Aerial view of a Roseville, MN home's roof next to a golf course, photographed by Repair King, September 2025

Roseville, Minnesota

Roseville roofing, hail inspections & commercial roof work

Repair King has 20 Roseville projects in our job records since 2022, from brick ramblers off Ryan Avenue and Fernwood Street to the Lexington Woods townhome community and the truck and freight facilities on Long Lake Road and Walnut Street. Every job starts the same way: we walk the roof, chalk-mark hail hits, check the soft metals and hand you a dated photo report before we talk about a repair or a replacement.

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20Roseville projects in our CompanyCam job records (2022–2026)

771Roseville job photos taken by our crews

2009Licensed Minnesota contractor (BC695228) since

~10 minFrom 680 Transfer Rd to central Roseville via I-35W/Hwy 36

The Hail Clock · Roseville

Hail hit Roseville on Jun 19. Your one-year clock is running.

Many Minnesota policies give you one year from the hail date. You shouldn't have to know that date, so we checked local weather and meteorology reports for you.

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Hail dates: local weather and meteorology reports near Roseville. Winter: local weather records for Minneapolis-St. Paul, 30 winters, July 1996 to June 2026: an average of 107 days a year never get above 40°F (range 76 to 136). General information, not legal advice. Your policy's "Suit Against Us" section sets your actual deadline, and some claims get two years (Minn. Stat. §65A.01) instead of one (§65A.26).

Drone view of a Lexington Woods townhome building's shingle roof and connected units in Roseville, MN, photographed by Repair King in February 2026

Why Roseville is different

Why are so many Roseville roofs shared roofs?

The City of Roseville counts 16,792 housing units, and only 8,356 of them are single-family homes. The rest are apartments, condominiums, townhomes and duplexes, and the city is also the commercial hub of the northeast metro. So a Roseville roof decision often runs through an association board, a property manager or a building owner, not just one homeowner.

The city's own housing count shows 7,181 apartment units (including senior and cooperative buildings), 1,413 condominiums, 940 townhomes and 207 duplex or triplex units. Add Rosedale Center, which the city says draws about 14 million visitors a year, and the retail and freight buildings around it, and you get a city where a large share of the roofs are shared, managed or commercial.

Roseville's roofing rules reflect that. The Building Division's roofing procedure allows one permit for an attached townhouse-type structure that contains separate properties, while commercial flat roofs need a plan review of the roofing specifications, a City of Roseville contractor license, and both a mid-construction and a final inspection.

That's how we approach a property like Lexington Woods: drone photos of every connected roof first, then a ground-level walk of siding, downspouts, trim and ridge vents, organized into one report a board or manager can use for every building. Roseville's 8,356 single-family houses get the same method, one slope at a time.

Commercial work

The Good Earth on Highway 36, and other commercial and multi-unit roofs we've worked on in Roseville

Some of Roseville's best-known properties never get a roof inspection until something leaks. We've been on the roof of the Good Earth restaurant building on Highway 36, a Roseville fixture for more than 40 years, as well as a townhome association off Lexington Avenue and a freight facility on Walnut Street.

Rooftop HVAC unit on the flat membrane roof of the Good Earth restaurant building on Highway 36 in Roseville, MN, during a Repair King inspection — The Good Earth restaurant building, 1901 Highway 36 W
The Good Earth served Roseville from this Highway 36 building next to the Rosedale area for more than 40 years before closing in 2023. Repair King inspected its roofs: a large flat membrane roof with rooftop units and exhaust fans, and the standing-seam metal roof and stone chimney over the dining room. Our photos show circled marks across the membrane, stained and bleached spots, and chalk-marked dents on the metal exhaust caps.

Aerial view of the Lexington Woods Townhomes roofs in Roseville during a Repair King roof project — Lexington Woods Townhomes, 2868 Lexington Pl N
Our drone and crew photos from this townhome association show the full roof layout across several connected buildings, from ridge lines and plumbing vents down to the parking court below. Multi-building associations like this one need a roof plan that covers every unit's slope, not just the one with the complaint.

Exterior of the FedEx Express Ground station on Walnut Street North in Roseville, photographed during a Repair King roof inspection — FedEx Express Ground Station, 2275 Walnut St N
Repair King inspected the low-slope roof at this Walnut Street freight facility in April 2024, walking the membrane, roof edge and drains above the loading docks and customer counter.

Ponding & drainage

Ponding water on warehouse roofs, and Minnesota's emergency-drain rule

If water is still standing on a flat roof 48 hours after rain, that's ponding. It adds weight, speeds up membrane wear and finds every weak seam. Minnesota added its own rule to the building code: existing roofs whose walls would trap water if the primary drains back up need a secondary, emergency drainage system.

Minnesota's 1511.7 amendmentUnder Minnesota Rules 1305.1511, parapet roofs that would hold water if the main drains clog need overflow drains or scuppers. On freight and warehouse roofs near I-35W, a reroof is the time to check.

Slope without starting overMinnesota lets a reroof skip the usual 1/4-inch-per-foot slope minimum if the roof drains positively and has the required drains. Where more slope is practical, tapered insulation adds it.

Drains are maintenance itemsStrainers clog with leaves, gravel and ice. A spring and fall drain check costs far less than a saturated insulation board.

Membranes that handle wetHeat-welded PVC seams, like the ones on a Duro-Last roof, fuse into one sheet instead of relying on adhesive that standing water can work under.

Code references: Minnesota Rules 1305.0011 and 1305.1511 (2020 Minnesota Building Code, based on the 2018 IBC). Your city's building official has the final say.

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Around Roseville

What we find on Roseville roofs, by era and address

Roseville was rural Rose Township until May 1948, when 1,225 of the 1,400 residents who voted chose to incorporate. Much of what we see on a roof here dates from the building boom that followed.

Willow Circle & Ryan Avenue

1960s and 70s two-story and split-level homes from Roseville's original building boom, several with the original roof deck still under a second or third layer of shingles.

Cleveland Avenue & Fernwood Street

Brick and stone-veneer ramblers with masonry chimneys, like the ones we've photographed on Cleveland Avenue North and Fernwood Street North. Chimney crickets and counterflashing are usually the first thing we check.

Lexington Avenue corridor

Townhome and condo associations like Lexington Woods, where one storm can leave a board deciding on roofs for dozens of units at once.

Long Lake Road & Walnut Street, west Roseville

Truck, freight and light-industrial buildings near I-35W with low-slope membrane roofs, roof drains and rooftop equipment instead of shingles.

Roseville homes & buildings

What are Roseville homes and buildings built like?

Roseville is a post-war city: it incorporated in 1948 and its population nearly quadrupled in the 1950s, so many houses are now 60 to 75 years old and on their second or third roof. About half of the city's housing units are apartments, condos, townhomes or duplexes, and the city is the commercial hub of the northeast metro, so shared and low-slope roofs are common here.

Local factor	What we see in Roseville	Why it matters for repairs
Housing age	Roseville grew from 6,437 residents in 1950 to 23,997 in 1960, during the building boom the city credits for its growth.	Houses from that era often have multiple shingle layers and older plank or plywood decks; we check the deck before quoting a tear-off.
Housing mix	16,792 housing units: 8,356 single-family, 7,181 apartments, 1,413 condos, 940 townhomes and 207 duplex/triplex units (city profile).	Shared roofs mean board approval and one scope for every affected building; Roseville allows a single permit for an attached townhouse structure.
Owners vs. renters	2020 census: 9,831 owner-occupied and 4,792 renter-occupied households.	Roughly a third of households rent, so the person who calls us is often a landlord or property manager; our photo report goes to whoever owns the roof.
Roof types	Asphalt shingles on ramblers, split-levels and townhomes; low-slope membrane on retail, office and freight buildings in the commercial hub.	Commercial flat roofs follow a different city process: specification plan review, a city contractor license and a mid-construction inspection.
Siding & chimneys	Brick and stone-veneer ramblers with masonry chimneys on older streets; vinyl lap and board-and-batten siding on newer townhomes like Lexington Woods.	Hail dents vinyl, trim and downspouts on every elevation, and old chimney flashing is a common leak point, so we photograph all four sides.
Trees	Emerald ash borer was confirmed in Roseville in 2009; the city managed more than 2,100 public ash trees and launched an Accelerated EAB Program in 2022.	Declining ash near a house means more dead limbs and debris on roofs and in gutters; we photograph limb damage and valleys after every storm.

Project files

Roseville project files: a Highway 36 restaurant, townhomes, a freight station and two homes

Five real Roseville jobs from our records, commercial first. The Good Earth photos come from our job album; the rest from our dated CompanyCam files. Everything described here is visible in our crews' photos.

The Good Earth restaurant building

Property: Stand-alone restaurant building at 1901 Highway 36 W, beside the Rosedale area, with a flat membrane roof, rooftop units, a standing-seam metal roof and a stone chimney
Work: Commercial roof inspection of the membrane, the metal roof and the rooftop equipment, plus the building's siding
Found: Circled bruise marks and stained, bleached spots across the fabric-reinforced membrane, chalk-marked dents on the metal exhaust fan caps, the standing-seam metal and stone chimney over the dining room, and marks on the metal siding along the service side

Lexington Woods Townhomes

Property: Multi-building townhome association, 2868 Lexington Pl N
Work: Drone roof survey of the connected buildings (207 photos across two visits)
Found: February drone photos cover every roof plane, plumbing stack, box vent and ridge; the August walk-around documents ridge vents up close and chalk-marked dents on downspouts and siding trim.
When: February and August 2026

FedEx Express Ground station

Property: Low-slope freight facility, 2275 Walnut St N
Work: Commercial membrane roof inspection
Found: Dirt-tracked and stained membrane seams, scuffed field areas and the parapet coping along the parking-lot edge, walked and photographed section by section.
When: April 2024

Brick rambler on Fernwood Street North

Property: Single-story brick home with attached garage
Work: Storm inspection the day after the June 19, 2026 hail
Found: Photos of the gutters, downspouts, window screens, vinyl siding and chimney flashing on every elevation, taken June 20, 2026.
When: June 2026

Shingle roof with brick chimney and brown metal chimney flashing on a Roseville home near Ryan Avenue, October 2025

Rambler off Ryan Avenue

Property: Brick-chimney home with a hip-and-gable shingle roof
Work: Roof inspection and chimney flashing
Found: Weathered, moss-covered chimney crown, brown metal step and counterflashing around the chimney, box vents and ridge caps photographed slope by slope.
When: October 2025

Hail & storm history

When storms last hit Roseville

Local storm reports within 3 miles of our Roseville job sites include 2" hail on June 19, 2026, the largest near Roseville since 2015, and 1.75" hail on July 27, 2025, the same day a 60 mph gust was reported near Roseville. Earlier reports include 1.5" hail on August 11, 2023 and May 19, 2022. Since 2015 there have been 10 days with hail of 1" or larger near our Roseville jobs. Hail that size can bruise shingles, dent gutters and vent caps, and puncture membrane roofing on flat commercial buildings, even when nothing looks wrong from the ground.

Jun 19, 2026Last hail report near Roseville (2")

2"Largest hail reported near Roseville since 2015 (Jun 19, 2026)

10Days with 1"+ hail reported near Roseville since 2015

Date	Type	What was reported	What to check
Jun 19, 2026	Hail	2" hail reported	Shingles, roof vents, gutters, siding, window screens
Jul 27, 2025	Wind	60 mph wind gust measured	Missing or creased shingles, ridge caps, flashing, siding
Jul 27, 2025	Hail	1.75" hail reported	Shingles, roof vents, gutters, siding, window screens
Aug 27, 2024	Wind	60 mph wind gust measured	Missing or creased shingles, ridge caps, flashing, siding
Aug 26, 2024	Wind	58 mph wind gust measured	Missing or creased shingles, ridge caps, flashing, siding
Aug 11, 2023	Hail	1.5" hail reported	Shingles, roof vents, gutters, siding, window screens

Source: Local weather and meteorology reports within 3 miles of Roseville 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 membrane section walked, hits chalk-marked and photographed
Chimneys, crickets and counterflashing checked on brick and stone homes
Soft metals checked: vent caps, gutters, downspouts, rooftop equipment
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.

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Job photos

Real Roseville jobs, from our job camera

Chalk-marked dents on a metal exhaust fan cap on the Good Earth restaurant roof in Roseville

Standing-seam metal roof and stone chimney over the Good Earth dining room, Roseville

Metal-sided service wall of the Good Earth restaurant building on Highway 36, Roseville

Two-story Roseville home on Willow Circle photographed during a roof inspection, June 2026

Stone-front Roseville rambler on Cleveland Avenue North during a roof inspection, August 2025

Chimney counterflashing and gutter detail on a Roseville brick home, June 2026

Chalk-marked hail hit on a Roseville roof slope, August 2025

Debris-filled gutter guard on a Roseville home along Orchard Lane, June 2026

New copper-style chimney flashing on a Roseville roof, October 2025

Photos taken by Repair King crews at Roseville properties. CompanyCam captions carry the capture month; the Good Earth photos come from our job album.

Codes & permits

Do you need a permit to replace a roof in Roseville?

Yes. Roseville requires a building permit for every re-roof, issued to a state-licensed contractor, and residential roof permits can usually be issued the same day. The final inspection is based on photos of the installed ice-and-water barrier.

Roseville requires a building permit for every re-roof, issued to a state-licensed contractor; Repair King pulls it under our Minnesota license (BC695228). The city's FAQ lists roofing among the residential permits that can be issued immediately over the counter, its 2024 residential checklist lists roof permits as a flat fee, and a permit is valid for 180 days.

The city's final inspection is photo-based: Roseville requires pictures of the installed ice-and-water barrier, which can be emailed to the Building Division or posted on site. Without photos, the contractor has to meet the inspector on site and provide roof access.

Townhomes: the city's roofing procedure allows one permit for an attached townhouse-type structure containing separate properties. Commercial flat roofs are different: plan review of the roofing specifications, a City of Roseville contractor license, and a mid-construction inspection while the new materials go on, plus a final inspection with the contractor on site.

Associations like Lexington Woods typically need board approval and a single scope covering every affected roof. We give the board one photo report and one proposal for all of the buildings involved.

Local

Where does Roseville start and stop?

Roseville runs from County Road D on the north to Larpenteur Avenue on the southeast and Roselawn Avenue on the southwest, and from Highcrest Road on the west to Rice Street on the east. It is one of only two Twin Cities suburbs that border both Minneapolis and St. Paul.

Roseville only became its own city in May 1948, when 1,225 of the 1,400 residents who voted chose to incorporate Rose Township's core, and it grew fast through the 1950s and 60s building boom that gave the city most of its housing stock. The nation's first Target store opened here in 1962, Har Mar Mall opened in 1961 as one of the country's first fully enclosed shopping centers, and Rosedale Center followed in 1969. Roseville's Central Park spans 225 acres around Lake Bennett, the John Rose Minnesota OVAL has 110,000 square feet of outdoor refrigerated ice, and a 1940 Ramsey County survey boulder on the east side of Cleveland Avenue, just north of Roselawn, marks the spot halfway between the equator and the North Pole. Between those neighborhoods and the west-side industrial area, our Roseville jobs cover most of the city.

Inspect first

Storm damage in Roseville: what should you do first?

Start with an inspection, not a decision. A damaged shingle does not automatically mean a roof needs to be replaced. What matters is what the inspection actually finds on the roof, siding, gutters and windows.

1 · InspectWe check the roof, soft metals, gutters, siding and windows, and we check the storm history for your address.

2 · DocumentYou get a dated photo report of everything we observe, damage or not.

3 · DecideYou choose the next step: repair, replace, or keep an eye on it. We explain the repair options and give you a written estimate.

Repair King is a licensed Minnesota contractor (BC695228). We are not a public adjuster and do not negotiate insurance claims. Questions about your policy belong with your insurance company.

Owner resources

Roseville property owner resources

Official links worth bookmarking, whether or not you ever hire us.

FAQ

Roseville roofing questions

Do I need a permit to replace my roof in Roseville?

Yes. The City of Roseville requires a building permit issued to a state-licensed contractor, and residential roof permits can usually be issued the same day. The final inspection is based on photos of the installed ice-and-water barrier, and Repair King pulls the permit and sends those photos.

Can one permit cover a whole townhome building in Roseville?

Yes. The city's roofing procedure allows one permit for an attached townhouse-type structure that contains separate properties. We've photographed the full roof layout at Lexington Woods on Lexington Place North, and we write one proposal covering every affected building.

What does Roseville require for a commercial flat roof?

More than a house does. Commercial flat roofs need a plan review of the roofing specifications, a City of Roseville contractor license, and both a mid-construction and a final inspection. We've inspected the membrane roof at the FedEx Express Ground station on Walnut Street North.

When did hail last hit Roseville?

The most recent local weather report near our Roseville job sites is 2-inch hail on June 19, 2026, the largest there since 2015. Before that, 1.75-inch hail was reported on July 27, 2025, and there have been 10 days with 1-inch or larger hail since 2015. Run a free Roof & Storm Report for your exact address.

When was the last damaging wind in Roseville?

A 60 mph gust was reported near Roseville on July 27, 2025, the same day as the 1.75-inch hail. Other nearby wind reports include 60 mph on August 27, 2024 and 70 mph on May 11, 2022.

Is my address in Roseville?

If you're between County Road D and Larpenteur or Roselawn Avenue, and between Highcrest Road and Rice Street, you're likely in Roseville. The Ramsey County MapRamsey property map shows the city for any parcel.

My ash tree hangs over my roof. Is that a problem in Roseville?

It can be. Emerald ash borer was confirmed in Roseville in 2009, and untreated ash trees decline, so dead limbs and debris end up on roofs and in gutters. We photograph any limb damage; tree removal should go to a tree company registered with the Minnesota Department of Agriculture, as the city requires.

Will my insurance cover hail damage on my Roseville roof?

We document what we find; coverage questions go to your insurer. Our inspection gives you a dated photo report of every roof slope or membrane section, chimneys, vents, flashing, gutters and siding.

How long can water sit on a flat roof?

The industry rule of thumb is 48 hours. Water still standing two days after rain is ponding, and it usually points to low spots, clogged drains or sagging insulation that should be corrected.

Does Minnesota require emergency overflow drains on flat roofs?

For many existing roofs, yes. Minnesota's amendment to the building code (1511.7) requires a secondary emergency drainage system where parapets or roof edges would trap water if the primary drains back up. We check for it on every commercial reroof.

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