Roofing Blog
From the Columbus Day Storm to the 2024 Bomb Cyclone: What Puget Sound Windstorm History Teaches Us About Roofs
Every region has its signature weather, and ours is the fall and winter windstorm. Not tornadoes, not hurricanes, but deep Pacific low-pressure systems that swing up the coast and push wind across the Sound with enough force to take down thousands of trees at a time....
Attic Moisture in the Wet Season: How Poor Ventilation Rots a Roof From Underneath
Most of the roof damage we find in western Washington comes from rain. Some of it comes from inside the house. Every winter, our crews open attics in Everett, Redmond, and Gig Harbor and find moldy sheathing, frosted nail tips, and damp insulation on roofs that have...
Selling Your Home This Winter? What Buyers and Home Inspectors Look for on the Roof
Plenty of homes in Kirkland, Edmonds, and Puyallup go under contract between November and February, and every one of them gets a home inspection. The roof is one of the first things the inspector photographs and one of the first things a buyer's agent asks about. If...
What Drives Roof Repair Costs in Western Washington (and How to Read a Fair Repair Estimate)
The most common question we get on the phone in October is some version of "how much does it cost to fix a leak?" The honest answer is that we cannot tell you until someone has been on the roof. Two leaks that look identical from a living room ceiling in Lynnwood can...
HOA and Multi-Family Roof Planning: How to Run a Fall Roof Assessment Across Your Community
If you sit on an association board or manage multi-family property in Bothell, Kent, or Everett, roofs are probably the largest single line in your reserve study and the one most likely to surprise you. A leak into a top-floor unit in January is expensive, disruptive,...
Underlayment, Ice & Water Shield, and Drip Edge: The Roof Layers You Never See but Should Never Skip
When a new roof is finished, you see shingles. What actually keeps the water out of your house during a wet February week is mostly underneath them. When two bids for the same roof in Bellevue or Puyallup come in far apart, the difference is very often in these hidden...
Does a Metal Roof Really Last 50 Years in the Pacific Northwest? What Our Climate Does to Metal
Homeowners in Gig Harbor, Redmond, and North Bend ask us this question in nearly the same words: is the 50-year claim real? The honest answer is yes, with conditions. A well-made metal roof, correctly installed, can realistically last 50 years or more in Western...
Fir Needles, Maple Leaves, and Your Gutters: A Fall Cleaning Schedule for Western Washington Homes
In much of the country, gutter cleaning is a once-a-year chore. In Western Washington, one cleaning does not get the job done. Douglas fir and hemlock drop needles from late summer through the first big windstorms, bigleaf maples dump leaves the size of dinner plates...
Atmospheric River Season Is Here: How Sustained Rain Finds Its Way Into Puget Sound Roofs
Not every leak comes from a windstorm. A large share of the leak calls we run between October and March, from Lynnwood to Marysville, come after three or four days of steady, unremarkable rain. The roof simply stayed wet long enough that every weak spot had time to...
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