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For roof repair, roof replacement, leak repair, storm damage and inspections in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and 30 towns across Hennepin, Ramsey, Carver, Scott and 9 more counties, Roofers Hotline takes one call at (855) 512-1072. The line is answered around the clock, and you get a written estimate before work starts.
The Storm Prediction Center has logged 328 hail reports within 15 km of the city center since 2000, a very high band for storm inspection.
Hennepin County saw 4 thunderstorm wind events of 65 knots or more since 2015, NOAA records show, each one a shingle repair somewhere. About 48% of the 203,217 housing units the Census counts inside the city limits are owner-occupied. Scope, photographs and pricing for this job are laid out under how roof repair works here.
About 34 inches of rain fall in a normal year at the nearest station, and leaks tend to start at flashing and pipe boots. There are 117 roofing businesses in Hennepin County in Census business records, which keeps estimates comparable. Homeowners comparing quotes can start with what roof leak repair includes, then call for the written estimate.
Since 2015, NOAA also recorded 3 tornadoes in Hennepin County. What the visit includes, in every ZIP code the metro serves, is under what emergency roof repair includes.
By Census estimates, 73% of homes inside the city limits predate 1980 and the typical one dates from 1950. By OpenFEMA's count Hennepin County has had 14 federal weather declarations, the most recent in 2016. The visit is explained under what roof replacement includes, booked from one number across the metro.
By OpenFEMA's count Hennepin County has had 14 federal weather declarations, the most recent in 2016. The page on roof inspection here lists what gets checked, what gets photographed and what goes on the estimate.
The federal residential energy survey puts asphalt shingles on about 74% of homes statewide in Minnesota and metal on 6%. Metal roofing here covers what the visit includes, from the first call to the written estimate.
Call Roofers Hotline for roof repair and replacement in Minneapolis, and ask for a written estimate before any work starts. The housing here is old: the median home was built in 1950, and by Census estimates for 2019 to 2023, 73% of homes here were built before 1980, so many roofs have been patched and re-covered more than once.
The storm record adds to the case for calling. Hennepin County are in the Roofers Hotline service area, and the county record shows 127 hail events of one inch or larger since 2015. Call 24 hours a day, or request the written estimate online.
Local data
Sources: NOAA Storm Events (Hennepin County); OpenFEMA declarations (Hennepin County); U.S. Census ACS 2019 to 2023; NOAA SPC reports; NCEI 1991 to 2020 normals. Updated October 2026.
Hail can bruise shingles and loosen granules long before a leak shows up inside. NOAA's Storm Prediction Center has 328 hail reports within 15 km of Minneapolis since 2000, which puts the city in the Very High band among the towns Roofers Hotline serves, and May is the peak month. The last 2-inch hail within 25 km fell on August 11, 2023. After any hail storm, call for an inspection and ask for the findings in the written estimate.
An older house usually means older decking, older flashing and layers of past repairs under the shingles. The median home here was built in 1950, and 73% of homes in the city were built before 1980, against 60% across the county, by Census estimates for 2019 to 2023. Owners occupy 48% of homes. If your roof has not been looked at in years, call and have the decking and flashing checked, not just the surface shingles.
Ice dams push meltwater under shingles and into the attic, and ice-dam risk here is High. The 1991 to 2020 climate normals at the Lower St. Anthony Falls station show 54.3 inches of snow a year and about 147 days with a low at or below freezing. Check your attic for damp insulation, stained decking or frost on the nails. If you see any, call for repair and ask the estimate to cover ice-barrier underlayment and ventilation.
A roof job that skips the rules can cause trouble at resale or inspection. Minnesota requires residential roofers to hold a Department of Labor and Industry residential building contractor or residential roofer license. Look up any license at Minnesota DLI. Ice-barrier underlayment under IRC R905.1.2 applies here because of the snow and freeze record. When you call, ask the written estimate to list the underlayment and any permit work before you agree to a start date.
For 254 ZIP codes in the metro, roof replacement for this metro is one call away, with the visit described step by step.
The same number also books roof repair across this metro, and the inspection is photographed before the estimate is written.
Questions
Call Roofers Hotline, 24 hours a day, and ask for roof repair here. You get a written estimate before any work starts. Have your address, the age of the roof if you know it, and photos of any leak or damage ready when you call.
Often enough to plan for it. The county record shows 127 hail events of one inch or larger since 2015, and the largest stone measured 3 inches. May is the peak month. Call for an inspection after any storm, even if nothing leaks yet.
Older homes tend to need more than a surface fix. The median home here was built in 1950, and 73% of city homes predate 1980, by Census estimates for 2019 to 2023. Call for an inspection of the decking and flashing, then compare repair and replacement in the written estimate.
Snow melts over warm spots on the roof and refreezes at the edge, trapping water behind it. Ice-dam risk here is High, with 54.3 inches of snow a year in the 1991 to 2020 normals. Check the attic after a thaw, and call if you see wet insulation.
Minnesota requires residential roofers to hold a Department of Labor and Industry residential building contractor or residential roofer license. Look up any license at Minnesota DLI before you sign. When you call Roofers Hotline, ask for the written estimate and review it before any work begins.
They can. Hennepin and nearby counties logged 3 tornadoes since 2015 in NOAA's storm records. Within 25 km, 17 touchdowns since 2000 reached EF2 at the strongest, most recently on August 27, 2022. After a severe storm, call for a roof inspection and a written estimate.
A common question across the metro is How long does a roof last?
Costs
| Job | Range | Per unit |
|---|---|---|
| Roof inspection | $400–$800 | per visit |
| Asphalt shingles, architectural | $10,300–$30,900 | $605–$1,815 per square |
| Roof leak repair | $500–$2,000 | per job |
Full roof cost breakdown for this metro.
Typical range for this metro, built from published ranges and the local labor index (1.35); a written estimate depends on pitch, layers and decking.
Not a quote: typical 2026 ranges from published cost guides and Census County Business Patterns 2022 payroll data; your written estimate depends on pitch, layers and decking.
Source: published 2026 cost guides (Fixr, This Old House, Bob Vila, NerdWallet, Today's Homeowner, RoofVista) and Census County Business Patterns 2022 roofing-contractor payroll.
The same storm often brings calls for roof inspection in Minneapolis too, with the estimate written before the work. For the work itself, read emergency roof repair explained, which follows a job from the first call onward.
Minnesota licensing: Minnesota requires residential roofers to hold a Department of Labor and Industry residential building contractor or residential roofer license. Look up any license at Minnesota DLI.
Why call
Next steps
About 10 miles out, homeowners can read our coverage of Saint Paul, with the same number and its own housing figures. About 10 miles out, homeowners can read roofing coverage in Maple Grove, with the same number and its own housing figures.
Our local guide to common roof problems here goes deeper into the storm and housing numbers for all 30 towns served here.
Takes about a minute. Tell us the ZIP code and what the roof is doing, and a local roofer calls you back to book an inspection and written estimate.
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