Ramsey, Minnesota
Thorough Cedar Shake Roofing in Ramsey, MN
Cedar is not original to much of anything in Ramsey, where the median house dates to about 1996 and came with asphalt on a deck laid flat for it. Going to shake means a battened or matted assembly that sits noticeably higher, and that changes the eave, the drip edge and the way the siding returns at the rake.
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A cedar roof sits higher than asphalt
Most of the housing stock in Ramsey is newer, a good share of it built since 2000, and all of it was detailed for shingles. Adding cedar changes dimensions. Battens or a breather mat lift the roof plane, so the drip edge, the fascia line, the gutter hangers and the siding return at the rake all get reworked, and the step flashing running up a two story wall has to be reset to the new height. Skip that and you leave a gap at the eave that wind driven rain finds on the first storm off the river bottom. The tall gable ends standing over the Mississippi and the Rum take rain sideways, so headwall and kickout flashing matter more here than anything happening out in the field. On a small townhome lot at the COR, asphalt roofing is often the more practical roof, and we will lay both of them out for you.
Cedar Shake Roofing in Ramsey
Fitting shakes to a newer Ramsey roof
Eave and gutter line reset
A battened cedar assembly stands taller than the shingles it replaces. Drip edge, fascia trim and gutter hangers get reset to the new plane so the water still lands where it should.
Step and kickout flashing rebuilt
Where a steep plane dies into a full height second story wall, the flashing gets rebuilt to the higher roof line. A kickout at the bottom keeps that water out of the siding below.
Built for rain that arrives sideways
Open river ground along the Mississippi and the Rum drives rain into headwalls and gable ends rather than straight down. Head flashing and the rake detail get treated as the leak risk they are.
Cedar where it is actually seen
On a newer house, shakes on the front gable, the dormers or the porch roof carry the whole effect. We will lay out a partial cedar plan instead of wrapping back slopes nobody looks at.
A spec your association can read
Small lots and shared streets around the COR usually come with rules about roof materials. We write the assembly out in plain terms so the board approves what will actually be installed.
Valleys sized for steep planes
Tall steep roofs throw a lot of water into very few valleys. Valley metal gets sized and lapped for that volume, because a valley that overshoots at the bottom soaks the wall underneath it.
How we handle cedar on newer homes
We quote from the deck
Someone gets on the roof, or at least on a ladder at the eave, before a number is written. On steep planes over full height walls that is the only way to see the flashing.
Builder and association rules first
If the home sits in an association, especially around the COR, we check what the documents allow before anyone falls in love with the idea of a wood roof.
The height change explained up front
We show you where the eave, the gutter and the siding meet once the assembly gets thicker, using photos of another roof, so nothing about the finished look surprises you.
We watch the wind window
Open river ground means a deck opened on the wrong afternoon takes rain sideways. We plan tear off sections around the forecast and dry in everything we open.
We come back for the punch list
After the roof is on we walk it with you, check the flashing at the walls and the gutter line, and fix what does not look right before we call the job done.
What people near Ramsey 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.
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Jim NormanRoof replacement Orange Exteriors did an excellent job with my new roofing install. Very professional, on time and hard working crew. Completed the job in one day.
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Questions we hear in Ramsey
What people in Ramsey ask us about this work. If yours is not covered, call and ask.
Does cedar look right on a 1990s Ramsey home?
It can, though it is not what these houses were built with. The median home in Ramsey dates to the mid 1990s and came with shingles. Cedar reads best on the steep front planes, the dormers and the porch roofs where the texture is visible from the street. On a plain two story back slope, nobody sees it.
Will a shake roof change my gutters and eave line?
Yes. The vented assembly under the shakes lifts the roof plane, so the drip edge, the fascia and the gutter hangers get reset, and the siding return at the rake usually needs adjusting. Step flashing up a two story wall moves with it. Doing that properly is most of the difference between a good cedar job and a leaky one.
Can I install cedar shakes on a townhome at the COR in Ramsey?
That depends on your association, not on us. The COR mixes townhomes and apartments on much smaller lots, and most associations there set what the roofs look like. Get the documents checked first. If cedar is allowed, the small lot changes the staging more than it changes the roof, and we plan around that.
Cedar on a newer Ramsey home
We will measure the eave detail, show you what the added height does to the gutters and siding, and put the full assembly in writing before anything comes off the roof.
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