St. Cloud, Minnesota
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The Southside district alone holds roughly 261 buildings from the 1880s through the 1950s, which makes St. Cloud an old roof town in a way the newer towns down the corridor are not. Add the Pantown bungalows Pan Motor built in 1917 and 1918, and a lot of this work is century old detailing.
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Ice dams start at the porch return
A Pantown bungalow or a Southside foursquare usually has a steep main roof that sheds fine, then a porch roof or a dormer return that is nearly flat. Snow melts off the steep field, runs down, hits that shallow transition and stops. Water backs up under the shingles and the ceiling below the porch stains first. Layering over it makes the flat section worse, because the shallower the slope, the less a shingle can do. The fix is membrane carried well up the low slope, a proper transition detail, and attic intake that is actually open. On these houses the shingle choice matters less than the details, and modern asphalt roofing holds up well here as long as the low slope sections get a membrane instead of more shingles.
What roofing in St. Cloud actually involves
Preservation rules taken seriously
Five neighborhoods here are locally designated, so exterior work on those addresses is reviewed by the city before it goes on. That shapes profile and color, and it is settled at the estimate rather than after the shingles arrive.
What is under a century roof
Board decking with gaps and a layer of cedar somebody shingled over are normal finds on a pre-1940 house here. We open a section and look before quoting, so deck replacement is on the estimate, not a surprise mid job.
Craftsman trim replaced in kind
The Pantown bungalows carry Craftsman soffit, fascia and porch trim that a roofer either respects or wrecks. Rotten sections get replaced in kind while the roof is open, and the intake vent gets opened up at the same time.
The houses we work on in St. Cloud
Housing stock
pre-1940 stock in quantity, roughly 261 buildings from the 1880s to the 1950s in the Southside district plus the Craftsman Pantown bungalows Pan Motor built in 1917 and 1918.
What the weather does here
Century old roofs with steep main pitches but nearly flat porch and dormer returns, where meltwater backs up and ice dams form at the shallow transitions.
Neighborhoods we work in
Southside Neighborhood, Pantown, Lake George and the surrounding streets.
Worth knowing locally
The city has five locally designated historic districts, Barden Park, Pantown, Southside, Southeast and the Commercial District, so exterior work there falls under the city's historic preservation rules.
What we do here
Our services in St. Cloud, MN
Asphalt Roofingin St. Cloud, MNArchitectural asphalt shingles rated for high wind, the best value per year of service life on most Minnesota homes.
Metal Roofingin St. Cloud, MNStanding seam panels that shed snow, shrug off hail, and hold their finish for decades.
Luxury Roofingin St. Cloud, MNDesigner profiles and heavyweight shingles for homes where the roof is part of the architecture.
Cedar Shake Roofingin St. Cloud, MNNatural cedar with the spacing, underlayment and ventilation it needs to breathe and age well.
Brava Tile Roofingin St. Cloud, MNComposite tile with the look of slate or shake that will not split, curl, or invite insects.
Clay Tile Roofingin St. Cloud, MNKiln-fired clay tile, installed over a structure checked for the extra load it carries.
What people near St. Cloud say
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 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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Serving St. Cloud 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.
St. Cloud questions
What homeowners here ask us most. If yours is not covered, call and ask.
Will historic review hold up a roof replacement in St. Cloud?
It adds a step, not a season. Work in Barden Park, Pantown, Southside, Southeast or the Commercial District goes through the city's preservation rules, and what usually gets looked at is the visible material and profile. We settle that before ordering, so the crew is not standing on a roof waiting for an answer.
Can I put an architectural shingle on a Pantown bungalow?
Often yes, and modern laminated asphalt sits fine on a Craftsman roof. In a designated district the visible profile and color can be reviewed, so the answer depends on your address rather than on the product. What we would not do is run shingle across the flat porch return, whatever the shingle.
Can an ice dam on a St. Cloud roof be fixed in winter?
In the moment, steam or careful removal gets the water moving, and we protect the interior if it is already coming in. That is a stopgap. The real fix happens at replacement: membrane at the eaves and the low slope returns, and attic intake and exhaust corrected while the roof is open. We will say plainly which one you need.
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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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