The Trad List

If you would like to submit work for consideration, you can do so at the Trad Roofing forum on facebook.

I started the Trad list in 2014. In North America, at least online there were 3 people discussing seamed roofing methods in English. It was myself, Ben Phanco and Erno Ovari. Sheifls Boatworks website (now gone) was the only source in English describing seemed roofing with detail photos that could be used for learning and demonstration. Erno had photos and text but it was more geared around sales and his Spengler “identity”.

PTN conference 2014

Tradroofing was originally a documentation of my own journey learning and teaching seamed roofing practices, students and adopters grew thru the years. I decided to set out parameters to judge and list all the unique practitioners I encountered that have learned on their own here, or brought their culture of roof tailoring from other countries. This is by no means complete. There may be others working in isolation we have not encountered. For those who advertise their work for us to see: if it’s consistently trad and passes inspection we are required to list.

The Trad List only judges performance and intent for roof tailoring. Based god gives the verdict, I am not responsible for your inadequacy. This is a gate and based god is the keeper. We do not tell lies about means and methods in trad building culture.

Active 2024

the Master list of companies/craftspeople in America that are capable of designing/fabricating fully permanent, seamed metal roofing. We call it…

Trad Roofing listed!

Northeast…

Unikorn Construction – Wappingers Falls, NY
845-518-4241
unikornconstruction@gmail.com

Cold Hollow Contracting – Burlington, Vermont
chad@coldhollowcontracting.com
(802) 495-0744

Mr Haas called me a “dumb kid” for discussing lime chemistry. We can’t support the masonry part, but it appears he is fully invested in metal joinery.

Bravo. Trad listed. For roof joinery only. Pending inspections.

Instagram – hstoneandsteel@gmail.com

6588 Main St Westport, NY 12993

The curse is still active. Ray Haas cannot lift the curse until we battle with stereotomy.

Daniel G Joyce LLC,

Upstate NY Region.

518.469.2940

Hckyso @ Insta

Kevin Roselli: Rising star, one of the first Tradroofing.org students.

Metal Solutions, LLC: New Jersey

862.266.7494

Igor Akhmatov

Ig Great Exteriors LLC: Fairfield CT

Andrew Sanchez: Standing seam, Cornice, Slate roofing

Casa Buena Builders – Providence, Rhode Island

Coebeck Roofing, Maine. private listing. do not sleep.

Virginia/MD

Tom Petrilli: Full service craft roofing. Generational tailoring knowledge.

Tom sent me 1200 bucks unprovoked when I was displaced by a developer on a remote project in Pennsylvania. Truly a founding partner of the trad movement. We will never forget.

Lyons Contracting – Alexandria, VA

703-299-8888

James Morris: Generational standing seam knowledge.

JNJ Roofing & Repair LLC – Scottsville, VA

(434) 286-2444

Richmond Slate Repair
Wyatt Ramsey, 3917 Fauquier Ave
(804) 306-9647

Martin Leska: Internet find, unknown.

Leska Restoration – Dayton, MD

Michael George: Michael was already well-known in his region for restoring old standing seam roofs. In 2015 he saw some of my seaming photos on instagram and started practicing.. He’s come a long way since then with many modern reproductions to show!

Virginia Traditional Roofing

Richmond, VA

Pennsylvania

John Sheridan: long-pan standing seam, and zinc cladding trainer. Modern Style and large project experience unrivaled. moving long pans without fail.

Sheridan Contractors: Reading, PA

Orion Jenkins: 2024: Jenkins has moved on to sunnier pastures. He makes the best surfboards in the world.

Jenkins Slate Masters

Bonner Master Roofing – Philadelphia

Midwest:

Michael Lee – Lee Specialty Sheet Metal – Cincinnati OH

Dennis M. Crookshanks

Dennis M. Crookshanks Roofing, Cleaveland, OH

Mike: the only person discovered in Chicagoland doing trad roofing. Generational knowledge, old world.

Black Square Roofing

David Reinhardt – Hardt Roofing – West Virginia

Southern States

Custom Copper And Zinc – Raleigh, NC
(919) 538-9284
Jorge@CustomCopperRoof.com

Rene Flores – Flores and Foley Roofing and Sheet Metal – Wilmington, NC

Copperworks Corp: Large capital projects. Un-wavering quality. Don’t bother Gunter unless you are ready to spend 250k plus.

Decatur, AL

Ben Phanco: Responsible for much of the better work in Copperworks Corp’s portfolio. Unwavering quality, but without all the pretense of Gunter.

Huntsville Slate & Copper

Out west:

Erno Ovari: Pressworking / turning master.. and serious fascist!

Fine Metal Roof Tech – Salt Lake City, UT

Canada:

Bucky Beaver aka World’s Okayest Roofer.

Trad list is about performance and integrity, first and foremost. Bucky has never folded a a whole roof, but he has shown absolute dedication to roofing culture and brotherhood in the trades. Also his clothes are cool as fuck. Consistently on tour producing and hand nailing his little heart out. Shoutout First Nations. Welcome to the club baby.