Roseville, Minnesota
Thorough Clay Tile Roofing in Roseville, MN
The postwar ramblers that fill Roseville were framed for light roofs and drawn with long low pitched planes, which is the least friendly shape in the county for clay tile. Some houses here still take it well, usually the ones with a steeper hip section or an addition that changed the roofline. The rest are better served by something else, and we will say which.
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Pitch Decides This Before Anything Else
Walk a Central Park or Reservoir Woods street and you see the problem from the sidewalk: one long roof plane, a shallow slope, deep overhangs and almost no dormers to break the run. Clay tile on a plane like that has to move a lot of water a long way with little help from gravity, so the underlayment becomes the actual roof and the tile becomes a rain screen over it. That is a legitimate way to build one, on battens with a drainage gap and a full membrane below, but it is exacting work and it does not forgive shortcuts. Add the canopy loss from ash borer removals, and roofs that sat shaded for decades now take full sun while gutters keep filling with limbs. If the slope will not support clay, slate roofing runs into the same limits, and we usually end up talking about metal.
Clay Tile Roofing in Roseville
Built For Long Shallow Roof Planes
Drainage Built Under The Tile
On a long shallow plane the membrane and battens carry the water and the clay shields them. We build the drainage layer first, with an air gap so anything that gets under a tile can leave.
Overhangs And Fascia Reinforced
Rambler overhangs run deep and were framed light. Tile at the eave puts weight where those tails cantilever, so we reinforce the tails and fascia before the starter course carries anything.
Gutters Sized For Falling Limbs
Ash borer removals thinned the old canopy but the trees that remain still drop limbs into gutters. We size and hang gutters that can be cleaned without anyone walking a clay field.
Full Sun On Newly Bare Roofs
Roofs that sat in shade for decades now bake. Clay handles ultraviolet better than most materials, and the underlayment we put beneath it is chosen for heat rather than for the shade that left.
Mixed Roof, Metal And Tile
Nothing says the whole house has to match one material. A tile field over the steeper front section with standing seam on the shallow run behind it is a roof that works and still looks deliberate.
Ventilation Under A Long Run
A rambler with one continuous plane and deep soffits needs air moving from eave to ridge, and tile changes how that works. We set the ridge vent and the batten layout so the deck can dry.
How We Handle A Roseville Tile Job
We Will Tell You No
If your slope will not carry clay, we say it at the estimate and quote what will. A roof we would not put on our own house is not one we sell.
One Visit, Two Numbers
On most ramblers here we price clay where it belongs and metal or shingle for the shallow planes in the same visit, so you are choosing, not guessing.
Houses And Flat Roofs Both
Roseville carries low slope retail a block from 1950s streets, and we do both. Crews scheduled on a house near Har Mar are not pulled off to chase a flat roof.
One Crew, Start To Finish
The same crew that strips your rambler lays the tile. Clay is unforgiving of a handoff halfway through, because the batten layout and the cut pattern have to stay consistent.
Five Star Rating, 217 Reviews
We hold a 5.0 rating across 217 Google reviews. On a material this unusual in Minnesota, the reviews are most of what a homeowner has to go on.
What people near Roseville 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
Tile Questions On Roseville Streets
What people in Roseville ask us about this work. If yours is not covered, call and ask.
Can a Roseville rambler take a clay tile roof?
Sometimes, on part of it. The long shallow planes that define these houses are the wrong slope for clay, but a steeper hip over the entry or an addition with real pitch can carry it. The other half of the answer is framing, since these roofs were built for light material. We check both.
Now that our trees are gone, does sun hurt a tile roof?
Clay itself is close to indifferent to sun, which is one of its real advantages on a Roseville street that lost its canopy to ash borer removals. What sun does reach is the underlayment through the tile gaps, so we use a high temperature membrane rather than a builder grade felt.
How do you clean gutters on a house with a clay roof?
From a ladder, not from the roof. Walking a clay field cracks tile, especially in cold weather, so we set the gutter run and the tile edge up so a cleaner can reach the trough from outside. If someone has to be on the roof, there are batten walkways for that.
See Where Clay Fits Your Roof
We will measure the pitch on every plane, check the eave tails and show you which sections of your house can carry clay and which are better in metal. Free, no obligation.
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Tell us what is going on with your roof, siding, windows, or gutters. We will take a look and give you a straight answer, including when the answer is that you can wait.
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