Our Founder

MEET RUSSELL KING, OUR FOUNDER

RUSSELL’S STORY

I joined the Army Air Forces (The Air Force didn’t become its’ own branch of the military until 1947) right out of high school. I signed up to be a tailgunner. The tailgunner was considered the most vulnerable spot on a B-29 bomber. In fact, the joke around base was that when the bomber returned to base they would just wash the tailgunner out of the plane with a hose.

I was dating Irene McGinn when I joined the military and we would write letters to each other every few days. As a side note we recently celebrated our 72nd wedding anniversary! At one point we were approached about a top secret mission that they were seeking 25 tailgunners to volunteer for. All that we were told was that the mission was critical to ending the war and that the volunteers would most likely not survive. I was 1 of the 25 men that stepped forward to become a member of “The Stripped Eagles”.

Once we volunteered we were informed that we could no longer communicate with anyone else due to the secrecy of the mission. So, Irene stopped receiving letters from me with no explanation.

Needless to say her mind was racing. The reason we were named “Stripped Eagles” is because the Bombers were stripped of any non-essential items in order to make them as light as possible. The mission was to drop “large scale” bombs over Japan. They didn’t refer to them as Atomic or Nuclear Bombs.

The military was unsure just how much damage each bomb would inflict so they had prepared 25 B-29 Bombers to carry out the attacks. As it turned out the bombs were extremely devastating and the Japanese surrendered before my plane was scheduled to make its’ run. The war was over.

I was able to return home and marry Irene, my high school sweetheart. Shortly thereafter we purchased our first home and it was in need of some repairs. I am extremely handy and I surely had the skills to perform all of the work myself, but with 3 jobs and a growing family I just didn’t have the time available. So, I hired a contractor to perform the work for me. The contractor took my money and then didn’t show up to do the job.

Fortunately I had 2 good friends that were cops so I went to the police station to explain what had happened. That afternoon the cops were at the contractor’s door and he was brought down to the station in handcuffs. Long story short the guy was persuaded to do the job as agreed.

That experience of being taken advantage of by a contractor is what led me to go into the business for myself. If I could help other homeowners like me from being burned by shoddy contractors then that was all of the motivation I needed.

Imagine being able to call the police to have your contractor arrested if he burned you in this day and age. How great would that be! But times have surely changed since 1940’s small town America.

I am proud to say that my old school approach to the way I treated my clients and the way I ran my business has carried on from generation to generation. Never in my wildest dreams did I think I would ever live to see the day that my small, local company would grow to be a national force to be reckon with.

My family and I have lived and are still living the American Dream!

Thank You and God Bless America!

WE TAKE CARE OF OUR CUSTOMERS!

    
 
 
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   Linda Keller 
 
 
 
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   Elijah Lamoureux 
 
 
 
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   Joseph Ballirano 
 
 
 
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   Kerri Spady 
 
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Last November Busy Beaver replaced my roof. It was perfect until a large tree fell on our new roof during a big storm this July. As soon as the tree was removed they came right over to tarp the damage and helped us connect with our insurance. This time and last they have been very hospitable. We have a smaller roof which was replaced and cleaned up in one day. When something was damaged during construction they made sure it was repaired. They even went out of their way to replace a piece of our window trim. I’m disappointed to see that my neighbor left a one star review. The team has been working hard on this almost 90F August day with no shade on the roof. Considering all it takes to replace a roof they have kept it contained, respected parking space on the road, and absolutely respected the neighborhood. Would recommend
  
 
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   Linda Gadoury 
 
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. We received excellent service. Busy Beaver is a family company. They are all great to work with, especially Marc, who supervised our new roof installation. They all returned our calls, addressed any questions we had and kept appointments. This company even cared about our dogs during actual roof replacement and offered to pay for boarding due to noise level and stress on pets. This company also has a great crew working with them, especially Alex. Laura in the office keeps things running smoothly. She is a pleasure to speak with and making you smile is her specialty! No payments taken until the job was completed and we were totally satisfied. We highly recommend Busy Beaver Roofing!
  
 
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   Louis Bergantino 
 
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. I recently had my roof replaced by Busy Beaver roofing. I was extremely satisfied with their work from start to finish. Kevin was extremely helpful upon initial visit and explained every detail. Laura in the office was an absolute delight to work with and coordinated the scheduling perfectly to accommodate my work schedule. Mark and his crew on the day of work were excellent. The work was very good and cleanup was like they hadn’t even been there. I highly recommend them for your roofing replacement.
  
 
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   Rob Procaccianti 
 
 
 
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   Jason Ditroia 
 
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. I've been dealing with this company Busy Beaver Roofing since 2024, when I originally thought my roof had issues. In 2025 when I did need a roof, I can tell you from dealing with Kevin and his two sons, Mark and Sean,  they are the real deal.  The glue that holds it all together, Laura. She answers the phones and runs the office. If your ever having a bad day, call the office and Laura will say "How can I make you smile today." About two weeks ago they came to my home with an army of workers to install my new roof and replace three skylights. Everything they promised from dumpster drop off, material drop off and  completion time was executed with laser precision. They were very thorough with the little things like removing my old satellite t.v. brackets and an old weather station that no longer worked to installing and hooking up a vent in my roof for my bathroom exhaust fan . All these things at no extra charge. Once everything was done on the roof the "army" came onto the ground to clean up everything that came off the roof, not missing a single nail or piece of trash. This whole organization is a class act! The best thing was that this company was honest. Expecting no money until the work was done and to the customers satisfied!