Burnsville, Minnesota
Experienced Brava Tile Roofing in Burnsville, MN
Wind is the thing that shapes a tile install in Burnsville, up on the bluff above the Minnesota River valley. Long low pitched rambler roofs give the wind a running start, and it lifts at the eave first. Composite tile solves the weight question these 1982 vintage roofs cannot answer for real slate, but it earns its keep at the edges.
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Edges fail before fields do here
Burnsville ran out of open land in the late 1990s, so nearly everything we do here is replacement work on a house that already has two roofs behind it. On a rambler or split level with simple gables, the field of the roof is the easy part: long clean runs, few dormers, almost nothing to cut around. The work is at the perimeter. Drip edge, starter course and fastening pattern at the eaves and rakes have to be right, because wind coming up the open river corridor gets under a lifted edge and takes the course with it. We also pull the old sheathing back at the eave to see what forty winters of ice have done to it. Owners weighing the slate profile against clay tile roofing usually land on composite once they hear what the real thing weighs.
Brava Tile Roofing in Burnsville
Why tile suits a Burnsville rambler
Eaves and rakes locked down
Wind off the river corridor works on the edge of a low pitched roof all winter. Metal edge, a full starter course and the right fastener count are what keep the first row from becoming the problem.
Long planes that show the pattern
A plain gable rambler has nothing to interrupt the roof, which is exactly where a slate pattern reads best. The same shape in shingles just looks like a big gray field.
Freeze and thaw does not spall it
Natural slate and concrete tile take on water, then crack when it freezes in the pores. Composite does not absorb, so the freeze and thaw cycle that ruins the natural materials has nothing to work on.
Old decking inspected, not covered
Every roof here is a tear off on a house from the seventies or eighties. We look at the sheathing, the eave ends and any prior ice damage before the underlayment hides all of it.
Fewer penetrations, fewer leak paths
Simple gable roofs have almost no valleys or cross gables, so a tile job here has very little cut work. Less detail to get wrong, and less of the bid spent on flashing metal.
Weight a rambler truss can take
Long spans over an open living room were framed for shingles and nothing heavier. Composite tile lands in that range, which is the reason slate never happens on these houses and this does.
What we do differently on the bluff
We open the eave before quoting
On a house this age the damage is at the eave and nobody sees it from the driveway. We look before we write a number, so change orders do not appear later.
Wind claims written up properly
Uplift damage is subtle and adjusters miss it. We photograph lifted edges, creased tabs and missing fasteners so a storm claim rests on evidence.
We put a sample on the roof
Color reads differently up on a plane than in your hand. We leave a piece up there and let you look at it from the street in daylight before you commit.
Deck repairs quoted, not assumed
Our estimate separates the tile work from sheathing replacement, with the terms agreed before we start, so you know what a bad eave is going to add.
We are around at odd hours
Open 24 hours, seven days a week. Roofs on the bluff tend to come apart during the storm, not the morning after, and we would rather tarp it that night.
What people near Burnsville 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 From sales to construction crew to upper management, they helped make an insurance battle a breeze. This is the best contractor interaction I have ever had.
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.
Dick JohnsonRoof installation
What we get asked on the bluff
What people in Burnsville ask us about this work. If yours is not covered, call and ask.
Will wind off the river valley lift composite tile at the eaves of my Burnsville rambler?
Not if the edge is built for it. Wind failure almost always starts at a drip edge that was not fastened tight or a starter course that was short, then it peels inward. We use metal edge, a full starter, and the fastener count the exposure calls for. The field of the roof is rarely where the trouble begins.
Is composite tile worth it on a plain 1980s split level?
Sometimes, and sometimes not. A simple gable roof has little cut work, so the labor side is straightforward and the material is most of what you are buying. If you plan to stay, the look changes the house more than anything else you could do for the money. If you are selling in a year or two, a good shingle roof is the smarter spend.
Does freeze and thaw crack composite tile the way it does natural slate?
No, and that is most of the argument for it here. Natural slate and concrete tile absorb water, and every freeze splits a little more off the face until pieces let go. Composite does not take on water, so the cycle has nothing to work with. It is installed with room to move, which handles the expansion side.
Have the eaves checked before winter
We will walk the perimeter, pull a piece of the old edge back, and tell you what the wind has already done. Written estimate, free, and no one calls you twice.
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