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Orange Exteriors crew completing a residential roof replacement in Hennepin County, MN

Hennepin County, Minnesota

Trusted Roofing Company in Hennepin County, MN

Orange Exteriors works across every kind of property Hennepin County holds, from century homes on tight Minneapolis lots to subdivisions on the western edge that all went up in the same three years. The roof on each of those asks for something different, and the gap between them is wider here than in any other county we work. A crew that treats a 1915 eave the way it treats a 2005 valley will get one of them wrong.

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One county, four decades of building practice

Hennepin covers a wider range of housing stock than anywhere else in the state, and that shows up directly in the work. A 1920s foursquare has a steep pitch, a shallow soffit and a real ice dam problem. A 2005 build has a cut-up roofline where every valley is a future leak. A 1960s rambler has a long low plane that holds snow instead of shedding it. Those three houses need different underlayment, different intake venting and different flashing details, and two of them need work in the attic before the roof goes back on. We price and detail for the house in front of us rather than running one spec across the county. That also decides what a fair quote looks like: square footage alone tells you very little here, because the labor sits in the valleys, the eave detail and the access, not in the field of the roof. Most of our work here is in and around Minneapolis and the first-ring suburbs, though we cover the whole county including the newer communities to the north west.

The Hennepin County Government Center in Hennepin County, MN

What roofing in Hennepin County actually involves

  • Ice dams are the local failure mode

    Older Hennepin homes have shallow soffits and patchy attic insulation, which is exactly the recipe for meltwater refreezing at the eave. We fix the ventilation while the roof is open, not just the shingles, because a new roof over the same warm attic gives you the same ice next February.

  • Built for tight urban lots

    Alley access, shared driveways and neighbors a few feet away change how a tear-off runs. We plan staging and dumpster placement before the crew arrives rather than working it out on the day, and we tell you where the truck will sit so you are not moving a car at seven in the morning.

  • Rental and investor property welcome

    A large share of the county is tenanted. We schedule around occupancy and turnover, give owners the documentation a property file needs, and deal with tenants directly about access and noise so the owner is not relaying messages between us.

What people near Hennepin County say

  • 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
  • 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

Serving Hennepin County 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.

Hennepin County questions

What homeowners here ask us most. If yours is not covered, call and ask.

Do you handle permits for roofing work in Hennepin County?

Yes. Most cities in the county require a permit for a full roof replacement, and requirements vary between municipalities rather than being set county-wide, so the answer in Bloomington is not automatically the answer in Plymouth. We pull what the specific city needs, schedule the inspection, and keep the paperwork with the job file rather than handing it to you to chase.

Why do so many older Hennepin homes get ice dams?

Because the combination that causes them is common here: a steep older roof, a shallow soffit with limited intake, and an attic that leaks heat. Snow melts high on the roof, runs down and refreezes at the cold eave. Adding shingles without correcting the ventilation does not stop it.

Can you work on a house with no driveway access?

Yes, and it is routine in the older neighborhoods. We use alley access where it exists, place a smaller dumpster or use a trailer where it does not, and confirm the plan with you before the tear-off day. Where nothing fits at all we hand carry and stage off site, which costs time rather than making the job impossible.

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