Chanhassen, Minnesota
Professional Brava Tile Roofing in Chanhassen, MN
Golf ball hail and 5.53 inches of rain fell on Chanhassen through the night of August 9, 2020, in two long waves that finally quit near 3:30 AM, and the asphalt on plenty of wooded colonial lots here never really recovered. Brava composite tile is what a good number of those owners chose next: the look of quarried slate or cedar shake on framing that was only ever built for shingle.
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Composite Tile Versus a Fourth Asphalt Roof
Most Chanhassen houses that call about Brava are on their second or third asphalt roof, not their first slate one. The colonial two story plans that filled in around Lotus Lake and Carver Beach through the 1990s and 2000s were framed for shingle, which means the rafters and decking were never sized to carry a quarried product. Brava molds recycled polymer into slate and shake profiles that conventional framing carries without an engineer redesigning anything, so owners get the deep shadow line they were after without the structural reinforcement that comes with clay tile roofing or genuine slate. That trade is the entire reason the material keeps turning up on Lake Minnewashta remodels and on Carver Beach rooflines that face the water.
Brava Tile Roofing in Chanhassen
What Brava Tile Changes on a Chanhassen Roof
Hail That Bounces, Not Breaks
The August 9, 2020 storms dropped golf ball hail on this town for hours. Composite tile absorbs that strike and springs back, where slate cracks through and asphalt sheds the granules that protect it.
Slate Depth on Truss Framing
Brava molded polymer gives the thick cut edge and shadow line of quarried slate at a weight your 1990s trusses already carry, so nobody has to open ceilings to sister rafters before the tile goes on.
March Swings Do Not Work It Apart
Cedar shake cups and splits and slate delaminates because both drink water before a Carver County cold snap freezes it. Composite tile takes on essentially none, so the March swing between thaw and refreeze does not work it apart.
Tight Cuts Where Walls Meet Roof
Those two story colonials push siding right past the lower roof planes. Brava tiles cut clean along a rake and sidewall, so the flashing tucks behind the wall covering instead of fighting a bulky profile.
Ends the Cycle on Wooded Lots
Homes built here in the 1990s are already burning through asphalt roof number two or three. A composite tile deck ends that cycle, which matters on wooded lots where staging and tear off are a production every time.
Color That Holds Under Oak Shade
Shake profiles on Lake Minnewashta lots sit under heavy oak canopy, where real cedar goes gray and streaks. Brava carries its color through the tile body, so shaded northern slopes age at the same rate as sunny ones.
How We Put Brava Tile on a Chanhassen Roof
We Count the Junctions Before Quoting
Every gable added to those colonial plans creates another wall to roof junction. We walk each one, note where a kickout is missing, and build the flashing work into the tile quote rather than discovering it mid tear off.
Storm Reports Logged Down the Road
The National Weather Service Twin Cities office and its KMPX radar sit on Lake Drive West, so hail over this town is documented locally. We pull the record for your date of loss and match it to photographs of your roof for the adjuster.
Decking Gets Fixed, Not Covered
Tile only performs over a sound deck. We tear to the sheathing, replace anything gone soft from years of ice damming at the eaves, and run membrane through the valleys before a single tile is set.
Someone Answers at Two in the Morning
That 2020 hail came back through here between 1 and 3:30 AM. Our phones are staffed around the clock, so a tarp goes over the exposed slope that same night instead of waiting for the next business day.
We Will Talk You Out of It
The free walkthrough includes an honest comparison. If you are selling in two years, asphalt is the smarter call and we will say so. Samples go up against your siding and stone in daylight before anyone signs.
What people near Chanhassen 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
Brava Tile Questions From Chanhassen
What people in Chanhassen ask us about this work. If yours is not covered, call and ask.
Can a 1990s Chanhassen colonial carry Brava tile without new framing?
Almost always, yes. Composite tile lands close to a heavy architectural shingle in weight, nothing like quarried slate or concrete, so trusses framed in the 1990s handle it. We still verify span and rafter size, check whether a previous owner left a second layer up there, and confirm the deck is solid before any material is ordered.
How does Brava tile hold up to Carver County hail like the August 2020 storm?
Much better than the asphalt it replaces. Composite tile is impact rated and deforms under a golf ball stone instead of fracturing, and it carries no granule layer to lose in the first place. Ask your carrier how it treats impact rated roofing on a Chanhassen address, since underwriting on that differs quite a bit by company.
Is Brava worth choosing over another asphalt roof near Lotus Lake?
It depends on three things: how long you plan to stay, how visible the roof is from the water or the street, and how many hail claims that address has already run through. If you are staying past the next shingle cycle and the roof is the first thing anyone sees from the lake side, tile earns its place. If not, we will quote asphalt.
Get a Brava Tile Quote for Your Chanhassen Roof
Send over the elevation that keeps losing shingles, or the shake roof that has gone gray under the oaks, and we will walk it and quote Brava beside a straight asphalt replacement. Call (612) 600-8529 at 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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