Washington County, Minnesota
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Roof work across Washington County covers two different jobs. On the St. Croix river towns you get steep 19th century pitches with dormers and cornice returns. Farther west you get 1990s subdivisions with long valleys and walkout backs. Same county, two different specifications, and the wrong one shows up as leaks within a few winters.
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One county, three eras of roof to specify
The county runs from lumber era houses above the river to plats recorded in the last few decades, and the same roof does not serve both. A hill house from the 1800s is mostly flashing work: valleys, dormer cheeks, porch tie ins, cornice returns, chimney counterflashing. A 1990s two story is mostly ventilation and valley detail, with long runs that shed a lot of water into a few places. The 1960s ramblers in between have low pitch and shallow eaves, so ice dams and rake edge lift come first. We measure and write each of those differently. The lake cottages converted to year round houses around Forest Lake carry mismatched pitches and low slope porch tie ins on top of all that, and those get a plan before anyone orders material.
What roofing in Washington County actually involves
An 1890s roof and a 1990s roof share nothing
One is almost entirely detail work where the roof meets a wall. The other is ventilation and valley capacity, with long runs dumping a lot of water into a few feet of shingle. Which one you own is settled first, because the rest of the estimate follows from it.
Claim paperwork that matches the roof
Storm work along the St. Croix corridor usually runs through a carrier, and the file only holds up if the photographs, the measurements and the scope agree with each other. We write it that way, and when an adjuster reads it differently we will go back up on the roof with them rather than argue it in email.
Storefront membrane and business park steel
The county is not all houses. Downtown storefronts sit under low slope membrane, and business corridors run to metal buildings and shops. We work on those as well, so an owner with both does not need two contractors.
Where we serve
Cities we cover in Washington County
The eastern edge of the metro along the St. Croix, mixing historic river towns with large modern subdivisions.
Woodbury, MNWashington County's largest city, Woodbury grew from farmland into a suburb of roughly 75,000 people, with most of its houses built after 1990.
Cottage Grove, MNA Mississippi River city ten miles south of St. Paul, Cottage Grove turned from farm township to suburb when Thompson Grove homes arrived in the late 1950s.
Stillwater, MNFounded in 1843 on the St. Croix River, Stillwater is the Washington County seat and keeps a downtown and hillsides full of lumber era buildings.
Oakdale, MNOakdale grew out of two townships and filled in quickly between 1970 and 2000, taking its name from an oak grove near the original town site.
Forest Lake, MNForest Lake began as an 1868 railroad stop and resort town, then absorbed its surrounding township in 2001 and now spans lake shore, downtown and open country.
What people near Washington County 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.
Dick JohnsonRoof installation
Serving Washington County 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.
Washington County questions
What homeowners here ask us most. If yours is not covered, call and ask.
Do you cover all of Washington County or only the bigger cities?
We work the whole county, from Forest Lake down to Cottage Grove and out to the river towns. Distance is not what drives an estimate. The house does: an 1890s roof with six valleys and a porch tie in takes longer to detail than a 1990s gable, and the written scope will show where that time goes.
We have an old house near the river. Can it take a modern shingle?
Usually yes, and the shingle is rarely the hard part. Plenty of houses in Washington County are like that: on a 19th century roof the work is in flashing the dormers, porch tie ins and cornice returns, and in making sure the attic can breathe without cutting into original trim. If the house sits in a review district, the profile may need approval before anything is ordered.
Who pulls the permit, and does it differ from city to city?
We pull it. Each city in the county runs its own building department, so the form, the fee and the inspection schedule are not identical from Woodbury to Stillwater. Downtown Stillwater adds a design review step. Lakeshore lots add impervious coverage math. We sort out which applies before the crew is scheduled.
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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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