Eagan, Minnesota
Skilled Certified Roof Assessment in Eagan, MN
The low pitch canopy over the front door is where most Eagan roof reports start. Those mid 1980s split entry and two story plans, median build year around 1987, drop snow off the main gable straight onto that canopy, where it sits against the wall and works under the shingles. The main roof can look fine from the street while that one small plane is soaked.
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Small Planes Fail Before Big Ones
A 1987 roof in Eagan is usually on its second covering, sometimes its third. We check what is under the current shingles at the rake and the vents, because a second layer hides soft decking and changes what a tear off costs. The deep soffits on these plans are the other thing we look at. They make it easy to bury the intake vents with attic insulation, and a starved attic ices up at the eave every February. On the canopy over the door we look for ice dam staining at the ceiling below, rusted fasteners, and flashing that was face nailed into the siding instead of run behind it. Careless flashing there rots the wall studs, not just the sheathing. Homeowners planning further ahead often ask us about Brava tile roofing, which is a different roof entirely and worth knowing about before you commit.
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Where 1980s Split Entries Give Trouble
The Entry Canopy Gets Its Own Look
That low plane by the front door takes sliding snow off the main gable all winter. We check where it meets the wall, the fasteners holding it, and the ceiling underneath for staining.
We Count The Shingle Layers
Plenty of roofs here carry a second layer over the original. Knowing that before you plan anything changes the tear off, the disposal, and whether the decking under it can be trusted.
Overhanging Oaks Noted, With Timing
Limbs scrubbing the shingles get flagged. We also note that state guidance is to leave oaks unpruned from April through July for oak wilt, so the trim may need to wait for August.
Gutters And Deep Soffits Checked
Deep overhangs throw water clear of the wall, which hides gutter trouble until the fascia is soft. We check pitch, seams, drip edge and the soffit panels for stains.
Siding And Roof Checked Together
Where a split entry roof dies into a wall, the trouble shows on the siding first. We look at both, so the report does not stop at the shingle line.
Vent Boots And Bath Fans
The rubber boots on 1980s vent pipes crack and leak long before shingles do. We check every penetration, and whether the bath fans dump into the attic instead of outside.
We Look, We Explain, We Leave
One Person, Start To Finish
Whoever climbs your roof writes the report and takes your call about it later. Nothing gets handed to someone who never saw the entry canopy in question.
Family Run And Faith Based
We are a family business, and how we treat a house we may never work on is the point. That is why we will tell you the roof is fine when it is.
We Show You Before We Go
We walk you through the photos at the truck and point at the actual spots on your house, so the written report is not the first time you see any of it.
We Go Inside As Well
Where there is attic access we go up with a light. Frost on the nails, stained sheathing and buried soffit vents tell us things the shingle surface never will.
An Estimate Only If You Want One
The assessment is free and carries no obligation. If you want numbers on the repairs we found, we will put them together, and if not, the report stands on its own.
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Common Questions From Eagan Homeowners
What people in Eagan ask us about this work. If yours is not covered, call and ask.
How long do the shingles on an Eagan home built in 1987 usually last?
The original roof is long gone on most of them. What we see now is a covering put on in the late 1990s or 2000s, and asphalt in this climate generally gives twenty to thirty years depending on ventilation and sun exposure. The only way to know where yours sits is to look at granule cover and how the mat flexes.
The ceiling by my front door has a stain. Is that coming from the roof?
Often it is the canopy over the entry rather than the main roof. Snow slides off the gable, piles on that low plane, melts against the wall and backs up under the shingles. Sometimes the flashing has failed, and sometimes there is no flashing at all behind the siding. We open the assessment there and tell you which.
Do I need to trim the oaks over my roof before an Eagan inspection?
No, and you may not want to trim them yet anyway. Eagan runs a forestry division and an oak wilt program, and state guidance is to avoid pruning oaks from April through July. We can assess the roof with the limbs in place, note where they are wearing the shingles, and you schedule the cutting for a safer month.
Have The Entry Canopy Checked
One stain by the front door is worth a look before it reaches the studs. Assessments in Eagan are free, and we can be out any day of the week.
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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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