Apple Valley, Minnesota
Detailed Roof Coatings in Apple Valley, MN
Sun does most of the aging on the low slope roofs we see in Apple Valley, where a hundred feet of elevation change means an open hilltop building takes far more of it than a shaded lot three streets over. A reflective coating is a way to slow that down on a roof that has not failed yet. It is a budget decision more than a repair one.
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Sun does the damage on these roofs
Most of the commercial buildings here went up in the same stretch as the housing around them, which puts a lot of small strip retail, office and church roofs at the same age. What we find on them is uneven wear. The plane that faces south and sits high, near Palomino Hills or above Alimagnet Park, will be chalked, brittle and cracked at the seams while the north side of the same roof still looks serviceable. A coating evens that out, and the reflective film keeps the surface temperature down, which is what slows the next round of cracking. What it does not do is fix a curb flashing at a rooftop unit or reverse a membrane that has already gone brittle through. Ask about maintenance plans once the coating is on, since a yearly look at the seams is what keeps the film doing its job.
Roof Coatings in Apple Valley
Heat, and what the coating does about it
Reflective film on the hot side
A white coating sends sunlight back instead of soaking it up. On a south facing plane with no shade, that is the difference between a membrane that gets brittle and one that does not.
Rooftop units and curbs detailed
Small commercial roofs here are crowded with condensing units, vents and old sign mounts. Each curb gets fabric and detail coat, because that is where these roofs actually leak.
Years added to a capital plan
If the roof is sound but tired, a coating moves the replacement out of this year's budget and into a later one, which is often the whole reason an owner calls us.
Skylights and hatches sealed
Older Apple Valley retail buildings often have plastic domes and a roof hatch that has been leaking quietly for years. Those get sealed and flashed before the field coat goes on.
Small roofs get full prep
A church or a single tenant building is a small job, and it still gets a wash, a repair day and a measured coating thickness. Thin coverage is the most common way this work fails.
Neighboring buildings priced together
Buildings on the same block here were often built the same year to a similar plan. If your neighbors are in the same shape, we can walk all of them in one trip and quote them separately.
What you can expect from us
We measure the film thickness
Coating fails when it goes on thin. We spec the gallons for the square footage, and check wet thickness as it goes down, so the roof gets what the quote says.
The quote is a number
You get a written scope and one number for it, not a range. If we find something under the old coating that changes the work, we stop and talk before we spend your money.
We say when to wait
If a roof has three or four good years left with only small repairs, we will tell you to hold off and spend the money later. A coating too early wastes half its life.
Storm and insurance work too
Hail on an exposed hilltop roof may be a claim rather than a maintenance item. We do insurance work and will point that out before you pay for a coating out of pocket.
Free estimate, no push after
The estimate is free and carries no obligation. We leave the photos and the scope with you, and we do not call you every week about it.
What people near Apple Valley 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
Common questions in Apple Valley
What people in Apple Valley ask us about this work. If yours is not covered, call and ask.
Will a reflective roof coating actually cool the building in Apple Valley?
It lowers the roof surface temperature quite a bit on a sunny day, and that reduces heat coming into the top floor. How much you feel inside depends on your insulation. On a well insulated building the main benefit is to the membrane, which ages slower when it is not baking. On a poorly insulated one, tenants notice.
Our church has a small flat roof. Is that too small a job for you?
No. Small buildings around Apple Valley are a good part of this work, and the honest advantage for a small roof is that the whole job, wash, repair and coating, can often be done in a couple of days with almost no disruption to what happens inside.
Can you coat a roof that is covered in air conditioning units?
Yes, and it is normal here. The units stay put. We work around them, and where a unit sits too low to coat under, we tell you before we start rather than after. Every curb and every gas line penetration gets detailed by hand. That hand work is most of the labor on a crowded roof.
Get a coating quote in Apple Valley
Tell us the address and roughly how old the roof is. We will get up there, check the sun beaten side first, and give you a written scope with photos.
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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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- Office6600 City West Pkwy Suite 375, Eden Prairie, MN 55344
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