Custom Installations

It all started when firefighter Leroy (Bud) Woodruff began learning the sheet metal trade while working with Sweets Sheet Metal in Wilmette, Illinois. In 1969, while still employed full time at the Winnetka Fire Department, he took his passion further and began a small contracting business out of his garage. Soon Bud partnered with Bess Hardware in Northfield and gained experience in everything from installing basketball back boards to repairing slate and tile roofs. He also enlisted his three sons in the family business and put them to work climbing ladders, soldering joints, and learning the trade.