State Roofing vs. RoofSmart: Which Roofer Is Right for Me?

June 18th, 2025

8 min read

With so many roofing contractor options in the Greater Seattle area, it can be difficult to decide which one is right for you. Trying to narrow down your options can quickly become overwhelming.

It’s no secret that having a good-quality roof on your home is important. So, you want to be sure that the roofer you’re choosing will do a good job at a fair price. It’s important to choose the right roofing company for your needs because each roof is unique, and so is each customer.

This article will compare State Roofing and RoofSmart. At RoofSmart, we want you to make the best decision for your home, even if that means not choosing us.

Often, when we're at someone's home, we hear that they are also speaking with State Roofing. In the spirit of transparency, we wrote this article as an apples-to-apples comparison so you, the homeowner, can make an informed decision.

This article is meant for residents of the Greater Seattle area to give you an in-depth look at the differences between two local roofing companies.

This article will cover these categories for each roofing company:

Roofing and Other Services
Reputation and Customer Reviews
Warranties
Pricing
Ownership

To keep things fair, we are using public information from company websites, online review sites, and other public web pages.

The goal of this article is to help you easily compare State Roofing and RoofSmart so that you can make a well-informed decision on which roofing company is the right fit for you.

What criteria make a good roofing company?

Roofing and Other Services: A good roofing contractor offers a wide variety of services to best meet all of their customer’s roofing needs. This includes roof replacement, roof repair, and maintenance. They might also offer other services like gutter, siding, or framing installation.
Reputation and Customer Reviews: A good roofing contractor will have excellent customer service, which is reflected in their overall reputation and in the online reviews that people leave about them. Having high ratings and many 5-star reviews indicates that the roofing contractor and their services are valued by their customers.
Warranties: A roofing contractor that does good-quality work is willing to stand behind it with a solid workmanship warranty. The warranty shows the customer that the roofer has confidence in their roofing abilities and demonstrates their willingness to make things right if they make a mistake.
Pricing: A good roofing company is honest and transparent about their pricing. They are able to clearly explain how much your roof work will cost and give you a proposal with line items rather than just one lump sum. Some companies also provide information about pricing on their website—this can look like an automated tool for estimating replacement costs or content on the website that explains pricing for different services.

Curious how much it would cost to get a new roof? Check out our Instant Estimator to get a ballpark estimate for your home:

State Roofing

State Roofing was founded over 50 years ago and has grown tremendously since. They started out as a small local business and have now expanded into a privately owned corporation that has locations in Tacoma, Marysville, and Olympia. They offer both residential and commercial roofing services.

Roofing and Other Services

Here are the main services State Roofing offers:

Roof replacement
- Composition roofs
- Metal roofs
- Rubber roofing (Euroshield)
- Brava tile roofs
Roof repair
Commercial roofing services (repair and replacement)
Roof cleaning and maintenance
Gutter and gutter guard installation
Siding installation
Windows installation
Decking replacement

Reputation and Customer Reviews

State Roofing is recognized for their professionalism, their high-quality work, and getting their roofing projects done in a timely manner. Customers liked that they did a good job of communicating and responding to questions during each roofing project. They were also praised for doing an excellent job of cleaning up after themselves.

However, some customers reported issues with communication and not being able to get ahold of anyone at the company after the contract was signed. Other customers expressed difficulty getting issues resolved, especially with warranty claims.

To keep things objective and fair, we used an AI summary of our reviews to get a general overview of their reviews. In addition, we looked through their 5-star and 1-star reviews to get an idea of what people were saying on both ends of the spectrum.

State Roofing responded to 1-star reviews with empathy. They apologized for any inconvenience, offered solutions, and often requested that the customer reach out to them to solve any ongoing issues.

Rating and Review Information

Google Star Rating: 4.3

Total Google Reviews: 107

1-star reviews: 16

Warranties

State Roofing is a CertainTeed Select ShingleMaster, which is the highest certification that CertainTeed offers. This means they can offer their customers the best protection for CertainTeed products.

Here’s an overview of the different Certainteed warranty levels:

State Roofing is not certified by Owens Corning.

State Roofing’s Workmanship Limited Warranty is outlined on their website, but the actual warranty is not attached. It lasts for 2, 5, or 10 years and covers repair or replacement for workmanship issues as they see fit.

Pricing

State Roofing has an instant estimator tool that calculates the estimated total cost of your roof replacement using advanced technology to scan your house on Google Maps. This gives you a custom estimate that is accurate to your roof.

Simply enter your address and a few other simple details about your roof and then your estimate will be generated.

Here’s an example of what you see when you fill out their price calculator. These prices are based on a 2,100-square-foot home with a moderate slope.

State Roofing recommends certain shingle styles from a variety of brands, starting with CertainTeed. The prices for asphalt shingles ranged from $18,266.89 to $27,305.

They also included pricing for TPO ($29,768.27) or metal roofing ($41,946.19):

In total, you get 6 asphalt shingle options, 1 flat roof option, and 1 metal roofing option.

Ownership

State Roofing started in 1968. They built up a great reputation with customers and did all of their work in-house. They quickly expanded their services beyond just roofing to best serve their customers.

Now that the company has been sold to private equity, they have switched to using subcontractors for roofing and other work.

Selling to private equity gives companies the opportunity to continue to expand in ways they might not have been able to before. It also provides an exit strategy for the founder and allows them to transition to retirement.

This includes milestones like reaching higher rates of production or opening new locations across the country. The downside is that it can shift company culture through leadership changes or create uncertainty for employees in the event of layoffs or downsizing.

Private equity often invests in companies that they think can be made more efficient and profitable by either cutting costs or increasing prices. These are not always in the best interest of the customer, but definitely look good to the bottom line in the short term.

RoofSmart

RoofSmart was founded in 2011 by Jim Singleterry. John Campopiano and Nestor Martinez joined as partners in 2021. We do residential and commercial roofing, and a variety of other services. We’re based in Kent, WA, and serve the Greater Seattle area, including Snohomish, King, Pierce, Kitsap, and Thurston counties.