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Thank you!”

~Technical Supervisor for Comcast

Tualatin-based roofing company expands

Columbia Roofing & Sheet Metal has added Jim Davis, Washington Manager and Jim Ash, Service Sales.

Davis rejoins the company as its Washington Area Project Manager.  He is working out of an office located in Maple Valley, WA, where he is primarily responsible for expanding Columbia Roofing & Sheet Metal’s business presence throughout Washington State.

Previously, Davis served as Western Regional General Contractor and Sales Manager for Design-Build Solutions/The Garland Co., also located in Maple Valley.  He brings 25 years of experience in the roofing industry.  The Washington resident earned an Associates Degree in Business Administration from Black Hills State University, Spearfish, SD.

Ash joins Columbia Roofing & Sheet Metal as a Project Manager.  In this position, he will be responsible for securing service-oriented roof projects.  Ash most recently served as NW Division Manager for about four years at AW Farrell/Roof USA.  He earned an Associates Degree from Merced College in California.

Mark Carpenter, President of Columbia Roofing & Sheet Metal, said the recent additions show the company’s commitment to expanding the business in 2010.

“People trust us with their properties,” Carpenter said.  “Davis and Ash are industry leaders who bring about 40 years of combined industry experience.  They will help us continue to expand into new areas as well as build upon opportunities in growing industry sectors such as sustainable roofing.”

Since 1996, Construction Services, Inc., d.b.a. Columbia Roofing & Sheet Metal, has operated as a specialty contractor with 40 full-time employees.  Columbia Roofing & Sheet Metal focuses its services on commercial roofing, roof maintenance (Columbia Roof Advantage), residential roofing, parking deck restoration as well as most roofing materials.  The company follows strict safety policies in accordance with OSHA (Occupational Safety & Health Division). Columbia Roofing & Sheet Metal operates in the states of Oregon, Washington, California and Idaho.  Please visit www.reroofnow.com or call (503) 684-9123 for more information.

Washington Contact Jim Davis

425-584-7808 (office)

206-979-7600 (cell)

jdavis [at] reroofnow [dot] com

Today is Mark Carpenter’s Birthday. He is the owner and president of Columbia and we just wanted to wish him a very special Happy Birthday!

Riding a mini bike around the shop (At least we kept him from riding it inside)

When we receive a leak call, we immediately put your work order into our service department to get the problem solved. Sometimes the leak that is reported is not a leak at all – maybe it’s already been fixed! The first question to ask your tenant…”Is there a water mark on the ceiling?” In the case of drop ceiling tile type ceilings a water stain may be visible. There are two colors in ceiling stains, gray and brown. If the tile is stained brown then the water stain is dry. It has been dry for at least 24 hours and perhaps 48 hours or longer! If the tile stain is gray then it is an active leak and the problem needs to be addressed. Keep in mind the stain could be brown if the tenant was gone over the weekend and it rained only on Friday night. Two days of sunny weather could still leave your building with an active leak area just waiting for next bout of rain. This is just one of many questions you may want to ask your tenants when they call in for emergency repairs.

Let us know if you would like a list of additional questions to ask when you have a service need for the exterior of your building.

Dry leak on ceiling tiles

Wet leak on Ceiling tiles

A few weeks ago we saved some baby ducks from our storm drain. Russ went down and rescued them and Melanie decided to take them home since their mother could not be found. She took great care of them and now they have gotten so much bigger and have now decided to move on. We wanted to introduce you all to the Columbia Ducks.