Minneapolis, Minnesota
Reliable Asphalt Roofing in Minneapolis, MN
Pull the shingles off a roof in Minneapolis, and the deck underneath usually tells a longer story than the homeowner expected. Bungalows and foursquares in Longfellow and Nokomis often carry a second layer over original cedar, sometimes slate fragments, and steep pitches with dormers that turn plain courses into cut-and-fit work. We price what is actually up there.
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The deck decides the job on old Minneapolis houses
Most of what makes an asphalt reroof hard here happens before the first bundle goes up. Crews open a Northeast duplex or a Nokomis bungalow and find two layers, sometimes three, over board decking with gaps wide enough that new nails have to be aimed at solid wood. Cedar shakes underneath mean a full tear-off and usually new sheathing. At the eaves, shallow soffits and a warm attic under a hard freeze put ice at the edge every winter, so the membrane needs to run well past the interior wall line and the venting has to actually move air. Tight lots and alley access shape the rest: where the dumpster sits, how the tear-off comes down, how the yard looks at dusk. If a low porch roof keeps failing, we will say so and talk through metal roofing instead of shingling that section for a third time.
Asphalt Roofing in Minneapolis
What you get on an old Minneapolis roof
Cedar and slate come off first
We tear down to the deck rather than roofing over what is already there. On these houses that often means a bed of original cedar shake, and on a few, broken slate, coming off before anything new goes on.
Membrane run deep at the eaves
Ice and water membrane runs past the interior wall line, not just to the first course. On a shallow soffit under a warm attic, that extra reach is what keeps meltwater outside.
Board decking re-nailed and patched
Century-old plank sheathing shrinks and splits, and a nail set into a gap holds nothing. We walk the deck once it is bare, replace what is soft and re-fasten the rest.
Steep pitches worked safely
A twelve pitch bungalow roof is slower than a rambler and needs jacks, planking and proper anchors. That is planned into the schedule instead of being rushed on the day.
Attic intake and exhaust corrected
Most of these houses were vented for a different insulation standard. We look at intake and exhaust together, because adding ridge vent above a blocked soffit just pulls conditioned air out of the house.
Alley staging and a clean lot
Staging is planned before the truck arrives: where the dumpster goes, which side takes the tear-off, how the neighbor's driveway stays clear. On a city lot that planning is half the job.
How we run a job in the city
Scope written before the tear-off
We check the eave edge and the attic first so the layer count and deck condition are in the quote, not a change order handed to you on day two.
Neighbors and alley kept in mind
Duplexes and shared driveways mean somebody else lives with the noise and the trucks. We knock, explain the schedule and keep the alley usable while we are there.
Someone answers at any hour
The phone is staffed around the clock, every day. A February ice dam leak or a ridge torn open in a storm does not wait for business hours.
Original trim and brackets respected
Bungalow soffits, exposed rafter tails and porch brackets are easy to wreck with a tear-off. We work around them and put the roof back without changing the look of the house.
Family run, straight answers
We are a family business and faith based. The estimate is free, nothing is owed after it, and nobody will call you twice a day trying to get you to sign.
What people near Minneapolis 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.
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Asphalt roofing questions from Minneapolis
What people in Minneapolis ask us about this work. If yours is not covered, call and ask.
How many layers will you find on a Minneapolis bungalow?
Usually two. A lot of these houses were shingled over once in the seventies or eighties, and under that there is often original cedar shake or, on a few, the remains of slate. We check at the rake edge and in the attic before quoting, because a third layer changes both the disposal and the deck repair.
Will a new roof stop the ice dams at my eaves?
By itself, no. Shingles do not cause ice dams; heat leaking into a cold attic does. A reroof is the right moment to fix it, because the deck is open and we can correct intake venting, add membrane deep at the eaves and look at what is happening above the ceiling. Insulation work may still be needed inside.
Where does the dumpster go on a narrow Minneapolis lot?
Most often in the alley or on the apron behind the garage, which keeps the street and the front walk clear. On a lot with no alley we will ask about the driveway and put boards down first. If nothing works on site, we tarp the ground and haul debris out the same day rather than leaving a container.
Find out what is under your shingles
Tell us the block and the age of the house and we will come look at the eaves, the attic and the layers. The estimate is free and there is no obligation.
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