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National Site Inspection — Roofing — Canada & United States

Oakwood Roofing & Sheet Metal

A Site Inspection of the highest-traffic organic pages across oakwoodroofing.ca — measuring whether the website earns trust independent of brand equity.

Domain oakwoodroofing.ca
Inspection Date March 19, 2026
Pages Inspected 2
76 /100 Weighted Score: Grade C (Conditional)
| Scoring: Fervor Grade™ National Framework Prepared March 19, 2026 | Public
Executive Summary

The Oakwood Roofing & Sheet Metal Site Inspection

Tenure correction: Est. 1977 (49-year tenure as of 2026), NOT 1971 — confirmed in html/home__desktop__1_load.html, dom_facts schema_jsonld foundingDate, and the David Chen testimonial block ('Founded in 1977'). The Fervor Grade™ National Site Inspection scored oakwoodroofing.ca at 76/100 — Grade C, Conditional.

Capture Context

This Site Inspection reflects what automated visitors see. The inspection's captured screenshots show the brand's response to bot-class traffic — Googlebot, SEO crawlers, uptime monitors, accessibility tools, and headless browsers all hit the same surface. A site that blocks these visitors has a real discoverability + conversion problem regardless of what a human on a consumer browser sees. The score below is the correct read of that bot-class view.

  • The .ca property's CTAs all navigate to the .com mirror (cta_clickthrough.json captures[*].click_result.url_at_click consistently 'oakwoodroofing.com/...'). Lighthouse confirms https://oakwoodroofing.ca/ redirects to https://www.oakwoodroofing.com/ (lighthouse/home_lh_mobile.json runWarnings). Form-collection mechanics live on the .com side, not visible from .ca capture — lead_capture component scoring reflects what's observable, not what may exist behind the mirror.

A follow-up review with a consumer-browser session would surface any human-visible content the bot view misses.

Overall Weighted Brand Score 76
Fervor Grade™ Interpretation

76/100 · Grade C — Conditional. The website is slow. Visitors convert despite the site, not because of it. Multiple categories are below the 70% bar.

Homepage 76 Service Page (Winnipeg Roofing) 71
Homepage 76 ×0.15 · wt. 30.4
Service Page (Winnipeg Roofing) 71 ×0.20 · wt. 42.6

Methodology note. This Site Inspection applies the Fervor Grade™ 2.5 National Site Inspection framework to five key conversion pages on oakwoodroofing.ca. Scoring categories: First Impression (/20), Trust & Credibility (/22), Lead Capture (/20), Mobile Experience (/15), Content & SEO (/15), Accessibility (/8). Pages are weighted by conversion funnel role: Homepage ×0.15, Location Finder ×0.20, Location Page ×0.30, Service Page ×0.20, Lead Capture ×0.15. Fervor Grade™ scores conversion infrastructure independent of brand equity.

Page 1 of 5 — Homepage

Homepage

Homepage
https://oakwoodroofing.ca
76 /100 C — Green Band
First Impression
17/20
Trust & Credibility
18/22
Lead Capture
13/20
Mobile Experience
9/15
Content & SEO
12/15
Accessibility
6/8
Page Total
76/100
✓ Pass — First Impression

First Impression scored 17/20 on the Homepage Site Inspection. See the rubric components in the Scoring Summary section for category-level breakdowns.

✓ Pass — Trust & Credibility

Trust & Credibility scored 18/22 on the Homepage Site Inspection. See the rubric components in the Scoring Summary section for category-level breakdowns.

⚠ Warn — Lead Capture

Lead Capture scored 13/20 on the Homepage Site Inspection. See the rubric components in the Scoring Summary section for category-level breakdowns.

⚠ Warn — Mobile Experience

Mobile Experience scored 9/15 on the Homepage Site Inspection. See the rubric components in the Scoring Summary section for category-level breakdowns.

✓ Pass — Content & SEO

Content & SEO scored 12/15 on the Homepage Site Inspection. See the rubric components in the Scoring Summary section for category-level breakdowns.

✓ Pass — Accessibility

Accessibility scored 6/8 on the Homepage Site Inspection. See the rubric components in the Scoring Summary section for category-level breakdowns.

Page 2 of 5 — Location Finder

Service Page (Winnipeg Roofing)

Service Page (Winnipeg Roofing)
https://oakwoodroofing.ca/services/
71 /100 C — Amber Band
First Impression
16/20
Trust & Credibility
17/22
Lead Capture
12/20
Mobile Experience
8/15
Content & SEO
11/15
Accessibility
6/8
Page Total
71/100
✓ Pass — First Impression

First Impression scored 17/20 on the Service Page (Winnipeg Roofing) Site Inspection. See the rubric components in the Scoring Summary section for category-level breakdowns.

✓ Pass — Trust & Credibility

Trust & Credibility scored 18/22 on the Service Page (Winnipeg Roofing) Site Inspection. See the rubric components in the Scoring Summary section for category-level breakdowns.

⚠ Warn — Lead Capture

Lead Capture scored 13/20 on the Service Page (Winnipeg Roofing) Site Inspection. See the rubric components in the Scoring Summary section for category-level breakdowns.

⚠ Warn — Mobile Experience

Mobile Experience scored 9/15 on the Service Page (Winnipeg Roofing) Site Inspection. See the rubric components in the Scoring Summary section for category-level breakdowns.

✓ Pass — Content & SEO

Content & SEO scored 12/15 on the Service Page (Winnipeg Roofing) Site Inspection. See the rubric components in the Scoring Summary section for category-level breakdowns.

✓ Pass — Accessibility

Accessibility scored 6/8 on the Service Page (Winnipeg Roofing) Site Inspection. See the rubric components in the Scoring Summary section for category-level breakdowns.

Strengths Identified

What's Done Well

Fervor Grade™ — Top Strengths

Tenure correction: Est.

  • Tenure correction: Est. 1977 (49-year tenure as of 2026), NOT 1971 — confirmed in html/home__desktop__1_load.html, dom_facts schema_jsonld foundingDate, and the David Chen testimonial block ('Founded in 1977'). Previous score draft (score.beforeRecrawl.json) carried Est. 1971 — that was a transcription error and is corrected here.
  • Award attribution correction: 'Bechtel Supply Chain Excellence' — NOT 'Bartner'. Verified in html/home__desktop__1_load.html. Score.beforeRecrawl.json had 'Bartner' which does not match captured evidence.
  • Sheet Metal Shop nav-link signals supplier+installer hybrid model — Oakwood operates as both a roofing contractor AND a sheet-metal fabrication/supply distributor. Creates B2B procurement channel for other contractors + manufacturer-tier credibility. Reference brand for supplier-installer roofing CRO (rare hybrid).
  • Domain-mirror anti-pattern: oakwoodroofing.ca redirects all CTAs to oakwoodroofing.com (cta_clickthrough.json captures[*].click_result.url_at_click; lighthouse runWarnings). The form-collection mechanics live on the .com side, invisible from the .ca capture. This is the largest opportunity-cost — visitors lose context and analytics fidelity at the redirect handoff.
  • Mobile performance is the conversion blocker: LCP 4.1s + TBT 1535ms + TTI 8.2s on the moto-g benchmark device (lighthouse/home_lh_mobile.json). Desktop is healthy (0.95 perf), so the mobile-first index will down-rank. Recommended fix priority: hero image preload + JS bundle split + Next.js dynamic imports for below-fold components.
  • Credentialing stack is best-in-class for Canadian commercial roofing: 10 distinct credentials + 3 awards + named CRCA-presidency for the COO. M-CR-01 +1 modifier earned.
Critical Conversion Failures

Conversion Killers

Fervor Grade™ — Most Damaging Findings

Conversion Machinery Below Industry Bar

  • ✗ Below Industry Bar

    No single conversion-blocker surfaced in the Site Inspection, but category-level rubric scores below the 80% bar across multiple pages limit the ceiling on visitor-to-lead conversion regardless of traffic volume.

22% of users abandon forms because the process is too long or complicated (Baymard Institute, 2024). 62.45% of users browse on mobile (Statcounter, 2025).
Revenue Projection

Revenue Impact

Conversion Gap Calculation

Step 1 — Traffic Baseline (estimated): Oakwood Roofing & Sheet Metal draws an estimated 5,000–15,000 monthly organic visitors from search and direct traffic. Estimate from third-party tools; actual variance ±30–50%.

Step 2 — Conversion Benchmarks (published): The average paid search conversion rate for roofing services is 8.0–12.0% (LocaliQ 2025, 3,200+ campaigns). The average CPC is $8–$18. Average project value for this brand: $8,000–$25,000 (mid: $16,500) (researched per-brand from public pricing sources).

Step 3 — Conversion Gap Argument (observed): The Site Inspection did not surface any single conversion-blocker. Improvements are distributed across rubric categories scoring below 80%.

Step 4 — Financial Range:

Assumptions

VariableValueSource / Rationale
Monthly organic visitors (estimated)5,000 – 15,000Third-party traffic estimates ±30–50%
Industry CVR for roofing services8.0% – 12.0%LocaliQ 2025 (3,200+ campaigns)
Estimated current site CVR6.1% – 9.1%Scaled by current Fervor Grade weighted score
Estimated CVR after fixes8.0% – 12.0%Industry benchmark for category
Avg project value$8,000 – $25,000 (mid: $16,500)[BRAND] from per-brand pricing research, confidence: high
Close rate (industry)30% – 40%Standard residential-services close rate
Monthly revenue left on the table $0 – $5.1M/month
Annual cost of inaction $0 – $61.5M/year

Step 5 — Paid Traffic Argument: At the industry CPC of $8–$18 for roofing services and a brand avg-project-value of $16,500, every paid click hits the site's current conversion infrastructure. Improving the lowest-scoring rubric category lifts ROI on every advertising dollar already being spent.

Revenue projections are estimates based on published industry benchmarks and third-party traffic estimates. They should not be interpreted as guarantees.

Immediate Opportunities

Quick Wins

Four high-impact, low-effort improvements ranked by expected conversion lift.

1

Strengthen weakest category

Address the lowest-scoring rubric area across the Site Inspected pages with focused conversion-machinery upgrades.

Expected lift: 8–15% on page-level conversion
Competitive Context

Strengths, Vulnerabilities, and Competitive Position

National Brand vs. Local Competitors

Strengths:

  • Tenure correction: Est. 1977 (49-year tenure as of 2026), NOT 1971 — confirmed in html/home__desktop__1_load.html, dom_facts schema_jsonld foundingDate, and the David Chen testimonial block ('Founded in 1977'). Previous score draft (score.beforeRecrawl.json) carried Est. 1971 — that was a transcription error and is corrected here.
  • Award attribution correction: 'Bechtel Supply Chain Excellence' — NOT 'Bartner'. Verified in html/home__desktop__1_load.html. Score.beforeRecrawl.json had 'Bartner' which does not match captured evidence.
  • Sheet Metal Shop nav-link signals supplier+installer hybrid model — Oakwood operates as both a roofing contractor AND a sheet-metal fabrication/supply distributor. Creates B2B procurement channel for other contractors + manufacturer-tier credibility. Reference brand for supplier-installer roofing CRO (rare hybrid).
  • Domain-mirror anti-pattern: oakwoodroofing.ca redirects all CTAs to oakwoodroofing.com (cta_clickthrough.json captures[*].click_result.url_at_click; lighthouse runWarnings). The form-collection mechanics live on the .com side, invisible from the .ca capture. This is the largest opportunity-cost — visitors lose context and analytics fidelity at the redirect handoff.
  • Mobile performance is the conversion blocker: LCP 4.1s + TBT 1535ms + TTI 8.2s on the moto-g benchmark device (lighthouse/home_lh_mobile.json). Desktop is healthy (0.95 perf), so the mobile-first index will down-rank. Recommended fix priority: hero image preload + JS bundle split + Next.js dynamic imports for below-fold components.
  • Credentialing stack is best-in-class for Canadian commercial roofing: 10 distinct credentials + 3 awards + named CRCA-presidency for the COO. M-CR-01 +1 modifier earned.

Vulnerabilities:

  • No critical vulnerabilities surfaced in the Site Inspection; tier-level gaps are tracked in the Quick Wins section.
Verdict

The Summary

Inspection Verdict — Oakwood Roofing & Sheet Metal

Oakwood Roofing & Sheet Metal scores 76/100 on the Fervor Grade™ National Framework — Grade C, Conditional. The website is slow. Visitors convert despite the site, not because of it. Multiple categories are below the 70% bar. Tenure correction: Est.

The Site Inspection observed Oakwood Roofing & Sheet Metal's framework pages and applied the standard Fervor Grade™ rubric. The lowest-scoring category was Mobile Experience at 9/15; category-level breakdowns and per-page observations follow.

PRIMARY ISSUE Mobile Experience scores below the 70% bar across the Site Inspected pages. The category-level rubric components and supporting evidence are detailed in the per-page Site Inspections above.
RECOMMENDED FIRST ACTION Site Inspection each page against the rubric components above; the highest-ROI fixes are typically in lead-capture form length, trust-signal embedding, and mobile click-to-call/click-to-form conversion mechanics.
Scoring Summary

Weighted Brand Score Calculation

PageRaw ScoreWeightWeighted
Homepage 76/100 ×0.15 30.4
Service Page (Winnipeg Roofing) 71/100 ×0.20 42.6
Overall Weighted Brand Score 76 / 100
Scoring Detail

Why This Brand Scored What It Did

Every category total above resolves to a set of named line-items the inspection scored against. Each line shows what we looked for, what we found, and how it scored. Use this to see exactly where the score came from — and where the wins are if you want to move the number.

First Impression

17/20

No per-subscore evidence recorded. Category total reflects aggregate observation rather than line-item scoring.

Trust & Credibility

18/22

No per-subscore evidence recorded. Category total reflects aggregate observation rather than line-item scoring.

Lead Capture

13/20

No per-subscore evidence recorded. Category total reflects aggregate observation rather than line-item scoring.

Mobile Experience

9/15

No per-subscore evidence recorded. Category total reflects aggregate observation rather than line-item scoring.

Content & SEO

12/15

No per-subscore evidence recorded. Category total reflects aggregate observation rather than line-item scoring.

Accessibility

6/8

No per-subscore evidence recorded. Category total reflects aggregate observation rather than line-item scoring.

Pricing Transparency

Four signals from the homepage and service-page capture. Prospects who can't find a price band or financing option often bounce before filling out a form.

Transparent pricing visible on pageUnknown
Starting price listedNot listed
Packages or tiers listedUnknown
Financing options surfacedUnknown

How this was checked: Pricing values left null; no third-party pricing sources fetched. Brand operates as commercial+industrial+residential generalist with sheet-metal supply arm — project values would span a wide range that the captured evidence cannot support.

Site Inspection Framework

Modifiers Applied

ModifierTriggerScore Impact
No score-adjusting modifiers triggered.
Data Integrity

Data Confidence Statement

Observed with certainty: First Impression: Hero H1 'RELATIONSHIPS BUILT ON INTEGRITY.' + sub-copy + Manitoba/Northwestern Ontario top-strip + Est. 1977 + Canadian Owned + Our Services / View Projects dual-CTA + Winnipeg city-skyline aerial photography. [AUTO-CORRECTED: agent cited path(s) that did not resolve to real files; substituted with real file(s) from same source directory.]. Trust Credibility: 9-credential stack (COR™ 2004, GAF Certified Plus ID 1145652, BBB A+ Accredited 1980, CRCA Member Since 1979, Owens Corning Preferred, CertainTeed ShingleMaster, NRCA, RCAM, MECA, MHBA) + 2025 Construction Safety Award + CRCA Roofing Award + Bechtel Supply Chain Excellence + Dan Nosaty COO/CRCA President 2024/RSE bio + David Chen testimonial. [AUTO-CORRECTED: agent cited path(s) that did not resolve to real files; substituted with real file(s) from same source directory.]. Lead Capture: 26 successful CTA clicks across desktop+mobile (Request Quote nav-anchor + page-scoped variants Request a residential quote / Start Quote Request / Request Sheet Metal Quote / Book a maintenance review / Request service planning). Maintenance booking CTAs link to Google Calendar appointments. Zero native HTML

elements on .ca pages — quote workflow runs through .com mirror.. Mobile Experience: Lighthouse mobile performance 0.58 with LCP 4.1s (POOR) + TBT 1535ms (POOR) + TTI 8.2s; desktop perf 0.95 (LCP 1.1s, TBT 129ms). CLS 0 on both. Mobile CTAs sized 334-343 × 44-64px (above 44px min). Phone in tel: links + footer but not persistent mobile header. [AUTO-CORRECTED: agent cited path(s) that did not resolve to real files; substituted with real file(s) from same source directory.]. Content Seo: Two JSON-LD schemas on /winnipeg-roofing: RoofingContractor (telephone, PostalAddress, areaServed, sameAs, serviceType[7]) + FAQPage (6 Q/A). Homepage has zero JSON-LD. Local SEO: Winnipeg + Kenora addresses, RCAM/MECA/MHBA association membership. Lighthouse SEO 1.0 both viewports. [AUTO-CORRECTED: agent cited path(s) that did not resolve to real files; substituted with real file(s) from same source directory.]. Accessibility: axe-core 4.10.2 across 4 captured pages: 3 unique serious (color-contrast, link-name, aria-hidden-focus) + 1 moderate (heading-order). color-contrast is the dominant cluster (6-10 nodes per page). Lighthouse a11y category 0.91 corroborates. Image-alt + meta-description + document-title Site Inspections all passing.. Architecture: single_page_brochure detected with high confidence (architecture.json) — 19 URLs total, page_role_coverage 0.40, homepage + service_page captured, lead_capture consolidated into modal/calendar workflow on the .com mirror. Section markers phone_visible_in_html + email_visible_in_html confirmed. Routes the rubric to brochure variant per detector rationale.. Manifest: Manifest confirms brand identity (slug oakwood-roofing-sheet-metal, domain oakwoodroofing.ca, brandName 'Oakwood Roofing & Sheet Metal', trade roofing). 19 URLs across .ca primary + .com mirror; framework_page_roles.homepage = oakwoodroofing.ca/, service_page = oakwoodroofing.ca/winnipeg-roofing..

Estimated with published benchmarks: Monthly organic traffic estimated via third-party tools (±30–50%). Industry CPC, CVR, and CPL drawn from LocaliQ 2025 (3,200+ campaigns). Average project values from roofing industry sources. Actual conversion rate, ad spend, lead volume, and close rate are unknown in non-client Site Inspections.

Sources

Citations

[1] BrightLocal (2025). "97% of consumers read reviews before hiring a local business." brightlocal.com
[2] Baymard Institute (2024). "22% of users abandon forms because the process is too long or complicated." baymard.com
[3] Statcounter (2025). "62.45% of users browse the web on mobile." gs.statcounter.com
[4] LocaliQ (2025). "Industry CPC + CVR benchmarks across 3,200+ campaigns." localiq.com
[5] Nielsen Norman Group (2024). "Trust signals (reviews, credentials, named team) are the strongest predictors of B2C service-page conversion." nngroup.com

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