Prior Lake, Minnesota
Detailed Cedar Shake Roofing in Prior Lake, MN
By late October the oaks over the old lake streets have dropped enough leaf litter to pack the valleys where a rebuilt cabin addition meets the original roofline, and that is where cedar shakes fail first in Prior Lake, Minnesota. Cedar survives on airflow, and a shaded seam packed with debris never dries. Orange Exteriors installs, restores and replaces cedar shake roofs on both the old lake lots and the newer inland subdivisions, family run out of Eden Prairie, licensed and insured, and reachable at any hour.
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Cedar On A Prior Lake Lot Is A Drying Problem
Cedar work here is really two jobs. Along Spring Lake and the streets dropping toward Lakefront Park, the housing stock is former summer cabins rebuilt and expanded in stages, so a low original hip can tie into a later gable at a pitch it was never meant to meet. Cedar can work beautifully on those homes, but only when the seam is rebuilt for drainage and the shakes get real spacing, a ventilated mat and enough open sky to dry after a rain. Inland, the 1990s and 2000s subdivisions sit on open lots with steeper pitches and thinner canopy, which is close to ideal cedar country. When we walk a north slope that will never dry out, we say so at the estimate and point you toward asphalt roofing rather than sell a wood roof the moss would claim inside a decade.
Cedar Shake Roofing in Prior Lake
What Cedar Done Right Gives A Prior Lake Roof
Shakes That Actually Dry Out
Spaced sheathing or a ventilated mat under the shakes lets air move across both faces of the wood, so a roof near Spring Lake gives up its moisture between storms instead of holding it against the deck.
Mismatched Tie Ins Made Watertight
Where a rebuilt cabin addition meets the original roof at a different pitch, we rebuild that seam with proper flashing and open drainage, so water crosses the transition rather than standing in it.
Oak Litter Sheds Off The Valleys
Valleys detailed wide and kept clear mean the leaf and needle load from mature lake street trees washes down instead of composting into a wet mat that rots shakes from underneath.
Existing Cedar Given More Years
Sound shakes get cleaned, selectively replaced and treated instead of torn off wholesale, which keeps the weathered gray character the older shoreline streets were built around.
Shoreland Review Cleared Before Work
Homes inside the DNR shoreland district carry extra setback and permitting review, and we handle that up front so a cedar tear off near the water never stalls halfway through.
Winter Ice Kept Off The Eaves
Cedar over a shaded lakeside eave ices badly when attic heat escapes, so we correct intake and exhaust ventilation during the install and the melt line stays where it belongs.
Why Prior Lake Homeowners Hand Us The Cedar Work
We Tell You When Cedar Is Wrong
Some north facing slopes under closed canopy should not carry wood at all. We say that during the walkthrough, before anyone commits, even when it means quoting a different roofing material instead.
Family Run, Faith Based, Eden Prairie Based
We are a family business working out of Eden Prairie, licensed and insured, and the people who climb your roof are the same ones who answer when you call back a season later.
Answered At Any Hour, Any Day
Cedar comes off during the storm, not on a weekday morning. We are open twenty four hours, seven days, so a shake stripped from a roof near Sand Point Beach gets covered that night.
Storm And Insurance Claims Handled
We photograph split and displaced shakes the way adjusters expect, meet your carrier on the roof, and keep the cedar specification intact rather than letting a claim quietly downgrade the material.
Free Estimates And A 5.0 Record
Every walkthrough is free with no obligation and includes a slope by slope shade read plus photos of the tie ins. Our rating stands at 5.0 across 217 Google reviews, earned on work like this.
What people near Prior Lake say
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 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
Cedar Shake Questions From Prior Lake Homeowners
What people in Prior Lake ask us about this work. If yours is not covered, call and ask.
Does the heavy tree canopy on Prior Lake's older lake streets rule out a cedar shake roof?
Not automatically, but it decides the detailing. A south or west slope with a few limbs overhead dries fine on spaced sheathing with a ventilated mat beneath the shakes. A north slope under closed oak canopy stays damp for days after rain and will grow moss faster than it weathers. We read both slopes before recommending anything.
How often does a cedar shake roof in Prior Lake need maintenance?
Plan on a look every year and hands on work every few. Humidity coming off the lake plus litter from mature oaks means clearing debris each fall, keeping valleys and addition tie ins open, and treating the shaded elevations periodically. Inland subdivision lots with open sky and steeper pitches stretch that interval noticeably.
My Prior Lake cabin already has cedar shakes. Is restoring them worth it instead of replacing?
Often yes, and it hinges on the deck and the fasteners more than the surface. If the shakes still hold thickness at the butt and the sheathing is sound, cleaning, selective replacement and retreatment buy real years. If shakes are curling through to daylight, or an old addition seam has been leaking quietly, replacement wins over time.
Get Your Prior Lake Cedar Roof Looked At
Send us the address and tell us which slopes sit under trees. We will walk the roof, open up the tie ins where your addition meets the original, and leave you a free no obligation estimate. Phones answered around the clock at (612) 600-8529.
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- Phone(612) 600-8529
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- Office6600 City West Pkwy Suite 375, Eden Prairie, MN 55344
- HoursOpen 24 hours, Sunday to Saturday
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