good roofers are hard to find right now. And once you find them, keeping them is even harder.Attracting skilled trades workers takes more than posting a job ad. Here is what works. Attracting skilled trades workers in 2026 is one of the biggest challenges for roofing and exterior operators. Workers have more choices than ever….
Your accountant sends you a monthly P&L. Revenue looks solid. Margin looks okay. You move on. But here is the problem. That P&L tells you how the whole company did. It does not tell you which jobs made money and which ones quietly drained it. That gap is where most roofing and trades companies leave…
Most roofing business owners start thinking about selling when something pushes them to. A health scare. A burnout stretch. A partner who wants out. An offer that shows up out of nowhere. By that point, the clock is already working against them. Roofing company exit planning is not something you do when you are ready…
Ask any roofing company owner why they are the busiest person in their business and the answer is almost always the same: no one else knows how to do it the way I do. That is not a management problem. It is a documentation problem. And it is the single biggest reason most roofing companies…
If your jobs feel harder to price right now, you are not imagining it. Roofing material costs 2026 data tells a clear story. Materials are up significantly from where they were two years ago, and the increases are not slowing down. The major shingle manufacturers, GAF, Owens Corning, and CertainTeed, all announced price increases of…
When most roofing business owners think about how to sell a roofing company, they picture one thing: hand over the keys, get a check, walk away. But that is only one way to do it. And for a lot of owners, it is not even the best way.A roofing business exit strategy can take several…
You have spent years building your roofing business. Now you are thinking about selling a roofing business or bringing in a partner. Here is something most owners do not know: buyers do not care most about your revenue. They look at five specific numbers. Those five numbers decide what your business is worth. The good…
One of the most common questions TrussPoint hears from roofing and exterior business owners considering a partnership is a simple one: will you change what we built? The answer is no. And Ridge Top Exteriors is the proof. Founded in 2002 by Larry Gebhart, Ridge Top Exteriors has spent more than two decades building a…
Most exterior home improvement companies were built by founders who did not plan to sell them. They were built by operators who were good at the work, who built a reputation in their market, who hired people they trusted, and who grew the business year by year on the strength of those relationships. For a…
TrussPoint Roofing & Exterior Renovations (“TrussPoint”), a growth-oriented investment platform focused on residential home exterior services and backed by Soundcore Capital Partners (“Soundcore”), today announced its acquisition of Runyon & Sons Roofing, a highly respected residential roofing company serving homeowners and multi-family and commercial customers throughout Northeast Ohio. Based in Mentor, Ohio, Runyon & Sons…
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