Anoka County, Minnesota
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Three layers of housing stack up in Anoka County and each one fails differently. There are 1800s frame houses near the river, a thick post-war band of ramblers and split levels, and plats that were still being built last season. Sandy ground and open exposure sit under all three, and a roof spec that suits one of them suits neither of the others.
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Post-war ramblers set the baseline here
The largest single block of housing in Anoka County is post-war: ramblers and split levels with long, low planes and short eave overhangs. Those roofs shed slowly, hold snow, and ice up at the eave when the attic leaks heat, and many of them sit under the same wind and hail that hits the whole street at once. Around that core the range is wide. Older frame houses near the Rum and the Mississippi have cut-up roofs where flashing fails before shingles do. Newer two story stock carries steep planes and tall gable walls that take rain sideways. Sandy soil keeps yards drivable in spring, which helps staging. Our biggest concentration of work is in Coon Rapids and the neighboring cities, though we cover the county end to end and price each roof off the house rather than off the zip code.
What roofing in Anoka County actually involves
Measured on the roof, not from an aerial
A downtown Anoka Victorian, a Coon Rapids split level and a new Ramsey two story are three different roofs, and an aerial measurement will not tell you which details matter on yours. We get on it, look at the flashing and the venting, and quote from what is there.
Storm and insurance work, county wide
North metro storms rarely stop at a city line, so one cell can leave damage in Blaine, Andover and Anoka on the same night. We are open at any hour when that happens, and we note which storm date the damage lines up with, because a carrier will ask for one and the wrong date stalls the file.
Sand plain staging in spring
The ground through most of the county is sand, so yards firm up early in spring and a dumpster is less likely to rut a lawn. We still put plywood under the dumpster and check where the sprinkler heads sit.
Where we serve
Cities we cover in Anoka County
North metro communities on sandy ground, with a large stock of post-war ramblers and split-levels.
Blaine, MNBlaine passed 70,000 residents on the flat sand plain north of the metro and is still adding new subdivisions rather than redeveloping old ones.
Coon Rapids, MNCoon Rapids incorporated as a village in 1952 and built out mainly between the 1960s and the 1980s, reaching 63,599 residents at the 2020 census.
Andover, MNOrganized as Round Lake Township in 1857 and incorporated in 1972, Andover added most of its housing during the 1980s and 1990s on unusually large lots.
Ramsey, MNRamsey incorporated in 1974 with about 8,000 residents and reached 27,646 by 2020, giving it some of the newest housing in Anoka County.
Anoka, MNSettled in 1844 at the confluence of the Rum and Mississippi rivers, Anoka is the county seat and holds the county's oldest concentration of historic housing.
What people near Anoka County say
We live in Eden Prairie. Orange did an excellent job on our siding replacement and provided great customer service all the way through.
Thomas DeSutterSiding replacement, Eden Prairie, MN Orange Exteriors fixed a minor leak that involved replacing flashing and a few shingles blown off our roof. Timely, quality work. Great ideas to keep our roof going long term.
Jim ThomasStorm damage repair
Serving Anoka County from our Eden Prairie office
6600 City West Pkwy Suite 375, Eden Prairie, MN 55344. Open 24 hours, Sunday to Saturday, so a storm call never waits for business hours.
Anoka County questions
What homeowners here ask us most. If yours is not covered, call and ask.
Does historic review apply to a roof in Anoka County?
Only in places. Roofing permits come from the city rather than the county, so Blaine, Andover and Anoka each set their own fees, inspection points and paperwork, and Anoka adds historic review near downtown. If your address falls inside that district we say so up front, because review adds days before material can be ordered.
How do I know if my Anoka County roof has been layered over?
From the ground you often cannot. A thicker edge at the rake, shingles that look proud at the eave, or a second course line at a wall can all point to it. We check at the rake and in the attic where we can, and confirm at tear-off. Two layers means more disposal and a longer day, so we would rather find it before we quote than after.
Water is coming in tonight. What happens before morning?
It gets covered. The phone is answered at any hour, and a north metro address is a straightforward drive from Eden Prairie, so the first trip out is a tarp or a temporary patch to stop the water. The flashing repair itself gets scheduled for daylight and calmer weather, because that is the only way to do it once.
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- Phone(612) 600-8529
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- Office6600 City West Pkwy Suite 375, Eden Prairie, MN 55344
- HoursOpen 24 hours, Sunday to Saturday
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