Posts Tagged ‘cedar roof guys’
Friday, July 7th, 2017
Thoughts from an Honest Roofer on Washing Cedar Shake Roofs, Part One. Why Equipment Matters: If your roof is in good enough condition to wash, congratulations. You have the opportunity to add years to its remaining life through occasional maintenance. But it is important to understand that a cedar roof should only be washed using […]
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Posted in Flat Roof, Ice Dam, Ice dams, Insurance claim, Insurance claims, Roof Leak, Roof repairs, Roof Restoration, Roofing, Roofing costs and average prices, Storm damage Repairs
Friday, May 19th, 2017
Expert Advice on Common Roof Leaks in Minnesota Often times the most difficult thing in resolving a roof leak is to find it in the first place. Roof leaks in Minneapolis present some extra challenges because of the added influence that snow and ice buildup can play. This case study will examine the most common causes […]
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Posted in Animal Damage, Chimney Repair, Flat Roof, Insulation, Masonry, Roof Leak, Roof repairs, Roof Restoration, Roofing, Uncategorized
Friday, March 17th, 2017
Minneapolis hail storms leaves clear evidence behind This is an impact mark from a .75” hail stone on a 3 year old medium hand-split cedar shake roof in Edina, Minnesota. Such hail frequently causes severe damage to cedar shake and shingle roofs. In this case the wood was resilient enough to escape with only a […]
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Posted in Roof repairs, Roofing, Storm damage Repairs, Uncategorized
Monday, February 27th, 2017
No matter how long winter is, spring is sure to come. And if you’ve been around the Twin Cities last week, it feels like it’s already here. It’s hard to imagine it’s still February, but it’s never too early to start thinking about your home maintenance needs. If you live in Minneapolis, we want to […]
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Posted in Animal Damage, Ice Dam, Ice dams, Roof Restoration, Roofing, Uncategorized
Friday, December 9th, 2016
Remodeling a Bumpout Window With a Bad Leak in Minnetonka The Problem: Imagine you have a window bumpout like the one here (below). The builder was running a little thin on his margin so he skimped on a few details. Now 13 years later, you have rotten siding, soggy millwork, and a roof that leaks. […]
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Posted in Roof repairs, Roof Restoration, Roofing, Roofing costs and average prices, Uncategorized
Friday, November 25th, 2016
Cedar Roof Cleaning Franchise Perpetrates Another Bad Roof Renew Job in Orono The Problem: We lose a hand-full of cedar roof restoration jobs each season to a competitor that likes to include “50 or so” shake replacements in their bid, regardless of the roofs age or condition. It’s extra frustrating when we are called back to […]
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Friday, October 28th, 2016
Roofing Contractor Uses Designers and Carpenters to Help Wayzata Commercial Roofing Client The Problem: We had worked on Craig’s residence a few times over the past fifteen years. He invited us to give him a bid on one of his commercial properties. It had a tired cedar shingle roof with dated treatments around each window. […]
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Posted in Roof repairs, Roof Restoration, Roofing, Roofing costs and average prices, Uncategorized
Friday, October 14th, 2016
Amazing Deephaven Home with Ugly Front Door Gets a Custom Door from Contractor The Problem: You have a really nice home with a really crappy front door. That’s no way to welcome your guests. The History: We first met Cindy in 1998, when we washed, repaired, and preserved her cedar shake roof in Deephaven. We’ve continued to […]
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Posted in Uncategorized, Windows & Doors
Friday, October 7th, 2016
Repair Your Chimney or Enhance the Look of Your Exterior The Problem Your chimney is failing, it looks like this, and someone wants $3,200 to fix it. Ouch. The Solution Hire someone with experienced designers on staff who know the difference between concepts like Cotswold and Tudor. It would have been easy enough to simply […]
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Posted in Chimney Repair, Roof repairs, Roofing, Roofing costs and average prices, Uncategorized
Wednesday, September 7th, 2016
Creative Remodeling Contractor Finds Solution to Odd Problem The Problem: A cedar roof restoration client of ours had an old oak tree that added tremendous character to her property. The problem was that over years the heavy limb (right) sank lower and lower and our client kept buying higher and higher vehicles. She couldn’t stand the […]
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Posted in Roof Restoration, Roofing, Uncategorized
Friday, September 2nd, 2016
Animal Damage to Roofs in the Minneapolis Area The Problem: Red Squirrel Scientific Name – Sciurus Vulgaris Unscientific Name – Bastardus Rodentae Size – Body length of about 4 inchs (not including tail) Diet – Nuts, acorns, seeds, and your cedar roof Preferred habitat – Mainly a tree dweller, occasionally a roof dweller This guy […]
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Posted in Animal Damage, Roof Leak, Roof repairs, Roof Restoration, Roofing, Uncategorized
Tuesday, August 23rd, 2016
Edina Homeowner Needed Help With This Unusual Handyman Project The Problem: You live on Minnehaha Creek and have this great idea. “I’m going to buy a 400 pound wooden bear”. And then your spouse finds out. Best to get it securely installed so you can start harvesting the praise you’ll need to defend your decision. […]
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Friday, August 19th, 2016
Woman in Hopkins Needs a Simple Stone Wall With Custom Features The Problem: You’ve dreamed of a charming stone wall between your home and garage for years. You called a mason but he wouldn’t touch the little spot of rotten siding on the garage where the wall would sit near. He also doesn’t have a guy […]
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Posted in Masonry, Uncategorized
Friday, August 12th, 2016
Minneapolis Chimneys Need Caps No Matter What…Here’s Why. The Problem: Is Mother Nature giving your chimney a frost wedgie? We’ve seen it hundreds of times around the Minneapolis-St. Paul area. A masonry chimney with one damaged clay flue and one pristine flue. Most people might assume that the flue that gets used frequently might fail sooner […]
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Posted in Chimney Repair, Masonry, Roof repairs, Roofing, Uncategorized
Tuesday, August 9th, 2016
Minnetonka Homeowner Hears the Truth from Roof Cleaning Contractor with Integrity The Backstory: It’s not considered bad-mouthing your competition when you don’t name names, right? We were the third company to review this 13 year old cedar shingle roof and provide a cedar cleaning and sealing estimate. By the time I arrived, the client was […]
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Posted in Roof Leak, Roof repairs, Roof Restoration, Roofing, Roofing costs and average prices, Uncategorized
Friday, July 15th, 2016
How Using a Roof Rake Can Make Ice Dam Problems Much, Much Worse The Problem: You learned your lesson in the winter of 2011 with the epic ice dam outbreak that hit Minnesota. You read up that removing snow from your roof will prevent ice dams. Ice dams get their fuel (i.e., water) from the […]
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Posted in Ice Dam, Ice dams, Insulation, Roof Leak, Roof repairs, Roofing, Roofing costs and average prices, Uncategorized
Friday, July 1st, 2016
Save on Heating Bills and Reduce the Likelihood of Ice Dams in the Twin Cities There are two ways of sealing recessed lights and there are advantages and disadvantages of both. Sealing Recessed Lights Advantages Cheap and fast Blocks warm from leaking through the gap between the fixture body and the ceiling drywall. Disadvantages Does […]
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Friday, June 10th, 2016
How to Age Copper to Blend in With Existing Copper by Creating a Patina Patina on copper…. Our client was replacing his cedar roof on his home in Woodland, a small city on the southern edge of Lake Minnetonka, Minnesota. The problem, he couldn’t find anyone able to deal with his copper-work. Specifically, he wanted […]
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Posted in Uncategorized
Wednesday, May 18th, 2016
Repair or Replace Your Roof…Start First with an Honest Roofing Contractor The Problem: At some point in the life of your roof, regardless what type it is, there will be a time when fixing a few problematic spots will stretch out its remaining life by a few years. You can call a standard roofer, but […]
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Posted in Roof repairs, Roof Restoration, Roofing