Axis Roof and Gutter, Inc.

About Axis Roof and Gutter, Inc.

From most rooflines in Arlington, Whitehorse Mountain stands white above the valley long before the town itself sees any snow of its own, a reminder of how much closer the Cascades are here than they look from the Sound. Axis Roof and Gutter spends its ordinary weeks clearing fir needles out of gutters that fill fast under the valley's tree cover, and its winter weeks doing the same job under different weather, pulling snow load and ice off eaves before a gutter gives out under the weight. Fog tends to sit low over the Stillaguamish valley on the coldest mornings, burning off by midmorning to reveal a roofline that's either clear or isn't. The crew works the difference, since a roof that holds snow past that first thaw usually holds ice next, and ice is what actually damages a gutter system built for rain. It's satisfying work, watching a roofline come clean under a mountain that's carried its own snow all winter without complaint.