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.
As a Minneapolis and St. Paul MN exterior home remodeling contractor, we are always hit with many questions regarding our reputation and experience.
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Here at Quarve, our main specialities are metal siding and metal roofing. Metal roofing is quickly becoming the top choice for homes, and with good reasons. There are numerous frequently asked questions we run into regarding choosing a metal roof.
Read MoreTime for new windows for your Minneapolis or St. Paul area home? There are so many types of windows that you can choose from; however, a lot of the choices don't apply unless you're choosing windows for new construction.
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More and bigger might be desirable in some things, but often it's not the best, especially when it comes to things like roof ventilation. You can have too much ventilation in the roof, and this can cause the roofing and other building materials that were installed to not work correctly.
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Now that the warm weather has hit the Twin Cities, it's time for some home fix-ups that you may have put off. The exterior of any home is going to need some attention, just like the inside. What kind of shape is yours in after this last winter?
Read MoreMetal siding is one of the most durable products available for protecting your home. But if that siding isn't properly cared for, corrosion or oxidation can happen.
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After an unusually long and harsh winter that's done damage to many homes in the Twin Cities area, the spring storm season has set in. This week's forecast was for heavy rains and possible thunderstorms for six days out of seven.
Read MoreDid you know what eaves are an important component of your roofing? So what exactly are eaves, and where are they located? Where the roof extends out past the wall is what is known as the eaves. A lot of people do not know this, but the roof eaves help the house breathe and walls stay dry.
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It doesn't matter if you have lived in your home for 10 days or 10 years, there is always something that you would change about it. Perhaps a new garage or a master bathroom – or maybe different siding and trim.
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photo courtesy of Andersen Windows Considering a home improvement project this spring?
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