Mark and Christie Mortimer began their roofing careers not on the roof, but on the stage and silver screen in New York and Los Angeles.
Mark worked as a model and actor while Christie danced in off-Broadway shows, TV shows and movies. When not performing in Los Angeles in 2000, they made extra cash working for a handyman business and fell in love with the work. They decided to ditch the performing arts and L.A. and called their friend, David Lockhart, to see if he wanted to expand his Illinois-based painting business into construction.