{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-19.186.010","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 19.186.010","heading":"Definitions.","body":"Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter.\n(1) \"Roofing or siding contract\" means an agreement between a roofing or siding contractor or salesperson and a homeowner that includes, in part, an agreement to install, repair or replace residential roofing or siding for a total cost including labor and materials in excess of one thousand dollars.\nThis chapter does not apply to the following contracts:\n(a) Residential remodel or repair contracts where the cost specified for roofing or siding is less than twenty percent of the total contract price;\n(b) Contracts where the roofing or siding is part of a contract to build a new dwelling or an addition that provides additional living space;\n(c) Contracts for emergency repairs made necessary by a natural disaster such as an earthquake, windstorm, or hurricane, or after a fire in the dwelling;\n(d) Homes being prepared for resale; or\n(e) Roofing or siding contracts in which the homeowner was not directly solicited by a roofing or siding contractor or salesperson. If a roofing or siding contractor or roofing or siding salesperson generally does business by soliciting, it shall be a rebuttable presumption that any roofing or siding contract entered into with a homeowner shall have been the result of a solicitation.\n(2) \"Roofing or siding contractor\" means a person who owns or operates a contracting business that purports to install, repair, or replace or subcontracts to install, repair, or replace residential roofing or siding.\n(3) \"Roofing or siding salesperson\" means a person who solicits, negotiates, executes, or otherwise endeavors to procure a contract with a homeowner to install, repair, or replace residential roofing or siding on behalf of a roofing or siding contractor.\n(4) \"Residential roofing or siding\" means roofing or siding installation, repair or replacement for an existing single-family dwelling or multiple-family dwelling of four or less units, provided that this does not apply to a residence under construction.\n(5) \"Person\" includes an individual, corporation, company, partnership, joint venture, or a business entity.\n(6) \"Siding\" means material used to cover the exterior walls of a residential dwelling, excluding paint application.\n(7)(a) \"Solicit\" means to initiate contact with the homeowner for the purpose of selling or installing roofing or siding by one of the following methods:\n(i) Door-to-door contact;\n(ii) Telephone contact;\n(iii) Flyers left at a residence; or\n(iv) Other promotional advertisements which offer gifts, cash, or services if the homeowner contacts the roofing or siding contractor or salesperson, except for newspaper advertisements which offer a seasonal discount.\n(b) \"Solicit\" does not include:\n(i) Calls made in response to a request or inquiry by the homeowner; or\n(ii) Calls made to homeowners who have prior business or personal contact with the residential roofing or siding contractor or salesperson.","path":["Title 19","Chapter 19.186"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=19.186.010","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T01:31:17Z","sha256":"1251e9ce8b88293b84dcb17e8bc95922e7c024da85214b7b39579f2079aa0f9b","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-19.186.005","next":"us-wa/rcw-19.186.020"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}