Most of our foremen have over 10,000 squares worth of experience and have been with us for many years. Our turnover rate is exceptionally low and we usually "hire from within" - promoting assistant foremen to crew leaders after extensive training and experience.

Equally important as being technically competent, our roofers are polite, courteous and very hard-working. They are always available to listen to your special needs and address your concerns professionally.

You won't find any company in Seattle with harder workers or a better camaraderie among employees.

Jake Stout, President, has been roofing in Seattle for over 30 years and has installed over 8,000 roofs.

A graduate of the University of Washington, (Environmental Studies and Geography) Jake has pioneered roof recycling in the Northwest, has owned and operated two cedar shake mills, and was the first to promote environmentally safe roof preservative treatments in Seattle.

Working with the Department of Transportation and Clean Washington to initiate the recycling of composition shingles into asphalt road base, his efforts were endorsed by Gov. Booth Gardner.

Jake was the first to perform lab-burn tests to determine the efficacy of using cedar shakes as fuel.

Due to his efforts, today, old cedar shakes from tear-offs are now run through hammermills and tub grinders to create high BTU-value "hog fuel" for the boilers at Kimberly Clark in Everett.

He has owned and operated two cedar shake mills (Snohomish Shake Mill, Inc., and BC Cedar, Inc.) which manufactured cedar shakes and shingles for Stout Roofing clients.

Jake negotiated salvage timber rights with Weyerhaeuser, Summit Timber, TAT USA, and MacMillan Bloedel, and was responsible for helicopter logging, selection of cedar stumpage, production, shipping, and ultimately installation on roofs.

His daughter Mackenzie is currently enrolled in Seattle University Law School..