For The Very Best in Roofing and Construction
Let over 65 years of family-owned construction experience go to work for you.
The address on our letterhead is a house we built.
Our business address is the home Mark built for his own family. As we tell the neighbors: take a ride by, and see quality building at its best. The majority of our work still comes from customer referrals.
From a 1952 tar kettle to your roof.
Herman Krumwiede founds the family roofing trade.
Mark grows up in the trade at his father's company on River Road in Franklin Park.
Mark Washburn, third generation, founds The Shingle Company and Legacy Roofing Contractors.
Yelling Hot tar! in the morning, once it was boiling hot and ready to be pumped up to the rooftop was always my favorite way to start a day of Built up roofing!
Two divisions, one family name.
Residential care and commercial roofing systems, under the same Illinois Unlimited license and the same family.
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Roofing Asphalt, wood shake, metal, tile, and slate
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Siding Vinyl, fiber cement, and LP
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Windows Lang Exterior vinyl and Marvin wood
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Gutters Seamless 5 to 7 inch, heated cable, and leaf guards
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Restoration Wind & Hail and Fire & Water, 24/7
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Built-Up & Hot Tar Traditional BUR roofing systems
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Modified Bitumen APP and SBS membrane systems
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Single-Ply TPO and EPDM membranes
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Metal Standing seam and architectural
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Spray Foam & Insulation Liquid and spray-applied systems
20-Year Craftsmanship Warranty
On every residential roof we install, this covers you against roof leakage caused by our own workmanship. It is the warranty we put our name on.
The work, done by our own crews.
Real Chicagoland roofs, photographed on the job. Every photo on this page is our own work, never stock.
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Published repair and inspection rates.
Most roofers will not print a number. We do. Prepay and we can have someone on your roof in as little as 6 hours.
Rates published as listed. Any payment is arranged by phone. For 24/7 fire and flood emergencies, call and dial 0.
Licensed, bonded, and backed by 30 years of insurance work.
Storm restoration and insurance claims are where we really shine. Mark has been doing insurance work for over 30 years, and we help homeowners steer clear of out-of-town hail chasers.
Financing is available through Hearth, up to $100,000, with no home equity required.
Serving Chicagoland and Southern Wisconsin.
Within a 100-mile radius of Chicago, with dedicated care for nine nearby towns.
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Call for a free estimate, or send a note and we will call you back. Family owned and operated in La Grange Park since 2005.