Brandon sits just west of Alexandria, well within our home turf, so we’re only a few minutes away when you need us. Out in this open Douglas County country, roofs and siding take the full force of wind, hail, and long winters — and we handle all of it, from full roof replacements to storm- and hail-damage restoration.
Brandon, in western Douglas County, is a short run from our Alexandria base — close enough that serving it is really just serving our own backyard.
Brandon grew up along the railroad — the town site was laid out in 1879 as the tracks pushed through — and today the paved Central Lakes State Trail runs right through this community of about 500. It’s a close-knit, historic small town, and many of the homes here have weathered a great many Minnesota seasons.
Long snow cover and freeze-thaw around Brandon set up ice dams. Ice dams are the season’s stealth problem: 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 your ceiling.
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 “you’re good” — and that’s exactly what we tell you. It’s how we earn the next call years down the road.
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.
Primary-source record — Minnesota DNR climate journal. Reviewed July 2026.
June 20–21, 2022. A severe overnight storm moved across Douglas County. The Minnesota DNR documented a death and a hospitalization near Alexandria when the storm blew a tree onto a camper at a resort on the west side of Lake Mary, along with widespread tree damage throughout the Alexandria area — one of several rounds of severe storms to hit the county that summer. MN DNR record
Brandon sits inside this same Douglas County corridor, so homes here face the same open-country wind, summer hail, and long freeze-thaw winters — the three forces hardest on roofs and siding. 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.
Our Services
Roofing · Storm & Insurance Restoration · Siding · Gutters · Windows · Exterior Trim · Lake Home & Cabin Roofing
Areas We Serve
Alexandria · Glenwood · Villard · Osakis · Carlos · Sauk Centre · Brooten · Starbuck · Garfield · Miltona · Evansville · Kensington · Nelson · Hoffman · Parkers Prairie · Long Prairie · Morris · Melrose · Lowry · Farwell · Cyrus · Ashby · Barrett · Elbow Lake · Eagle Bend · Clarissa · Perham · Sauk Rapids
Free, no-pressure inspection — we’ll tell you straight what your home needs.

Think Exterior
Roofing · Siding · Storm Restoration
Alexandria, MN · Lic. BC #807702
Atlas & CertainTeed Shingles
BBB A+ Rated · 5-Yr Warranty