When you see ice dams on a house, what do you think about it? Perhaps the ice and snow look quite beautiful, which is often the case. Do you think about how much energy the home is wasting through heat leaking into the attic? Do you think about the damage that the large ridges of ice may be doing to the roofing structure, gutters, [...]

All year long, the roof covering your Golden Valley home is burdened with heavy responsibilities, figuratively and quite literally. Your roof prevents unwanted pests and critters from entering your home. A roof also keeps out nature’s seasonal elements of hot and humid summers, rainy spring and fall seasons, and the bitter cold of long winter seasons. The winter season brings with it two particularly [...]

Undertaking a home-improvement project can be exciting and challenging any time of year. Replacing the siding on your Twin Cities Metro home is a perfect example. The excitement stems from deciding what kind of look you want to give your home. Do you go with vertical siding, horizontal siding, or a combination of siding styles? Which is better, vinyl or fiber-cement siding? What [...]

Whether powerful wind bursts, inundating rain, crushing snow, or a barrage of golf ball-sized hailstones, damaging storms hit homes in the Twin Cities Metro area season after season, year after year. As important as it is to prepare your home for destructive weather, it’s also important to be prepared on what to do following storm damage—the process of storm damage restoration. Yet, again and [...]

You want your home to look nice, stay in good condition, and protect you and your loved ones season after season from the elements. Your home is constructed with many systems to provide that protection efficiently. For instance, insulation helps keep your home comfortable amid unwelcome outdoor temperatures. The walls, windows, and doors help keep pests, animals, and intruders at bay. Your foundation gives [...]

Summertime in the Twin Cities Metro area means that it could be hot, humid, rainy, or all of the above at any given time of day. Did we mention hailstones? And, hail storms, too! That’s a lot for a roof to defend against day in and day out. If your roof is in good shape, your home should be well protected. But, how do [...]

The roof on your Minnesota home takes a beating from the elements all year long. If it’s not the snow, ice, and ice dams of winter, it’s the wind, rain, and hail during the summer. You need your roof obviously to protect everything and everyone in your home, and that’s why it’s a good idea to have it inspected each year. When the [...]

With warmer temperatures ahead of us, it also means storm season is just around the corner. If you’re like many homeowners, you do what you can to prepare your home ahead of storm season, and hope for the best. But, are you doing everything you can to get your home and roof ready to weather the inevitable and unpredictable storms? Younger Exteriors has [...]

At Younger Exteriors, we get asked all the time by customers which type of siding is best. As a professional home exterior contracting company, our answer usually begins with, “It depends…” upon many factors. You see, each type of home siding has its pros and cons. What particular siding advantage appeals to one homeowner may not be as important to the next. So, [...]

When it comes to curb appeal and repelling the elements, your home’s roof is its crowning glory. However, while the materials and layers of a roofing system are manufactured and constructed for aesthetics, durability, and longevity, they are still susceptible to wear, tear, and damage whether older or brand new. Perhaps the toughest and most relentless adversary your roof faces is water. Once water [...]