About Roof Neighbor
A free 3-minute roof-check tool for Oklahoma homeowners. Built and operated by Sam Carlton in Tulsa. Runs entirely in your browser — no signup, no login, no account required.
What it does
- Guides you through a short self-inspection quiz about roof age, recent storm exposure, and visible symptoms — about three minutes from start to finish.
- Returns a concern tier (LOW / MEDIUM / HIGH) with a plain-English written explanation.
- Shows a directory of 150+ Tulsa-metro roofers verified against the Oklahoma Construction Industries Board (CIB) registry.
- Flags insurance-policy patterns (ACV coverage, percentage deductibles, ordinance-or-law coverage) that affect whether a roof-replacement claim is likely to be funded.
Who runs it
Roof Neighbor is built and operated by Sam Carlton, a software engineer in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
- Personal site: samcarlton.com
- Instagram: @roofneighbor
- LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/thatguysam
- Contact: hello@roofneighbor.com
How it's funded
Roof Neighbor is free for homeowners. We select Oklahoma roofers in good standing with the Oklahoma Construction Industries Board (CIB) to be listed as Sponsored. Sponsored roofers may pay a referral fee when a homeowner who matches a real repair or replacement profile reaches out. Sponsored listings are labeled Sponsored on every page they appear.
Non-sponsored community roofers in the directory are ranked independently of any payment. Their order is determined by location match, verification status, BBB rating, years in business, community signals, and the homeowner's own priority filters — not by money. This mirrors the matchmaker model used by NerdWallet and similar tools.
How the directory is built
The roofer directory is editorial. Sam compiles it from public records — primarily the Oklahoma Construction Industries Board (CIB) registry — and community recommendations. It is not a pay-for-placement listing and roofers cannot buy a slot by submitting a form.
The list is also designed to resist manipulation by reputation management companies and Google review farms. Roof Neighbor favors public licensing records, independently sourced community signals, and clearly disclosed sponsored placements over raw review volume.
Each listing includes the roofer's CIB registration status, BBB rating when available, service area, and community-source links when homeowner recommendations exist.
Coverage area
Primary (Tulsa metro): Tulsa, Broken Arrow, Bixby, Owasso, Jenks, Sand Springs, Sapulpa, Catoosa, Claremore, Collinsville, Coweta, Glenpool, Kiefer, Mannford, Mounds, Muskogee, Oakhurst, Prattville, Skiatook, Verdigris, and nearby cities.
Oklahoma statewide expansion is planned.
What's not in the product
- No account creation.
- No email capture required to see results.
- No data sent to third parties for advertising.
- No Google Business Profile — Roof Neighbor is a tool, not a storefront.
- No paid roofer reviews. Sponsored listings are the only monetary relationships on the site, and they are disclosed on every page they appear.