Coon Rapids, Minnesota
Straightforward EPDM Roofing in Coon Rapids, MN
Hail two feet deep at some intersections, cleared away by a city snowplow: the June 11, 2017 storm is still the dividing line for nearly every flat roof in Coon Rapids, and the black rubber membranes that came through it are now being judged on their seams rather than their field.
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Coon Rapids Flat Roofs From the 1980s Wave
Coon Rapids added more residents in the 1980s than in any other decade, and the strip retail, small warehouses and office flats built to serve those new neighborhoods carry the low slope roofs we inspect most often today. A single ply EPDM sheet laid in that era is now well past thirty, which is not automatically a failure. The field membrane very often still holds. What gives out first is the detail work: seams spliced with older tape adhesives, flashing where a curb meets the deck, and the pitch pans around condenser stands. We open a few test cuts, check whether the insulation below is dry, and only then talk about whether you need a recover, a tear off, or roof coatings that buy a few more seasons on a roof that is otherwise sound.
EPDM Roofing in Coon Rapids
What a Sound EPDM Roof Does for Your Building
Old Splice Tape Replaced Outright
On a thirty year old sheet the field rubber usually still passes while the splice tape has gone brittle. Rebuilt laps with primer and cured cover tape stop the spring seepage that travels under the membrane before it shows up inside.
R Value Restored, Frost Line Gone
Saturated board conducts, so a Coon Rapids warehouse pays for it every January in gas and in frost creeping along the wall line. New board in the wet sections puts the rated R value back over the space that needs it.
One Section Open at a Time
We open and close one section at a time, so the floor below never sits under an exposed deck at the end of a day. No interior demolition, no tarps hung over a sales floor, no lost days.
Evidence Your Carrier Can Act On
Anoka County received state disaster aid after June 11, 2017, and adjusters here still expect evidence. We photograph every bruise, core the membrane and hand you a report your carrier can act on.
Penetrations Made the Strongest Part
Rooftop condensers, exhaust fans and vent stacks are where these roofs give up first. New target patches, fresh pourable sealer and a proper termination bar make the penetrations the strongest part of the field.
Ponding Loads Off Your Deck
Aging EPDM sags between fasteners and holds ponds that freeze solid by December. Tapered insulation and reset drains move that water to the leaders before it becomes a load sitting on your deck.
How We Handle Coon Rapids Flat Roof Work
You Get to Hold the Wet Core
A thirty year old membrane can look uniform from the ladder and read completely differently four cuts in. We pull samples across the field, feel each one, and bring you the wet ones so the recover or replace call rests on what is actually up there.
Anoka County Runs as One Loop
Our crews run out of Eden Prairie and work Coon Rapids, Blaine, Andover and Ramsey as one loop, so a punch list item does not sit for a week waiting on somebody to be in the area again.
Patched That Night, Bonded Later
We are open 24 hours, seven days a week. A membrane that splits during a February cold snap gets a temporary patch that night, and the permanent detail goes in once the deck is dry enough to bond.
Storm Files We Know How to Build
We have handled insurance work across Anoka County since the summer the city plowed hail off its intersections. We meet the adjuster on the roof with our cores and photos, and we never sign anything on your behalf.
Family Run, Estimate Costs Nothing
Orange Exteriors is family run and faith based, licensed and insured, and rated 5.0 from 217 Google reviews. The inspection and the written scope come with no obligation attached.
What people near Coon Rapids say
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 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
EPDM Questions From Coon Rapids Owners
What people in Coon Rapids ask us about this work. If yours is not covered, call and ask.
Is my Coon Rapids roof from the eighties wave or a post hail replacement?
Most trace back to the construction that followed the city's 1980s population surge, so a first generation sheet here is commonly thirty to forty years old. A share of them were replaced after the June 11, 2017 hail. We date a roof by its seam type, the fastener pattern and the condition of the insulation below, not by a permit year alone.
Can a 1980s Coon Rapids roof still take a recover?
Only the cores can say. If they come back dry and the deck is solid, a recover over the existing EPDM is the faster, less disruptive path and keeps your tenants working. Saturated insulation, a spongy deck, or two layers of roofing already in place push the job toward a full tear off instead.
What does the annual swing here do to old seam tape?
EPDM is dimensionally stable, but a year here runs from subzero January mornings to humid July afternoons near Crooked Lake, and that swing works the details rather than the field. Older seam tape turns brittle, flashing at curbs and parapets pulls away from the substrate, and pitch pans crack open. Those are the spots we probe first.
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Give us the address and the age of the building. We will get on the roof, take cores, and lay out the honest recover or replace options in writing. No obligation, no cost for the estimate, and someone answers at (612) 600-8529 any hour.
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Tell us what is going on with your roof, siding, windows, or gutters. We will take a look and give you a straight answer, including when the answer is that you can wait.
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