Oakdale, Minnesota
Careful Clay Tile Roofing in Oakdale, MN
Clay tile weighs several times what the asphalt up there weighs now, so every project starts in the cramped attic space above the eave on the split levels and ramblers of Oakdale, MN. We measure rafter depth, spacing and span, trace how the short intersecting gables carry load down to bearing walls, and tell you plainly whether the frame takes tile as built or needs reinforcing first.
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What Clay Tile Asks of an Oakdale Roof Frame
Oakdale came together from two townships and kept annexing land into the 1990s, so a single street can front plats recorded twenty years apart, and the roof framing changes house by house along it. The ramblers and split levels put up as those townships filled in were framed for asphalt shingles: shallow rafters at generous spacing, boxed soffits, and almost no room above the eave to work in. Clay roughly triples the dead load on that structure, which is why the honest first step here is a framing review rather than a profile and color selection. Some frames near Tanners Lake take tile once rafters are sistered and the ridge is properly supported. Others need purlins carried down to a bearing wall, and a few houses are simply better served by a lighter profile or by slate roofing, which loads and drains differently through a Minnesota winter. We will tell you which one your house is.
Clay Tile Roofing in Oakdale
What Correctly Built Clay Tile Does for an Oakdale Home
Tile Rated for Severe Freeze and Thaw
We specify dense, low absorption clay rated for severe weathering, so a March melt that soaks the roof and refreezes overnight does not spall the exposed nose of the tile a few winters in.
Framing Confirmed Before a Pallet Lands
Rafter depth, spacing and span get measured and checked against the finished tile weight first, so your split level is either confirmed as adequate or reinforced properly before any tile reaches the roof.
Uplift Held on an Exposed Inland Site
Oakdale sits inland with no river valley or wooded bluff nearby to slow the wind crossing these roofs, so field tile, hips, rakes and ridge courses are fastened for the gusts that gable ends actually take.
Eave Detailing That Resists Ice Dams
Boxed soffits and a tight attic above the eave leave little room for insulation, so the tile goes over a membrane carried well past the interior wall line where meltwater tends to back up.
An End to the Twenty Year Tear Off
Your rambler has likely been stripped and reshingled twice since the 1980s. Clay changes that rhythm entirely, and once the structure underneath is right the upkeep becomes flashings and the odd broken piece.
Tile Scaled to Short Intersecting Gables
An oversized barrel profile swallows the small roof planes common on these streets, so we match tile size, exposure and the hip and ridge trim to the gables your house actually has.
How We Handle Clay Tile on Oakdale Streets
The First Visit Goes Into the Attic
We spend it on rafters, bearing walls and the eave, not on brochures. If your frame will not carry clay without structural work you would rather not take on, you hear that from us on day one.
Quotes That Separate Structure From Roofing
Framing reinforcement is written up apart from tile, underlayment, flashings and ventilation, so you can see what the house needs in order to carry a tile roof and what the roofing scope itself covers.
We Read the Plat Before the Roof
Because Oakdale annexed in waves, next door neighbors can be built to different eras and standards. We assess each house on its own rather than assuming what worked two doors down applies to yours.
Crews Trained to Walk Brittle Material
Clay cracks under careless boots. Pallets are staged over load paths, walk boards and ladder hooks stay on the roof, and any piece broken during the work is swapped out before we call the job done.
Reachable When Hail Crosses the Corridor
When a cell tracks the I-94 and I-694 corridor at night, we answer, get the deck covered and photograph broken tile piece by piece, because matching a discontinued clay profile is its own argument with an adjuster.
What people near Oakdale 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 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 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
Clay Tile Questions From Oakdale Homeowners
What people in Oakdale ask us about this work. If yours is not covered, call and ask.
Will the framing on a 1970s Oakdale split level carry a clay tile roof?
Often it can, and it depends on rafter depth, spacing, span and what the load lands on below. Many houses in these plats were framed lean for asphalt and need sistered rafters, purlins or added ridge support first. We measure the structure, and where the numbers are close we bring in an engineer before quoting the tile.
Does a March melt followed by a hard freeze damage clay tile in Oakdale?
It rules out porous, softly fired tile. Water absorbed into the body freezes, expands and flakes the face off, and north facing planes here hold snow for weeks at a stretch. We use tile graded for severe weathering, keep the underlayment doing the real waterproofing, and detail valleys so meltwater never sits behind a course.
Which Oakdale homes suit clay tile, and which are better off with something else?
Stucco and Mediterranean influenced houses wear it best, along with the steeper pitched builds on plats annexed toward Woodbury in the 1990s. Flat profile tile can suit a mid century rambler. Low slope porch and addition roofs under roughly four in twelve are the usual exception and need a different material or a specialized underlayment approach.
Find Out Whether Your Oakdale Roof Can Carry Clay
Give us the address and we will come out, get above the eave, measure the framing and give you a straight answer along with a free written estimate. Call (612) 600-8529 any hour, storm nights included.
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- Office6600 City West Pkwy Suite 375, Eden Prairie, MN 55344
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