Coon Rapids, Minnesota
Seasoned Brava Tile Roofing in Coon Rapids, MN
Half the shingles we tear off in Coon Rapids date from one August. The June 11, 2017 hail pushed city permits from under a thousand a month to nearly 2,500, and those repair roofs are now in their second decade. Owners staring at round three ask the same thing: is there something that does not bruise. Composite tile is usually what they mean.
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What we find under a 2017 repair
The tear off tells the story. Roofs done fast in that permit rush often sit over decking that was patched rather than replaced, with mismatched sheathing thickness and nailing that never lined up with the trusses. Composite tile wants a flat, solid deck, and it telegraphs a dip the way a shingle never will, so the deck gets fixed first. Pitch is the other gate. Plenty of the 1960s and 1970s ramblers here run shallow planes, and below the slope this material is made for we will not put it on. Split levels are usually fine, and where the upper plane dumps onto the lower one that valley gets open metal either way. If you want the real thing, we also do clay tile roofing on the older houses that can carry the weight.
Brava Tile Roofing in Coon Rapids
Why owners here move off asphalt
Hail does not bruise it out
A stone that knocks granules off a shingle and bruises the mat underneath does not do the same thing to a molded polymer tile. Big hail can mark the surface. It does not open the roof up.
Pitch gets checked first
Composite tile has a minimum slope, and some ramblers and tacked on additions in the older neighborhoods sit under it. We measure the pitch before we talk about color, and we say so when the answer is no.
Decking put right, not patched again
The 2017 rush left a lot of half sheets and soft spots behind. We pull that work back to good wood so the new roof lands flat instead of following every dip the last crew left.
Water off a split level upper plane
Where an upper roof dumps onto a lower one the wash concentrates and eats whatever is below it. That junction gets open metal and full ice and water coverage before any tile goes on.
The attic gets to breathe
Long, low rambler attics choke when insulation blocks the intake. With the deck open we set baffles and balance intake against the ridge, which is what keeps ice off the eave in February.
One tear off instead of another round
Many of these houses have had two roofs since 1990 and are due for a third. Composite tile is a way off that schedule, and for most owners here that is the whole reason to consider it.
How we work on Coon Rapids tile roofs
Family run, straight answers throughout
We are a family run, faith based company, and we treat a Coon Rapids rambler the way we would treat our own house, with straight answers about the framing, the tile and the schedule from the first visit to the last.
An upgrade explained before you sign
Composite tile is a step up from the shingles most Coon Rapids houses carry. Our detailed written scope puts tile and asphalt side by side, line for line, so you see what the upgrade changes before you sign anything.
We open the old repair first
Where a 2017 patch met the original roof is where we start looking. What we find there changes the decking line on the estimate, so we look before quoting rather than after.
Scheduled when material behaves
Polymer tile cuts and sets better in moderate weather. We will tell you when waiting a few weeks makes a better roof instead of stacking your job into a deep freeze.
Open around the clock after a storm
We answer 24 hours a day, seven days a week. When the next hail line crosses the city at night, that is worth more than anything printed in a brochure.
What people near Coon Rapids 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 Fantastic guys to work with, did an excellent job of fixing our siding. You can tell it’s a high integrity company. Definitely recommend.
Carolyn MillerSiding repair The crew arrived early and spread tarps all around the house to capture every bit of debris. By 3:00 PM, my entire roof was completely finished.
Hazel JamesRoof replacement, Minneapolis, MN
Hail, pitch and tile questions
What people in Coon Rapids ask us about this work. If yours is not covered, call and ask.
My Coon Rapids roof went on after the 2017 hail. Is it too soon to switch to tile?
Maybe not. Many roofs here went on in the rush after the June 11, 2017 hail, so they are under ten years old. If the shingles lie flat and the flashing is sound, we will tell you the roof can wait. Tile makes sense when that rushed job is already failing, or when you plan to stay long past another shingle cycle.
My rambler has a low pitch roof. Can it take composite tile?
Maybe not. Composite tile carries a minimum slope, and shallow rambler planes and low addition roofs can fall under it. On those we would rather talk about a good architectural shingle or a metal panel than force tile onto a pitch it was never made for. We measure before answering.
How long will composite tile last next to the shingles most Coon Rapids houses have?
Longer, and we are not going to put a number on it here. What matters locally is the failure mode. An asphalt roof in this part of the county usually goes because hail bruised the mat, then thaw and refreeze work the bruise open. Polymer does not absorb water, so a freeze cycle has nothing to pry at.
Have your Coon Rapids roof looked at
We will get on the roof, measure the pitch, and pull back whatever got patched in 2017 to see what is under it. Then you get a written estimate and a straight answer about tile.
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