Victoria, Minnesota
Professional Metal Roofing in Victoria, MN
The hail photographed here on August 9, 2020 ran to tennis ball size, bigger than anything else the metro logged that night, which is why metal comes up in Victoria more often than in towns a few miles away. Steel dents under a strike like that. Asphalt fractures, loses granules and starts a slow leak that shows up two winters later.
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Getting material up there is half the job
Most houses here went up after 2000 on ground that rolls, so the walkout side often puts the eave two full stories above grade while the front sits at a normal height. Standing seam panel comes in long lengths and does not bend around obstacles, so where it can be staged decides how the day goes. The tree ordinance the city adopted in 1996 protects significant trees at eight caliper inches and up, which rules out parking a lift wherever is convenient. We plan the drop zone, the brake location and the panel path before the first day, and on tight lots we roll panel on site rather than trucking full lengths in. Owners comparing a heavier profile against steel often look at luxury roofing on the same elevation before they choose.
Metal Roofing in Victoria
What metal answers on a Victoria hillside
Built for tennis ball hail
The state climate record for that August night lists hail photographed here larger than anywhere else in the metro. A steel panel takes that strike as a dent. A shingle takes it as a bruise that leaks later.
Staging that respects the tree ordinance
Significant trees of eight caliper inches or more are protected here. We plan lift placement, the dumpster and the panel path around them, instead of finding out about it partway through.
Safe work above a walkout edge
On the low side of the house the eave can sit two stories up with sloping ground under it. Anchors, staging and how panel gets carried are worked out before anybody climbs.
Panel rolled to length on site
A long panel that has to come up a narrow wooded driveway is a problem. Forming panel at the house means each run is cut to the plane it covers, with no lap partway up the slope.
Ventilation checked while it is open
A tear-off is the only time anyone sees the intake at the soffit. On these newer houses we often find blocked baffles, and metal over a poorly vented attic still makes ice at the eave.
Boots and vents replaced, not reused
Every pipe, fan and vent through the deck gets new metal formed for the panel profile, not a rubber boot pushed over a rib. On a hail roof the old boots are usually weathered through already.
How we work on wooded Victoria lots
We walk the lot before the roof
Access decides the schedule on these properties. We look at the driveway, the grade on the walkout side and which trees are protected before we put a date on the job.
We protect what is under the eave
Landscaping on a walkout slope takes the worst of a tear-off. We tarp the beds, set catch systems below the working edge and sweep the yard magnetically at the end of each day.
We photograph hail damage properly
A claim on a roof here usually turns on stone size and strike count. We shoot test squares, the soft metals and the vents so the adjuster sees exactly what we saw.
We schedule around access
One narrow driveway cannot take a tear-off and a panel delivery on the same morning. We sequence the deliveries so the drive stays usable while the work is going on.
One person owns your job
You get one name and one number for the whole job, from the walk of the lot through the last piece of trim. Nothing gets handed to a coordinator who has never stood on your roof or seen your driveway.
What people near Victoria say
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 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
Questions we get in Victoria
What people in Victoria ask us about this work. If yours is not covered, call and ask.
Can a metal roof go on in the middle of winter?
It can, and after an August storm plenty of these jobs land in cold weather. Steel handles the cold better than shingles do, since nothing has to warm up to seal. What changes is the handling. Panel is stiffer, sealants want warmer conditions, and a crew moves slower on a walkout slope with frost on it. We would rather take an extra day than rush a seam in January.
Can you get equipment onto a wooded lot without hurting the trees?
Usually, with planning. The city protects significant trees at eight caliper inches and up, so we work out where a lift or a dump trailer can actually sit before the crew arrives. On the tightest lots we carry material by hand and form panel at the driveway. That adds time to the schedule, not damage to your yard.
Is a metal roof safe over a walkout deck or patio door?
It needs thought. A steep plane above a deck will release its snow all at once, and on a walkout that is a long drop onto somewhere people stand. We add snow retention over those areas, or we change the panel layout so the load goes somewhere harmless. Tell us where people walk and we design around it.
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We will get on the roof, document what the stones did, and quote standing seam against a shingle replacement so you can see both. Free, and no obligation either way.
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- Phone(612) 600-8529
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- Office6600 City West Pkwy Suite 375, Eden Prairie, MN 55344
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