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We interviewed seven roofers. Hearth & Slate were the only ones who asked about our house — not our insurance.
EST. 1998 — Crafting Roofs That Endure
Workshop 04 / Pacific Northwest
Roofing, the way it should be.
A small studio of craftspeople building, restoring, and engineering architectural roofs for homes that are meant to last generations — not seasons.
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Hand-cut cedar
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— Disciplines
WE BUILD ROOFS
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WE RESTORE ROOFS
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WE ENGINEER ROOFS
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WE TEACH ABOUT ROOFS
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WE BUILD ROOFS
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WE RESTORE ROOFS
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WE ENGINEER ROOFS
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WE TEACH ABOUT ROOFS
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Selected projects, 2021 — 2026.
Twenty-four years of bespoke roofing — from a single copper seam to ten-thousand-square-foot restorations. A small selection from our archive, in confidence.
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The workshop — Pacific Northwest
— Our craft
A studio of eleven working with their hands.
HEARTH & SLATE is not a franchise. It is a workshop. Eleven craftspeople — roofers, sheet-metal workers, carpenters, a structural engineer, a slate master who trained in Wales — building and restoring roofs the way our grandparents would have understood.
We work in copper, in cedar, in slate, in standing-seam steel, in clay. We do not chase volume. We chase the seam that won't leak in forty years.
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Workmanship warranty
We were taught that a roof is the most important thing a building wears. Everything else is a coat.
What we build, restore, & teach.
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Architectural Asphalt
Designer shingles · 30–50yr
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Cedar Shakes & Shingles
Hand-split · Certi-label
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Standing Seam Metal
Steel · Aluminum · Copper
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Slate & Heritage
Restoration · Custom fabrication
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Copper Work
Valleys · Flashings · Bay tops
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Storm & Repair
Insurance · 24hr response
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How a Hearth & Slate roof comes to life.
Five chapters. Roughly six to ten weeks. We do not skip steps. Each one is the foundation for the next.
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The Walk
We meet your home. We photograph every plane, every valley, every gutter. We listen. Most projects begin with a long conversation over coffee on the porch.
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The Drawing
A scaled drawing, a sample board, a material palette — delivered within fourteen days. We never quote what we have not drawn.
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The Tear-Off
Tarp by tarp. We protect the landscaping, the windows, the dog. Our crew arrives at 7:14. The site is cleaner at the end of every day than it was at the start.
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The Build
Underlayment. Flashing. The first course. The valley. The cap. We photograph each layer so you have a permanent record of what is now hidden inside the roof.
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The Hand-Off
A final walk, a 40-year warranty, a folder of every material receipt, and a number you can call on a Sunday in 2044. We are still here. So is the roof.
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Words from our clients, kept short.
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Eighteen years since they put a slate roof on our home. It still looks like the day it was finished. They came back last fall to clean it — no charge.
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They taught my son the trade for a summer. That's the kind of company this is. The roof is the byproduct.
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We lost a roof in a January storm. They had a tarp on it within ninety minutes. The new standing-seam was up before the spring rain.
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A copper bay window they installed on our 1908 Victorian is now a small landmark. The patina is something else.
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Let's build something that outlives us.
The Studio
1418 Birchwood Avenue
Workshop 04
Pacific Northwest, USA
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Hours
Mon — Fri · 7:14 — 17:08
Sat · by appointment
Sun · on a roof