Roof prevents house from burning to ground

By DaVinci Roofscapes.

How DaVinci composite roofing saved a historic home in Minnesota.

As we move further into the summer and the hot months for the Northern Hemisphere, fire danger begins to rise to the forefront of many people’s minds. This concern is well founded, a study published in the journal Nature Ecology & Evolution reports that “21 years of satellite data, reveals that the frequency of extreme events (≥99.99th percentile) increased by 2.2-fold from 2003 to 2023, with the last 7 years including the 6 most extreme.” In other words, damaging fires that harm society, ecosystems and the earth’s climate appear to have doubled in frequency and magnitude in the last two decades.

With this in mind, fire-resistant building materials have never been more important. For homeowners looking to build safer and more fire-proof homes, look no further than DaVinci Roofscape’s composite roofing options! It is what saved Gina Sandnes’ historic 1883 property when a fire broke out on the third floor.

Less than five months after purchasing her historic St. Paul, Minnesota home, Gina was faced with a nightmare – a fire that burned from the third floor up to the roof. But when it got through the roof, it refused to spread. That’s because the house had Class A fire rated DaVinci Multi-Width Slate composite roofing tiles installed! 

Gina explained, "The firefighters were very clear. They told us that with any other roofing material the fire would have spread quickly, and the house would have burned to the ground. Instead, because we had DaVinci composite roofing, the St. Paul, Minnesota, fire department was able to save a valuable piece of our city’s history." As a result, the fire remained isolated to a hole just several feet wide.

Hear Gina share her story of this amazing historic home and how a fire-resistant roof saved it from destruction. And see how the renovated home looks today with a new DaVinci roof overhead in this video!