Materials
Nobody installs cedar shake and shingle anymore because almost nobody knows how.
The material is unforgiving and the knowledge is dying out. That's exactly why we still do it.
A cedar shake roof done right is one of the most beautiful things you can put on a house: deep shadow lines, natural variation, a roof that looks like it grew there. Done wrong, it's a short, expensive lesson. The keys are the underlayment system, the exposure, the ventilation, and shakes graded and installed by people who've done it a thousand times.
We install cedar shake and shingle on mountain homes, lake houses, and traditional residences across the Southeast. And we restore them: cleaning, repair, and reinstallation that adds decades.
Our Expertise
Cedar is the rarest skill in our trade, and we guard it. Our crews grade every shake, set exposure for the climate and the pitch, and build the ventilation and underlayment system the wood needs to last 30 to 50 years.
We also bring old cedar roofs back: careful cleaning, targeted repair, and reinstallation where the structure is sound. A cedar roof with good bones is worth saving, and we know how.
Common Questions
30 to 50 years installed right, with maintenance. Installed wrong, half that.
Treatment options exist and we'll walk you through them honestly.
Periodic cleaning and inspection. We offer maintenance plans.
Between shingles and slate. A properly installed cedar roof runs 30 to 50 years — installed wrong, half that. The crew matters more than the material.
Shakes are thicker, hand-split, and more rustic; shingles are sawn and more uniform. Both are cedar, both need a crew that knows the difference. We install both.
Yes. Our shop is in Roswell, GA, our core territory is the Southeast, and we travel up to 1,000 miles from Atlanta for landmark projects.
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