Coon Rapids, Minnesota
Dependable Metal Roofing in Coon Rapids, MN
Plenty of the roofs standing today in Coon Rapids went on during the repair wave after June 11, 2017, when hail piled two feet deep at some intersections and the city ran a snowplow to clear it. Standing seam is what people ask about when they would rather not do that a third time. Steel dents under hail. Asphalt bruises, and a bruise becomes a leak.
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Pitch decides the panel on a rambler
Most of the housing here is 1960s and 1970s ramblers and split levels, and the roof planes are long and shallow. Shallow matters. A snap together panel wants pitch to work; below that, we mechanically seam the panel so the seam itself is watertight rather than relying on gravity. Split levels add a second problem, the point where the upper plane runs into the lower wall, and that junction gets bent flashing rather than a bead of sealant. When we tear off a roof from the August 2017 rush we usually find the deck told a story: fast work, old ice and water shield, sometimes two layers. All of it comes off. If you are weighing metal against cedar or slate, that is our luxury roofing work, and we will price it beside the standing seam.
Metal Roofing in Coon Rapids
Why owners here pick steel after hail
Steel dents, asphalt bruises
A dent in a panel is cosmetic. A bruise in a shingle mat is where the next leak forms, and it does not show from the ground until the ceiling stains.
Seamed panels for a shallow rambler
Long, low roof planes are everywhere in this city. Below the pitch a snap seam needs, we run a mechanically seamed panel, so the seam holds water rather than gravity doing the work.
We look at what 2017 left
City permits jumped from under a thousand a month to nearly 2,500 that August, and work done that fast leaves things behind. A tear-off shows what is actually on the deck.
No drumming over the bedrooms
Over a solid plywood deck and underlayment, rain on standing seam sounds much like it did on shingles. The low attic in a Coon Rapids rambler does not turn a summer storm into a drumroll.
The roof you stop replacing
Plenty of roofs here have been replaced twice since 2000. A properly detailed standing seam roof is meant to end that cycle rather than start the clock over again.
Dented gutters go with the roof
After a hail year the gutters, downspouts and vent hoods are usually marked worse than the shingles are. Replacing them with the roof keeps new panel from sitting above bent metal.
How a metal job runs in Coon Rapids
Tarps down before the tear off
Ramblers put the eave a few feet above the shrubs and window wells. Tarps go down before the old roof comes off, and we run a nail sweep over the yard and driveway before we leave.
We will tell you to wait
If the shingles have years left and the hail was cosmetic, we say so. A free estimate that ends in no work is still a useful afternoon for you.
Photos of the deck, every time
While the tear-off is open you get pictures of the sheathing, the old underlayment and anything soft, before it is covered again. Nothing here should be hidden.
A written scope, slope by slope
Coon Rapids split levels carry three or four roof heights. Your written scope lists each one with panel length, trim and flashing, so you know what goes on each section before the crew arrives.
Same crew across the city
From the older streets near Coon Rapids Dam Regional Park out to the newer plats by Crooked Lake, it is the same people on the roof and the same detail on the flashing.
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
What Coon Rapids owners ask after hail
What people in Coon Rapids ask us about this work. If yours is not covered, call and ask.
Would a metal roof have survived the 2017 hail in Coon Rapids?
It would have dented. Some of it would have looked rough on the sun side. What it would not have done is bruise the mat and start leaking two winters later, which is what happened to a lot of asphalt after that storm. Dents are cosmetic on steel. On shingles, the damage is structural.
Is my rambler roof too flat for a standing seam panel?
Probably not, but the panel changes. A snap together seam wants real pitch behind it. On the shallow planes common to Coon Rapids ramblers we run a mechanically seamed panel, where the seam is folded closed on the roof and holds water on its own. It costs more to install and it is the right call on a low slope.
My Coon Rapids house backs onto trees near Crooked Lake. Does that change the metal roof decision?
It can. Trees shade the roof, so snow sits longer on the north slopes, and limbs drop onto panels. A simple rambler gable under a few trees is still a good fit. Where branches overhang a valley or a garage tie in, we look at a heavier gauge panel and trimming before install, and we tell you if the cost stops making sense.
Have the hail looked at properly
If your roof went on after 2017 and you are wondering what is under it, we will get on it, document what we find and tell you whether steel is worth doing here.
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