Based in Tomahawk
Roof Masters works out of Tomahawk, WI in Lincoln County. One location, no satellite offices, no out-of-state call center.
Our Story
A hometown roofing company built on four generations of hands-on craftsmanship, honest service, and deep roots in Wisconsin's Northwoods.
A legacy of craftsmanship and integrity
It started with a toolbox, a ladder, and a promise: do the job right the first time. Ed Zibolski Sr. passed that ethic down to his son Ed “Etch” Zibolski Jr., who founded Elite Roofing and Sheet Metal in Milwaukee, WI, and became Dan Hecimovich’s father-in-law and mentor in the trade.
We didn't learn roofing from a manual. We learned it on Wisconsin roofs — through blizzards, summer storms, and every season in between. That history is what makes us different from contractors who treat every job like a transaction.
We take on fewer projects than the high-volume crews because we believe each roof deserves time, attention, and a crew that cares about the finish. For us, this work is personal.
Family Owned
Still run by the founding family, with the same family standards on every roof.
Local Crews
Our Roofing Technicians live here. They understand the weather, the woods, and the homes.
Honest Work
No pushy sales. No hidden fees. Just clear answers and roofs that last.
Property Respected
Lake homes and cabins demand care. We protect landscaping and clean up like family.
Four generations
Eighty years of the samestubborn standard.
Scroll slowly. This is where the trade came from, who carried it, and how it ended up on a roof in Tomahawk.
- 1940s–50s
- 1970s
- 1980s–90s
- 2014
- 2026
- 1940s–50sGeneration one
EZ Roofers — Ed Zibolski Sr.
EZ Roofers, Milwaukee. Ed Zibolski Sr. with the family truck, circa 1950s. Ed Zibolski Sr. started EZ Roofers in Milwaukee, carrying a toolbox and a simple rule: do the job right the first time.
His son, Ed Junior, grew up on those roofs — learning the trade not from a manual, but from watching his father work.
Do the job right the first time.
- 1970sGeneration two
Elite Roofing and Sheet Metal in Milwaukee, WI — Ed "Etch" Zibolski Jr.
Elite Roofing and Sheet Metal — Milwaukee, WI. 
Elite Roofing and Sheet Metal — Milwaukee, WI. Ed "Etch" Zibolski Jr. struck out on his own and founded Elite Roofing and Sheet Metal in Milwaukee, WI, taking the family trade into commercial roofing and sheet metal.
Government buildings, arenas, and large-scale decks across Wisconsin and Illinois — the kind of projects most companies would not touch.
- 1980s–90sComing north
Dan Hecimovich learns the trade, then the family moves north
Pics courtesy of the Tomahawk Leader.
Dan Hecimovich worked his way up alongside Ed Jr., his father-in-law and mentor, learning the trade from the deck up through the 1980s.
The Zibolski and Hecimovich families opened their Northwoods hospitality businesses, and Dan moved to Tomahawk in 1994 to run the hotels, resort and restaurant.
- 2014Generation three
Roof Masters is founded in Tomahawk
Today — the same standard, on Northwoods roofs. Dan brought the family trade home to the lakes and ridges of the Northwoods, founding Roof Masters in Tomahawk.
Cabins, lodges and lake homes replaced city decks — but the standard stayed the same: honest work, done right, by a crew that lives here.
Knowledge handed down, not learned on your house.
- 2026Generation four
2026 — 4th generation joins Roof Masters
Quality that stands the test of time.
The fourth generation joined Dan at Roof Masters, carrying the family trade forward.
Same name on the truck. Same promise to the neighbor watching from the driveway. And the same stubborn standard that started it all.
Four generations later, the promise has not changed — and neither has the family standing behind it.
The Zibolski & Hecimovich families · Tomahawk, Wisconsin
Why the Northwoods trusts us
We know the unique challenges of Northwoods roofing: heavy snow loads, ice dams, pine debris, and the wild weather that rolls off the lakes. Our systems are built for it.
2014
Serving the Northwoods as Roof Masters since
4
Generations in the roofing trade
1
Family promise: do it right
Who you are hiring
The facts, verifiable
No invented awards, no borrowed logos, no review counts we cannot back up. If something is listed here, you can ask us to prove it.
Founded in 2014
Roof Masters has served the Northwoods since 2014, following four generations of family roofing work in Wisconsin going back to the 1940s.
Locally owned and operated
Independently owned by the family that runs it — not a private-equity roll-up, not a franchise, not a storm-chasing crew passing through the Northwoods.
Insured & certified
Our Roofing Technicians work insured. A certificate of insurance is available on request before work begins — ask and we will send it.
Manufacturer certifications
We install as a certified contractor for the shingle manufacturers shown on this site, which is what keeps manufacturer material coverage intact on your roof.
Everything in writing
Measured scope, a written estimate, and a straight recommendation after every inspection — including the times the recommendation is to wait.