Lakeville, Minnesota
Trusted Roofing Company in Lakeville, MN
The late 1990s and 2000s two story homes in Lakeville have steep cut up rooflines: multiple gables, hip returns and dormers that put a valley or a flashing detail almost everywhere two planes meet. Those roofs look sharp from the street. They also give water more edges to find than a simple gable ever does.
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Snow stacks where two steep planes meet
Long steep runs meeting at a deep valley move a lot of snow into one place. It slides, piles at the intersection, and refreezes into an ice dam over the entry or the lower roof below. The shingle field can still be in decent shape while the valley metal, the step flashing and the sheathing under it are not, which is why an inspection here starts in the valleys. On a tear-off, expect ice and water membrane run well past the valley center and up the sidewalls, and expect the job to run longer than it would on a rambler because of the pitch and the number of transitions. If the house came with cedar and you want to keep it, our cedar shake roofing crew will tell you where it still holds up here and where asphalt is the better call.
What roofing in Lakeville actually involves
Ice dams form at the valleys
On these cut up rooflines the snow does not sit evenly. It slides down long steep planes and stacks where two of them meet, usually over an entry or a lower roof, then refreezes. We detail the valley and the eave for that.
Whole subdivisions come due together
The median Lakeville home dates to about 1999, so whole subdivisions hit roof age within a few years of one another. Older pockets near Lake Marion and Antlers Park run on their own clock, and we tell you which roofs can wait.
Flashing detail, not just shingles
Multiple gables, hip returns and dormers mean more step flashing, more valley metal and more places a previous crew took a shortcut. Those details are what we quote off and what we photograph before and after.
The houses we work on in Lakeville
Housing stock
late 1990s and 2000s two story homes with steep cut up rooflines, multiple gables, hip returns and dormers that add valleys and flashing detail.
What the weather does here
Long steep runs meeting at deep valleys on newer homes, where sliding snow piles at the intersections and refreezes into ice dams over entries and lower roofs.
Neighborhoods we work in
Lake Marion, Antlers Park, Airlake Industrial Park and the surrounding streets.
Worth knowing locally
The median Lakeville home dates to about 1999, so entire subdivisions hit roof replacement age within a few years of one another rather than gradually.
What we do here
Our services in Lakeville, MN
Asphalt Roofingin Lakeville, MNArchitectural asphalt shingles rated for high wind, the best value per year of service life on most Minnesota homes.
Metal Roofingin Lakeville, MNStanding seam panels that shed snow, shrug off hail, and hold their finish for decades.
Luxury Roofingin Lakeville, MNDesigner profiles and heavyweight shingles for homes where the roof is part of the architecture.
Cedar Shake Roofingin Lakeville, MNNatural cedar with the spacing, underlayment and ventilation it needs to breathe and age well.
Brava Tile Roofingin Lakeville, MNComposite tile with the look of slate or shake that will not split, curl, or invite insects.
Clay Tile Roofingin Lakeville, MNKiln-fired clay tile, installed over a structure checked for the extra load it carries.
What people near Lakeville 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 Lakeville 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.
Lakeville questions
What homeowners here ask us most. If yours is not covered, call and ask.
Snow piles over my front entry and turns to ice. What actually fixes it?
The valley above the entry is where all that snow ends up. Two long steep planes shed into it, the load stacks at the intersection instead of clearing the eave, and it refreezes there. Shingles alone do not change that. The fix is membrane and flashing detail in that valley, plus attic intake and exhaust that keep the deck cold.
How long does a tear-off take on a cut up Lakeville roofline?
Longer than the same square footage on a simple gable. Steep pitch slows every trip up the ladder, and each valley, dormer and hip return is hand work. Most of these two story homes still finish inside a couple of days if the weather holds and the decking is sound. Rot found under the valleys is what usually adds a day.
Do you work on commercial buildings in the Airlake Industrial Park?
Yes. Low slope commercial roofing and metal buildings are part of what we do, and Airlake is the kind of work that suits it: wide flat spans, roof top units and long seams. Those roofs fail at the details rather than in the field, so an inspection there is mostly about drains, curbs, laps and where ponding sits after a rain.
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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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