Victoria, Minnesota
Practical Roofing Company in Victoria, MN
The DNR climate record for the August 9, 2020 metro storms notes tennis ball sized hail photographed in Victoria while most of the metro took half dollar to golf ball stones. Hail that size does not just bruise a shingle mat. It breaks it, and it takes out vents, gutters and skylights on the way through.
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Walkout lots make the roof edge tall
Most houses here went up after 2000 on rolling wooded ground, which puts walkout and lookout levels under a lot of them. The roof can be a simple pitch and still be a hard job, because the eave on the downhill side sits a story and a half higher than the eave at the street. That changes ladder placement, staging, fall protection and where debris can safely land. It also changes what a homeowner should ask about: not the shingle brand, but how the crew plans to get up there and how the yard below is protected. Post 2000 plans tend to carry a low slope section over a porch or a bay, and shingles do not belong on those. A membrane such as TPO roofing is what keeps those flat spots dry through a Minnesota winter.
What roofing in Victoria actually involves
Tennis ball hail breaks more than shingles
Stones that size crack skylight domes, split ridge vents, punch gutters and dent furnace and dryer caps. An adjuster who only looks at slopes will miss half of it. We photograph every accessory on the roof and the elevations before anyone writes a scope.
Staging planned around protected trees
Victoria has protected trees of eight caliper inches or more since 1996. On the wooded lots around Carver Park Reserve, that decides where the dump trailer sits and how material reaches the roof. We plan the approach before the crew arrives.
Low slope sections need a membrane
Post 2000 plans here often have a flat porch roof or a connector between two pitches. Shingles that shallow hold water and leak at the laps. Those spots get a single ply membrane, heat welded at the seams and flashed into the wall above.
The houses we work on in Victoria
Housing stock
mostly post 2000 construction on rolling wooded ground, so walkout and lookout levels are common and roof edges sit high above sloping grade for access.
What the weather does here
The DNR climate record for the August 9, 2020 metro storms notes tennis ball sized hail photographed in Victoria, bigger than the half dollar to golf ball hail common elsewhere.
Neighborhoods we work in
Carver Park Reserve, Stieger Lake, Lake Auburn and the surrounding streets.
Worth knowing locally
The city's tree preservation ordinance, adopted in 1996, protects significant trees of eight caliper inches or more, which shapes equipment access and staging on wooded lots.
What we do here
Our services in Victoria, MN
Asphalt Roofingin Victoria, MNArchitectural asphalt shingles rated for high wind, the best value per year of service life on most Minnesota homes.
Metal Roofingin Victoria, MNStanding seam panels that shed snow, shrug off hail, and hold their finish for decades.
Luxury Roofingin Victoria, MNDesigner profiles and heavyweight shingles for homes where the roof is part of the architecture.
Cedar Shake Roofingin Victoria, MNNatural cedar with the spacing, underlayment and ventilation it needs to breathe and age well.
Brava Tile Roofingin Victoria, MNComposite tile with the look of slate or shake that will not split, curl, or invite insects.
Clay Tile Roofingin Victoria, MNKiln-fired clay tile, installed over a structure checked for the extra load it carries.
What people near Victoria 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.
Jim ThomasStorm damage repair 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
Serving Victoria from our Eden Prairie office
6600 City West Pkwy Suite 375, Eden Prairie, MN 55344. Open 24 hours, Sunday to Saturday, so a storm call never waits for business hours.
Victoria questions
What homeowners here ask us most. If yours is not covered, call and ask.
Should skylights be replaced when the roof is replaced in Victoria?
If the hail hit them, yes. Tennis ball stones crack the dome or the seal, and a skylight that is already twenty years old will not outlast the shingles going over it. Setting a new curb and flashing kit while the deck is open is straightforward. Doing it two winters later means opening the roof again.
Is a 15 year old Victoria roof worth replacing after hail?
It can be, and it can also be fine. Tennis ball hail leaves fractures you can feel as soft spots, and a mat that is cracked through will not seal again no matter how new it is. Smaller stones on a young, flexible roof often leave marks that do not shorten its life. We test slopes, mark what we find and show you the photos.
One slope took the hail and the other did not. Can you replace just one?
Physically, yes. It depends on how visible the two slopes are from each other and whether your shingle is still made. A single slope replacement on the back of a walkout rarely bothers anyone. On a front elevation facing the street, a patch that reads as a different color is worth avoiding. Insurers often pay by slope, so ask before you decide.
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- Phone(612) 600-8529
- Emailadmin@orange-exteriors.com
- Office6600 City West Pkwy Suite 375, Eden Prairie, MN 55344
- HoursOpen 24 hours, Sunday to Saturday
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