Siding replacement in Hudson County, NJ
One Hudson County home in five is a two-family house, and on a narrow lot the side walls are the hard part. We check what is under the old siding and how we will reach every wall before we price the job.
NJ HIC 13VH13268400 · Licensed and insured · Free inspection · Open 24 hoursModern Home Roofing & Chimney replaces siding on two-family houses and small buildings across Hudson County, NJ, including East Newark, Kearny, Bayonne and North Bergen. One home in five here is a two-family house, and new siding on it needs no permit unless it is polypropylene. The inspection is free and the price comes in writing. NJ HIC 13VH13268400.
Two-family houses, and the walls between them
About 20 percent of Hudson County homes are two-family houses, more than twice the state share. In East Newark it is 48 percent, in Bayonne 32 and in Kearny 26. For siding, the size of the building decides the paperwork. On a one- or two-family house, attached or detached, new siding needs no permit unless it is polypropylene. On a three- or four-family building, the town's construction office decides, and we ask before we start.
Of the homes in the county, 57 percent were built before 1980. On a building that old, the panels you see may hide old clapboard, cement shingles or plain sheathing boards. Cement shingles can contain asbestos. We do not touch them. If we see them, we tell you and refer you to a company that tests for asbestos and removes it.
On a narrow lot, the side walls take the most planning. When the next building is close, we work out at the inspection how we will reach each wall, and whether we need your neighbor's okay to work from their side.
A siding price written from the curb would be a guess. We lift a panel where nobody will see it and walk every wall we can get to.
What we check before we price Hudson County siding
The front wall is the easy one. The price depends just as much on what is under the panels and how close the next building stands to the sides.
On Hudson County houses and small buildings, we look at
- The layer behind the panels, seen by lifting one where it will not show.
- Any old cement shingle layer. We do not touch it, and we refer you to a company that tests for asbestos and removes it.
- Soft or stained sheathing under the windows and along the bottom of each wall.
- How close the next building is, and how we reach each side wall.
- Where your siding meets your neighbor's on an attached house.
- Window and door trim, and the gaps around it.
When the damage is a few panels on one wall and the sheathing is solid, fixing that wall costs less than siding the building. Siding repair
How a siding replacement works in Hudson County
The wall under the old siding gets checked before anything new goes up. All seven steps are on the siding replacement page.
Free inspection
We walk all sides of the house, lift a panel in an out of the way spot to see what is under it, and photograph what we find.
Written estimate
Which walls, what goes on them and the price, on paper.
Strip and check the wall
The old panels and trim come off down to the sheathing. If the wood is soft or rotted, you get photos and a price before we replace it.
New siding and clean up
The new vinyl panels and trim go up. We haul the old siding away, run a magnet over the lawn for nails and go over the walls with you.
Do you need a permit for new siding in Hudson County?
On a one- or two-family house, no. New Jersey's construction code treats new siding on a one- or two-family house as ordinary maintenance, as long as the new siding is not polypropylene, so there is no permit and no notice to the town. 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.
On a one- or two-family house, attached or detached, no, unless the new siding is polypropylene. On a three- or four-family building, the town's construction office decides. We check with your town before we start, and any permit goes on the estimate.
Yes, but the city reviews it first. 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 can give you the estimate and photos to bring to the application.
Yes. We stop at the line between the two houses and close off the edge so water does not get behind either side. At the inspection we show you where that line is and how the edge will look.
It depends on how many walls, what is under the old siding, and how hard the side walls are to reach. A narrow gap between buildings can take more time than the wall facing the street. We do not quote over the phone. You get a written price after the inspection.
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.
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.
Find out what is behind your siding
Tell us your town and what kind of building you have. We call you back shortly, walk every wall we can reach in a free inspection, and hand you photos and a price in writing.
Or call 732-682-9251