Savage, Minnesota
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Wind is the thing that shapes roof work in Savage. The Minnesota River valley runs west southwest to east northeast past town, so a west wind drives straight up that corridor. Plats on the hundred foot bluff above Highway 13 take gusts that inland streets never feel, and the roofs up there show it first at the ridge.
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What the upper gable dumps on the lower roof
Most of Savage went up in the 1990s and early 2000s, two story homes with rooflines broken into planes. An upper gable sheds straight onto a lower roof, and the water lands in a short valley that has to carry more than its length suggests. That is where the failures start: valley metal that was cut too narrow, a kick out flashing left off where the roof meets a wall, shingles worn thin at the point where the upper plane dumps. On the bluff plats above Highway 13, add uplift at the ridge and hips. When someone asks about roof coatings on a flat porch or a commercial deck, the honest answer is that they buy years over a sound membrane and hide water over a failed one.
What roofing in Savage actually involves
Short valleys carry too much water
Where an upper gable dumps onto a lower plane, the valley below it takes far more water than its size suggests. We widen the metal, run ice barrier under it and keep the shingle cut back off the center.
The bluff plats catch corridor wind
Streets on the hundred foot bluff above Highway 13 sit in the path of a west wind running the river valley. Ridge caps and starter courses go first there, so we fasten and detail those roofs for uplift.
Steep lots at the north edge
At the north edge of town the ground drops hard toward the river valley and the Savage Fen. On lots like that we tarp low, keep debris contained and stage the dumpster where the truck can actually reach it.
The houses we work on in Savage
Housing stock
largely 1990s and early 2000s two story homes above the river valley, with cut up rooflines where upper gables shed straight onto lower planes and into short valleys.
What the weather does here
The Minnesota River valley runs west-southwest to east-northeast past Savage, so a west wind drives that corridor and plats atop the hundred foot bluff above Highway 13 catch gusts inland streets never feel.
Neighborhoods we work in
Savage Fen, Hidden Valley Park, Credit River and the surrounding streets.
Worth knowing locally
The Savage Fen, a rare calcareous fen fed by calcium rich groundwater, lies below the bluff at the north edge of town where lots drop steeply toward the river valley.
What we do here
Our services in Savage, MN
Asphalt Roofingin Savage, MNArchitectural asphalt shingles rated for high wind, the best value per year of service life on most Minnesota homes.
Metal Roofingin Savage, MNStanding seam panels that shed snow, shrug off hail, and hold their finish for decades.
Luxury Roofingin Savage, MNDesigner profiles and heavyweight shingles for homes where the roof is part of the architecture.
Cedar Shake Roofingin Savage, MNNatural cedar with the spacing, underlayment and ventilation it needs to breathe and age well.
Brava Tile Roofingin Savage, MNComposite tile with the look of slate or shake that will not split, curl, or invite insects.
Clay Tile Roofingin Savage, MNKiln-fired clay tile, installed over a structure checked for the extra load it carries.
What people near Savage 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 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
Serving Savage 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.
Savage questions
What homeowners here ask us most. If yours is not covered, call and ask.
Why does wind damage hit some Savage streets and not others?
Elevation and line of sight. The river valley runs west southwest past town, so a west wind gets a clean run up the corridor and lands on the plats above the bluff. Streets set back inland sit in the lee of everything in front of them. Two roofs the same age can be in very different shape.
My roof is from 1998. Repair the valleys or replace the whole thing?
It depends on the field. If the shingle mat is still flexible and only the valleys and a couple of flashings have gone, repair is honest work and we will say so. If the mat is brittle, the granules are gone and the valleys are worn through, patching one section just moves the leak. We show you photos either way.
Is a coating worth it on a flat roof in Savage?
On a membrane that is still sound, yes. A coating buys years with far less disruption than a tear off, which matters on a building that stays occupied. Over wet insulation it is spent on hiding the problem, and the water is still there in spring. We check what is under the membrane before recommending either one, and we do both the flat sections on houses and full commercial decks.
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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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