Big Lake, Minnesota
Durable Asphalt Roofing in Big Lake, MN
The National Weather Service measured a four inch hailstone just after midnight on July 14, 2024, in Big Lake, far past the size that bruises and fractures an asphalt shingle. Plenty of roofs in town still carry that damage under granules that look fine from the ground. Most jobs here start with someone getting on the roof and marking what the storm actually did.
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Hail bruises the mat, not the surface
Most of the production homes here are one layer of original builder shingle over sound decking, with a simple gable or hip and nothing complicated in the field. The tear-off is straightforward. Access is not. The city covers only about 2.9 square miles and those subdivision lots are platted tight, so we plan dumpster placement, the material drop and where the crew parks before the truck arrives, and we tarp the neighbor's siding when the property line is close. Hip roofs give us a short ridge to vent, which usually means adding intake at the soffit rather than assuming the ridge alone will carry it. The shoreline cottages on Big Lake and Lake Mitchell are the harder tear-offs: added-on rooflines, mixed pitches, more layers. Owners on that side of town often ask about metal roofing after the last hail season, and we will quote both honestly.
Asphalt Roofing in Big Lake
Built for the hail this town gets
Dented metal shows before shingles do
Gutters, vent hoods and flashing take a visible dent long before a shingle shows anything, so those get checked on all four sides first. Clean soft metals usually mean a clean field, and dented ones tell us where to look harder.
Storm damage documented for the claim
Bruising does not show from the driveway. We chalk the strikes we find, count them by square and hand the adjuster something specific to work from instead of an argument.
No new shingles over old ones
The production homes here went up with one layer, and it is tempting to lay over it. We tear off instead, because a layover hides the deck and cooks the new shingle.
Hip roofs vented past the short ridge
A hip roof leaves very little ridge to vent through. We measure the intake at the soffit against the exhaust up top and add vents where the geometry cannot carry it alone.
Shoreline cottages get their own scope
The older places on Big Lake and Lake Mitchell were added onto over decades. Mixed pitches, extra layers and tied-in porch roofs all change the tear-off, so we price them separately.
One slope or the whole roof
Insurers sometimes pay for one slope. On a ten year old roof the new shingle rarely blends with what the sun has done to the rest, and we will say so before you buy a patchwork roof.
The way we run a tear-off here
We climb it before we quote it
A hail inspection from the ground is a guess. We get on the roof, check slopes on all four sides and the soft metals too, then tell you what we found.
Open every hour, storm nights included
We answer at two in the morning because that is when the hail comes. After a storm like that one, a tarp the same night is often what keeps the ceiling out of it.
We work with your carrier
Storm and insurance work is most of what we do after a night like July 14. We put the scope in writing and let the documentation carry the conversation with the adjuster.
Neighbors kept out of it
Tight lots mean our mess lands near somebody else's yard. We tarp the property line, sweep both driveways with a magnet and leave the street the way we found it.
The roof is not left open
We do not strip more than we can dry in the same day. On a small lot, an open deck overnight is how a rainstorm turns a roof job into a ceiling job.
What people near Big Lake say
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 From sales to construction crew to upper management, they helped make an insurance battle a breeze. This is the best contractor interaction I have ever had.
Jim NormanRoof replacement Orange Exteriors did an excellent job with my new roofing install. Very professional, on time and hard working crew. Completed the job in one day.
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Big Lake hail and shingle questions
What people in Big Lake ask us about this work. If yours is not covered, call and ask.
My Big Lake roof never leaked after the hail. Is it still damaged?
Possibly. A hailstone that size bruises the fiberglass mat under the granules, and a bruise is not a hole yet. It sheds granules, dries out and opens up a season or two later. That is why we look at the mat and the soft metals, the gutters, vents and flashing, rather than waiting for a stain on the ceiling.
Is an impact resistant shingle worth it in Big Lake?
On an exposed roof, often yes. A class rated impact shingle takes a strike that fractures a standard laminate. On a sheltered roof with a few years left in it, that upgrade goes to the wrong part of the house. Lots facing open water get the full push of the wind too, so we look at hail and wind together before we spec anything.
Where does the dumpster go on a lot this size?
Usually on the driveway, on plywood, positioned so your neighbor can still get out. The city is only about 2.9 square miles and the subdivision lots are platted tight, so we work this out on the estimate visit rather than the morning of. Material goes up in one drop, and the tarps go down before the first shingle comes off.
Have the hail damage looked at
If your roof took the July hail, or you simply do not know, we will get on it, mark what we find and put it in writing. Free estimate, no obligation to file anything.
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