Restoration & Repair Services in Minneapolis, MN

Restoration and repair for Minneapolis homes

Minneapolis holds the oldest housing stock in the region, and working on it is a different job than working in the suburbs. The bungalows, four-squares, and Tudors built between roughly 1900 and 1940 sit on narrow city lots with alley access, steep roof pitches, and sometimes only a few feet between one house and the next. Behind the plaster there is often original galvanized supply pipe, cast iron drain stack, and wiring updated in pieces since the knob-and-tube era. When a pipe lets go or a fire runs up a balloon-framed wall cavity, the damage travels further than it would in newer construction — and the repair has to match woodwork, plaster profiles, and rooflines nobody stocks off the shelf.

Ungerman has served Minneapolis and the wider Twin Cities since 1977. We answer live 24/7/365 for emergencies, and because we handle both the mitigation and the rebuild, one team stays with your property from the first hour through the last coat of paint — no handing your home off to a second contractor halfway through.

What we handle in Minneapolis

Minneapolis work tends to fall into three buckets. Emergency restoration covers water, fire and smoke, and storm damage, including board-up, tarping, and full reconstruction — on a tight lot with alley-only access, staging that work takes planning. Plumbing, heating, and cooling addresses the galvanized supply lines, converted gravity heating systems, and undersized mechanical setups that come with pre-war houses. Exterior work — roofing, siding, and windows — has to respect steep pitches, dormers, and original detail, especially in historic districts where what goes back on the house needs to look like what came off.

Most emergency work is covered by your property insurance, and we document the damage and work directly with your adjuster so the claim doesn’t become your second job — including the added scope older homes reveal once the walls are open. On the commercial side we handle the same range for storefronts, offices, and converted warehouse space from Lake Street to the North Loop.