Delano, Minnesota
Licensed Brava Tile Roofing in Delano, MN
Walk the blocks behind the 1880s brick storefronts and the roof problem is plain in Delano, steep pitches broken by dormers, cut up valleys, and eaves so shallow there is nowhere for ice to go. Brava composite tile gives those roofs the slate or cedar look they were designed to wear, at a fraction of the load the real material puts on hundred year old rafters.
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Composite Tile on Delano's Oldest Rooflines
Most Delano homeowners arrive at Brava from one of two directions. On the pre 1940 stock near Village Hall, the roof was framed to wear slate or cedar, and the owner wants that profile back without asking hundred year old rafters to carry a natural slate load through another Minnesota winter. Out in the newer construction toward Buffalo and St. Michael, the comparison is a builder grade asphalt roof that will be back on the replacement list inside two decades. Composite tile answers both: molded from real slate and shake originals, it reads authentic from the street while weighing a fraction of the material it imitates. Because the question comes up on nearly every walkthrough, we also explain how Brava differs from clay tile roofing, which is heavier, more brittle through a freeze and thaw swing, and rarely the right answer on a Delano house framed for wood shingles.
Brava Tile Roofing in Delano
What Brava Changes on a Delano Roof
Shadow Lines Old Rafters Can Hold
Brava is molded off real quarried slate, so the shadow lines read correctly from the sidewalk, while the finished roof loads a fraction of what stone would put on framing that predates 1940.
Composite Flexes Where Slate Fractures
A January thaw refreezes by dark, and that swing is what opens a seam in slate or a check in a cedar shake. Brava neither drinks the meltwater nor stiffens in the cold, so April does not start with a service call.
Shallow Eaves Handle Meltwater Better
Delano's older houses were built with eaves too shallow to carry meltwater clear of the wall. We pair Brava with full ice and water barrier at every eave and valley so that short overhang stops being the weak point.
Cut Up Rooflines Detailed Correctly
Dormers, hips and short valleys are where a tile roof either looks custom or looks chopped. Brava trims on site, so dormer cheeks and valley terminations finish cleanly instead of getting fudged under oversized metal.
Impact Ratings a Three Tab Never Had
Warm season hail crosses this stretch of Wright County most summers, and an aging three tab field bruises and cracks under it. Impact rated composite takes the same strikes with far fewer broken pieces, which means fewer emergency calls between full roofs.
One Installation on a Cut Up Roof
Dormers, hips and short valleys make every reroof on these houses a slower job than a plain gable, and the detail work is where the hours go. Composite tile is specified in decades, so you buy that labor once instead of a second and third time.
Why Delano Owners Hand Us the Tile Work
Rafters Read Before Anything Is Priced
Before pricing a tile roof we get into the attic and look at rafter size, spacing, and any sistering earlier owners did. On a pre 1940 Delano house that inspection decides whether Brava is the right call, and we say so plainly either way.
Flood Map Changes Read Into the Plan
The FEMA maps effective June 20, 2024 pulled Delano homes near the South Fork Crow River into the floodplain for the first time. On those streets we stage tear off, dumpsters and material drops around ground that stays damp long after higher blocks dry.
Insurance Work Written Line by Line
When a hail claim starts the conversation, we photograph the existing roof, meet the adjuster on the property, and write the composite tile scope so the paperwork matches what actually gets installed on your house.
A Crew That Answers at Odd Hours
Tile installs on cut up rooflines run long and weather turns fast here. Our phones are answered around the clock, so a Delano homeowner staring at an open deck and a radar cell reaches a person instead of a voicemail box.
Estimates You Can Sit With
Estimates carry no obligation and we do not chase them with phone calls. We would rather you set our composite scope beside a slate bid or another shingle bid, take a week with all three, and come back with questions than sign anything on a first visit.
What people near Delano 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 We live in Eden Prairie. Orange did an excellent job on our siding replacement and provided great customer service all the way through.
Thomas DeSutterSiding replacement, Eden Prairie, MN 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
Delano Brava Tile Questions
What people in Delano ask us about this work. If yours is not covered, call and ask.
Will the rafters on my pre 1940 Delano house carry a Brava tile roof?
Usually yes, and that is what makes composite worth discussing on a house this old. Brava lands in the weight range of an architectural asphalt roof, well under quarried slate, so rafters framed to wear wood shingles are rarely the obstacle. What decides it is the condition of what is up there now. We measure rafter depth and spacing in the attic, look for old sistering and any sag along the ridge, and check the deck before we put a number on paper.
Does Brava work on the newer construction toward Buffalo and St. Michael?
Yes, and out there the deciding factor tends to be storm history rather than structure. Those roofs are simple planes engineered for asphalt, so tile goes on without reinforcement. What we ask about is how many times wind or hail has already cost you a slope, because a field that has been repaired twice inside fifteen years is telling you what the next fifteen look like. If the answer is never, another architectural shingle is a fair call.
Does the new Delano floodplain mapping change anything about a tile roof project?
Not the roof assembly, but it changes the job site. The maps that took effect June 20, 2024, along with the ordinance the city adopted two days earlier, pulled in homes near the South Fork Crow River never mapped before. On those low lots we plan for soft ground under dumpsters and lifts, and we study how meltwater already leaves the roof before designing new drainage.
Get a Composite Tile Plan for Your Delano Roof
Send us the address and a photo of the roofline, or call (612) 600-8529, and we will come out to Delano, get into the attic, and put a Brava scope in front of you with no obligation attached.
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Tell us what is going on with your roof, siding, windows, or gutters. We will take a look and give you a straight answer, including when the answer is that you can wait.
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