Cedar, for People Who Know What They're Signing Up For
Nothing looks like real cedar. Nothing else needs its maintenance either. We install it beautifully and tell you the whole truth first.
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- ✓ Fixed, line-item bids
- ✓ 15-year written warranty
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- 500+ projects completed
- Licensed & bonded in WA + OR
- 15-year written warranty
Is this you?
Your home was built for it
Craftsman and NW Contemporary architecture visibly loses character under asphalt.
Your current shake roof is aging
Cedar fails section by section — restoration versus replacement is a real decision with real money attached.
You want it and can maintain it
Cleaned and treated every 3–5 years, cedar gives 25–35 years of the best-looking roof on the street.
Considering the look without the upkeep
Modern composite shakes fake it well. We install those too, and we'll show you both.
The whole truth about cedar
Number 1 grade hand-split shakes or sawn shingles, stainless or hot-dipped fasteners (electro-galvanized ones bleed rust streaks in five years), interlayment felt between courses, and copper or zinc ridge strips that suppress the moss PNW cedar otherwise farms. Skip the maintenance and cedar dies young — we put the schedule and costs in writing before you sign anything.
How we do it
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Honest suitability review
Shade, tree cover, and your appetite for maintenance — some homes shouldn't have cedar, and we say so.
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Grade and material selection
You'll see the actual bundles, not just brochure photos.
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Install, 3–6 days
Cedar is slower than asphalt by design — course spacing and fastening depth are craft work.
Cedar costs, complete
Installed cedar typically runs $28,000–$60,000 on homes we serve, plus $800–$1,500 in cleaning/treatment every 3–5 years. Composite shake alternatives land 20–30% below cedar with near-zero maintenance. We'll price both honestly.
Cedar Shake Roofing: straight answers
How long does a cedar roof last here?
Maintained: 25–35 years. Unmaintained under fir canopy: sometimes 12. The maintenance isn't optional in this climate — it's the price of the look.
Is cedar allowed in wildfire zones?
Increasingly restricted east of the Cascades. Pressure-treated Class B assemblies exist, but in high-risk zones we'll usually steer you to Class A composite shake or metal — and tell you why.
Can you repair just part of my shake roof?
Often, yes. South- and west-facing planes fail years before shaded northern ones. Sectional restoration can buy a decade at a fraction of replacement.
Where we do this work
- Airway Heights, WA
- Albany, OR
- Anacortes, WA
- Arlington, WA
- Ballard, WA
- Bellevue, WA
- Bellingham, WA
- Bothell, WA
- Browne's Addition, WA
- Burlington, WA
- Camano Island, WA
- Capitol Hill, WA
- Chattaroy, WA
- Cheney, WA
- Coburg, OR
- Coeur d'Alene, ID
- Colbert, WA
- Columbia City, WA
- Corvallis, OR
- Cottage Grove, OR
- Creswell, OR
- Dallas, OR
- Deer Park, WA
- Duvall, WA
- Edmonds, WA
- Eugene, OR
- Everett, WA
- Fairfield, WA
- Ferndale, WA
- Fremont, WA
- Granite Falls, WA
- Green Lake, WA
- Greenacres, WA
- Greenwood, WA
- Hayden, ID
- Hillyard, WA
- Independence, OR
- Issaquah, WA
- Junction City, OR
- Keizer, OR
- Kendall Yards, WA
- Kenmore, WA
- Kirkland, WA
- Lake City, WA
- Lake Stevens, WA
- Lebanon, OR
- Liberty Lake, WA
- Lynden, WA
- Lynnwood, WA
- Madrona, WA
- Magnolia, WA
- Marysville, WA
- Mead, WA
- Meadowdale, WA
- Medical Lake, WA
- Mill Creek, WA
- Millwood, WA
- Monroe, WA
- Montlake, WA
- Mount Vernon, WA
- Mountlake Terrace, WA
- Mukilteo, WA
- Newman Lake, WA
- Nine Mile Falls, WA
- North Bend, WA
- North Everett, WA
- Northgate, WA
- Oakridge, OR
- Otis Orchards, WA
- Philomath, OR
- Pleasant Hill, OR
- Post Falls, ID
- Pullman, WA
- Queen Anne, WA
- Rathdrum, ID
- Ravenna, WA
- Redmond, WA
- Rockford, WA
- Salem, OR
- Sammamish, WA
- Sedro-Woolley, WA
- Shoreline, WA
- Silver Lake, WA
- Silverton, OR
- Skagit County, WA
- Snohomish, WA
- South Hill, WA
- Spokane, WA
- Spokane Valley, WA
- Springfield, OR
- Stanwood, WA
- Stayton, OR
- Sweet Home, OR
- Valleyford, WA
- Veneta, OR
- Veradale, WA
- Wallingford, WA
- Wedgwood, WA
- Whatcom County, WA
- Woodburn, OR
- Woodinville, WA
Get the cedar shake roofing conversation started.
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