Gratuity's for Roofers

Our guys have gotten 6 tips this year. One was for $50.00 per person on a 5 man crew. When I was on a crew I probably averaged 2-3 tips per year. We never expect it. If a Homeowner is generous enough to give a tip it's for a reason. Either your guys have done above and beyond or have proven themselves far beyond what the homeowner's vision of a Roofer is.

I don't know about guys ever getting a tip. It's probably happened at some point over the years, but we do very, VERY little residential. I'm sure we've never gotten one on a commercial job, aside from something like a box of Texas Toast or butchered chickens from a food service/mfr, or maybe some other sample good from the company...

But I almost always tip someone like a furniture delivery guy, carpet cleaner, etc, if they are friendly, represent their company well, have a possitive attitude and make sure we are happy with it before they leave. You can always tell it doesn't happen very often.

And yes, as long as they are friendly and courteous, I usually tip the counter person when I pick-up food/pizza etc. Even the girl that gets my icecream at the local creamery. Not what I would tip a waiter, but something. That must be exceptionally rare, because they are usually in shock.

Yup,6 man crew, all got 100. even the labourers.

Bump

Not much since they raised the price of shingles.

We did a shake t/o & deck when I was 15 years old during the summer. Nightmare job. The homeowner bought everybody on the crew a carton of cigarettes or a bottle of jack daniels for the two guys that didn't smoke. I didn't get anything except for black boogers from the 100 year old shakes.

Believe it or not, I once got a coffee mug in the mail from some crazy lady that thought she could start a online coffee shop!

I always seem to get more tips if I am working alone. A hundred bucks is a common tip if you are working alone but if you have a 5 man crew, things like that just don't happen. I'm always suprized when they want to crack out the beer at lunch for the crew. I just tell them that they can't drink on the job site and if they start feeding them wobbly pops, the shingles may get a bit crooked and they will pee on your roses.

"wobbly pops." lol

Speaking of those coffee mugs, I take good care of mine. "Where the industry meets for coffee!" So do any of you still have the first one with the slightly larger graphics that says, "A place for roofers to start their day out right!"