About Robert Collins
Rob Collins serves as President/Owner of Quarve Contracting, a leading home exterior remodeling contractor in the Twin Cities founded in 1983 by Pat Quarve. His background and experience includes leading teams, marketing and strategy development for brands including Pella Windows and Doors, EMCO Storm Doors, Nike, Valvoline and Buffalo Wild Wings. In his personal time, Rob enjoys time with family in the wilderness, working in the woodshop and RV camping.Good roof ventilation is essential to maintaining a healthy and functional roofing system. Here are some reasons why proper roof ventilation is important: 1.
Read MoreWas your home built in the 1960s or earlier? Do you have a second story room with knee walls or storage access panels down low on the wall? Are you having issues with ice dams at your home's eaves (near the gutters) in the wintertime?
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Replacing a roof with metal has several key benefits, including: 1. Durability: Metal roofing is highly durable and can last for up to 50 years or more with proper installation and maintenance.
Read More1. Ensure adequate insulation: Insulating the attic or roof space helps to maintain a uniform temperature across the roof, preventing snow from melting and refreezing at the roof's edges. 2.
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As a licensed Minnesota roofing company, one service we offer that many homeowners around the Minneapolis area need is ice dam prevention. Understanding how ice dams form on a roof's edge is important to getting to a permanent solution that will eliminate this problem.
Read MoreIf you're looking into having steel or other metal roofing installed on your home, one thing you should know is that the installation process is different than for other roofing like asphalt shingles.
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The siding on this home? Seamless steel – even the shakes! Does your home need new siding? As you're evaluating your siding options, one thing you should ask before you make a decision is what the expected lifespan is.
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One of the great benefits of metal roofing that we want homeowners in the Minneapolis metro area to know is that yes, metal roofing can often be installed over your existing asphalt shingle roof. Standard building codes reference weight loads in conjunction with allowable roofing layers.
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As a Minnesota roofing contractor who specializes in the installation of steel and other metal roofing, we often hear this question. Choosing a color for your new roof is and we understand the desire homeowners have to make sure they get the best color.
Read MoreHere in the Minneapolis St. Paul metro area there are a number of severe weather events that we can depend on happening multiple times a season. One of those is a hail storm. In fact, trained spotters have reported 87 instances of storms producing hail visible on the ground.
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