The Contractor Who Didn’t Know How Many Nails His Subs Were Leaving Behind
A partnership story that changed how a roofer finished jobs forever.
One of our contractor partners told us something we hear a lot:
“I thought my subs were cleaning well… until you guys went behind them.”
This roofer was sharp. He ran a good operation. He trusted his crews.
But he was also stretched thin:
multiple jobs a day
sales + scheduling
managing subs
dealing with homeowners
Cleanup was one of the only things he had to trust others to do well.
The First Demo Cleanup
We offered our free first cleanup demo, and he said sure.
We went to a job his crew had already “finished.”
Driveway was clear. Yard looked alright.
Then we ran our process.
What We Found
After one full sweep:
nails in the grass perimeter
nails around staging zones
nails hiding in beds
nails in walkway edges
The roofer was stunned:
“Man… I had no clue it was like that.”
Why Contractors Love Outsourcing Cleanup
He wasn’t upset at his subs. He understood the reality:
subs are tired at the end
cleanup isn’t their focus
schedule pressure wins
consistency suffers job to job
What he didn’t want anymore was:
flat tire complaints
callbacks
bad reviews
reputation damage he didn’t earn
What Changed After That
Now he:
schedules Nail Finders at the end of every install
uses our cleanup + guarantee in his pitch book
says homeowners bring it up as a reason they chose him
His words:
“It makes us look premium without paying premium labor.”
That’s the Nail Finders advantage:
no payroll
no management
consistent finish
guaranteed outcome
If you’re a roofer heading into slow season, this is one of the easiest upgrades you can add to your operation.
First demo cleanup is on us. Let us prove it.