Jordan, Minnesota
Straightforward Brava Tile Roofing in Jordan, MN
The slate roofs that came into the valley with the buff brick storefronts of the 1870s are mostly patchwork now, and the owners replacing them across Jordan, MN keep landing on the same question: how do you keep that quarried look on framing that was nailed together before soffit venting existed. Brava composite tile is usually the answer.
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Slate Looks, Valley Floor Weight Limits
Brava molds each tile from resin and mineral fill under high pressure, so a hand split shake or quarried slate profile lands on your rafters at a fraction of the dead load of the real thing. Where that matters depends on which half of town you live in. Down on the valley floor near 770 feet, the historic core carries framing cut in the 1860s and 1870s: decent rafter spacing, no ventilated soffit, and a slate tear off that tends to uncover cracked plaster and a tired ridge. Up on the east bluff near 920 feet, those subdivisions never had slate to begin with, just three tab asphalt taking wind the old core never feels. Both groups end up cross shopping Brava against clay tile roofing, which we install too, and the structure under the deck usually settles the argument.
Brava Tile Roofing in Jordan
What Brava Puts On A Jordan Roof
Scalloped Roofline on 1870s Rafters
A Brava slate field weighs a small fraction of quarried stone, so the 1870s rafters under the historic core can carry a scalloped roofline without sistering every third rafter or dropping in a new ridge beam.
Sand Creek Swings Leave It Flat
Real slate and cedar shake take on water, then spall or check as Sand Creek valley temperatures swing through freezing dozens of times each spring. Brava does not absorb, so the same cycle passes over it without flaking corners.
Bluff Top Wind Ratings
Tiles on the east side near 920 feet get fastened to a pattern rated for high uplift, which is the exact failure the builder grade three tab asphalt up there keeps showing after June storms.
Color That Will Not Wash Out
Pigment runs the full thickness of every tile rather than sitting in a surface coat, so a chipped edge on a south facing bluff slope shows the same color instead of a pale scar you notice from the street.
Historic District Roofs Read Right
Fourteen contributing buff brick buildings anchor the Jordan Historic District, and a composite tile carrying real shadow lines and varied butt thickness sits over that masonry far better than a flat asphalt field ever does.
The Deck Gets Opened Once
Composite tile outlasts the two or three asphalt cycles a bluff top subdivision home would otherwise run through, so the deck gets opened once instead of being reworked every fifteen years or so.
How We Handle A Jordan Tile Job
Rafter Span Measured, Not Assumed
Before we quote composite tile on a valley floor home, we get into the attic and look at rafter size, span and any old sistering, because Brava saves weight but the deck underneath still has to be sound.
Ventilation Built Into The Install
Houses built before 1900 down by Sand Creek almost never have working soffit intake. We plan intake and ridge exhaust as part of the tile layout instead of leaving a sealed attic under a brand new roof.
Two Elevations, Two Fastening Plans
A roof at 770 feet downtown and a roof at 920 feet on the east side do not see the same wind, so we set fastener pattern and edge metal to the exposure at your address rather than one default.
Bluff Top Wind Claims Documented
When wind takes a bluff top asphalt roof, we document the damage, meet the adjuster on the roof and walk you through where an upgrade to composite tile sits inside a Scott County claim.
A Tarp The Night It Tears
Our Eden Prairie crew answers around the clock, so a tarp on a torn open Jordan roof goes up the night it tears rather than the next business morning, and the estimate that follows carries no obligation.
What people near Jordan say
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 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
Brava Tile Questions From Jordan Owners
What people in Jordan ask us about this work. If yours is not covered, call and ask.
Can the framing on an older home in the Jordan Historic District carry a Brava tile roof?
Usually yes, and that is much of the point of specifying it. Composite tile weighs far less per square than quarried slate, so most 1860s to 1880s framing in the district takes it with no structural work. We still open the attic and measure rafter depth and span first, because a century of leaks and added ceiling weight changes the answer house by house.
Does composite tile pay off on a newer bluff top house with only asphalt on it?
That comes down to your horizon in the house. If you are five years from selling, a good architectural asphalt roof is the sensible call. If this is your long term house on the east side near 920 feet, composite tile skips the next two tear offs and stands up better to the wind that exposed ridge line takes.
How does Brava compare with real cedar shake through a Minnesota freeze and thaw season?
Cedar drinks water, swells, then splits as Sand Creek valley temperatures cross freezing over and over from March into April. The Brava shake profile is molded to copy the grain and butt thickness of hand split cedar, but it does not take on water, so the same cycle that curls real shake leaves it flat.
Get A Brava Estimate For Your Jordan Roof
Tell us your address and whether you sit down in the valley or up on the bluff, and we will look at the framing, the ventilation and the exposure before we put numbers on a composite tile roof. Call (612) 600-8529.
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