Savage, Minnesota
Quality Asphalt Roofing in Savage, MN
The roofs above the river valley in Savage are mostly cut up rather than old. Upper gables shed straight onto lower planes, valleys run short and steep, and every one of those junctions is a place water can find a way in. The shingle is rarely the problem on a 1998 two story. The metal underneath it, or the metal that was never there, usually is.
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Water leaves these roofs at the junctions
A tear-off in the 1990s plats is usually one layer over sound OSB, so the deck is rarely the story. The work is in what the first crew left at the junctions: woven valleys packed with grit, step flashing that stops short where a gable dies into a wall, and no kick-out at the bottom of that run, so years of water went behind the siding instead of into the gutter. We line the valleys in metal, reset the step flashing piece by piece, and add the kick-out. On the plats atop the bluff above Highway 13, starter gets hand sealed along the west rakes, because a west wind runs that corridor and finds every loose edge. Owners on the bluff who have already replaced one roof up there sometimes ask what metal roofing would do differently, and on an exposed elevation that is a fair question.
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Where a Savage roof actually gives up
Valleys lined in metal, not woven
Short steep valleys collect grit and needles, and a woven valley holds both against the fiber mat. We run valley metal so the water and the debris keep moving instead of sitting.
A kick-out where the gable meets siding
The most common rot we open up in these plats is at the bottom of a roof to wall run with no diverter. One small piece of bent metal sends that water into the gutter instead of into the wall.
West rakes sealed against the corridor
The river valley runs west southwest past town, so a west wind gets a long clean run at your rake edge. Starter goes down first along that side and the first course gets hand sealed.
Budget spent on flashing, not layers
Most homes here are still on their first roof, so the tear-off is quick and the deck is sound. That leaves the valley metal, the drip edge and the boots as the parts worth real attention.
Nothing washed down toward the fen
Lots at the north edge drop hard toward the valley and the calcareous fen below it. Tarps go down the slope side, the dumpster stays up at the street, and we sweep the grade before we leave.
The boots crack before the shingles do
Rubber pipe collars from the original build are usually finished before the field is. Every stack, fan and vent gets a new boot at the re-roof, because that is the leak you smell in a bathroom ceiling.
Our end of the job in Savage
Night calls get a person
We are open twenty four hours, seven days. When a west wind lifts a section off the bluff after dark, you are not leaving a voicemail and waiting until Monday.
We quote the flashing, not just squares
The estimate lists valley metal, step flashing, kick-outs and boots on their own lines. On a roofline this cut up, burying them inside a square count is how bids stop being comparable.
No layovers on these rooflines
A second layer over all those valleys buries the flashing that most needs replacing. If a roof is a candidate for a layover on paper, we would still rather show you the deck.
The person who quotes it shows up
The estimate is not handed off to a crew who never heard the conversation. What is written down about the valleys and the wall flashing is what happens on the roof.
We fix what the roof edge reveals
Where rotted fascia or soft sheathing turns up behind the gutter, we can put siding and trim back correctly instead of shingling over the problem and calling it a roof.
What people near Savage 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
Common questions from Savage homeowners
What people in Savage ask us about this work. If yours is not covered, call and ask.
Why do Savage roofs leak at the valleys before anywhere else?
Because the rooflines here are cut up. An upper gable dumps its whole slope into one short valley, so that strip carries several times the water the rest of the roof sees, and it carries grit down with it. A woven valley traps that debris, holds it wet, and wears through the mat from above.
Is a house on the bluff above Highway 13 harder on shingles than one inland?
Yes, in one specific way. The valley corridor runs west southwest to east northeast, so a west wind gets an unbroken run at anything sitting a hundred feet up on the bluff. The field of the roof is fine. The rake edges and the first course above them are what let go, so those get starter and hand sealing.
Can you re-roof near the Savage Fen without dropping debris down the slope?
Yes. On lots that fall away toward the fen, we tarp the slope side before the first shingle comes off, keep the dumpster up at the street, and carry material down rather than throw it. At the end we walk the grade below the house with a magnet, because a nail down there does not stay put.
Have the valleys looked at first
If there is a stain on a bedroom ceiling below a gable, that is usually flashing rather than shingles. We will get on the roof, go through the photos with you, and tell you which one it is.
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