Bloomington, Minnesota
Experienced Slate Roofing in Bloomington, MN
Slate is not a native material on most of the roofs in Bloomington, where the housing stock runs to 1950s and 1960s ramblers and split-levels with low pitches and long roof planes. Slate needs pitch to shed water and framing built to carry stone. On plenty of these houses the honest answer is a different material, and we will say so before you spend a Saturday reading about quarries.
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Pitch decides this before anything else
Slate wants a steep slope. Most Bloomington roofs are the opposite: long, shallow runs that hold snow instead of shedding it, framed in the 1950s for a roof a fraction of the weight of stone. That does not rule slate out everywhere. Steep entry gables, front porch roofs and the tall face of a split-level can carry it, and on those it looks right. The other thing we find here is layers. A lot of these houses have been shingled over twice, so the tear-off is bigger than expected and the deck underneath is often the real story. We measure pitch, check the framing and open a small area before quoting anything. If you want the deck and structure looked at first, ask for a certified roof assessment and we will start there rather than at the material.
Slate Roofing in Bloomington
What we check before we quote slate
Pitch measured before anything else
We measure the actual slope rather than eyeballing it. Below a certain pitch slate leaks no matter how carefully it is laid, and you deserve to hear that on the first visit.
Framing checked for the load
Stone is heavy. Rafters cut in the 1950s for asphalt shingles do not always carry it, so we look at spans, spacing and any past sagging before slate is on the table at all.
Two old layers found before quoting
Plenty of Oxboro and West Bloomington roofs have been covered over twice. We check at the rake and the vents so tear-off scope lands in the quote instead of turning up mid-job.
Snow load carried at the valleys
Shallow planes here hold snow for weeks rather than shedding it. Valleys, fasteners and the step down to a lower roof get built for that weight, not just for running water.
Slate used where it belongs
A steep entry gable or porch roof in slate, with something else on the long flat runs, puts the material where it shows and on the part of the house that can actually carry it.
Flat porch and garage runs handled
Ramblers here often have a near-flat porch or attached garage section that no slate will ever suit. Those take a membrane, tied into the pitched roof so the two systems meet cleanly.
How we handle a Bloomington re-roof
We will talk you out of it
Selling a slate roof onto a house that cannot carry one earns a contractor one job and no referrals. If the answer for your house is no, you get a no.
The estimate includes what is underneath
Our free estimate covers what we found in the layers and on the deck, written down, so you can hold two bids side by side and see where the scopes actually differ.
Based in Eden Prairie, next door
We run out of Eden Prairie, so Bloomington is familiar ground. We know how these ramblers and splits were framed and what tends to be waiting under the second layer.
Hail claims handled without drama
Storm and insurance work is routine for us, including the layered-over shingles underneath, which adjusters ask about far more often than homeowners expect them to.
Two layers off, and a clean yard
A double tear-off throws a lot of nails. We tarp, we sweep with magnets and we leave the lawn and driveway in a state you would let a kid walk barefoot across.
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Slate on Bloomington houses
What people in Bloomington ask us about this work. If yours is not covered, call and ask.
Are there any original slate roofs in Bloomington?
Very few. The city filled in during the 1950s and 1960s, long after slate stopped being a standard roof in this part of Minnesota. What you do find is slate somebody added later, usually on a steeper feature of the house. So slate work in Bloomington is nearly always a new install rather than a restoration.
Can a 1960s split-level carry the weight of a slate roof?
Sometimes, and it is a structural question before it is a roofing one. It comes down to rafter size, spacing, span and whether the deck already shows deflection from two layers of shingles. Steep upper sections often work, occasionally with reinforcement. Long shallow planes usually do not, and we would rather tell you that than sell it.
How many layers will come off a Bloomington rambler roof?
Plan on two, and be ready for three. Most original roofs around Oxboro and West Bloomington were shingled over at least once, and the older layer often hides board decking with gaps, split boards or old repairs. We check at the rake and the vents before quoting, so the tear-off scope is known rather than discovered halfway through.
Find out if slate suits your roof
We will measure the pitch, look at the framing and count the layers already up there, then tell you plainly whether slate belongs on your Bloomington house. Free estimate, no obligation.
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