Delano's re-roof rulesWhy does Delano ask for photos of your roof before it's finished?
Delano's residential re-roof handout asks for pictures of the roof deck once the ice-and-water underlayment is in place, including the eaves and valleys, and then a final inspection. It also says asphalt shingles must come off: no second layer over the old roof. The parts that stop ice dams are hidden once shingles go on, so the city wants proof they were done right.
Most homeowners never see the layer that matters most in a Minnesota winter. Under the shingles, Minnesota code calls for an ice barrier running from the eave edge to at least 24 inches inside the exterior wall, and valleys need their own protection. Delano's Department of Building Inspections, at 234 2nd Street North, lists those photos as an inspection item on its re-roof handout, right next to the final inspection.
That fits the way we already work. Our crews photograph every stage of a tear-off: the bare deck, any boards replaced, the ice barrier at the eaves, valley metal and the finished roof. The same dated photos go to the city and to you. The handout also notes that Wright County sits in the state's moderate hail-size area and that roofs sloped under 4:12 need extra underlayment, so we measure pitch before we write the estimate.
Delano has grown fast. About 43% of the city's homes were built in 2000 or later, according to Census estimates, and many of those first roofs are now reaching replacement age at the same time. A tear-off done to the city's checklist sets the next roof up for 20-plus years.
