South St. Paul roofing, hail repair & re-roofs
Repair King has photographed and worked on roofs across South St. Paul, on the older homes near Southview Hill, the Concord Street corridor and the ranch-style blocks that fill most of the city's east side. We walk every slope after a storm, chalk-mark hail hits, and pull the City of South St. Paul roofing permit so your project passes inspection the first time.
Roofs we see across South St. Paul
South St. Paul was built around the old Union Stockyards, and most of its housing dates from the 1940s through the 1960s. That building era shapes almost every roof we inspect here.
Southview Hill
The historic, walkable core around Southview Boulevard and Marie Avenue. Many of these homes are pre-war two-story frame houses with steep pitches and several roofing layers stacked up over the decades.
Concord Street corridor
South St. Paul's commercial spine, running past the 1887 Stockyards Exchange Building. Storefronts and mixed-use buildings along here often have low-slope sections behind a street-facing pitched facade.
Kaposia Park & Simon's Ravine area
Homes near the bluff above Simon's Ravine and Kaposia Park get more tree cover and wind funneling through the ravine, which means more moss and debris in valleys.
East side ranch blocks
The brick and stucco ranch homes built during the city's 1950s–60s population boom make up most of South St. Paul today. Original brick chimneys on these roofs often need re-flashed when we tear off the shingles.
When storms last hit South St. Paul
South St. Paul sits along the Mississippi River bluff south of downtown St. Paul, in a corridor that has taken hail on 10 separate days of 1 inch or larger since 2015. NOAA storm reports put 1.75" hail near our South St. Paul job sites on September 21, 2025, and the largest hail recorded near those same properties since 2015 was 2.5" on March 10, 2021. A gust measured at 66 mph was also reported near our job sites on July 27, 2025. Hail and wind at that scale can crack vents, dent gutters and lift shingle tabs even when nothing looks wrong from the street.
| Date | Type | What was reported |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 21, 2025 | Hail | 1.75" hail reported |
| Jul 28, 2025 | Wind | Damaging wind reported (trees/limbs down) |
| Jul 27, 2025 | Wind | 66 mph wind gust measured |
| Aug 27, 2024 | Wind | 64 mph wind gust measured |
| Aug 11, 2023 | Wind | 68 mph wind gust measured |
| Aug 11, 2023 | Hail | 1.25" hail reported |
| Jul 19, 2023 | Hail | 1" hail reported |
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports within 3 miles of South St. Paul 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 walked and chalk-marked hits photographed
- Soft metals checked: vent caps, gutters, downspouts, window wraps, AC fins
- Brick chimneys and flashing checked on older Southview Hill homes
- 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 South St. Paul jobs, straight from our job camera
Photos taken by Repair King crews at South St. Paul properties. Dates are the capture dates from our job camera.
Permits and inspections in South St. Paul
The City of South St. Paul Building Division requires a permit for residential re-roofing, with separate fee schedules for a house roof, a garage roof, or both. Repair King pulls the permit under our Minnesota contractor license (BC695228) and schedules the inspection.
Homes on Southview Hill and other older blocks can carry several layers of existing shingles. City code limits how many layers can stay, so we check that during our inspection, before we ever quote a tear-off.
Buildings along the Concord Street commercial corridor sometimes combine a pitched street-facing roof with a low-slope section behind it, which can mean two different permit line items on the same building.
Around South St. Paul
South St. Paul grew up around the Saint Paul Union Stockyards, founded in 1886, and by the mid-1900s Swift & Company and Armour Meats made it one of the country's largest livestock markets. The 1887 Stockyards Exchange Building on North Concord Street is still standing and has been on the National Register of Historic Places since 1979. The city's roots go back further still, to Kaposia, a Mdewakanton Dakota village relocated to the west bank of the Mississippi in 1837, in what is now South St. Paul. Today Kaposia Park and Simon's Ravine give the city one of its most scenic trail systems, and most of South St. Paul's roofs date from the housing boom of the 1940s through 1960s that followed the stockyard era. We've worked on that older housing stock long enough to know what an inspection needs to cover before we set a ladder.
South St. Paul roofing questions
Do I need a permit to reroof my house in South St. Paul?
Yes. The City of South St. Paul Building Division requires a roofing permit, with separate line items for a house roof, a garage roof, or both. Repair King pulls the permit for you.
When did hail last hit South St. Paul?
NOAA storm reports show 1.75-inch hail near South St. Paul on September 21, 2025, and the largest hail reported near our job sites since 2015 was 2.5 inches on March 10, 2021. Run a free Roof & Storm Report to check your exact address.
Do you work on the older homes near Southview Hill?
Yes. Many Southview Hill homes are pre-war two-story houses that have had multiple roofs put on over the decades. We check how many layers are already up there, since city code limits how many can stay before a full tear-off is required.
Do you inspect commercial buildings along Concord Street?
Yes. Buildings along the Concord Street corridor often combine a pitched street-facing roof with a low-slope section behind it, and we inspect and permit both parts.
What do I get from a Repair King inspection?
A dated, GPS-tagged photo report covering every roof slope, plus vents, flashing, gutters and siding, so you have a clear record of your property's condition.
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