IA Contractor Reg. # C152753
I’m a contractor first. That’s the whole idea.
I began in the trades since 1992. I’ve been an installer, business owner, manufacturer rep, and tech entrepreneur. I’ve traveled the country teaching about building codes and proper installation techniques. All of that comes back to one place: your home improvement project, installed the right way.
— Mike Goldenstein, Owner
Online estimate
See what your roof will cost, in about a minute.
Use our online estimator to get a price range on your roof based on your address. No sales visit required to get a number. When you're ready, you'll talk directly with the roofer who owns the company.
Financing available. Apply online in minutes.
What we do
Roofing and exteriors, built to code and built to last.
Roofing
Replacement and repair using manufacturer-approved systems and methods, the details that keep warranties valid and inspections clean.
Siding
New siding installed with the same attention to flashing, water management and code that goes into every roof.
Windows
Replacement windows installed and flashed to keep water out and the weather where it belongs.
Gutters
Gutters sized and installed to move water off the roof and away from your home.
Decks
Decks built solid and built to code, by a crew that knows how exterior work holds up through Midwest winters.
Understanding wind damage
Your roof feels more wind than the weather report says.
Wind speeds up as it's forced up and over a house. By the time it reaches the ridge and the roof edges, it's moving faster than the reported wind speed, and the uplift on the edges is greater still.
That's why the details at the edges, like starter strips, nailing, sealing and following the manufacturer's specifications, decide whether shingles stay put in a storm.
Recent work
The work speaks for itself.
Roofing: from tear-off to finished roof
More roofing
The whole exterior, one contractor
Metal roof, metal siding, all new windows and shutters. Every part of this home's exterior, done by Ambassador. One company, one point of contact, and every detail tied together the right way.
Decks
Experience
Three decades across every side of the industry.
Started as an installer right out of high school, roofing salt domes across the country.
Founded Ambassador Building Company in Minnesota.
Manufacturer representative, working with contractors on systems, installation and warranties.
Roofing technology.
Where it started
Every shingle, nailed by hand.
In 1992, fresh out of high school, I went to work as an installer on salt domes, the big storage buildings you see along highways, and traveled the country putting roofs on them, hand-nailing every shingle on every building. That's where I learned what it takes to do this work right.
Understanding Building Code for Asphalt Shingle Roofs
Instructor, Building Experts Institute: technical training for contractors, adjusters and attorneys.
Podcast Appearances
Guest on many roofing and construction industry podcasts. Start with this interview, which walks through my career from the salt domes to today.
Featured in
How to Become a Hometown Hero
Catch my thoughts about using humor in your marketing efforts by watching the interview or reading it in the book.
Contact
Talk to the person who owns the company.
Serving the Twin Cities metro and Iowa.