Kraftwerks Sheet Metal & Slate

Specialties

Kraftwerks Sheet Metal & Slate, Inc. is a small Christian-​owned firm located in the Washington, DC area specializing in standing seam copper roofing, flat seam copper roofing and tin roofing, custom skylights and slate roof restoration that consists of slate repairs and complete slate roofing installation.

«Preserving history, one roof at a time since 2003»

History

Established in 2002.

Kraftwerks was started with the idea that the slate roofing, copper roofing and tin roofing we installed would be as close to historically correct as possible. The above pictures show little difference in the installation process.

Our name is German and means «hands factory» or «working with the hands». I felt that it was self explanatory and fit the idea behind the trade or craft. The tools used to form the «K» are the most commonly used in our field. The soldering iron joins the copper roofing or tin roofing together and the slate hammer cuts and installs the slate roofing.

Meet the Business Owner

Shawn W.

Business Owner

My career started over twenty eight years ago while on summer break from college. I was in awe of the architecture and the thought that our historic roofing work wouldn’t be removed for 50 years or more. I became part of the history, part of the building that had endured so many years and so many more to come. I have had the advantage of working closely with some of the most respected people in the industry. While in their service I worked on or managed many historic and influential projects. Some of the most interesting have been Dept. of Treasury, Library of Congress, Pentagon, National Society for Daughters of American Colonists and many Embassies and residences.