About Us
Simple Contracting. Simply Great Results.
How Badgerland Was Born
Owner AJ Stoffels spent his early years working all across the U.S. building roofs. But in 2009 things began to change. He saw common gaps between what customers were saying they wanted, and what roofing companies were delivering on a national scale. He decided then and there to be a force for positive change. Badgerland Exteriors was created in Sauk City, and has been serving customers faithfully for over a decade.
Core Values to Live By
At Badgerland, we don’t just list our values for show. We demonstrate them through our actions, each and every day. We believe that treating others with respect and delivering outstanding results is the bare minimum, and around here? We like to go above and beyond. Want to know what to expect when you hire us? Here’s what we focus on.
Integrity
We're up front and sell products that were confident in and would install on our own homes. We say what we do, and do what we say.
Always Growing
Our main drive in business is to constantly improve to better serve our clients.
Working Together
Teamwork in our company is crucial for us to maintain a satisfied client base.
Loyalty
Our loyalty to our customers and community are a cornerstone to our success.
We Work Hard
Consistency in our day to day operations are a must for us to survive. Strong work ethic will set us apart from our competitors.
Why Choose Us?
Homeowners across America have similar complaints when it comes to working with roofing contractors: poor communication, unfair pricing, and shoddy results that don’t last. We do things differently by taking the roof replacement process from stressful to peaceful. You can count on us to do exactly what we promise to do, whether that be showing up promptly or sticking to our upfront estimate.
Meet the Team
AJ
Owner
AJ
Owner
Hometown: Sauk Prairie
Part of the Team Since: 2010
One word you’d use to describe Badgerland Exteriors & Solar: Evolving
Favorite Wisconsin Sports Team: Badger Volleyball
Favorite Local Restaurant: ILIKE Sushi and K-Peppers
First Job: Working on a family farm
Go-To Coffee Order: Vanilla Latte
Best concert you’ve been to: Caamp at Red Rocks
Jeremy
General Manager
Jeremy
General Manager
Hometown: Sauk Prairie
Part of the Team Since: 2010
One word you’d use to describe Badgerland Exteriors & Solar: Educational
Favorite Wisconsin Activity: Hunting
Favorite Local Restaurant: Tornado Steak House
First Job: Farmer’s Hand
Dream Vacation Destination: Bora Bora
Best concert you’ve been to: Eric Church
Lindsay
Controller
Lindsay
Controller
Hometown: Madison, WI
Part of the Team Since: 2024
One word you’d use to describe Badgerland Exteriors & Solar: Authentic
Favorite Wisconsin activity: Grilling out with family & friends in the summer
Favorite Local Restaurant: Tempest
First Job: Golf Galaxy
Dream Vacation Destination: Thailand
Best concert you’ve been to: Beyonce – The Mrs. Carter Show at Soldier Field
Steph
Brand Manager
Steph
Brand Manager
Hometown: Menomonee Falls, WI
Part of the Team Since: 2018
One word you’d use to describe Badgerland Exteriors & Solar: Educators
Favorite place in Wisconsin: Memorial Union Terrace
Favorite Wisconsin activity: Kayaking in the Apostle Islands
Favorite Wisconsin sports team: Wisconsin Badger & LOVB Madison Volleyball
Comfort Show: Parks & Rec
Best concert you’ve been to: Caamp at Red Rocks in Colorado
Tyler
Sales Manager
Tyler
Sales Manager
Hometown: Fontana, WI
Part of the Team Since: 2025
One word you’d use to describe Badgerland Exteriors & Solar: Family
Favorite Wisconsin activity: Golf!
Favorite Wisconsin sports team: Wisconsin Badgers Basketball
Favorite Local Restaurant: Nattspil
First Job: Ticket Sales for the Madison Mallards
Best concert you’ve been to: Billy Joel at Wrigley Field
Joe B.
Production Manager
Joe B.
Production Manager
Hometown: Milwaukee, WI
Part of the Team Since: 2026
One word you’d use to describe Badgerland Exteriors & Solar: Unified
Favorite place in Wisconsin: Spring Green
Favorite Wisconsin activity: Pickleball
Favorite Local Restaurant: Dorf Haus Supper Club
First Job: Harvester at a local strawberry patch
Comfort Movie: Star Wars
Bonnie
Office Administrator
Bonnie
Office Administrator
Hometown: DeKalb, IL
Part of the Team Since: 2025
One word you’d use to describe Badgerland Exteriors & Solar: Reliable
Favorite place in Wisconsin: Our Brown Swiss dairy farm. Love those moo moos!
Favorite Local Restaurant: The Shop – Their Friday night fish fry is the best!
First Job: Detassling corn
Dream Vacation Destination: Switzerland
Best concert you’ve been to: My first concert: John “Cougar” Mellencamp
Kat
Sales | Condo & Property Management Specialist
Kat
Sales | Condo & Property Management Specialist
Hometown: Poynette, WI
Part of the Team Since: 2025
One word you’d use to describe Badgerland Exteriors & Solar: Communicative
Favorite Wisconsin Sports Team: Milwaukee Bucks
Favorite Local Restaurant: Gloria’s
First Job: Babysitting
Comfort TV Show: Virgin River
Dream Vacation Destination: Turks & Caicos
Aaron
Sales
Aaron
Sales
Hometown: Green Lake, WI
Part of the Team Since: 2021
One word you’d use to describe Badgerland Exteriors & Solar: Educational
Favorite place in Wisconsin: Any golf course
Favorite Local Restaurant: Tempest
First Job: Cart boy at a golf course
Comfort TV Show: Bluey
Best concert you’ve been to: Dave Matthews in Alpine Valley
Brent
Sales
Brent
Sales
Hometown: Brisbane, Australia
Part of the Team Since: 2026
One word you’d use to describe Badgerland Exteriors & Solar: Efficient
Favorite place in Wisconsin: Door County
Favorite Wisconsin activities: Hunting & Fishing
Favorite Local Restaurant: Tornado Steakhouse or Red Sushi
First Job: Window maker/fitter for boats
Best concert you’ve been to: Bonnaroo 2012
Derek
Sales
Derek
Sales
Hometown: Verona, WI
Part of the Team Since: 2025
One word you’d use to describe Badgerland Exteriors & Solar: Family
Favorite place in Wisconsin: Minocqua
Favorite Local Restaurant: Tornado Steakhouse
First Job: Insurance Agent
Comfort TV Show: Entourage
Dream Vacation Destination: Greece or Hawaii
Adam
Senior Project Manager
Adam
Senior Project Manager
Ashton
Project Manager
Ashton
Project Manager
Hometown: Poynette, WI
Part of the Team Since: 2026
One word you’d use to describe Badgerland Exteriors & Solar: Collaborative
Favorite place in Wisconsin: Lambeau Field
Favorite Local Restaurant: The Vintage
First Job: Car detailer
Comfort TV Show: The Office
Dream Vacation Destination: Tokyo, Japan
Steve
Project Manager
Steve
Project Manager
Joe F.
Project Manager
Joe F.
Project Manager
Rob
Production
Rob
Production
Hometown: Prairie du Sac, WI
Part of the Team Since: 2017
Favorite place in Wisconsin: Ferry Bluff
Favorite Wisconsin activity: Boating
Favorite Wisconsin sports team: Wisconsin Badger Wrestling
Comfort Movie: Dazed and Confused
Dream Vacation Destination: an Alaskan Hunting Trip
Best concert you’ve been to: The Used
John
Production
John
Production
I think this deserves a spot on our feed. 💀
Badgerland Exteriors & Solar wishes you all a happy and safe Halloween! 🎃
We’re wrapping up our Insurance Jargon series with Endorsements & Riders.
An endorsement (sometimes called a rider) is an addition or change to your insurance policy. It can expand your coverage, limit it, or change how certain types of damage are covered.
Where does this come into play?
Remember our post about Like Kind & Quality (LKQ)? If only part of your roof is damaged by a storm, your insurance may cover replacing that section with similar materials, even if they don’t exactly match the rest of your roof.
Depending on your insurer and policy, a matching endorsement may provide additional coverage for other sections or even the entire roof.
Not every insurer offers the same options, so it’s worth having a conversation with your insurance agent about what’s available before the next storm.
Even if you’ve been through the process before, insurance can get complicated.
We hope this series has helped you better understand the terminology, what to expect, and what questions to ask. We’re here to help you understand what to do next and stay with you throughout the claim.
We’re still in peak roofing season in Wisconsin, and we’re making the most of every day the weather allows.
Episode 3 of View From the Top, Momentum, follows our team through a busy stretch of storm-damage projects, inspections, and everything happening in between.
There’s plenty of roofing, a little hail education, and AJ eventually makes it through a 30-second ad. 😅
Our behind-the-scenes series is part educational, part entertaining, and a chance to get to know the people at Badgerland Exteriors & Solar.
Watch the trailer here, then head to YouTube for the full episode!
📸: @rhosbutter
🤝 meet the team 🤝
Meet Steph Lauer, our Brand Manager at Badgerland Exteriors & Solar. (Hey, that’s me!)
Steph has been part of the team since 2018, helping shape how Badgerland Exteriors & Solar shows up in our little corner of the internet and beyond.
A few quick facts about Steph:
Hometown: Menomonee Falls, WI
Part of the team since: February 2018
One word to describe Badgerland Exteriors & Solar: Educators
Favorite Wisconsin sports team: Wisconsin Badgers Volleyball
Favorite local restaurants: Casetta, Alimentari, Sequoia, Tempest, K-Peppers, Hot & Spicy, Lola’s, ILikeSushi, Graze... Madison is stacked.
First job: Dining room server at a retirement community
Comfort show: Parks & Rec (and other millennial classics)
Best concert: Caamp at Red Rocks in Colorado
Little Steph had plenty of ideas about what she wanted to be when she grew up. Working at a roofing company wasn’t one of them. But thanks to her favorite person (AJ!) inviting her into the Badgerland world, eight years later she’s having a pretty great time showing off her people and all the hard work they do.
A few bonus photos from life outside Badgerland, because why not? Say hi in the comments! 👋
My favorite chaos demons: American Bullies Cannon and Layla
My 14yo 6.5lb role model of strong boundaries and sass: Lilly
Big fans of the Oregon coast and this guy.
Cannon Beach, OR
Wisconsin has some gems.
Bayfield, WI
Big trees bring me peace.
Avenue of Giants
Humboldt County, California
Visiting friends in a new favorite place
El Salvador
Books are a favorite escape.
We consume a lot of sushi.
Sequoia
Monroe Street
Madison
Proud Badger ♥️🦡🤍
My favorite and most relatable meme photo
Dogs + golf + supporting a great cause? We’re in. 🐾⛳
Our crew joined @bruner.realty and @espnmadison for Putts for Pups at Blackhawk Country Club, benefiting the @dchsgiveshelter.
Bruner Realty has been a longtime property management partner of ours, so we were especially happy to support the event as a Labrador Level sponsor.
Between the dog lovers and golfers on our team, this one was a pretty easy sell. Thanks to everyone who made it such a fun day!
We did it! 🎉🥈
Badgerland Exteriors & Solar earned Silver in both Roofing and Solar in Madison Magazine’s Best of Madison 2026!
We’re incredibly proud of our team, and it means the world that so many people believe in and trust our work. Thank you to our customers, friends, family, and everyone in our community who took the time to vote for us!
And a big thank you to our entire Badgerland Exteriors & Solar team for the work that got us here. We’re pretty excited about this one!
Heyooo. We placed for ROOFING AND SOLAR! 🥈
Thank you for all of your votes this year! Badgerland Exteriors & Solar placed with a silver award in both categories!
We are so appreciative of our friends, family, and customers for all of your support!
🤝 meet the team 🤝
Meet Derek Murphy, one of our Sales Representatives at Badgerland Exteriors & Solar.
Derek joined our team in February 2025. Like quite a few people around here, baseball was the common thread that first connected him to Badgerland Exteriors & Solar. It’s a connection that runs pretty deep around here.
A few quick facts about Derek:
Hometown: Verona, WI
Part of the team since: February 2025
One word to describe Badgerland Exteriors & Solar: Family
Favorite place in Wisconsin: Minocqua
Favorite local restaurant: Tornado Room
First job: Allstate Insurance Agent
Dream vacation: Greece or Hawaii
Comfort show: Entourage
We’re happy to have Derek as part of the team. Stop by the comments and say hi!