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Roof Replacement and Roof Repair in the Twin Cities
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Minnesota roofs fail at the details first: pipe boots, valleys, chimney flashing, the first three feet above the gutter where ice dams form. We fix the detail when that is all it is and replace the roof when it is not, with photos of what we found in your job folder.
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Roofing jobs we do (46)
Roof replacement (13)
Roof Replacement Contractor — Full Roof Replacement, Start to Finish
Your roof is at the end of its life and you want one contractor for the whole job: inspection, materials, tear-off, deck, flashing, permit and cleanup, with the number written down before the first shingle comes off.
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Shingle Roof Replacement — Tear Off and Reroof
When the roof is done — curling, bald, losing granules by the gutter-full — it comes off to the deck and goes back on with the flashing, membrane and ventilation a Minnesota winter demands.
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Roof Repair or Replace — How to Decide by Age, Granules and Leaks
There is a stain on the ceiling or granules in the gutter and you do not know whether you are looking at a repair or a new roof; here is how we decide on the roof, and when we will tell you to keep your money.
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Architectural vs 3-Tab Shingles — Which to Put on a Minnesota House
You are picking shingles for a reroof and the quotes say architectural, dimensional, laminated or 3-tab; here is what each word means on the roof and which one belongs on your house.
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Class 4 Impact-Resistant Shingles — Hail-Rated Roof Replacement
Your roof has been through two hail claims in ten years and you want the next one to shrug it off, or your insurer is offering a discount for an impact-rated roof and you want to know what you are buying.
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Roof Tear-Off vs Second Layer — Why the Old Shingles Come Off
One bid says tear off, another says lay the new shingles over the old and save the dumpster, and you want to know what the second one is actually saving you and what it is costing.
Read the pageIce and Water Shield and Underlayment — What Goes Under the Shingles
Your roof quote lists ice and water shield and synthetic underlayment and you want to know what they are, where they go on a Minnesota roof, and whether the whole roof should get the membrane.
Read the pageRoof Replacement Day — What to Expect and How to Prepare the House
The roof is scheduled, the dumpster is coming, and you want to know what the day looks like from inside the house: where to park, what to move, how loud it gets and what is left behind when the truck pulls out.
Read the pageFall and Winter Roof Replacement in Minnesota — Cold-Weather Shingling
It is October or later, the roof has to be done before the snow or it is already leaking in January, and you want a straight answer about whether shingles can go on in the cold and what changes when they do.
Read the pageRoof Replacement Permit and Inspection — What the City Checks in MN
You are comparing roof quotes and one of them does not mention a permit; you want to know whether your city requires one, who is supposed to get it, what the inspector looks at and what it means if it is skipped.
Read the pageMetal Roof Installation — Standing Seam and Steel Panel Roofs
A roof you put on once — steel panels that shed snow, laugh at hail and outlast two shingle roofs, installed by one crew with the flashing details done right.
Read the pageMetal Roof vs Shingles in Minnesota — Is a Metal Roof Worth It
The roof is done and the quotes are two very different numbers. Here is what a metal roof buys you in a Minnesota winter, what it does not, and how to decide.
Read the pageCedar Shake to Asphalt Roof Replacement — Skip Sheathing to Solid Deck
Your house has a cedar shake roof that is mossy, split and curling, you are done with wood, and you want to know what it takes to put a normal shingle roof on a deck that was built for shakes.
Read the pageRoof replacement by house type (10)
Rambler Roof Replacement — Low-Slope Single-Story Roofs Done Right
You own a 1950s to 1970s rambler with a low, wide roof, the shingles are going, and you want it done in a day by someone who knows what a shallow pitch and a deep overhang do in a Minnesota winter.
Read the pageSteep Roof Replacement on a Story-and-a-Half — Dormers and Staging
You have a steep-roofed story-and-a-half or Cape Cod with dormers and bedrooms under the roof, and the quotes are higher than your neighbor's rambler for the same footprint; here is why and what the job involves.
Read the pageRoof Replacement With a Low-Slope Section — Shingles Plus Membrane
Your house has a main roof that takes shingles and a porch, entry or addition roof that is nearly flat, and every leak you have had is where the two meet; you want both done at once and done right at the seam.
Read the pageTownhome Roof Replacement and the HOA — Who Owns the Roof
Your townhome roof is leaking or hail went through the neighborhood, and first you need to know whether this is your roof or the association's, and how a reroof works when your roof is attached to four others.
Read the pageDuplex and Rental Roof Replacement — One Scope, Tenants in Place
You own a duplex or a few rental houses, the roof on one is due or the hail got it, and you want it done without a dozen phone calls, with tenants told what to expect and paperwork that fits your file.
Read the pageLake Cabin Roof Replacement — Central Minnesota, Metal or Shingle
The cabin roof is mossy under the pines, the ice at the eave was bad last winter, and you are at the lake two weekends a month; you want it reroofed by someone who will drive up, do it right and send you the photos.
Read the pageGarage Roof Replacement — Detached and Attached Garage Reshingle
The house roof is fine but the garage is curling and bare — the small tear-off that bigger roofers put at the bottom of the list, done by a crew that shows up for it.
Read the pagePorch Roof Replacement — Front Porch Roofs Torn Off and Redone
The main roof is fine, but the small roof over the front porch leaks at the wall, sags between the posts, or has shingles curling on a slope too flat for them.
Read the pageShed Roof Replacement — Reshingle or Rolled Roofing on a Backyard Shed
The shed roof is green with moss, the plywood is soft under the shingles and the mower is getting rained on — a half-day reroof that nobody else wants to schedule.
Read the pageMobile Home Metal Roof Over — Insulation, Framing and Steel
The old metal or rolled roof on the manufactured home leaks at the seams, rumbles in the wind and sweats in winter. A roof-over fixes all three without tearing anything off.
Read the pageDone with the roof: gutters, skylights, insulation, solar (4)
Roof and Gutters Replaced Together — One Job, One Drip Edge Detail
The roof is due and the gutters are sagging, seamed or pulling off the fascia, and you want to know whether to do them together, in which order, and what it saves.
Read the pageRoof and Skylights Replaced Together — New Units Set in the New Roof
Your roof is being replaced and there are two or three skylights in it from when the house was built; you want to know whether to leave them, reflash them, swap them or get rid of them while the roof is open.
Read the pageRoof Replacement With Attic Insulation Top-Up — Baffles and Blow-In
Your roof needs replacing and the attic has thin insulation, blocked soffits and ice at the eaves every winter; you want all of it fixed by one contractor in one job instead of two visits that get in each other's way.
Read the pageRoof Replacement With Solar Panels — Panels Off, New Roof, Panels Back
You have a solar array on a roof that now needs replacing, or hail took the roof and the panels are in the way, and you want to know who does what, in what order, and how the panels go back on a new roof.
Read the pageLeaks, flashing and repairs (11)
Roof Leak Repair — Pipe Boots, Valleys and Chimney Flashing
A brown ring on the ceiling, a drip down the furnace flue, water in the attic under a vent — we find where it gets in and fix that spot, not the whole roof.
Read the pageFlat Roof Repair — Leaking Garage, Porch and Addition Roofs
Water on the garage floor after every rain, a stain on the porch ceiling, a puddle that sits on the roof for days — flat roof leaks found and fixed, patch or new membrane.
Read the pageSoft Spots on the Roof — Rotted Roof Decking Replaced
You stepped on the roof, or the roofer did, and it gave like a mattress. Here is what is under that spot and how it gets replaced without a whole new roof.
Read the pageSagging Garage Roof Fix — Sister Rafters, Add Ties, Reroof
The old detached garage has a sway in the ridge you can see from the street, and the walls lean out at the top. Here is how that roof gets straightened and held.
Read the pageChimney Flashing Repair — Step and Counter Flashing Rebuilt
A stain on the ceiling next to the fireplace, wet brick in the attic, a ring of roof cement around the chimney — the flashing rebuilt in metal, cut into the brick, so it stays fixed.
Read the pageRoof Vent Replacement, Pipe Boots and Flashing Repair
Cracked plastic box vents, sun-split pipe boots, a bath fan blowing into the attic — the small roof jobs that cause big leaks, done in one visit at a per-unit price.
Read the pageKickout Flashing Missing — Water Stain on Siding Below the Roof Edge
There is a dark streak or a soft spot on the siding right below where the garage or porch roof ends against the house. That is a missing kickout, and the rot goes deeper than the stain.
Read the pageAdd Drip Edge to an Existing Roof — Retrofit at Eaves and Rakes
Water drips behind the gutter instead of into it, the fascia is going soft, and the roofer who put the shingles on never installed drip edge.
Read the pageRidge Vent Installation — Cut In on an Existing Roof, Box Vents Closed
An attic that bakes in July and frosts in January usually has no exhaust at the top and no intake at the bottom. A ridge vent cut in now, with the soffits opened, fixes both without waiting for a new roof.
Read the pageSkylight Replacement — Leaking and Fogged Skylights Swapped Out
A skylight that drips in a thaw, fogs between the panes or has a yellowed dome — replaced with a new unit and new flashing, on its own or while the roof is being done.
Read the pageSatellite Dish Removal and Roof Patch — Dishes, Antennas and Mounts
Two dead dishes from two previous owners, an antenna strapped to the chimney, and a coax line stapled down the siding — taken down, the holes sealed, the shingles patched, in one visit.
Read the pageGutters (3)
Gutter Installation — Seamless Gutters and Downspouts
Gutters that hang straight, drain to the right corner and stay on the house through a Minnesota winter, hung on fascia that has been checked first.
Read the pageGutter Guard Installation — Leaf Guards, Covers and Screens
Stop climbing the ladder every October — guards fitted to your gutters after they are cleaned, resecured and pitched right, so leaves and maple seeds stay out and water stays in.
Read the pageGutters Ripped Off by Ice and Snow — Repair and Rehang
Spring thaw, and a run of gutter is hanging off the eave or lying in the flower bed. Here is how it goes back up so next winter does not do it again.
Read the pageStorms, ice and insurance (5)
Roof Replacement Through an Insurance Claim — Adjuster to Final Check
Hail or wind took your roof, the claim is open or about to be, and you want to know what happens between the adjuster's visit and the finished roof, and who sends what to whom.
Read the pageHail Damage Roof Inspection and Insurance Claim Repair
After a hailstorm the question is simple: is there real damage, and is it enough to matter? We look, we document, and we tell you straight before anyone calls your insurance company.
Read the pageIce Dam Roof Damage Repair and Prevention
The icicles were the warning; the stain over the window is the bill. We fix the eave, the sheathing and the ceiling, then air-seal and insulate the attic so the roof stays cold and the ice stays off.
Read the pageTree Fell on Roof Repair — Tarp, Rafters, Decking and Reroof
A storm dropped a tree or a big limb on the roof. Once it is off, here is how the hole gets covered the same day and the roof gets put back.
Read the pageWhat to Do After Storm Damage to Your House — Homeowner Checklist
The hail has stopped, the wind is down, and there are strangers with clipboards on the block already. Here is what to do in the next hour, the next day and the next week.
Read the pageOther kinds of work
- Window Replacement & Installation
- Door Replacement & Installation
- Install What You Bought — By Brand & Store
- Whole-House Window & Door Projects
- Insurance & Storm Damage Repairs
- Finish & Trim Carpentry
- Window Trim-Out & Drywall Returns
- Exterior Trim, Rot Repair & Drip Caps
- Siding
- Built-Ins, Mudroom Lockers & Shelving
- Drywall Repair & Finishing
- Painting & Staining
- Flooring
- Tile Installation
- Insulation
- Hardscapes & Pavers
- Landscaping
- Excavation & Site Work
- Pole Barns & Metal Buildings
- TV Mounting
- Security Cameras & Doorbells
- Aging-in-Place Carpentry
- Window & Door Services by City
- Finish Carpentry by City
- Landlords & Property Managers
- Apartment & Multifamily Window and Door Projects
- For Builders & Window Companies
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