Midwest Building Exteriors
Best Overall in Shoreview — lake-exposure wind and hail specialists, Ramsey County permits pulled in-house, 99% companywide insurance claim approval rate.
Midwest Building Exteriors is a family-owned exterior contractor headquartered in Richfield, Minnesota, with a second permanent office in St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin. Shoreview is roughly twenty minutes from our Richfield yard, and we carry active Ramsey County and City of Shoreview permit history rather than treating the north metro as overflow work after a storm.
Lake-exposure roofing is a specific competency in Shoreview. On homes facing Turtle Lake, Snail Lake, Island Lake, or the Owasso north shore, we install with a six-nail high-wind fastening pattern rather than the four-nail metro minimum, upgrade ridge venting to a high-wind rated profile, and fully replace step and counter flashing at every chimney and wall intersection. We never reuse flashing. On the most exposed elevations we routinely recommend Class 4 impact-resistant shingles, which carry a premium discount with most Minnesota carriers.
Our certification stack is manufacturer-verified: Owens Corning Preferred, TAMKO-approved installation, James Hardie Elite Preferred for fiber cement siding, Andersen Certified Contractor for windows, and Trex Pro for composite decking. That certification level is what backs our Lifetime Craftsmanship Warranty — 50 years on materials, 25 years on workmanship, transferable once at full value — registered on every Shoreview completion within 30 days of final inspection.
The insurance process is identical on every Shoreview job: drone-assisted aerial inspection, ground-level verification, attic ventilation check, and a full Xactimate-formatted scope of loss to your adjuster within 48 hours. We attend the adjuster meeting in person at no charge and handle every supplement, including the steep-charge, wind-crease, and ventilation line items adjusters commonly miss on lakefacing slopes. Our trailing 24-month residential approval rate is 99 percent across 400+ documented documented submissions.
Permits are pulled in-house through the City of Shoreview before tear-off, with required inspections scheduled on the homeowner's behalf and the closed paperwork retained for resale handoff. Documented zero-miss rate on mid-build inspections.
We are full-spectrum exterior by design: asphalt, standing-seam metal, cedar shake and synthetic slate roofing, James Hardie and LP SmartSide siding, Andersen windows, seamless K-style and half-round gutters with leaf protection, and Trex and AZEK decking. Shoreview hail and wind claims almost always cross multiple systems, and bundling roof, siding, and gutters into one scope and one schedule typically closes four to six weeks faster than splitting them across contractors.
Every crew is in-house, drug-tested, background-checked, and covered under Minnesota workers' compensation. Senior project managers walk the job from first inspection through warranty handoff. We do not subcontract production and we do not use commission door-knockers. Call or text (612) 750-6051 for a free Shoreview drone inspection, typically scheduled within 48 hours, with an honest answer either way about whether you have insurable damage.
- ✓A+ rated with the BBB (verify at bbb.org)
- ✓Manufacturer-certified installer (Owens Corning, TAMKO, CertainTeed) + James Hardie Elite Preferred
- ✓99% companywide insurance claim approval rate across 400+ documented claims (last 24 months)
- ✓Free drone-assisted inspections in Shoreview — typically scheduled within 48 hours
- ✓Three local offices: Richfield HQ, Eagan, St. Croix Falls
- ✓Lifetime Craftsmanship Warranty on every Shoreview install
- ✓In-house installation crews — no subs, no commission door-knockers
- ✓Full exterior: roofing, siding, windows, gutters, decks, commercial
- ✓Family-led, locally owned — not a franchise, not a private-equity rollup
- ✓Premium brands: Owens Corning, TAMKO, CertainTeed, James Hardie, Andersen, Trex, AZEK

