Roofing contractor in Hudson County, NJ
Fewer than one home in ten in Hudson County is a detached house. We work on the two-family houses, rowhouses and small buildings that make up much of the rest.
NJ HIC 13VH13268400 · Licensed and insured · Free inspection · Open 24 hoursModern Home Roofing & Chimney repairs and replaces roofs, chimneys, gutters and siding on houses and small buildings across Hudson County, New Jersey, from Bayonne in the south to North Bergen in the north. The company holds NJ Home Improvement Contractor license 13VH13268400. Every job starts with a free inspection and a written estimate.
A county of attached houses and two-families
Bayonne's median house dates to 1954 and Kearny's to 1951. In Bayonne about one home in three is a two-family house, and in Kearny about one in four. Hoboken's median building dates to 1977 and Harrison's to 1990.
Attached houses change the job. The roof often runs straight into the neighbor's, so the seam between the two has to be flashed and sealed, and many of these roofs are flat or low slope instead of shingled. We look at where your roof meets the next one before we price anything.
Hudson County sits where the State Climatologist's Central Zone begins, along New York Harbor and the Lower Hudson River. Winter storms here often switch between rain and snow, and the most built-up parts of the county stay warmer at night than the towns around them. A flat roof that holds a puddle after rain holds ice after a cold night.
So we do not price a Hudson County roof from the sidewalk. We get up on it when it is safe to and look first.
Roof, chimney, gutter and siding work in Hudson County
Six jobs have their own Hudson County page. The rest of what we do is on the main service pages.
Also in Hudson County
All 12 towns in Hudson County
We work in every municipality in Hudson County. There are 12:
- Bayonne
- East Newark
- Guttenberg
- Harrison
- Hoboken
- Jersey City
- Kearny
- North Bergen
- Secaucus
- Union City
- Weehawken
- West New York
Do you need a permit in Hudson County?
For most roof, siding and gutter jobs, no. New Jersey's construction code lists three jobs as ordinary maintenance, which means no permit and no notice to the town: a new roof covering on a detached one- or two-family house, new siding on a one- or two-family house unless it is polypropylene, and new gutters on any house. Chimney masonry is not on that list, so your town's construction office decides what it needs. In Hoboken's historic districts, exterior work visible from the street goes to the Historic Preservation Commission, and even an in-kind repair gets a certificate of no effect from it. We check with your town before we start, and any permit goes on the estimate.
What you can check on us first
- Our New Jersey Home Improvement Contractor license is 13VH13268400. Look it up with the Division of Consumer Affairs.
- We carry insurance and can send you the certificate before work starts.
- The inspection is free, and the estimate comes to you in writing.
- We are open 24 hours.
If it is in Hudson County, yes. We cover all 12 municipalities, from Bayonne to West New York. Put your ZIP code in the estimate form and we confirm it when we call you back.
Yes. Tell us when you call, because the roof usually ties into the house next door. We check that seam and the flashing along it, and we tell you if the leak is coming from the neighbor's side.
Usually, yes. New Jersey's permit exemption for a new roof covering is written for detached one- and two-family houses, so an attached house goes through the town's construction office. We check with your town before we start, and any permit goes on the estimate.
Yes. They are common in Bayonne and Kearny. If water is showing up downstairs, we can look in both units with your tenant's okay, so the repair goes where the water gets in.
Call us, but check with your association first. In most condos the roof and the siding belong to the association, and the board hires the contractor. Townhouses vary. Your association documents say who owns what.
Cement shingles on older houses can contain asbestos. We do not touch them. If we see them at the inspection, we tell you and refer you to a company that tests for asbestos and removes it.
Yes. Bergen, Essex and Union counties are all in our area, along with 10 more New Jersey counties. If you are not sure which county you are in, put your ZIP code in the form.
Tell us what is going on with your house
Give us the town and what you are seeing. We call you back shortly to set up the free inspection.
Or call 732-682-9251