About us
The advice should not depend on the commission
Local Roofing Seattle connects Puget Sound homeowners and property managers with independent, licensed, bonded and insured roofing contractors. We are not a roofing company - and that is exactly the point.
Why we exist
The incentive problem in roofing
Much of the roofing industry pays its estimators a percentage of what you sign. That person standing on your roof may be a salesperson first - and the bigger the contract, the bigger their check. It is why "you need a whole new roof" is heard so often in neighborhoods full of repairable roofs.
We flipped the model. Nobody who answers our phone earns a commission on your job. We listen to what is happening, match you with a contractor whose crews actually fit the work, and follow up after. When repair is enough, repair is the recommendation.
How we vet
Who gets into the network
- Active Washington State contractor registration - verify any contractor yourself at L&I's online lookup
- Bonding and liability insurance in force
- Proven work we have seen - the projects on this site are theirs
- Clean communication: written scopes, honest findings, photos of what they found
Our commitments
Four rules that shape every connection
Repair when possible
If the roof can be fixed and the fix will hold, that is the recommendation you will hear.
No commissions here
Our team is not paid a percentage of your project. The advice has no thumb on the scale.
One match, not an auction
Your request goes to one suited contractor - you will not be chased by five call centers.
Small jobs are real jobs
A $350 pipe boot gets the same seriousness as a full replacement. That is how trust is built.
Built for this climate
Roofs here live a different life
Eight months of drizzle, towering firs, moss that grows on anything standing still, and windstorms off the Sound. Western Washington roofs fail in their own particular ways - at flashings, in shaded valleys, under debris. The contractors in our network work these conditions every day, and it shows in where they look first.
Before you hire anyone
Four questions worth asking
- Are you registered with Washington L&I, bonded and insured?
- Is the person quoting me paid a commission on the contract value?
- Will I get a written scope - tear-off, decking, underlayment, flashing?
- What happens if you find rotten decking, and what does it cost per sheet?
Any good contractor answers these easily. Ours do.
Talk to someone whose paycheck does not depend on your roof
Free, no obligation, and the advice stands on the evidence.