Coon Rapids, Minnesota
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A lot of the roofs standing in Coon Rapids today went on after June 11, 2017, when hail piled up two feet deep at some intersections and the city sent a snowplow through to clear it. Permits ran to nearly 2,500 that August. Those repair wave roofs are now nine years old, and the ones done in a hurry are the ones we get called back to.
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The 2017 cohort is aging together
Two things shape a roof here. The older neighborhoods are 1960s and 1970s ramblers and split levels, with low pitches, short overhangs and often plank decking under the shingles. The bigger 1980s wave brought steeper roofs and more cut-up rooflines. Then 2017 put new shingles on a large share of both at once, sometimes over decking that should have been replaced. When we tear one of those off we check the sheathing, the pipe boots and the step flashing at the split level wall, because storm work done fast tends to leave those alone. Hail that size also chews up wall material on the same elevations, so we look at the walls while we are there and quote LP siding replacement only where the panels are actually swollen or checked, not by the elevation.
What roofing in Coon Rapids actually involves
A second look at 2017 storm repairs
Roofs replaced in the months after that hail went on fast and in volume. If yours is one of them and it is losing granules or leaking at a boot, the shingle may be fine while the detail work is not. We will say which.
Split level walls leak at the flashing
The offset wall where a split level roof meets siding is the spot that fails here. Step flashing has to be woven course by course and tucked behind the wall material. Caulk over the top of it buys a season at most.
Impact rated shingles are worth discussing
After 2017, plenty of owners here ask about impact rated shingles. They are heavier and thicker, and they do not make a roof hail proof. Some insurers rate them differently, so it is worth asking your agent before you pick a product.
The houses we work on in Coon Rapids
Housing stock
1960s and 1970s ramblers and split levels through the older neighborhoods, plus a large 1980s and 1990s wave, since the city added more people in the 1980s than in any other decade.
What the weather does here
The June 11, 2017 hail pushed city permits from under a thousand a month to nearly 2,500 that August, so many of these roofs date from that repair wave.
Neighborhoods we work in
Coon Rapids Dam Regional Park, Crooked Lake, Cenaiko Lake and the surrounding streets.
Worth knowing locally
The June 11, 2017 hailstorm piled hail up to two feet deep at some intersections and the city ran a snowplow to clear it, with Anoka County later receiving state disaster aid.
What we do here
Our services in Coon Rapids, MN
Asphalt Roofingin Coon Rapids, MNArchitectural asphalt shingles rated for high wind, the best value per year of service life on most Minnesota homes.
Metal Roofingin Coon Rapids, MNStanding seam panels that shed snow, shrug off hail, and hold their finish for decades.
Luxury Roofingin Coon Rapids, MNDesigner profiles and heavyweight shingles for homes where the roof is part of the architecture.
Cedar Shake Roofingin Coon Rapids, MNNatural cedar with the spacing, underlayment and ventilation it needs to breathe and age well.
Brava Tile Roofingin Coon Rapids, MNComposite tile with the look of slate or shake that will not split, curl, or invite insects.
Clay Tile Roofingin Coon Rapids, MNKiln-fired clay tile, installed over a structure checked for the extra load it carries.
What people near Coon Rapids say
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 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
Serving Coon Rapids 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.
Coon Rapids questions
What homeowners here ask us most. If yours is not covered, call and ask.
Is hail damage from the 2017 storm still claimable?
Usually not. Most policies want the claim filed within a set window after the date of loss, and nine years is well past it on almost every one. What is still worth checking is workmanship from that repair wave, and whether a newer storm has hit since. We will date the damage honestly rather than tie it to a storm that suits the claim.
Do Coon Rapids ramblers need extra ice and water shield?
Often, yes. A low pitch with a short overhang gives meltwater somewhere to back up, and the code minimum at the eave is a minimum, not a target. On the 1960s and 1970s roofs around Crooked Lake we usually carry membrane further up the plane and into the valleys, and we check that the attic has intake before we close it.
A pipe boot on my 2017 roof is leaking. Was the whole job bad?
Not necessarily. Boots are the shortest lived thing on a roof, and in a busy repair season they are also the piece most often reused rather than replaced. A cracked collar is a small repair. While we are up there we look at the step flashing on the split level wall and the nail lines through the field, because those are the other places a fast job shows, and then you know whether it is one detail or the whole roof.
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- Office6600 City West Pkwy Suite 375, Eden Prairie, MN 55344
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