Minneapolis, Minnesota
Professional PVC Roofing in Minneapolis, MN
The flat roofs that take the worst beating in Minneapolis sit over kitchens. Grease-laden vapor from a restaurant exhaust fan lands on the membrane around it, and most single-ply roofs give up under it. PVC does not. Welded seams and a sheet that shrugs off animal fat are why so many older commercial blocks here end up with a white membrane.
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Grease decides the membrane on most of these roofs
Tear-off on an older Minneapolis commercial building rarely goes the way the drawing says. Crews open a corner and find two or three roofs stacked on a wood deck, wet insulation under the last one, and a parapet patched with whatever was in the truck. That is the first thing that moves a number. The second is the equipment. Count the exhaust fans, the makeup air unit, the condensers on curbs, and you have counted most of the labor, because every one of them needs a welded flashing that will still be tight in ten winters. Tight lots and alley access add the rest: material goes up by hoist or crane, and the dumpster sits where the city allows. If your building has no cooking load, we will often point you toward EPDM roofing instead, which is an older membrane that does the same job on a roof with no grease.
PVC Roofing in Minneapolis
What a welded PVC roof does for a city building
Built for grease and fryer exhaust
Kitchen exhaust puts animal fat and hot vapor on the roof deck around the fan. PVC holds up to it where asphalt softens and rubber swells, so the part of the roof that fails first stops failing.
Seams that are welded, not glued
Every lap is hot-air welded into one sheet, so there is no adhesive to let go at a seam. On a roof that freezes and thaws, that is the difference between a repair list and a dry ceiling.
Staging planned for alleys and tight lots
Older blocks here leave no room for a lay-down yard. We work out hoist position, truck timing and dumpster placement with you before tear-off starts, because that decides how long the alley is disrupted.
Layers found on tear-off, priced honestly
Two or three old roofs over a wood deck is normal on these buildings. We open a test area first so wet insulation and rotted deck show up in the quote rather than as a change order.
Parapets and scuppers detailed for freeze
Ice and thaw work at the weakest edge. Membrane runs up the parapet and terminates under metal, and scuppers get welded corners, so meltwater leaves the roof instead of standing at the wall.
Curbs and duct penetrations sealed tight
Fans, makeup air and condenser curbs are where a flat roof leaks. Each one gets a welded flashing sized to the curb rather than a bucket of mastic that has to be redone every spring.
How we run a commercial job in the city
We count the equipment first
Before a number goes on paper we walk the roof and log every fan, curb and drain. That list, not the square footage, is what separates one flat roof from the next.
We will tell you to fix instead
If the field is sound and the leaks are at three curbs, we will say so and quote the repair. Replacing a whole membrane you do not need is not work we want.
Off hours when the dining room is open
Tear-off is loud and it smells. On buildings with tenants downstairs we schedule the noisy work around service hours and keep the open deck covered every night.
We deal with the city and the alley
Permits, dumpster placement and a lane held for the hoist are part of the job here. We arrange that rather than handing you a list of numbers to call.
Family run, and we stay reachable
We are a family run, faith based company out of Eden Prairie. The person who quotes your roof is the person you call when something needs looking at later.
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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Flat roof questions from Minneapolis owners
What people in Minneapolis ask us about this work. If yours is not covered, call and ask.
Will a PVC roof really survive our kitchen exhaust in Minneapolis?
Yes, and that is the main reason to pick it. PVC is the single-ply membrane formulated to resist animal fat and cooking oil, which is what drops out of a restaurant exhaust fan onto the roof. On a rubber or asphalt roof that same area turns soft and brittle within a few seasons.
Can you reroof a Northeast Minneapolis building without closing the business?
Usually. We work in sections, dry in whatever is opened each day, and keep the loud tear-off outside service hours where the tenant needs that. The real limit is alley access, since the hoist and the dumpster have to sit somewhere. We work that out with you before the first crew shows up.
Is PVC always the right choice, or is TPO or rubber fine?
It depends on what is on your roof. With no cooking exhaust and no chemical discharge, PVC is more membrane than the building needs and we will tell you that. Where there are fryers, a laundry, or a shop venting oils, it earns its keep. We would rather lose the upsell than watch a membrane fail early.
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