Cottage Grove, Minnesota
Responsive Roofing Company in Cottage Grove, MN
The rambler streets of Cottage Grove were laid out with long unbroken planes and eaves with almost nothing to them, Thompson Grove most of all. Water leaves slowly on a roof at that pitch. River wind off the bluff gets under the rake edge before it ever touches the field. Both change how the next roof goes on.
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What low pitch and shallow eaves cost you
On a low pitched rambler, everything depends on what is under the shingle. There is not enough slope to forgive a thin underlayment or a lazy eave detail, so we run ice and water membrane well up from the edge and pay attention to where the plane meets the wall on the additions. Shallow eaves leave little room for intake air, and without it the deck cooks in July and dams in February. Rake edges are the other weak point, since wind off the bluff lifts there first. The August 2024 storm that uprooted trees here showed what a downed limb does to a roof this shape. When water has already come through a ceiling, we can put the drywall back too, so the repair does not stop at the shingle line.
What roofing in Cottage Grove actually involves
Underlayment does the work at low pitch
Slope is what normally keeps water out. On a rambler at low pitch, the underlayment and eave detail do more of that job, so we run membrane up from the edge and lap the field material for the pitch we actually measure.
Limb damage repaired inside and out
The August 2024 storm dropped trees across this city. A limb through a low slope plane breaks the deck and wets the ceiling below. We are open 24 hours, and we handle the deck, the shingles and the ceiling under it.
Long planes show every deck flaw
A rambler roof is one long uninterrupted face, so a sagging sheet or a lifted nail line reads from the street. We check the deck at tear off and replace what is soft before the underlayment goes down, rather than shingling over a wave.
The houses we work on in Cottage Grove
Housing stock
block after block of late 1950s and 1960s Thompson Grove ramblers, low pitched with long unbroken planes and shallow eaves, next to much newer builds east of town.
What the weather does here
More land along the Mississippi than any other Minnesota city, so open bluff and river wind hits low rambler roofs with little windbreak, lifting at rake edges.
Neighborhoods we work in
Thompson Grove, Old Cottage Grove, Ravine Regional Park and the surrounding streets.
Worth knowing locally
A storm on August 29, 2024 uprooted trees and downed power lines here, and the mayor declared a state of emergency with curbside tree debris pickup running into October.
What we do here
Our services in Cottage Grove, MN
Asphalt Roofingin Cottage Grove, MNArchitectural asphalt shingles rated for high wind, the best value per year of service life on most Minnesota homes.
Metal Roofingin Cottage Grove, MNStanding seam panels that shed snow, shrug off hail, and hold their finish for decades.
Luxury Roofingin Cottage Grove, MNDesigner profiles and heavyweight shingles for homes where the roof is part of the architecture.
Cedar Shake Roofingin Cottage Grove, MNNatural cedar with the spacing, underlayment and ventilation it needs to breathe and age well.
Brava Tile Roofingin Cottage Grove, MNComposite tile with the look of slate or shake that will not split, curl, or invite insects.
Clay Tile Roofingin Cottage Grove, MNKiln-fired clay tile, installed over a structure checked for the extra load it carries.
What people near Cottage Grove say
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 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
Serving Cottage Grove 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.
Cottage Grove questions
What homeowners here ask us most. If yours is not covered, call and ask.
Can you go over the old shingles on a Cottage Grove rambler?
We tear off. On a low pitched rambler the second layer traps heat, adds weight over long unsupported spans and hides the deck damage you most need to see. It also means the ice and water membrane never gets down at the eave, which is exactly where these roofs fail. Tear off is the only version we will install on a roof this shape.
It has been a while since the August 2024 storm. Can damage still be checked?
It depends on your policy and your carrier's deadline, so call them. What we can do is inspect and document. After that storm, Cottage Grove declared an emergency and ran curbside tree debris pickup into October, and some hits from that night, lifted rake edges or a cracked deck under a limb, only show as a stain months later.
Do you fix the ceiling after a roof leak, or only the roof?
Both, if you want it that way. A leak on a low pitch roof usually travels before it drops, so the stain sits away from the actual hole. We find the entry point, fix the roof first, then repair the ceiling and any wall the water ran down. That keeps the repair on one schedule instead of waiting on a second trade.
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- Phone(612) 600-8529
- Emailadmin@orange-exteriors.com
- Office6600 City West Pkwy Suite 375, Eden Prairie, MN 55344
- HoursOpen 24 hours, Sunday to Saturday
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