Minneapolis roof inspections, reroofs & storm repair for houses and apartment buildings
Repair King has photographed, inspected or worked on 196 Minneapolis properties since 2018, from a Romanesque Revival apartment building in Stevens Square to bungalows in Nordeast and North Minneapolis rentals. We chalk-mark and photograph hail hits on shingle and flat roofs alike, pull the city permit, and flag Heritage Preservation Commission or rental-licensing steps before they slow your job down.
A Cedar Avenue restaurant, apartment buildings and a church we've worked on
A lot of Minneapolis roofing isn't a single-family shingle job. We've documented and worked on flat-roofed apartment buildings for out-of-state and local owners, plus a century-old church campus, and we build the photo record property managers and boards actually need.
Sagal Restaurant & Coffee, Cedar Avenue, Cedar-Riverside
In December 2023 we were up on the white membrane roof at this Cedar Avenue restaurant building, right across the street from the Cedar Cultural Center marquee. Flat commercial roofs in Cedar-Riverside take heavy snow load and ponding, so we document seams, parapet caps and every penetration.
Stevens Square apartment buildings, Stevens & Clinton Avenues
We've been on the flat membrane roofs of four apartment buildings within a few blocks of each other in the Stevens Square-Loring Heights neighborhood — 1800 Clinton Ave, 1900 and 1901 Stevens Ave, and the historic Nokoma co-op on 3rd Ave S — photographing membrane seams, drains and downtown-facing parapets for the ownership and management groups behind them.
Creekside UCC (formerly Mayflower Community Congregational Church), 106 E Diamond Lake Rd
This south Minneapolis congregation marked 100 years as Mayflower before taking the name Creekside UCC in 2025. We documented the shingled sanctuary roof, the cupola and cross, and the building's rooftop solar array and flat membrane sections during an October 2024 inspection.
What we find depends on which Minneapolis block we're on
Minneapolis annexed and built out in waves, from 1880s streetcar rowhouses to 1920s bungalows to postwar rentals, and the roofs we inspect reflect that timeline as much as any storm.
Stevens Square-Loring Heights
Locally designated a historic district in 1989 and listed on the National Register in 1993, this small near-downtown neighborhood is packed with 3½-story brick "midwestern walk-up" apartment buildings built between 1912 and 1926. Roof and exterior work on buildings inside the district needs Heritage Preservation Commission sign-off, which we flag before we ever pull a permit.
Northeast Minneapolis (Nordeast)
Settled from the 1880s on by Polish, Ukrainian, Italian and Scandinavian immigrant families drawn to the riverfront mills, Nordeast is still known for a church on nearly every corner and steep-roofed two-story homes on narrow lots. Our Grand Street and Cleveland Street NE jobs are typical: older decking, multiple layers of old shingles, and chimneys that need new flashing.
North Minneapolis
Housing here runs from turn-of-the-century two-stories near the river to postwar rental bungalows further out toward Camden and Folwell, most of it built before 1939. Absentee owners and property managers make up a big share of the roofs we inspect north of Broadway.
Kingfield and the Diamond Lake corridor
South Minneapolis blocks like Kingfield have some of the city's oldest housing stock — about three-quarters of Kingfield's single-family homes were built before 1920. Creekside UCC's building on Diamond Lake Road sits in this same older, tree-covered part of south Minneapolis.
When storms last hit Minneapolis
Minneapolis sits in the middle of the Twin Cities' hail corridor. NOAA storm reports logged 2" hail near our Minneapolis job sites on June 19, 2026 and again on September 21, 2025, with the largest hail we've had reported here reaching 3" on August 11, 2023. Damaging wind gusts up to 62 mph were reported on July 27, 2025. Hail and wind that size can bruise shingles, crack vent caps, dent gutters and rooftop units, and split flat membrane roofs, even when nothing looks wrong from the sidewalk or the parking lot.
| Date | Type | What was reported |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 2026 | Hail | 2" hail reported |
| Jun 9, 2026 | Wind | Damaging wind reported (trees/limbs down) |
| Sep 21, 2025 | Hail | 2" hail reported |
| Aug 15, 2025 | Hail | 1" hail reported |
| Aug 8, 2025 | Wind | Damaging wind reported (trees/limbs down) |
| Jul 28, 2025 | Wind | 60 mph wind gust measured |
| Jul 27, 2025 | Wind | 62 mph wind gust measured |
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports within 3 miles of Minneapolis properties Repair King has worked on, through September 2026. Reports are from trained spotters and the public; hail can hit a street without a report.
What our inspection covers
- Every shingle slope or flat/membrane roof section walked, hits chalk-marked and photographed
- Soft metals checked: vent caps, gutters, downspouts, coping, rooftop units, AC fins
- Siding and screens checked on houses; parapets, drains and membrane seams checked on apartment and commercial buildings
- Dated, GPS-tagged photo report you keep
Check your own address
Our free Roof & Storm Report looks up hail and wind history for your exact address, not just the city.
Real Minneapolis jobs, from our job camera
Photos taken by Repair King crews at Minneapolis properties. Dates are the capture dates from our job camera.
Permits, historic districts and rental licenses in Minneapolis
The City of Minneapolis requires a building permit to reroof a house, duplex or commercial building; requirements and inspections differ for pitched residential roofs versus low-slope commercial and apartment roofs. Repair King pulls the permit under our Minnesota contractor license (BC695228).
Minneapolis has more than 200 locally designated landmarks and historic districts, including Stevens Square. Exterior work on a building inside one of these districts — roofing included — needs Heritage Preservation Commission review before the city issues a permit. We identify this during the inspection, not after you've already applied.
Every Minneapolis rental property needs a current rental dwelling license, and the city assigns each one a property-conditions tier that sets how often it gets inspected and what it costs to renew. A 2025 city ordinance now requires council approval to renew a license for the most cited buildings. A documented, up-to-date roof is one less item working against your tier when renewal season comes around.
Around Minneapolis
Minneapolis is a city of distinct, mostly pre-war neighborhoods stitched together by the Mississippi River and the chain of lakes, and our 196 Minneapolis jobs are spread across nearly all of them — brick walk-ups near downtown, worker cottages in Nordeast, foursquares near the lakes and rental bungalows further north. We work from our shop at 680 Transfer Rd in St. Paul's Midway, about 20 minutes away on I-94. After hail or wind, call or text and we'll get an inspection scheduled, whether it's one house or a whole apartment portfolio.
Minneapolis roofing questions
Do I need a permit to reroof in Minneapolis?
Yes. The City of Minneapolis requires a building permit to reroof a house, duplex, apartment building or commercial property. Repair King pulls the permit under our Minnesota contractor license (BC695228).
My building is in a Minneapolis historic district — does that affect my roof?
It can. Minneapolis has over 200 locally designated landmarks and historic districts, including Stevens Square. Exterior work on a building inside one of these districts, including roofing, needs Heritage Preservation Commission review before the city will issue a permit. We flag this during your inspection.
Does my Minneapolis rental property's roof affect its rental license?
It can factor into your property's conditions tier, which the city uses to set inspection frequency and renewal fees, and a 2025 ordinance now requires council approval to renew licenses for the most-cited buildings. Keeping your roof documented and in good repair is one less thing working against your tier.
When did hail last hit Minneapolis?
NOAA storm reports show 2-inch hail near our Minneapolis job sites on June 19, 2026 and September 21, 2025, and the largest hail reported here since 2015 was 3 inches on August 11, 2023. Run a free Roof & Storm Report for the history at your exact address.
Does Repair King work on apartment and commercial roofs in Minneapolis?
Yes. Our Minneapolis files include flat-roof apartment buildings in Stevens Square and a church campus on Diamond Lake Road, in addition to single-family homes across the city.
What do I get from a Repair King inspection?
A dated photo report covering roof slopes or membrane, vents, flashing, gutters, siding and windows, so you or your property manager have a clear record of the building's condition.
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