Brooklyn Park, Minnesota
Honest Cedar Shake Roofing in Brooklyn Park, MN
Wind is the whole story on the open ground north of the city, and in Brooklyn Park it cuts both ways for a wood roof. Without much mature canopy, shakes dry out fast after every rain, which is the single best thing you can give cedar. The same open exposure means straight line wind gets under any shake that was fastened lazily.
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Sun and wind make cedar work here
The 1970s and 1980s houses along the Zane Avenue corridor and out toward Edinburgh sit on lots with young trees and long sight lines. That is good news for shakes. A roof that dries by noon does not grow moss, and the maintenance interval stretches out compared with a shaded lot. What the exposure costs you is uplift. We shorten the exposure on the windward planes, hand nail with stainless into solid decking, and pay attention to the rake and the ridge, because that is where a straight line gust starts peeling a wood roof. On rentals we also walk the owner through what upkeep the roof will need, since a house with a rotating tenant rarely gets its valleys cleared. If cedar is more roof than the property calls for, we also do asphalt roofing on the same streets, and we will price both on one visit.
Cedar Shake Roofing in Brooklyn Park
Open exposure changes how cedar is built
Fast drying after every rain
With little canopy overhead, sun and wind hit the field of the roof most of the day. Shakes that dry quickly stay dimensionally stable and resist the rot that kills cedar on shaded lots.
Nailing set for straight line wind
Every shake gets two fasteners placed where the next course covers them, driven flush rather than sunk. On the exposed planes we tighten the exposure so less of each shake is free to lift.
Rake and ridge locked down
Wind finds the edges first. Rake courses get set tight to the trim and the ridge caps are fastened into solid wood, because a lifted ridge on an open lot unzips a roof in one storm.
Sun faced planes age faster
South and west elevations weather to gray years ahead of the north side and thin out sooner. We plan for that, and repairs on those planes get blended rather than patched in one obvious block.
Course by course wind repair
After a wind event most cedar roofs here lose scattered shakes rather than whole sections. Pulling and replacing individual shakes without disturbing the courses above them keeps a repair from becoming a replacement.
Work scheduled around tenants
A lot of these houses are rented or investor held. We set dates with the owner, give the household notice before tear off starts, and keep driveways and parking usable through the job.
How we run a cedar job on the north side
We walk the roof, not the drive
Cedar tells you very little from the ground. Every estimate here starts with getting on the roof and checking the exposed planes, the ridge and the fastener line.
Wind claims documented properly
Straight line wind damage on cedar is easy for an adjuster to miss from the ground. We photograph the lifted and split shakes plane by plane and meet the adjuster up top.
Someone answers after a storm
The phone is covered around the clock, seven days. After a north metro wind event that is the difference between a tarp the same night and a week of buckets.
Maintenance explained, not sold
We tell you what a cedar roof needs each year and what it does not. Coatings and treatments get pushed hard in this market and most of them are not worth buying.
The site left clean daily
Cedar tear off throws splinters and old nails across a yard. We magnet sweep the drive and the lawn at the end of each day, not only at the end of the job.
What people near Brooklyn Park say
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 Fantastic guys to work with, did an excellent job of fixing our siding. You can tell it’s a high integrity company. Definitely recommend.
Carolyn MillerSiding repair 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
Cedar roofing questions in Brooklyn Park
What people in Brooklyn Park ask us about this work. If yours is not covered, call and ask.
Is Brooklyn Park too windy for a cedar shake roof?
No, but it is unforgiving of poor fastening. Open lots north of 610 get straight line wind with nothing to slow it down, so exposure, nail placement and edge detail decide how the roof holds. Done correctly, the same wind is an asset, because it dries the shakes faster than a sheltered lot ever will.
I own a rental in Brooklyn Park. Does cedar make sense on it?
Be honest about upkeep first. Cedar needs valleys cleared and the occasional shake replaced, and a tenant will not do that. If you or a property manager will keep up with it, the open exposure here makes cedar last well. If nobody will, put the money into a roof that tolerates neglect.
Can you replace just the shakes the wind took off?
Usually yes. Scattered loss is the normal pattern after a gust event on these streets, and individual shakes can be pulled and replaced without stripping the courses above. Fresh cedar will sit lighter than the weathered field for a season or two, then blend. If a whole plane lifted, that is a different conversation.
Price a cedar roof built for wind
We will get on the roof, check the windward planes and the fastener line, and give you a written number. Free, no obligation, and we work around tenant schedules.
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