Short answer: As of September 2026, the five highest-scoring roofing contractors in the Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA metro on The Roofing Brief Contractor Score are DG Contracting LLC (94.2), First Rate Roofing Services (75.4), Jimmy’s Roofing (75.2), Arrow Point Roofing LLC, trading as Arrow Point Roofing & Gutters (66.0), Greystone Home Solutions (58.5). Each is certified by a manufacturer whose register we checked by hand, each rating has been tested against a source outside that register, and nobody bought a place on this page.
The Roofing Brief scored 11 certified roofing contractors serving the Spokane metro on a published, reproducible formula, then researched each of the top five individually to confirm its record. This is the one page in the programme where a local newspaper investigation decided the ranking. Washington registers contractors through Labor & Industries, which confirms a bond and insurance but tests no competence, so the practical safeguard on a Spokane roof is the city building inspection your permit already pays for. In April 2026 the Inlander reported, and the company’s president confirmed on the record, that one of the city’s largest roofing contractors had been skipping those inspections deliberately for two decades. That contractor scored into this top five on the formula and has been removed for the reason set out in the methodology below. Every other entry here is assessed on whether it pulls permits and books the inspections, because in Spokane that is the check that actually protects you.
Hail, codes and what they cost a Spokane homeowner
Spokane’s severe weather file is one of the quietest in the programme: 13 hail reports over the decade, 60 severe wind reports and five brief EF0 tornadoes across Spokane and Stevens counties. What shapes roofs here is winter and fire. Snow sits on the roof through a freeze and thaw pattern of cold nights and bright days, which is exactly the cycle that builds ice dams, and code requires an ice barrier of two cemented layers of underlayment or a self-adhering modified bitumen sheet running from the eave to at least 24 inches inside the wall line.
Fire is now part of the specification. In August 2026 the Spokane Complex fires drove an urban firestorm into the city, destroying hundreds of structures and forcing tens of thousands of people to evacuate in what has been reported as the most destructive wildfire in Washington’s history. For a roof, the relevant details are a Class A fire-rated assembly, ember-resistant venting, metal rather than plastic at the edges, and gutters kept clear of needles. If you are rebuilding or re-roofing near the fire perimeter, ask specifically about ember intrusion at the eaves and the ridge.
Washington’s contractor registration confirms money rather than skill. Every contractor must register with Labor and Industries, and a speciality contractor such as a roofer must carry a $15,000 surety bond plus liability insurance, the bond having risen from $6,000 in July 2024. There is no trade examination, so registration tells you a contractor is bonded and insured, not that anyone has assessed the work. The bond is still worth knowing about, because it is claimable.
That leaves the permit as the real check, which is why this page treats it as one. A tear-off and replacement requires a permit and inspection from the City of Spokane, with Spokane Valley and Spokane County running their own, and the inspection is the only independent look anyone takes at your roof. The exclusion documented below exists because a contractor was reported to have skipped those inspections for years, so ask every bidder to name the permit number and the inspection date.
The 5 best roofers in Spokane, WA
Scored 2026-09-21. The metro mean rating used as the Bayesian prior for Spokane is 4.642, across a pool of 11 certified contractors.
| Rank | Company | TRB Score | Certification | Rating (reviews) | Adjusted | In business since | Based in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DG Contracting LLC | 94.2 | President’s Club | 5.0 (295) | 4.948 | not published | Colbert, WA |
| 2 | First Rate Roofing Services | 75.4 | Certified | 5.0 (408) | 4.961 | not published | Spokane, WA |
| 3 | Jimmy’s Roofing | 75.2 | Master Elite | 4.8 (177) | 4.765 | 2007 | Spokane Valley, WA |
| 4 | Arrow Point Roofing LLC, trading as Arrow Point Roofing & Gutters | 66.0 | Certified | 4.9 (98) | 4.813 | 2021 | Spokane, WA |
| 5 | Greystone Home Solutions | 58.5 | Certified | 5.0 (17) | 4.733 | not published | Spokane, WA |
1. DG Contracting LLC — TRB Score 94.2
DG Contracting LLC is based in Colbert, WA, Not accredited, A+ rating, zero complaints, and holds President’s Club standing on the GAF certification registry.
| Score component | Points | Max |
|---|---|---|
| Certification tier | 35 | 35 |
| Adjusted rating | 37.9 | 40 |
| Review corpus depth | 14.2 | 15 |
| Metro proximity | 7.0 | 10 |
| Total | 94.2 | 100 |
Independently corroborated:
- A+ rated with zero complaints, though not BBB accredited. BBB
- Contractor and permit record on BuildZoom. BuildZoom
- Listed on HomeAdvisor with a review history. HomeAdvisor
What they actually do. Residential roofing across Spokane and Spokane Valley.
Why it ranks here. A clean 5.0 across 295 registry reviews with President’s Club certification and a documented zero-complaint BBB record. Its 94.2 leads the metro by 18.8 points, the widest first-to-second gap in this batch.
Best fit for: Spokane and north-county homeowners. Given what the rest of this market looks like, the gap here genuinely narrows the decision.
What we would want clarified. Not BBB accredited despite the A+ rating. Ask directly whether it schedules the city and county inspections your permit pays for, and confirm afterwards on the city’s online permit system rather than taking the answer on trust. We publish this because a ranking that only prints the flattering findings is an advertisement, not an assessment.
Verify the certification yourself on the GAF registry listing. The number carried on that listing is (509) 222-9758, which is the registry’s contact line and is often a directory tracking number rather than the contractor’s own: take the number from the company’s own website and compare the two.
2. First Rate Roofing Services — TRB Score 75.4
First Rate Roofing Services is based in Spokane, WA, BBB a+ rating, and holds Certified standing on the GAF certification registry.
| Score component | Points | Max |
|---|---|---|
| Certification tier | 12 | 35 |
| Adjusted rating | 38.4 | 40 |
| Review corpus depth | 15.0 | 15 |
| Metro proximity | 10.0 | 10 |
| Total | 75.4 | 100 |
Independently corroborated:
- A+ rated with BBB Great West and Pacific. BBB
- 95 reviews recorded on an independent aggregator. Reviews
- Listed on HomeAdvisor with a review history. HomeAdvisor
What they actually do. Commercial and residential roofing, repair and replacement across Spokane.
Why it ranks here. A clean 5.0 across 408 registry reviews, the deepest flawless record in the metro, from an A+ rated contractor based in Spokane itself.
Best fit for: Spokane city homeowners wanting the largest untarnished review record in the market.
What we would want clarified. Base GAF certification rather than a higher tier. Confirm it books the city inspections. We publish this because a ranking that only prints the flattering findings is an advertisement, not an assessment.
Verify the certification yourself on the GAF registry listing. The number carried on that listing is (509) 842-6611, which is the registry’s contact line and is often a directory tracking number rather than the contractor’s own: take the number from the company’s own website and compare the two.
3. Jimmy’s Roofing — TRB Score 75.2
Jimmy’s Roofing is based in Spokane Valley, WA, in business since 2007, BBB accredited since 1 January 2008, A+ rating, and holds Master Elite standing on the GAF certification registry.
| Score component | Points | Max |
|---|---|---|
| Certification tier | 24 | 35 |
| Adjusted rating | 30.6 | 40 |
| Review corpus depth | 12.9 | 15 |
| Metro proximity | 7.7 | 10 |
| Total | 75.2 | 100 |
Independently corroborated:
- A+ rated and accredited since 1 January 2008, an 18-year unbroken record, 19 years in business. BBB
- Listed on HomeAdvisor with a review history. HomeAdvisor
What they actually do. Residential and commercial roofing and roof maintenance across Spokane Valley.
Why it ranks here. Eighteen years of unbroken A+ accreditation is the longest formal record in the Spokane pool. Accreditation lapses when complaints go unanswered, so an unbroken run that long is the strongest conduct evidence available in a market where the state tests nothing.
Best fit for: Spokane Valley and Liberty Lake homeowners, and anyone weighting a long complaint record.
Verify the certification yourself on the GAF registry listing. The number carried on that listing is (509) 924-1989, which is the registry’s contact line and is often a directory tracking number rather than the contractor’s own: take the number from the company’s own website and compare the two.
4. Arrow Point Roofing LLC, trading as Arrow Point Roofing & Gutters — TRB Score 66.0
Trades as Arrow Point Roofing LLC, trading as Arrow Point Roofing & Gutters; listed on the GAF registry as Arrow Point Roofing LLC.
Arrow Point Roofing LLC, trading as Arrow Point Roofing & Gutters is based in Spokane, WA, in business since 2021, BBB accredited since 4 November 2021, A+ rating, and holds Certified standing on the GAF certification registry.
| Score component | Points | Max |
|---|---|---|
| Certification tier | 12 | 35 |
| Adjusted rating | 32.5 | 40 |
| Review corpus depth | 11.5 | 15 |
| Metro proximity | 10.0 | 10 |
| Total | 66.0 | 100 |
Independently corroborated:
- A+ rated and accredited since 4 November 2021, four years in business. BBB
- One complaint on record describing debris left after installation, tape left hanging from shingles, and shingles curling rather than lying flat. BBB complaints
What they actually do. Roofing and gutters across Spokane and Spokane Valley.
Why it ranks here. 98 registry reviews at 4.9 with A+ accreditation held since the company’s first year.
Best fit for: Spokane Valley and Millwood homeowners.
What we would want clarified. One documented BBB complaint describing debris left behind and shingles curling rather than lying flat. The A+ rating is intact, meaning it was addressed, but curling shingles shortly after installation usually points to fastening or ventilation, so ask what was found and what was done. Four years trading. We publish this because a ranking that only prints the flattering findings is an advertisement, not an assessment.
Verify the certification yourself on the GAF registry listing. The number carried on that listing is (509) 504-6972, which is the registry’s contact line and is often a directory tracking number rather than the contractor’s own: take the number from the company’s own website and compare the two.
5. Greystone Home Solutions — TRB Score 58.5
Greystone Home Solutions is based in Spokane, WA, and holds Certified standing on the GAF certification registry.
| Score component | Points | Max |
|---|---|---|
| Certification tier | 12 | 35 |
| Adjusted rating | 29.3 | 40 |
| Review corpus depth | 7.2 | 15 |
| Metro proximity | 10.0 | 10 |
| Total | 58.5 | 100 |
Independently corroborated:
- Family owned Spokane business specialising in roofing and egress window installation. Company
- Listed on Angi with a review history. Angi
- Contractor and permit record on BuildZoom. BuildZoom
What they actually do. Roofing and egress window installation, family owned, across Spokane.
Why it ranks here. Promoted into the top five after the exclusion documented in the methodology. A clean 5.0 rating, family owned and based in Spokane. Egress windows are permitted work too, so this is a contractor accustomed to the inspection process rather than one avoiding it.
Best fit for: Spokane homeowners, and combined roofing and egress window projects.
What we would want clarified. Seventeen registry reviews is the thinnest base on this page, and no BBB rating or accreditation was locatable. It ranks fifth in a ten-deep pool. Verify the Labor & Industries registration and confirm the bond is current. We publish this because a ranking that only prints the flattering findings is an advertisement, not an assessment.
Verify the certification yourself on the GAF registry listing. The number carried on that listing is (509) 863-2809, which is the registry’s contact line and is often a directory tracking number rather than the contractor’s own: take the number from the company’s own website and compare the two.
What 2.75 inch hail does to a Spokane roof
Aggregate hail counts tell you very little about a specific roof. These are the individual events: every severe-weather report logged by the National Weather Service across the 2 counties of the Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA statistical area over ten years, with the dates, the stone sizes and the towns they landed on. Over that decade the metro logged 13 hail reports, 60 severe thunderstorm and high wind reports and 5 tornadoes. Reported property damage from hail, severe wind and tornado over that decade totalled $5.3 million; flood and winter-storm losses are counted separately and are not included.
The biggest hail to fall on Spokane in a decade
| Date | Stone size | Reported near | County |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 August 2022 | 2.75 in | Latah | Spokane |
| 10 July 2023 | 2.0 in | Ford | Stevens |
| 21 May 2023 | 1.75 in | Addy | Stevens |
| 12 August 2022 | 1.5 in | Plaza | Spokane |
| 24 June 2020 | 1.5 in | Marcus | Stevens |
| 24 June 2020 | 1.5 in | Marcus | Stevens |
The largest stone on record for this metro fell on 11 August 2022 near Latah, measured at 2.75 inches. That is baseball sized, comfortably past the point where a roof is written off rather than repaired.
Wind. The strongest thunderstorm gust logged in the metro was 61 knots, about 70 mph, near Nine Mile Falls on 26 June 2017. Asphalt shingles begin lifting at roughly 67 mph when they are correctly nailed, and considerably below that when they are not.
Tornadoes. 5 tornadoes touched down in these counties over the decade, the strongest rated EF0 near Airway Hgts on 22 July 2016.
What the National Weather Service wrote about it
The NWS logs a written account of each severe-weather episode. This is its description of the 26 June 2017 event near Nine Mile Falls, reproduced verbatim:
A two foot diameter Ponderosa Pine tree was uprooted at Sontag Park northwest of Spokane. Several other trees were blown down or snapped in the vicinity.
That account is the design case for a roof here, and it comes from the agency that recorded it rather than by a contractor selling the repair.
When it happens. Severe weather reports cluster in July (18), September (16), June (13). The worst years on record were 2024 (22), 2016 (12), 2023 (11). If you are scheduling non-urgent work in Spokane, the months outside that window are when crews are least stretched and least likely to be triaging emergency callouts ahead of your job.
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, county-level detail files 2016 to 2025, filtered to the counties of this statistical area by The Roofing Brief. Damage figures are as reported to the NWS and undercount insured losses.
What to do with this. Hail is not the governing risk in Spokane. Weight your decision toward wind rating, ventilation and flashing detail rather than paying extra for impact-rated shingles.
How to check a Spokane roofer in ten minutes
Licensing is required in WA. Washington requires every contractor to register with the Department of Labor and Industries, and registration requires both a surety bond and general liability insurance. Speciality contractors including roofers must carry a $15,000 bond.
Insurance minimums under RCW 18.27.050 are $200,000 public liability plus $50,000 property damage, or $250,000 combined single limit. The bond is continuous, and if it lapses the registration suspends automatically until cover is restored.
Check here: Washington L&I Verify a Contractor. L&I’s verification tool shows existing claims against a contractor’s bond, which is the single most useful and most overlooked check in Washington.
Four checks to run before you sign anything, in any state.
- Verify certification at the source. Use the GAF verification tool rather than trusting a badge image on a company website.
- Get the certificate of insurance from the insurer, not the contractor, and confirm general liability and workers compensation are both active on the day work starts.
- Confirm who pulls the permit. If a contractor asks you to pull it as the homeowner, that moves liability onto you. Decline.
- Get warranty terms in writing before any deposit, and check the manufacturer warranty being promised actually requires the certification tier the contractor holds.
The shape of the Spokane contractor market
11 certified roofing contractors serve the principal cities of the Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA statistical area, of which 1 hold the top President’s Club tier. The pool carries 1,179 customer reviews between them at a mean rating of 4.642. The statistical area had a 2024 population of 604,962, a change of 3.27% against the 2020 census base, per the U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2024 estimates.
How these Spokane rankings were produced
Every contractor in the Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA pool was scored out of 100 on four published components: certification tier, a Bayesian adjusted rating, review depth and distance from the metro centre. In this metro that meant scoring 11 certified contractors, of whom 1 hold President’s Club standing and 1 Master Elite, against a metro mean rating of 4.642. The top five were then researched individually against Better Business Bureau records, state licence registers and manufacturer directories. Anything unflattering that research surfaced appears above alongside the rest, and no company bought its position.
Set aside in Spokane. A contractor that would otherwise have scored into the top five was removed for the reason stated. The score is computed from public data, but where the research pass finds evidence undermining an input to that score, the score is set aside.
- Perrenoud Roofing Inc, which scored 73.0: would have ranked fourth on score, but the Inlander reported on 1 April 2026 that more than 1,300 Perrenoud permits across over 1,200 Spokane properties had expired without the company scheduling a final inspection, covering eight of every ten city roofs it worked on since 2005, and that fewer than 8 per cent of its re-roofing projects in the surrounding county had received all their inspections. Company president Nathan Perrenoud confirmed to the paper that the omissions are deliberate rather than administrative, telling the Inlander “Perrenoud has been skipping most of the city and county required inspections intentionally” because waiting for an inspector exposes an open roof. Customers interviewed said they had not been told they needed to request the inspection themselves. The city treats it as an International Building Code violation but has set no penalty for it. The Roofing Brief takes no view on the quality of any individual Perrenoud installation, and the company is not accused of any offence. But the three checks this publication tells every reader to make include confirming that the contractor pulls the permit and books the inspection, and a contractor that states on the record it does not do the second cannot be ranked here
The full method, the weightings, what the GAF certification tiers actually mean, who is eligible to be ranked and what we do not claim are all set out on our roofer ranking methodology page. Last updated: September 2026. Scoring run: 2026-09-21. Corrections go to the editor and are actioned on verification.
Common questions about roofers in Spokane
Who is the best roofer in Spokane, WA?
DG Contracting LLC of Colbert, WA scores highest in the Spokane metro on The Roofing Brief Contractor Score, at 94.2 out of 100 as of September 2026. It holds President’s Club certification with a 5.0 rating across 295 reviews. Highest-scoring is not the same as best fit for your specific job, and the four companies behind it score within 35.7 points.
How many certified roofing contractors serve Spokane?
11 contractors on the GAF certification registry serve the principal cities of the Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA statistical area as of September 2026, of which 1 hold President’s Club status.
How much damaging hail does Spokane get?
The Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA statistical area recorded 11 hail reports of 1 inch or larger and 2 of 2 inches or larger between 2016 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Events Database. The largest hailstone reported measured 2.75 inches.
Did any contractor pay to appear on this list?
No. The Roofing Brief takes no placement fees, no lead fees and no affiliate commission from any roofing contractor. Ranking comes entirely from the published formula applied to public registry data, followed by an individual research pass on the top five.
What was the worst hailstorm in Spokane in the last ten years?
The largest hailstone logged by the National Weather Service in the Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA statistical area between 2016 and 2025 measured 2.75 inches, reported near Latah on 11 August 2022. That is baseball sized, comfortably past the point where a roof is written off rather than repaired. Across the decade the metro recorded 13 hail reports. Reported property damage from hail, severe wind and tornado over that decade totalled $5.3 million; flood and winter-storm losses are counted separately and are not included.
When is the worst time of year for roof damage in Spokane?
Severe-weather reports in the Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA statistical area cluster in July, September, June, on the NOAA record for 2016 to 2025. Booking non-urgent roof work outside those months usually means shorter lead times, because local crews are not simultaneously triaging storm callouts.
Do roofers need a licence in WA?
Washington requires every contractor to register with the Department of Labor and Industries, and registration requires both a surety bond and general liability insurance. Speciality contractors including roofers must carry a $15,000 bond. Insurance minimums under RCW 18.27.050 are $200,000 public liability plus $50,000 property damage, or $250,000 combined single limit. The bond is continuous, and if it lapses the registration suspends automatically until cover is restored.
What should I check before hiring a roofer in Spokane?
L&I’s verification tool shows existing claims against a contractor’s bond, which is the single most useful and most overlooked check in Washington.
Is Spokane a hard market to find a good roofer in?
This is the one page in the programme where a local newspaper investigation decided the ranking. Washington registers contractors through Labor & Industries, which confirms a bond and insurance but tests no competence, so the practical safeguard on a Spokane roof is the city building inspection your permit already pays for. In April 2026 the Inlander reported, and the company’s president confirmed on the record, that one of the city’s largest roofing contractors had been skipping those inspections deliberately for two decades. That contractor scored into this top five on the formula and has been removed for the reason set out in the methodology below. Every other entry here is assessed on whether it pulls permits and books the inspections, because in Spokane that is the check that actually protects you.
Is wind or hail the bigger risk to a roof in Spokane?
Wind, by a wide margin. The Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA statistical area logged 60 severe thunderstorm and high wind reports against 11 hail reports of an inch or more between 2016 and 2025. Wind damage shows up at the rake, ridge and edge rather than across the field of the roof, so the fastening schedule and edge detail matter more here than the impact rating of the shingle.
Why is Perrenoud Roofing Inc not on this list?
Would have ranked fourth on score, but the Inlander reported on 1 April 2026 that more than 1,300 Perrenoud permits across over 1,200 Spokane properties had expired without the company scheduling a final inspection, covering eight of every ten city roofs it worked on since 2005, and that fewer than 8 per cent of its re-roofing projects in the surrounding county had received all their inspections. Company president Nathan Perrenoud confirmed to the paper that the omissions are deliberate rather than administrative, telling the Inlander “Perrenoud has been skipping most of the city and county required inspections intentionally” because waiting for an inspector exposes an open roof. Customers interviewed said they had not been told they needed to request the inspection themselves. The city treats it as an International Building Code violation but has set no penalty for it. The Roofing Brief takes no view on the quality of any individual Perrenoud installation, and the company is not accused of any offence. But the three checks this publication tells every reader to make include confirming that the contractor pulls the permit and books the inspection, and a contractor that states on the record it does not do the second cannot be ranked here.
Roofer rankings for other metros
The Roofing Brief scores certified roofing contractors in the 400 largest U.S. metropolitan and micropolitan areas on the same formula.
- Best roofers in Kennewick, WA, about 131 miles from Spokane
- Best roofers in Yakima, WA, another WA metro on the same formula
- Best roofers in Seattle, WA, another WA metro on the same formula
- Best roofers in Fayetteville, AR, a metro of comparable size
- Best roofers in Jackson, MS, a metro of comparable size
- Best roofers in Boise, ID, also scored, about 287 miles away
See the full index of all 400 metro roofer rankings, or read how to find and vet a roofing contractor anywhere in the country.
Cite this analysis
The Roofing Brief. “Best Roofers in Spokane, WA: The Roofing Brief Contractor Score.” Published September 2026. Inputs: GAF certification registry; NOAA Storm Events Database 2016-2025; U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2024 population estimates; Better Business Bureau and independent review-platform records for each ranked contractor.