R H Smith

The family history in the home improvement business started when Walter Black and a partner started the Black and Fuller Roofing Co. In 1933. The business grew amazingly fast, and by 1935, they were selling and applying over 600 roofs a year in the Pacific Northwest. Walter Black ran the business until 1949 when his brother-in-law, Harold A. Smith, bought the Company from him. Since the Company now offered many more services besides roofing, he took the name Home Improvement Co. To reflect the broadness of their skills. Harold A. Smith was able to double the size of the Company by the time he retired in 1966.