Bloomington, Minnesota
Trusted Asphalt Roofing in Bloomington, MN
Low pitch is the whole story on the ranch and split-level roofs around Bloomington, where long planes with almost no fall hold snow for weeks instead of shedding it. Water works sideways under a shingle it would never get under on a steep roof, so underlayment, valley construction and fastener pattern carry the job. Most of these houses are also on their second layer already.
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Snow sits here, so the details carry it
The first surprise on an Oxboro or West Bloomington rambler is usually weight. Two layers of asphalt over the original roof is common, and tearing it off takes longer, fills more of the dumpster and often exposes a deck that has been quietly holding moisture at the valleys. Low slope changes the specification too. Below a certain pitch, standard laminate installation is not rated, so the roof needs doubled underlayment or a self-adhered layer across the whole plane, not just at the edges. Valleys on these long planes take the runoff from a lot of square footage at once, so we build them open with metal rather than weaving shingles that will trap ice. Where a plane is genuinely too flat to shingle, we will price it as low-slope membrane or metal roofing, and explain plainly why shingles do not belong there.
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What a low-slope tear-off puts right
Underlayment matched to a low pitch
On a shallow plane the underlayment is doing work the shingle cannot. We double it or run a self-adhered layer across the field, so a slow-moving melt has nowhere to get in.
Both old layers off the deck
Roofing over a second layer hides the deck and adds weight to a frame already carrying snow. Everything comes off, which is also the only way to see what the valleys have been doing.
Fastening set for a snow load
Snow that sits instead of sliding puts steady load on every fastener. Nails go in flat, on the proper line, into solid decking, because a high nail on a low roof is a leak waiting for February.
Long planes laid straight
A rambler roof is one long uninterrupted face and every course is visible from the street. We chalk and check the lines as we go, since a wandering row shows up badly on a plane this wide.
Drip edge at every eave and rake
With little slope to throw water clear, the edge is where it creeps back under. Metal at the eaves and rakes, lapped correctly against the membrane, keeps the fascia and the soffit dry.
Pipe boots replaced, not reused
Rubber boots on furnace and plumbing stacks crack long before the shingles fail, and on a flat run the water pools around them. New boots go on with the new roof, every time.
How we handle a rambler reroof
Disposal counted with the layers
Two layers off a long rambler plane fills a container faster than owners expect. We size the disposal against what is coming off and say what it covers, so a second dumpster is not a line you meet at the end.
We measure pitch before quoting
A rambler that looks shallow from the curb may or may not be under the shingle limit. We check it on site so the specification is right rather than assumed.
Tear-off and dry-in the same day
We do not leave a bare deck overnight on a low-slope roof. What comes off in the morning is underlaid and weather-tight before the crew leaves that evening.
Attic looked at, not ignored
A rambler attic is shallow at the edges and easy to under-vent. We check intake and exhaust while the roof is off, because that is the only easy moment to fix it.
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What people near Bloomington 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 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
Common questions in Bloomington
What people in Bloomington ask us about this work. If yours is not covered, call and ask.
My roof is nearly flat. Can it still take shingles?
Down to a certain pitch, yes, with a doubled or self-adhered underlayment under the whole plane rather than shingles laid the standard way. Below that, no shingle is rated for it and we would put a low-slope membrane on instead. We measure the slope on site, because a lot of Bloomington ramblers sit right at the line.
Why is the tear-off bigger than my neighbor was quoted?
Usually layers. Plenty of homes in Oxboro and West Bloomington were roofed over in the eighties, so there are two layers to remove instead of one, and that changes labor and disposal. A neighbor with a single layer and the same square footage is a genuinely different job, even on an identical floor plan.
Should I have the snow raked off a low-pitch roof?
At the eaves, sometimes, if ice is building where the water backs up. Across the whole plane, no. Raking a shingle roof scrapes granules off and does more harm than the snow does. A properly built roof carries the load. If snow is standing long enough to worry you, the fix is drainage and venting, not a rake.
Have us measure the pitch first
We will get on the roof, check the slope, count the layers and tell you what the tear-off really involves before you decide anything. The estimate is free.
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