Shakopee, Minnesota
Precise Asphalt Roofing in Shakopee, MN
Two very different roofs go on in Shakopee, and which one you own depends on whether the house sits on the 1854 plat down near 750 feet or in the subdivisions south of it near 915 feet. The old blocks were shingled, patched and shingled again long before anyone owned a nail gun. The newer plats are on their first roof. Same shingle, different job underneath.
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The tear-off decides what this job is
On the old plat we usually pull two layers, sometimes three, and under them a deck of spaced boards rather than sheathing. Gaps get plated, soft boards get swapped, and that work is measured on the roof, not guessed at the curb. The subdivisions south of town are a cleaner tear-off: one layer of builder three tab, often stapled instead of nailed, over sound OSB. What those roofs need is the fastening and the edge metal done properly the second time around, because staples are why tabs lift in the first place. Anything above the eave gets checked either way: chimney flashing cut into mortar on the old houses, ridge and soffit balance on the new ones. Owners looking at something that outlasts two shingle cycles ask us about metal roofing, and on a simple gable roof it is worth pricing side by side.
Asphalt Roofing in Shakopee
What an asphalt roof in Shakopee has to handle
Layer count settled before the dumpster
We check at the eave and in the attic before you sign anything, so a second or third layer shows up on the estimate instead of as a change order on day one.
Board decking priced on the roof
Houses on the 1854 plat sit on spaced planks, not plywood. We plate the gaps and replace what is soft, and you see the count before any of it goes under the underlayment.
Whole streets coming due at once
The plats that filled in after the Bloomington Ferry Bridge opened in 1995 are reaching the end of their first roof together. We schedule around neighbors and keep colors from clashing down the block.
Staples are why tabs lift
Plenty of first roofs in the newer subdivisions were stapled. You cannot fix that from above, so the tear-off is the moment to get six nails in every shingle and new starter along the rakes.
Chimney flashing cut into the mortar
The old houses near the grid carry brick chimneys straight through the field. Step flashing gets let into the joint and counterflashed, because caulk on a hundred year old chimney is a two winter fix.
A color that suits the house's age
A weathered gray blend that looks right on a 2004 colonial can look wrong on an 1890s house with narrow clapboard. We bring boards to the house and hold them against the siding you are keeping.
How we handle a Shakopee re-roof
The estimate is not a sales visit
We measure, we tell you what we found, and we leave the number with you to think about. Nobody works on you at the kitchen table waiting for a signature.
Deck replacement agreed in writing
The rate for replacing bad boards or sheathing is set before we open the roof, so the number does not move once the old shingles are already in the dumpster.
The file shows what went in
You get pictures of the deck, the flashing and the vents while they are open, and again once the new roof is on, so the record shows what actually went in underneath.
Storm and insurance work handled
Hail crosses this part of Scott County in strips. If your street got hit, we document the damage slope by slope and meet the adjuster on the roof rather than in the driveway.
Two housing stocks, one crew
We work the old grid and the newer plats in the same week, so nobody gets handed a scope that was really written for the other half of town.
What people near Shakopee 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 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
Asphalt roofing questions from Shakopee
What people in Shakopee ask us about this work. If yours is not covered, call and ask.
The tabs on my Shakopee roof were stapled. Can that be corrected without a tear off?
No. A staple that missed the nail line or backed out cannot be reached once the courses above it are on, which is why those tabs lift in the first place. The tear off is the moment to put it right: six nails per shingle set in the line, new starter along the eaves and rakes, and the deck swept clean of old fasteners before underlayment goes down.
My Shakopee subdivision home was built in 1999. Is the roof due?
Probably close. The builder shingle on those plats was usually a three tab with a twenty year expectation, and a quarter century of Minnesota winters is a long run for one. Look for lifted tabs along the rakes, granule loss in the gutter, and any tab that has slid out of line. Two of those together, and it is time to look.
Does the south side of town need a different shingle than the river terrace?
It needs the same shingle installed to a higher standard. The plats up near 915 feet sit on open ground and take wind that the sheltered blocks down on the terrace never feel. Up there we use the high wind version of the laminated shingle, six nails per shingle, and starter hand sealed along both rakes.
Get the layer count before you budget
We will come out, lift a corner at the eave, look in the attic, and put the layer count and the deck work in writing before you plan around a number. Free, and no obligation.
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