by | Sep 22, 2026 | Roofing Tips & News
We say “free roof inspection” a lot, and we have noticed that the phrase makes some people hesitate. It sounds like it might come with a pitch, or a ladder blocking the driveway for half a day, or a report designed to scare you into a new roof. So here is...
by | Jul 6, 2026 | Roofing Tips & News
We replaced two roofs last month that were installed the same week in 2009, by the same crew, with the same shingles. One was in Mill Creek and still had years left. The other was in Sultan and was already past due. Same product, same install, very different outcomes,...
by | Jul 3, 2026 | Roofing Tips & News
There is a particular smell to a cedar roof in early July, sun-warmed shake, a hint of dry resin, that pleasant old-Northwest scent. It is also the smell of a roof that has been quietly drying out for six weeks and is genuinely vulnerable when the sky lights up...
by | Jun 21, 2026 | Roofing Tips & News
The summer solstice doesn’t get much fanfare around here, but for anyone who works on Pacific Northwest roofs, it’s the unofficial starting gun. The clouds finally break, the cedar shakes finally dry out, and the calendar fills up faster than most...
by | Jun 3, 2026 | Roofing Tips & News
Drive through Education Hill or Grass Lawn on a clear June morning and you’ll spot the dumpsters: every block seems to have one roofing job underway. That’s not a coincidence — it’s the PNW dry-season scramble, and by July it’s already too late...
by | May 25, 2026 | Roofing Tips & News
Memorial Day weekend in North Bend is the unofficial start of porch season — and if you’re firing up the grill or hosting family for the first backyard gathering of the year, it’s worth spending twenty minutes looking up at your roof before you look down...
