Roofing

The roof is the top of the water system

Your gutters can only work if the roof above them is sending water down clean and keeping it out everywhere else. When a roof fails, it rarely announces it. A few lifted shingles, some worn flashing around a vent, and an eave with no ice protection are enough to let water in behind the gutter and down into the wall or ceiling. By the time there is a stain, the damage has been going a while.

We install roofs with Minnesota’s specific problem in mind, which is not just rain but the freeze-thaw cycle at the eaves that builds ice dams every winter. A roof built for that lasts, and it keeps the rest of the exterior dry.

Shingles or metal

Most homes here get architectural asphalt shingles. They look sharp, come in a range of colors, and give you decades of service for a reasonable price. Standing-seam metal costs more up front and pays it back over a much longer life. It sheds snow, resists hail, and does not need replacing on the same timeline. On a house you plan to keep, metal is worth pricing out. We install both and will lay the options side by side against how long you intend to stay.

What a proper install includes

A roof is more than the shingles you see. We start with a full tear-off so we can inspect the decking underneath, and any sheathing that is soft or rotted gets replaced before new material goes down. Then comes the part that matters most in this climate: ice-and-water shield along the eaves, in the valleys, and around every pipe and vent. That membrane is what stands between backed-up meltwater and your decking when an ice dam forms.

We flash fresh, not reused. New step flashing at the walls and new boots at the penetrations are where leaks start when someone cuts corners, so we replace them rather than caulking over the old ones. And we balance the ventilation, intake at the soffit and exhaust at the ridge, so the attic stays cold and dry. A roof that cannot breathe bakes its own shingles from below and helps build the ice dams you are trying to prevent.

The part you notice after we leave

Roofing is a messy job, and the cleanup is where a lot of contractors get lazy. We tarp the ground, keep the tear-off contained, haul all of it away, and run a rolling magnet over the yard and driveway to catch stray nails before they find a tire or a bare foot. You should get your roof back without spending the next month finding debris in the grass.

Who this is for

Roofs at the end of their life, curling or losing granules. Homes with a leak, missing shingles after a windstorm, or hail damage worth turning into a claim. New builds that need it done right the first time. If you are already having the gutters or siding done, folding the roof into the same project gets you one crew, one schedule, and one company standing behind the whole exterior.

What it costs

Roofing is priced by the square, the material, the pitch, and what the tear-off turns up in the decking. We measure, look it over, and give you a written price with the shingle-versus-metal options spelled out, plus a clear note on how we handle decking repairs if we find them. The estimate is free and there is no obligation. Tell us about your roof or call and we will come up and look.