Straight answers on cost, safety and local conditions, written by the people who do the work.
Fastest: call (833) 751-2102. Or send this and we call you back.
Updated October 17, 2026 · 9 min read
A new roof in Moscow is priced from the roof itself. Area and pitch set the material and labor, layers and decking set how much hidden work sits under the covering, and snow and ice detailing sets how much eave and valley work is needed. Access and the permit come next. A technician confirms the figure on site.
Updated October 17, 2026 · 9 min read
Neither Idaho nor Washington licenses roofing as a trade, but both require contractors to register with the state. An Idaho registration does not authorize work in Washington, and a Washington registration does not authorize work in Idaho. Moscow sits on one side of the line and Pullman on the other, so the paperwork changes with the address.
Updated October 17, 2026 · 9 min read
Design snow load is the weight a building code tells a designer to plan a roof for. Moscow and Pullman publish their own criteria, and they are not the same, so the number for a given address comes from the building official who covers that address. Drifting and sliding snow is a design question too, not only a weight question.
Updated October 17, 2026 · 9 min read
After a windstorm the first steps are safety, documentation and a call to your insurer. Palouse winds have produced reported gusts above 70 mph, and trees have fallen onto houses, so the roof needs a careful look before anyone climbs it. This page covers how a claim generally proceeds. Your policy and your insurer decide coverage.
Updated October 17, 2026 · 9 min read
A reroof in Moscow, Idaho and a reroof in Pullman, Washington go through two building departments under two different state systems. Moscow lists a reroof as its own permit category. Pullman lists reroofing as a permit type and requires the general contractor's current state registration number on the application. An Idaho registration does not authorize work in Washington, and a Washington registration does not authorize work in Idaho.
Updated October 17, 2026 · 10 min read
An ice dam forms when snow on the roof melts from heat escaping through the attic, then refreezes at the colder eave, where meltwater has nowhere to go. Stopping it starts in the attic, with insulation, air sealing and ventilation, rather than with anything done to the shingles.
Updated October 17, 2026 · 9 min read
A metal roof suits a Palouse winter because its smooth surface lets snow slide off rather than build up. The same shedding can drop a slab of snow onto a doorway, a walkway or a parked vehicle. Snow retention exists to hold that snow in place wherever people and property sit below the eave.
Updated October 17, 2026 · 9 min read
Owner-occupancy in Moscow is 40.0 percent, so most occupied homes in the city are rented. Roof work on a rental depends on tenants, access and the academic calendar as much as on the roof. Plan the inspection before winter, and treat a leak as urgent as soon as snow is on the roof.
Tell us what's happening and we'll tell you honestly whether it's a quick fix, and what help should cost.