Ridout Roofing
Company Overview
When W.L. Ridout moved from Virginia to Washington State in 1905, he had no idea he was arriving in the epicenter of cedar shingle country. By age 16, he had mastered wood shingle installation and was on the road, supervising the construction of major buildings across various states. However, when contractors in the Bay Area learned he could roof an 1800 square foot house in merely three days instead of the typical eleven, W.L. quickly gained favor among local builders. His popularity soared, leading him to settle in Alameda and establish W.L. Ridout Roofing, Shingling Contractor in 1922. Fast forward four generations and over 80 years, Ridout Roofing has successfully installed more than 12 million squares of roofing material. Steve Ridout starts his day at work, recognizing that he manages the same company his father, Al, and grandfather, W.C., nurtured over the years, a tradition that began with his great-grandfather, W.L., in 1922. To date, no other company has roofed as many residences as Ridout, surpassing 600,000 in the Greater Bay Area. Walter Ridout founded Ridout Roofing Company, creating the business from the ground up. Walter Ridout transferred his roofing knowledge to his son, who in turn instilled the same high standards in his son, Alfred. Staying true to family tradition, Alfred Ridout incorporated his own quality measures before transferring the business to his son, Steven G. Ridout, who upholds the promise of delivering exquisite roofs with expert craftsmanship and unmatched safety protocols. Steve has led Ridout Roofing for over 40 years, beginning as a young man on the roof and advancing to an authority in all areas of roofing. He collaborates with a diverse range of clients, including residential homeowners, small contractors, large tract builders, and commercial projects. He has expanded the company to include all roofing types, solar energy solutions, gutters, skylights, and insulation, maintaining the family-owned legacy that began in 1922.
Business Services
- Gutter addition
- Gutter cleaning
- Gutter installation
- Gutter repair
- Gutter replacement
- Roof cleaning
- Roof inspection
- New roof installation
- Roof repair
- Roof replacement
- Reroofing
- Skylight installation
Business Location & Hours
Mon: | 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
Tue: | 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
Wed: | 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
Thu: | 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
Fri: | 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
Sat: | Closed |
Sun: | Closed |
Recommended Customer Reviews

Requested repair service for my Parents ( the advertise free estimates for seniors) don't believe it it's false advertisement

The person who took the call was pretty rude. She said they don't do roof repair anymore. I asked for gutter repair estimate and scheduled the technician to come for estimate. The foreman came, waited 2 days, no estimate, no message. Called again, the lady said I needed to wait a few days to get an estimate. Now, it has been a week or so, nothing was sent. I guess Ridout does not care about doing business, never mind.

After speaking with the office manager, Michelle, today, we were able to come to a resolution that I was very satisfied with. She was receptive and understanding, and incredibly reasonable and fair in her assessment of the situation. A massive thanks to her for setting things right.

Replaced roof, gutters, vents, and added gutter guards. Also came back out to adjust the gutter guards. On schedule.

Horrendous front desk experience and customer support. Emailed and called them numerous times to no avail.

I have always used Ridout. Well, They just finished my brand new roof . Down to the bare bones new! I can't say enough good things. The crew was professional and kept to the job, friendly and answered any question I had. I trust this company and highly recommend them. Thanks guys for a job well done and to the girls in the office that kept me sane.

I cannot delete my yesterday very negative review. It was placed by mistake, sorry.
We have schedule a visit for an estimate, the gentleman came right in time, he was very kind and professional, promised to mail us his estimate. I cannot say anything else yet because we did not get the estimate, let alone the job is not done, is has not even began.

Just had my daughter's roof replaced by Ridout. Second time I've used them and I'm again completely happen with the result. They offered a very competitive price, and they did a beautiful, quick job, just 2 days total with a complete tear-off. On top of that, they're a union company with well-trained and fairly paid, insured workers, important considerations for me.
Juan, Elias and his crew were great to work with, answering my questions as the roof required some dry rot repairs. They did exactly what they promised and left the place absolutely clean and tidy. I recommend Rideout without hesitation.

I started a process back in October of 2021 to have someone from Rideout Roofing fix a repair to our roof - they were the original roofing installer - so I called them at the beginning of 2021 to repair my roof - they came out supposedly to fix the leak & charged me $500.00 - (which I was fine with - then the rains started in October - & the leak was back - So I called them to have them come back - It's now June of 2022 - they promised me they would make another appointment - which they did not - it's now June & I called back - they put me in touch with the scheduling MGR (Juan) 7 he now just told he would not send someone out to fix our roof -
DO NOT USE RIDEOUT ROOFING FOR YOUR ROOF JOB - WORSE CUSTOMER SERVICE ROOFING COMPANY!!!!

This company has been great in my experience.They did repairs today on our roof that leaked during the first storm of the winter. Dan came out, always friendly and professional, did a fantastic and thorough job. He has done repairs for us on another house as well. Ridout replaced a roof for us some years ago and did a good job then also. I highly recommend them!