Trenton's median house went up in 1953, and many of them share a wall and a roof line with the next one. West Windsor's dates to 1990, and plenty of those houses still have the shingles they were built with. We strip either one to the deck and show you what is under it.
NJ HIC 13VH13268400 · Licensed and insured · GAF Certified · Free inspection · Open 24 hoursModern Home Roofing & Chimney replaces roofs across Mercer County, NJ, from rowhouses in Trenton and older houses in Hopewell Borough to 1990s homes in West Windsor and Robbinsville. Every layer comes off, and you see photos of any rotted wood first. On an attached house, the job goes through the town's construction office. NJ HIC 13VH13268400.
In Trenton, 43 percent of homes are attached houses, and only 16 percent stand by themselves. Many of those roofs run straight into the roof next door. On a house that old there may be two layers of shingles, and under them, board decking instead of plywood.
Attached houses are not only a city thing here. Robbinsville's median house dates to 1992, and 27 percent of its homes are attached. East Windsor is at 23 percent. Countywide it is about one home in five, roughly twice the state share. New Jersey's permit exemption for a new roof covers only detached one- and two-family houses, so these roofs go through the town's construction office, and many of them belong to an association.
Plenty of houses from the late 1980s and 1990s are on their original roof, and shingles that old are often close to done. Summer is part of the reason. Central New Jersey sees 15 to 20 days a year above 90 degrees, and a dark roof in full sun gets far hotter than the air around it.
So a Mercer County roof gets priced from on top of it. We go up when it is safe to, count the layers, check the attic, and look at where your roof meets the next one.
Two houses the same size can price far apart here. One has two layers over old boards and a seam with the neighbor. The other has one layer over plywood. We find out which one you have before you see a number.
A worn spot is not always a worn out roof. If a repair will hold for now, that is the price we give you. Roof repair in Mercer County
Trenton's median house dates to 1953, Hightstown's to 1950 and Hopewell Borough's to 1938. A roof that old has usually been replaced at least once, and an earlier crew may have nailed new shingles over the old ones. In Trenton, where most houses are attached, the new roof goes through the town's construction office and has to tie into the roof next door.
The medians are 1990 in West Windsor and 1992 in Robbinsville, and close to a third of West Windsor's homes went up this century. Most of these roofs are one layer over plywood, and the question is whether the original shingles are done. A townhouse roof here often belongs to the association, and an attached one goes through the construction office, so we sort that out before the estimate.
If the gutters are tired too, a new roof is a sensible time to replace them. Gutter installation
Most houses take one or two days once work starts, weather permitting. All seven steps are on the roof replacement page.
We get on the roof when it is safe to, check the attic and take photos. You see them before we talk about price.
Scope, materials, number of days and the price, on paper. Any permit goes on it too.
Every layer comes off down to the wood. If we find rotted boards, we stop and show you before we replace them.
New underlayment and shingles go on. Then we haul the old roof away and run a magnet over the lawn and driveway for nails.
On a detached one- or two-family house, no. New Jersey's construction code treats a new roof covering on a detached one- or two-family house as ordinary maintenance, so there is no permit and no notice to the town. A townhouse or other attached house usually goes through the town's construction office. Princeton has historic districts, where exterior work needs a preservation plan, though replacing a worn feature with the same material, color and size counts as ordinary maintenance. We check with your town before we start, and any permit goes on the estimate.
On roofing work, we are also GAF Certified. What GAF Certified means
If it is in Mercer County, yes. We cover all 12 municipalities, from East Windsor to West Windsor. Put your ZIP code in the estimate form and we confirm it when we call you back.
It turns on the size and pitch of the roof, how many layers come off, how much decking is bad, the shingle you choose and, on an attached house, the permit. A single layer in Robbinsville and two layers over boards in Trenton are not the same job. We do not quote over the phone. You get a written price after the inspection.
Not on a detached one- or two-family house, where no construction permit is needed. The state counts a new roof covering there as ordinary maintenance. A rowhouse, a townhouse or a building with three or more units goes through the town's construction office, and in Trenton that covers most houses. We find out what your town wants first, and the permit is listed on the estimate.
We strip your side up to the shared wall and tie the new roof in so water sheds off instead of running down between the houses. Your neighbor's roof stays as it is unless they hire us too. If their side looks like trouble, you get the photos.
Maybe. A house from the late 1980s or 1990s may still have its first roof, and shingles that age are often close to worn out. We get up there, photograph the tabs and the ridge, and tell you straight if a repair buys you more time.
Yes. Princeton has historic districts, where exterior work needs a preservation plan, though replacing a worn feature with the same material, color and size counts as ordinary maintenance. We check with Princeton before we start, and anything it needs goes on the estimate.
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.
Tell us your town and what kind of house you live in. We call you back shortly, and the roof inspection costs nothing. You get the photos and a written price, and if the roof has more life in it, we say so.
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