St. Paul, Minnesota
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Story and a half houses fill whole blocks of St. Paul, and their roofs show it: steep pitches, shed and gable dormers, short eave returns and valleys cut up by all of it. Square footage tells you very little about what that roof takes to do properly, and the detail work is what sets the schedule.
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Where a dormered upper floor loses its heat
Ice dams here are not random. On a story and a half with finished rooms upstairs, the knee wall space sits directly above a narrow soffit run, so heat reaches the deck a few feet from a cold eave. Snow melts, runs down and freezes over the overhang. More shingles do nothing about that. With the roof open we look at intake at that soffit, baffles behind the knee wall, and whether the valleys and dormer step flashing were ever cut in properly or just sealed. Around Summit Hill, Highland Park and Lake Phalen the answer changes house to house, and on the older tile roofs among them our clay tile roofing crew keeps the original profile rather than talking you into asphalt.
What roofing in St. Paul actually involves
Knee wall heat drives the ice dam
Finished upstairs rooms put warm air right over a short soffit run. We correct the intake and set baffles behind the knee wall during the tear-off, because retrofitting that pocket later usually means opening a ceiling.
Dormer flashing cut in, not tarred
Shed and gable dormers give some St. Paul roofs more linear feet of step flashing than open field shingle. We cut new metal in at the wall and rebuild the valley beneath it instead of burying old work in mastic.
Heritage review sits in the timeline
A designated heritage site or an address inside a local heritage district needs Heritage Preservation review before the city issues a building permit. We check that at the estimate so the start date is real, not hopeful.
The houses we work on in St. Paul
Housing stock
story and a half and two story homes from the streetcar era, with steep pitches, shed and gable dormers, short eave returns and cut up valleys.
What the weather does here
Ice dams at the shallow eaves of those dormered upper floors, since heated knee wall space sits right above a narrow soffit run.
Neighborhoods we work in
Summit Hill, Highland Park, Lake Phalen and the surrounding streets.
Worth knowing locally
Any exterior project on a designated heritage site or inside a local heritage district needs Heritage Preservation review before the city will issue a building permit.
What we do here
Our services in St. Paul, MN
Asphalt Roofingin St. Paul, MNArchitectural asphalt shingles rated for high wind, the best value per year of service life on most Minnesota homes.
Metal Roofingin St. Paul, MNStanding seam panels that shed snow, shrug off hail, and hold their finish for decades.
Luxury Roofingin St. Paul, MNDesigner profiles and heavyweight shingles for homes where the roof is part of the architecture.
Cedar Shake Roofingin St. Paul, MNNatural cedar with the spacing, underlayment and ventilation it needs to breathe and age well.
Brava Tile Roofingin St. Paul, MNComposite tile with the look of slate or shake that will not split, curl, or invite insects.
Clay Tile Roofingin St. Paul, MNKiln-fired clay tile, installed over a structure checked for the extra load it carries.
What people near St. Paul 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 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
Serving St. Paul from our Eden Prairie office
6600 City West Pkwy Suite 375, Eden Prairie, MN 55344. Open 24 hours, Sunday to Saturday, so a storm call never waits for business hours.
St. Paul questions
What homeowners here ask us most. If yours is not covered, call and ask.
Do I need heritage approval to reroof a house in St. Paul?
Only if the property is a designated heritage site or sits inside a local heritage district. There, Heritage Preservation review comes first and the city will not issue the building permit without it, which affects both materials and timing. Everywhere else it is a standard permit. We check the address before quoting.
Why does the roof over my dormer ice dam every single winter?
Because the heated knee wall space behind that dormer sits right above a narrow soffit run. There is almost no room for intake air, the deck above stays warm, and meltwater refreezes the moment it crosses the cold overhang. The fix is air sealing and venting that pocket, not another layer of shingles.
Can you match the roof on an older Highland Park house in St. Paul?
Usually. Most of those homes take an architectural asphalt shingle, so the choice is profile and color. Where the original is clay tile or slate, we would rather repair and keep it than sell you a tear-off, because a sound tile roof will outlast anything we put in its place. We will tell you which one you have.
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- Phone(612) 600-8529
- Emailadmin@orange-exteriors.com
- Office6600 City West Pkwy Suite 375, Eden Prairie, MN 55344
- HoursOpen 24 hours, Sunday to Saturday
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