Arden Hills, Minnesota
Practical Brava Tile Roofing in Arden Hills, MN
Roof area drives this decision more than color does in Arden Hills, where owner occupied houses on large lots carry longer ridge lines, more hip and gable intersections, and more roof area than a city lot. That multiplies the gap between a covering that lasts a couple of decades and one that lasts far longer, which is the arithmetic that puts composite tile on the table.
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A hip roof this size is mostly edges
A house on a large Arden Hills lot is rarely one simple gable. We are usually counting six or eight planes, several hip runs, and the intersections where a hip meets a gable over an entry or a bay. Every one of those is a cut, a piece of flashing and a length of ridge or hip cap, and that is what drives a tile job on a roof this size more than the field area does. Brava helps here because it cuts and nails like a shingle, so a complicated hip roof does not need the crane and the reinforced deck that real slate or clay would. On the Lake Johanna and Valentine Lake shorelines, the elevation facing open water gets tighter fastening. If your house wants the heavier look, we also do clay tile roofing, and we will tell you what the framing would need first.
Brava Tile Roofing in Arden Hills
What a roof this size needs
Hips and gables cut tight
More intersections per house means more places to get it wrong. Hip runs, gable ends and the cuts where they meet get set out before the first course, not improvised as the crew gets there.
Material counted for the cuts
A hip heavy roof turns a lot of full tile into offcuts. We count that waste into the order up front so the job does not stall two days in waiting on another pallet.
Drainage sized to the roof area
A larger roof puts a lot more water into the same gutter in a hard rain. Valley outlets, downspout count and where the water lands on the grade are part of the plan, not an afterthought.
The garage matched to the house
Large lots usually come with a detached garage or a shop. We can put the same tile on it, or a metal roof if that suits it better, so the property looks like one property.
Staging that spares the yard
Tile arrives on pallets and tear off has to go somewhere. On a lot this size we set the dumpster and the material where the drive and the lawn survive it.
A roof that ages with the area
Rice Creek Commons broke ground in 2025 and will bring a lot of new housing over the next fifteen to twenty years. An established house with a tile roof still reads well against all that.
How we approach a large Arden Hills roof
We answer the slate question first
Owners on these lots often start out wanting real slate. We will tell you plainly what that would need from the structure, and what composite gives up and what it does not.
One contractor for the exterior
Roofing, siding, windows and metal buildings are all in house. On a property with a house and outbuildings, that keeps the whole exterior on one schedule and one scope.
The scope written slope by slope
On a big roof a vague estimate hides things. Ours lists what happens on each elevation, deck repair, membrane, flashing metal and hip cap, so you can see the whole job.
We plan around the weather window
A roof with this much area is not a one day tear off. We plan the sequence around the forecast, and no elevation sits open when weather is coming.
We finish the punch list with you
When the tile is on, we walk the whole roof together, ridge caps, valley cuts and gutter reset, and finish anything on the list before we call the job done.
What people near Arden Hills say
Orange Exteriors fixed a minor leak that involved replacing flashing and a few shingles blown off our roof. Timely, quality work. Great ideas to keep our roof going long term.
Jim ThomasStorm damage repair From sales to construction crew to upper management, they helped make an insurance battle a breeze. This is the best contractor interaction I have ever had.
Jim NormanRoof replacement 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
Arden Hills questions about tile
What people in Arden Hills ask us about this work. If yours is not covered, call and ask.
How long does a Brava tile roof take on a large Arden Hills house?
It depends on the roof, and mostly on how cut up it is. A big but simple hip roof moves quickly. Eight planes, several hip runs and dormers over bump outs take longer per square than the field area suggests. Weather sets the rest. We give you a working schedule with the estimate rather than a guess on the phone.
Can you put the same tile on my detached garage or shop?
Yes, and on a large lot it usually looks better if you do. Same tile and same color, so the buildings read together. If the outbuilding has a low slope or is a pole structure, a metal roof may fit it better, and we do those too. We will look at both roofs on the same visit.
Does wind off Lake Johanna change the roof I should pick?
On a shoreline lot, yes, at least on one elevation. The side facing open water takes wind with nothing to slow it, and that is where fasteners, starter course and edge metal matter more than the choice of material. Composite tile does well there because each tile is nailed to a solid deck rather than relying on a seal strip.
Walk your Arden Hills roof with us
Big roofs deserve a real look, not a drive by. We will get up on every plane, count the hips and valleys, and write it up honestly. Free, and no obligation.
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