Washington Roofing Contractors

"Our roof peeled back in a storm on Saturday.  We called on Monday morning and he came out that same day to give us an estimate. Our insurance company approved it Tuesday morning and we faxed it back to that day.  When we got home from work on Tuesday evening, he already had workers on the roof ...more starting the repair.  They finished the next day.  We couldn't have asked for an easier experience."

"Working with Metropolitan was a wonderful experience for us.  It was a complicated job involving several different parts. The work was done on time and to our satisfaction.  One part was more complicated than expected and they worked at it until we were happy with the job.  They cleaned up that area so that it was hard to tell if they had ...more been there.  We received a call when the job was finished to make sure that the job was done to our liking. A feature we found great was the video of before and after that was provided.  Now we have a documentation of  the new roof  with all the skylights."

"After noticing a leak in the join of our back bedroom (formerly a porch) with the main house, we contacted (having seen their excellent reviews on Angie's List). Mr. came over w/in a couple of days and examined the roof, taking pictures and printing them immediately through some device so we could see ...more what was going on up there. He pointed out a few holes in the roof cover and some shoddily done finishing work, as well as a significant gap in the coverage on the lip of the roof. He gave us two options, one simply to patch up the roof and a second to redo it completely. He said that if we elected just to patch the roof the entire balance would be applied towards the redo, if we did it w/in 3 years. We decided to redo it completely. We were in somewhat of a rush, as we are being stationed overseas soon, and

pulled together a team to come over the day after we executed the agreement. They got the work done in one day. I was impressed with their professionalism and courtesy, and while we're no experts at judging roofing work, so far so good! It looks great, neat and clean. We wholeheartedly recommend this company."

"I called on March 8th, and spoke with the onwer, . He seemed very personable and knowledgeable, and spoke for a long time. We made an appointment for March 11th for him to inspect our slate roof for repairs. He called on that morning to say he had to come later and would call. He never called. I have ...more since called and left 3 messages in the last days, and he has not responded at all. I also e-mailed from his website, but no reply. I would not use a contractor who has other bad reviews for not returning calls on work that's been done, and who didn't have the courtesy to at least call. My roof is leaking, and I've wasted another week on a company that didn't show up."

"The only from using Contracting is that each project will be so professional and painless that you will be tempted to give them another job...and then another. They arrived on time, paid attention to my instructions, and went to work. They worked fast and hard, and cleaned up fully afterward. I left ...more them alone in the house during the day: no problem. I often found them still there at 7:00 pm, in order to complete a phase. They wanted to work every weekend. Although there was a lot of dust, they worked hard to protect the furniture, avoided breakage completely, and generally took excellent care of my house, my furniture, and my belongings. When my instructions caused an error that they couldn't at the beginning (bad choice of paint color or, please, just one more speaker outlet), they re-did the job without fuss or expense. I am still finding little unasked-for favors that they did: a repaired door handle, cleaned up grouting, a new wall switch, a hatch to seal and protect the attic skylight. The electrical work was flawless and the painting and plastering to cover the holes was so good that I decided to have them paint the whole interior. The roof has never been so water-tight or the gutters so free-flowing. The new fixtures in both bathrooms were installed exactly as I wanted. There was no quibbling over the bill or receipts for materials. The superviser,

brother

, was there whenever I needed him and ran a tight ship. Bottom line: these were major projects and they went more easily than I could have imagined.

doesn't know it yet, but I have more projects waiting for them...."

"Returned my original call and were very gracious. Promised to call me back in 2-3 days to set up appointment. Never called back, despite my leaving 3 additional messages. Certainly not what anyone could call "reliable". Update, March 4, 2011: After submitting the report above, I called one more time. ...more responded quickly, explaining why he had not returned my previous telephone calls. I accepted his explanation, and the next workday he came out with a crew, provided a comprehensive evaluation and proposal, and even temporarily repaired two leaks in the roof. I appreciate his response, and look forward to working with

. I will provide a final evaluation after the work has been completed."

"Central was truly amazing and a pleasure to work with. I've worked with a LOT of contractors in the past (for our home and small business), and they were probably the best experience I've ever had with a contractor -- which is saying a lot. The office staff were friendly and fairly responsive. The semi slowness on their responsiveness was literally ...more the only drawback I had in my entire experience with them. Their work crew (

by

) was honestly AMAZING! They were quick, VERY hard working, and the quality of their work was excellent. The most impressive thing about them (aside from the quality of their work) was that they were able to accommodate a lot of unexpected twists and turns in the project, with grace and professionalism. This included the following: They worked around two other sets of contractors we had working with them at the same time -- a roof deck contractor (demolishing and rebuilding a roof deck), and an HVAC contractor (relocating a compressor that had been on the roof). In two cases, these other contractors left their work undone (or done ineffectively) so that it got in the way of the roofing job. Instead of complaining or delaying, Central just redid the work of these other contractors themselves (better than the other contractors) and got back to their own work. (This was incredibly impressive to me!) The previous owners of our house didn't properly vent our drier -- so the ventilation pipes ended up under the roofing boards. They cut through the old roof boards, extended the pipes and moved them so that they'd vent properly without getting in the way of our roof deck. Part of the plan for this job called for running drainage lines from the front side of our roof to the back side of our roof, under an old roof shed that had been built on a small foundation on top of the roof. We expected (initally) that this would be a

job, but it turned out that there wasn't enough clearance under the shed to run the drainage lines. To manage this, they had to cut into the floor of the shed (through tile, concrete, and steel flooring) run the lines and then replace the flooring. They managed all of this work and still stayed relatively on schedule. Again, I was impressed with the versatility of the roofing team (not only roofing work, but also, tile work, carpentry, siding, etc.) They re-ran a water line that we had running up to our roof from ground level (for roof-top gardening). Again, it's the versatility of the roofing team that impressed me. Plumbing was part of their expertise too! Overall, the experience was simply great!"

" ( 's son) came over on time, provided a written estimate, and started on the roof repair as soon as I signed the contract. He provided additional warranty coverage to alleviate my concern of the sealant not working. He also told me to keep an eye out where the leak was and if it still leaked, he would ...more come over the next day it wasnt raining.

was very professional and the cost was reasonable compared to other companies."