Maple Grove, Minnesota
Honest Metal Roofing in Maple Grove, MN
Hail arrives by the subdivision in Maple Grove, not by the single house, and the exposed approach from the northwest is why. A storm that marks one roof in Arbor Lakes has usually marked the whole street. Metal is what a lot of owners look at once they have been through that twice and want off the cycle.
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After the hail, a whole street reroofs
Because these houses went up within a few years of each other, they wear out together and they get hit together. When hail comes in off the northwest, Rush Creek or Weaver Lake can have a roofing truck in every driveway for a month. Metal changes what happens the next time. Large stones can dent a panel, and that is worth saying plainly, but a dented panel still sheds water while a hail-bruised asphalt roof is on its way to replacement. Two things to settle before you order: pick the gauge with that dent risk in mind, and look at the panel in daylight on your own house, because the finish is permanent. If you want something with more presence, our luxury roofing page shows the heavier profiles some owners move to.
Metal Roofing in Maple Grove
Hail, and what a steel roof does about it
Off the neighborhood reroof cycle
When the block was built together it reaches roof age together, and it gets hit together. A metal roof takes your house out of that pattern the next time a storm crosses the northwest edge of town.
Why the pan is not flat
Striations and a heavier gauge break up reflections, so pea-sized dings do not read as a dented roof from the driveway. On a wide plane facing the street that choice matters.
A finish that holds its color
A roof on an exposed approach takes weather and sun without much shelter. A factory-applied finish on steel holds its color under that far longer than asphalt does, which starts aging the day the hail hits it.
Ventilation carried through the change
The ridge vent run on a 2000s house has to be rebuilt properly in metal, not just covered over. Get that wrong and you trade a hail problem for a condensation problem in the attic.
No grit washing into the downspouts
The first sign of hail damage on an asphalt roof is a pile of granules at the downspout. There are none to lose on a metal panel, so what leaves the roof is water.
The one roof on the street
Every house on the block went up from the same handful of plans. A standing seam roof reads differently from the curb, which matters when you eventually sell into a street of near-identical listings.
How we work Maple Grove roofs
We walk every slope, not the eave
Hail marks on a Maple Grove roof are easy to miss from a ladder at the eave. We walk every slope, check the vents, valleys and ridge, and base our verdict on what we actually find.
We talk through dents before you order
Large stones can mark any metal roof, and on a Maple Grove street that takes regular hail you should hear that before you order. We go over gauge and pan style with you, since both change how visible a dent is.
Compare our free estimate line for line
Every contractor on the block will knock. Our estimate is free and carries no obligation, so put it next to the others and compare panel gauge, trim and underlayment line for line.
We tell you the lead time before you pick
After a storm crosses the northwest metro, half the county orders panel in the same month and some colors run long. We find out what your choice actually takes to arrive and tell you before you commit to it, not after.
Check our license before you sign
Minnesota requires a licensed residential contractor for reroofing. When a street fills with unfamiliar trucks after hail, look up the license of anyone you are considering, ours included, before you sign.
What people near Maple Grove say
Orange Exteriors did an excellent job with my new roofing install. Very professional, on time and hard working crew. Completed the job in one day.
Dick JohnsonRoof installation 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
Hail and metal roofs in Maple Grove
What people in Maple Grove ask us about this work. If yours is not covered, call and ask.
Does my Maple Grove homeowners association have to approve a metal roof?
Many Maple Grove subdivisions from the late 1990s and 2000s have an association with exterior guidelines, and some list approved roof materials or colors. Check your covenants before you order. We give you the panel profile, color name and a sample to submit, and we hold the order until you have approval in writing.
Everyone on my Maple Grove street is reroofing at once. Should I wait?
There is no advantage in waiting if the roof is damaged, since bruised shingles keep losing granules and water finds the breaks. Get your own inspection and your own measurement rather than borrowing a neighbor's number, since even identical plans differ once you count vents, chimneys and how many layers are up there.
Can standing seam go over the shingles on my Maple Grove house?
It can in some cases, but we rarely recommend it on these houses. A second layer hides the deck, and after a quarter century and a hail season you want to see the plywood. We tear off, replace soft sheathing, lay underlayment and then set the panel, so the roof starts from a known deck.
Get your Maple Grove roof looked at
After hail moves through the northwest metro, we will inspect your roof, show you what the storm actually did and tell you whether standing seam is worth doing on this house. Free either way.
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- Office6600 City West Pkwy Suite 375, Eden Prairie, MN 55344
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