Oakdale, Minnesota
Complete Roofing Company in Oakdale, MN
Ventilation is the first thing we check on a split level in Oakdale because the 1970s and 1980s plats went up with short intersecting gables, boxed soffits and almost no attic room above the eave. Air cannot move in low and out high on a roof built like that, so the deck runs hot in summer and the eave ices in February.
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Tight soffits and a deck with no air
The eave is where these roofs get decided. A boxed soffit with a painted over vent strip, plus a few inches of clearance above the wall plate, means intake air is either blocked or was never there. Insulation stuffed to the edge finishes the job. At tear off we open the intake, add baffles where the clearance allows and vent high on the short gables, which takes some planning when no single plane is very long. Age varies street by street here, since the city kept annexing land into the 1990s and a block can front plats recorded twenty years apart. On a shop or a low addition, metal roofing outlasts a shingle patch, and we will say when the house does not need it.
What roofing in Oakdale actually involves
Intake air at a boxed soffit
There is not much room above the wall plate on these houses, so we check the soffit before quoting vents. Sometimes it means new intake and baffles, sometimes the honest answer is that the attic needs insulation work first.
Short gables mean more edge than field
A split level roof is broken into small planes, so the total length of rake, ridge and wall line is high compared with the shingle area. Those edges are where the work is, and where a bid that only counts squares comes up short.
One street, two decades of plats
Because Oakdale and Northdale townships were consolidated and land kept getting annexed, the house next door may be twenty years older than yours. We do not assume the roof matches the block. Every inspection starts on your own deck and vents.
The houses we work on in Oakdale
Housing stock
1970s and 1980s split levels and ramblers on lots platted as the townships filled in, with short intersecting gables, boxed soffits and little attic room above the eave.
What the weather does here
The city sits inland at about 1,056 feet, framed by I-694 and I-94, with no river valley or wooded bluff nearby to break wind reaching these roofs.
Neighborhoods we work in
Tanners Lake, Oakdale Nature Preserve, Tilsen Park and the surrounding streets.
Worth knowing locally
The city formed by consolidating Oakdale and Northdale townships and kept annexing land into the 1990s, so a single street can front plats recorded twenty years apart.
What we do here
Our services in Oakdale, MN
Asphalt Roofingin Oakdale, MNArchitectural asphalt shingles rated for high wind, the best value per year of service life on most Minnesota homes.
Metal Roofingin Oakdale, MNStanding seam panels that shed snow, shrug off hail, and hold their finish for decades.
Luxury Roofingin Oakdale, MNDesigner profiles and heavyweight shingles for homes where the roof is part of the architecture.
Cedar Shake Roofingin Oakdale, MNNatural cedar with the spacing, underlayment and ventilation it needs to breathe and age well.
Brava Tile Roofingin Oakdale, MNComposite tile with the look of slate or shake that will not split, curl, or invite insects.
Clay Tile Roofingin Oakdale, MNKiln-fired clay tile, installed over a structure checked for the extra load it carries.
What people near Oakdale say
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 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
Serving Oakdale 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.
Oakdale questions
What homeowners here ask us most. If yours is not covered, call and ask.
Ice builds at my eaves every February. Will new shingles stop it?
Almost always ventilation and insulation, not the shingle. These houses have boxed soffits and only inches of space above the eave, so warm air sits under the deck, melts the snow high and refreezes at the cold edge. Fixing it means opening intake, sealing attic bypasses and running membrane up from the eave at the next tear off.
Would a metal roof make sense on a house like mine?
Sometimes. Metal sheds snow well and lasts, and it suits a shop, a garage or a low pitched addition on a split level. On a house with several short intersecting gables it means more custom trim and flashing, so the install is a bigger job. We will lay out both options and tell you if shingles are the better fit.
There is no windbreak around here. Does that change what you install?
It changes fastening and edge detail more than the shingle. Oakdale sits inland with no river valley or wooded bluff nearby, so wind reaches these roofs at full strength. We nail to the higher pattern, set the starter course at rake and eave properly and pay attention to ridge cap, which is usually the first thing to go.
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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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