Shakopee, Minnesota
Honest PVC Roofing in Shakopee, MN
Grease is the reason most commercial roofs in Shakopee get PVC instead of rubber. A kitchen exhaust fan puts animal fat and vaporized oil onto the membrane around it every service, and that film softens some roofing chemistries until the seams open. PVC holds up in it. On the buildings near Canterbury Park and out along the Southbridge commercial edge, that is usually the whole decision.
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Why kitchen exhaust decides the membrane here
The commercial stock here largely went up after the 1995 Bloomington Ferry Bridge opened, when the farmland around the old plat filled in, so we are usually working on low slope decks that are twenty to thirty years old with rooftop units added since. First thing we do is find where the grease lands. Downwind of a kitchen hood there is a stain you can see from the ladder, and that circle decides the membrane. PVC seams are hot air welded rather than taped, so the sheet is continuous where oil pools. Careless work shows up at the curb flashings first: a corner that was cut and caulked instead of welded will wick grease under the membrane and rot the insulation quietly for a year. If your building has no kitchen and no chemical exhaust, EPDM roofing is often the better value and we will tell you that.
PVC Roofing in Shakopee
What a welded PVC roof does on a Shakopee deck
Grease runs off, not in
Hood exhaust drops animal fat and oil onto the roof around the fan. PVC is formulated for that exposure, so the sheet under a Shakopee kitchen stays flexible instead of going brittle at the seams.
Seams welded, never taped
Every lap gets hot air welded so the two sheets become one. Taped and glued seams are the first thing to open on a greasy roof, and once one opens the insulation below it soaks.
Old decks checked before the new roof
The commercial buildings that went up after the bridge opened are due now. We cut the old roof open, look at the steel or wood below it, and price the repairs we can actually see.
Insulation brought up to current depth
A tear off is the one chance to add insulation. On a heated Shakopee warehouse or kitchen, adding depth now costs far less than reopening the roof later, and it stops condensation dripping under the deck in January.
Ballast and gravel hauled away
Older low slope roofs here still carry loose stone. We shovel and haul it off, which takes weight off the frame and lets us see the deck for the first time since it was built.
White membrane on the open south side
The south side of town runs near 915 feet with nothing shading it. A reflective white roof there keeps rooftop units from pulling as hard through August afternoons and keeps the membrane cooler.
How we run a commercial job in Shakopee
We will talk you out of PVC
If your building has no kitchen, no fryer and no chemical exhaust, you are paying for chemical resistance you will never use. We say that before you sign anything.
The estimate comes off the roof
We measure on the deck, not in the parking lot. That means we see the curbs, the drains and the soft spots before we hand you a number, so the number holds.
We answer at two in the morning
We are open every hour of every day, so a tear over an occupied kitchen gets a real person on the phone instead of a message service.
Five stars over 217 reviews
Our Google rating is 5.0 across 217 reviews. Read what building owners say about the cleanup and the follow through, because that is where roofing jobs usually go sideways.
Eden Prairie is right across the river
We run out of Eden Prairie, just across the Minnesota River from Shakopee, so this is home ground for us and not a job we drive across the metro to reach.
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
Questions from Shakopee building owners
What people in Shakopee ask us about this work. If yours is not covered, call and ask.
Can you install PVC over the roof already on my Shakopee building?
Sometimes. Minnesota code limits how many roofs can stack, and if the existing insulation is wet, covering it just traps the water and the new membrane fails early. We cut test squares first. If the roof is dry and there is only one layer, a recover saves you real work. If not, we tear off.
Does kitchen grease actually damage a roof membrane?
Yes. Vaporized cooking oil settles downwind of the hood and works into the membrane, and on some materials it draws out the plasticizers until the sheet hardens and the seams split. PVC is built to take it. We still set a grease containment mat under the fan, because the membrane should not have to do all the work.
We cannot close during an event week. Can you roof us while we stay open?
Yes, and we plan the job around it. We only tear off what we can dry in the same day, we keep the tear off away from your fresh air intakes, and we stage the loud work early. Tell us your Shakopee event calendar before we set a start date and we will build the schedule around it.
Get your Shakopee roof looked at
Send us the address and what the roof is over: kitchen, shop or warehouse. We will walk it, cut a test square if it needs one, and quote the work with no obligation.
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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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