What We Recommend Up Here
Metal roofing has become the default recommendation for much of the upper valley, and for practical reasons rather than fashion. It sheds the wet snow that slides off the mountains, ignores the moss that flourishes in valley shade, and stands up to the fir limbs that come down in windstorms far better than any shingle. That said, plenty of Concrete homes, especially the historic ones in town, look right in architectural shingle, and a properly built shingle roof still performs for decades here. We price both and explain the trade-offs on your actual roof.
Whichever finish you choose, the system beneath it is non-negotiable.
- Extended ice and water membrane at eaves and valleys, matched to upper-valley snow and freeze cycles rather than lowland tables
- High-temp synthetic underlayment across the full deck, so the roof survives even if wind lifts a panel or shingle
- Re-sheeting over the plank and skip decking common in the town's oldest homes
- Chimney and stovepipe flashing built for wood heat, which most of this valley still relies on
A Real Warranty, This Far Up the Valley
Contractors from the city are sometimes reluctant to service work an hour up SR 20. We are not: our 25-year workmanship warranty applies in Concrete exactly as it does everywhere else, and with over 2,000 projects completed across northwest Washington we have a long record of standing behind roofs in hard-to-reach places.
If your roof is losing granules, growing its own ecosystem, or simply thirty years old and due, schedule a free on-site estimate. We will inspect the deck edges and attic, measure everything properly, and hand you a written comparison of metal versus shingle for your specific house, with real numbers attached. Mountain weather punishes guesswork; we quote so you do not have to do any.