Roofing Contractor in Buffalo, MN
That One Construction Co. is a roofing company serving Buffalo and the surrounding area in Wright County. Whether you’re dealing with storm damage, wind damage, or a roof that’s simply reached the end of its run, a roofer from That One Construction Co. can inspect your roof, give you a straight answer, and handle everything from permit to final inspection.
Buffalo is the Wright County seat, about 35 miles west of Minneapolis along Buffalo Lake and the Crow River. The housing here reflects the city’s history: an older downtown core, a mid-century ring of neighborhoods, and a significant wave of newer construction from the 2000s now approaching its first full replacement cycle. Three different eras, three different conversations about what a roof actually needs.
w where things stand — a roofer from That One Construction Co. will give you a straight answer and handle the work from permit to final inspection.
Andover is almost entirely owner-occupied, detached single-family homes, built out mostly between 1985 and 1999. That wave is now 25 to 40 years old. Standard asphalt shingles are rated for 25 to 30 years. If your home is from that era and hasn’t had a full replacement, you’re in the window where one hard winter or one hail season moves things from “keep an eye on it” to “it’s time.” A lot of your neighbors are in the same position right now.
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Three generations of roofs in one city
A small share of Buffalo’s houses date to before 1940. Those homes have been through multiple roofs by now, and the question on each one is whether the current installation was done correctly and whether the underlying structure has any issues accumulated from decades of Minnesota winters.
The mid-century homes, built through the 1960s and 1970s, are in a similar position. Most have had at least one full replacement. The original ventilation on houses from that era is often undersized by current standards, and that problem carries forward through every subsequent installation unless someone specifically corrects it.
Then there’s the 2000s wave. About 30% of Buffalo’s homes were built between 2000 and 2009. Those houses are now 15 to 25 years old. Some are approaching the end of a first shingle’s rated life; others have had storm or wind damage that has moved the timeline forward. A lot of those homeowners haven’t done this before. The process is unfamiliar, and the stakes feel higher than they probably expected when they bought the house.
What brings Buffalo homeowners to a roofing contractor
The two most common situations are storm damage and age, and the path forward is different for each.
Storm and wind damage is the more urgent one. When something happens, whether hail, a high-wind event, or a branch, the question is whether there’s a legitimate insurance claim and how to navigate it. We meet the adjuster on-site, manage estimate submission, and work through disputes when they come up. Around 80% of what we do is storm restoration work, and our dedicated insurance staff handles the claim process full time. If there’s a claim worth making, we’ll see it through. If there isn’t, we’ll say that too.
The second situation is a roof that has run its course. No event, just age and weather doing what they do over 20 or 25 Minnesota winters. This conversation starts with a free inspection and an honest read on what’s actually there. We use the same 50% threshold the insurance industry applies when weighing repair against replacement. If the roof has more life in it than you thought, we’ll tell you that even when a full replacement would be the more profitable call.
Prairie wind, hard winters, and what they do to a Buffalo roof
Buffalo’s location on the prairie fringe gives it a different wind profile than more sheltered communities closer to the metro core. Storms crossing open ground from the west build speed before they hit, and straight-line wind events here can be stronger than what the same storm produces 20 miles to the east. Over time, wind lifts shingle edges, works at the adhesive strips, and accelerates the kind of granule loss that shortens a roof’s useful life. It’s not dramatic and it doesn’t look like storm damage from the street, but it accumulates.
Freeze-thaw cycling layers on top of that. Water finds its way under shingles that wind has already loosened, freezes, expands, and works them further loose across hundreds of cycles in a single winter. On a house that’s been sitting on the prairie fringe through 20 or 30 of those winters, the cumulative effect is real even when the shingles look serviceable from the driveway.
Ice dams are the third factor, and they’re a ventilation problem before they’re a shingle problem. When heat escapes through the roof deck, it melts snow at the ridge. That water runs to the cold eave edge, refreezes, and builds up until it backs under the shingles and into the house. The damage shows up as ceiling stains well after the intrusion happened. A roofer from That One Construction Co. checks ventilation on every job, because the fix for ice dams isn’t new shingles. It’s balanced intake and exhaust so the attic stays cold. Minnesota code requires ice and water shield at the eaves. That’s part of every installation we do.
Permits and inspections in Buffalo
A permit is required for any full roof replacement in Buffalo under the Minnesota State Building Code. Buffalo maintains its own building department as the Wright County seat. Two inspections are required: one after tear-off and ice barrier installation, and a final after the full job is complete. Unpermitted work creates problems when you sell, since title companies flag it, and gives insurers grounds to question coverage on future claims. We pull permits and handle the inspection process on every job.
What to expect when you hire That One Construction Co.
Before any job starts, we send a prep email: when the crew arrives, what the work looks like each day, how long tear-off takes, when inspections are scheduled, and what the homeowner needs to do or not do during the process. For someone going through this for the first time, it matters to know what’s coming. For someone who’s done it before, it confirms we have a plan. Nothing about the job should come as a surprise.
That One Construction Co. is ShingleMaster certified and works primarily with CertainTeed products. The certification means the installation meets a documented standard, and CertainTeed’s warranty covers material and labor together, not just the shingles in isolation. For a Buffalo homeowner choosing materials for a roof that needs to hold up to prairie wind and hard winters, that’s a meaningful distinction from a generic manufacturer warranty on an uncertified installation.
After every tear-off, we run magnetic passes for nails, protect landscaping during the work, and board garage doors. That’s stated policy at That One Construction Co., not something you have to negotiate into the contract.
Your Buffalo roofing company
That One Construction Co. serves Buffalo and the surrounding area, including Albertville, Monticello, and Rockford. If you need a roofer near you in Buffalo, the starting point is a free inspection: no obligation, no pressure, just a clear answer about what your roof actually needs.
Call or fill out the contact form to schedule yours.