Roofing, Siding & Storm Restoration in Ashby, MN

Ashby sits along Interstate 94 in Grant County, well within Think Exterior’s service range out of Alexandria.

A Pelican Lake resort town

Ashby sits just north of Pelican Lake — one of the largest lakes in the area, ringed with resorts and campgrounds — and the paved Central Lakes Trail runs through town. It’s a lake community with a sense of humor about itself (the annual “Coots Unlimited” banquet is a local institution), and its lake-area homes take the full force of open-water weather.

Ice dams: winter’s quiet threat

Ice dams form when heat escaping the home melts snow on the upper roof and the runoff refreezes at the colder eaves, backing water under the shingles. An inspection can flag exterior damage and the warning signs before they reach the interior.

Honest findings, every time

A storm passing through doesn’t automatically mean your roof is damaged, and we won’t say it is when it isn’t. Plenty of our inspections end with no work needed — and that honest answer is exactly what earns a callback down the road.

What we handle in Ashby

Roofing (repair and full replacement), siding, and storm-damage documentation. Our workmanship carries a 5-year warranty, separate from the manufacturer’s material warranty on what we install. For storm work we document the exterior conditions we observe and prepare a construction scope and repair estimate as your contractor — we don’t interpret insurance coverage, act as your public adjuster, or negotiate your claim. Book a free, honest inspection.

Documented severe weather — Grant County

Primary-source record — National Weather Service (Grand Forks) storm survey. Reviewed July 2026.

July 8, 2020. An EF-4 tornado — the National Weather Service’s strongest damage category — tracked about nine miles across Grant and Otter Tail counties near Ashby, with peak winds estimated near 170 mph. The NWS storm survey documented at least ten farmsteads hit, three homes and multiple outbuildings destroyed, and a well-built two-story house swept off its foundation. It remains the most powerful tornado on record in this part of west-central Minnesota.

Ashby sits at the edge of that documented tornado path, and Grant County homes here carry the full weight of open-country wind, summer hail, and long freeze-thaw winters. When a storm does hit, we inspect it in person and tell you straight what your home’s exterior needs from a comprehensive inspection and honest documentation, including help with an insurance claim when the damage is real.