Black Friday is no longer only about TVs and clothes. Homeowners spend the week after Thanksgiving looking for deals on everything, including home projects they plan to do in winter and spring. Most contractors ignore it. The ones who show up with a clear offer get leads at a time when attention is high and competition is low.
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What homeowners buy on Black Friday
In 2026, Black Friday falls on November 27 and Cyber Monday on November 30. Homeowners in buying mode respond to offers on:
- HVAC tune-ups, furnace and heat pump installs before the cold;
- water heaters, generators and smart thermostats;
- windows, doors and insulation for winter energy savings;
- spring projects (decks, roofs, landscaping, painting) booked now at today's price;
- gift-able services: cleaning, gutter cleaning, handyman hours.
Offers that don't kill your margin
- Price lock: book a spring project by December 15 at this year's price;
- Free upgrade: a better thermostat, a premium finish, an extra service;
- Priority scheduling: first slots of the spring season;
- Financing: a period with no interest on approved credit;
- Deposit bonus: pay a small deposit now and get a credit on the job.
A clear deadline does the selling: "valid until Cyber Monday at midnight".
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Timing
- The week before Thanksgiving: email past customers and warm leads with an early-access offer;
- Black Friday to Cyber Monday: run ads and post daily;
- The week after: follow up everyone who clicked, called or asked a question.
Ads and landing page
Run short campaigns on Facebook and Instagram to homeowners in your service area, and add the offer to your Google ads and Google Business Profile posts. Send every click to a simple landing page with the offer, the deadline, photos of your work, reviews and a form or phone number. A generic homepage loses the lead.
Answer fast
Black Friday leads compare several companies in the same hour. Answer calls live, reply to forms within minutes and text back every missed call. The first contractor to respond usually books the estimate.
Follow up
Many leads from Black Friday will not book that week. Put them in a follow-up list: a reminder before the deadline, a check-in in December and a spring booking message in January. These leads already raised their hand.
An example
An HVAC company in Indiana offered a free smart thermostat upgrade for furnace replacements booked by Cyber Monday and a price lock on spring AC installs. It emailed 2,400 past customers and ran Facebook ads for six days. It booked 31 furnace replacements and 44 spring AC deposits, without any discount on the price.
Common mistakes
Giving deep discounts, offers without a deadline, sending ads to the homepage, not answering the phone on Black Friday weekend and never following up the leads who did not book.
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Frequently asked questions
Do I have to give a big discount on Black Friday?
No. For contractors, a big discount cuts margin on work you would often get anyway. Offers that work better are a free upgrade, a bonus service, priority scheduling for spring, a locked price for jobs booked now, or financing with no interest for a period. They create urgency without giving away your profit.