Ramsey, Minnesota
Practical Brava Tile Roofing in Ramsey, MN
The median house in Ramsey was built around 1996, and close to four in ten went up after 2000, so a lot of these roofs are on their first replacement rather than their third. That is the decision point for composite tile. Nothing is failing yet. You are choosing whether the next roof is another builder shingle or a molded tile with a slate face on it.
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Tall walls make the flashing the job
On the two story plans that fill this city, the roof is only half of what keeps water out. Full height second floor walls stand over open ground along the Mississippi and the Rum, and rain here arrives sideways. Where a roof plane dies into one of those walls, we cut the siding back, run proper step flashing under it, and set a kickout at the bottom so water leaves the wall instead of running behind it. Skip that and the sheathing rots quietly behind good looking siding. The tile itself is the straightforward part on steep planes like these. Ordering trips people up: profile and color have to be settled early, and at the COR, where townhomes share a building, the association settles it. For the heavier look, ask about clay tile roofing before you settle on a profile and a color.
Brava Tile Roofing in Ramsey
What this buys on a two story house
Flashing where roof meets wall
The weak point on these elevations is the sidewall junction. Step flashing goes under the siding and a kickout goes at the bottom, so wind driven rain leaves the wall rather than running behind the sheathing.
Sideways rain at headwalls and valleys
Open river ground means rain shows up at an angle. Headwall metal, valley metal and the underlayment laps all get set for water moving across the roof, not just down it.
Snow coming off a steep plane
Composite tile sheds snow more readily than a worn shingle. Above a front entry or a deck that matters, so we look at where a load would land and set guards when the plane needs them.
One profile across a shared roofline
Townhomes at the COR sit on small lots under a single roof. Tile there is a building decision, so we work through the association and keep the planes matching instead of doing one unit at a time.
The first replacement done once
Most of this stock is still on its original builder roof. Going to composite now means the next tear off is not sitting on your calendar again in another dozen years or so.
Siding seams corrected with the roof
We do siding as well as roofing. With the top courses off for flashing work, split seams, loose corners and window head trim on that elevation get put right at the same time.
How a tile job runs in Ramsey
Samples up on your house
Color reads differently against your own siding than it does on a sample board. We leave tiles up on the wall so you can look at them in morning and evening light before ordering.
We talk to your association
At the COR and in other townhome groups, approval comes before scheduling. We put profile, color and scope into a form a board can actually act on, and then we wait for the answer.
The estimate names the flashing
Step flashing, kickouts and underlayment are written out, not buried in a square count. On a two story house that is where bids differ, and it is where roofs fail.
One crew, roof through siding
Because we do both trades, nobody stands in the yard arguing about whose flashing it is. The same crew opens the wall, sets the metal and closes it back up.
We schedule around the wind
Setting tile on a tall steep plane in a hard wind is how people get hurt and how material gets damaged. We will move a day rather than push through it.
What people near Ramsey 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
Questions from Ramsey owners
What people in Ramsey ask us about this work. If yours is not covered, call and ask.
Is composite tile worth it on a house built in the 1990s in Ramsey?
It depends on how long you are staying. These houses are hitting their first replacement now, so the choice is a shingle you will replace again or a tile you likely will not. If you plan to be there another fifteen years, tile makes sense. If you are moving soon, put on a good shingle.
Can I put a tile roof on my townhome at the COR?
Usually not on your own. Townhomes there share a roof structure, and the association typically controls the exterior, so the decision gets made for the whole building rather than one unit. We are glad to put a scope together for the board. If you own a detached house nearby, the call is yours alone.
How does composite tile handle the wind driven rain we get along the river in Ramsey?
The tile is not really the variable. The underlayment and metal are. We run membrane at the eaves, in valleys and at every wall junction, and lap the field underlayment for water moving sideways. On tall gable ends we seal the rake edge too, because that is where a river wind pushes rain up and under.
Price a tile roof on your Ramsey home
We will get on the steep planes, check every place the roof runs into a wall, and leave a written scope that names the flashing. No obligation and nobody chasing you after.
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