Nor'easters reach Monmouth County most often between October and April, and the wind finds the weak spots first: a lifted edge, a loose ridge, flashing the salt air has worn thin. We are open 24 hours, and we trace the water to where it enters before we fix anything.
NJ HIC 13VH13268400 · Licensed and insured · GAF Certified · Free inspection · Open 24 hoursModern Home Roofing & Chimney repairs roof leaks and storm damage on houses across Monmouth County, NJ, including Long Branch, Neptune, Belmar and Ocean Township. After a nor'easter we can often cover the damaged section to keep water out, then come back for the lasting repair. We are open 24 hours. NJ HIC 13VH13268400.
The State Climatologist calls the shore a zone where land and ocean weather fight it out day to day. Nor'easters come through most often between October and April. Wind pushes the rain sideways, and a shingle that has lost its seal at the edge or the ridge lets it straight in.
Salt air does its damage slowly. It works on nails, flashing and drip edge, and a joint that looked tight last year can open up. Neptune's median house dates to 1963 and a quarter of Long Branch homes predate 1940, so a lot of shore roofs have flashing that was patched once already.
In Long Branch and Asbury Park, 1 home in 10 is a two-family house. Water that gets in upstairs can travel and show up on the downstairs ceiling. With your tenant's okay, we look in both units so the repair goes where the water starts.
So we do not patch under the wet spot and hope. We follow the water back to where it gets in and photograph it before any repair.
After a storm, what you see from the yard is often only part of the damage. A missing shingle is easy to spot. A row that lifted and dropped back down is not, so we get on the roof when it is safe to and check by hand.
If the storm hit a roof that was already near the end, patching only buys a little time. We tell you so and show you why. Roof replacement in Monmouth County
Here a leak after a nor'easter usually starts at an edge. Wind gets under a shingle at the eaves or the ridge, and the rain follows. Salt air also eats at flashing and nails, so we check the metal as closely as the shingles. In Ocean Grove, even a like-for-like repair needs a certificate of appropriateness first, and we check that before we start.
Holmdel's median house dates to 1988 and Millstone's to 1991. On a first roof that age, leaks often come from shingles that have dried out and cracked, or from a vent boot that has split. We fix where the water enters, and if the whole roof is wearing out, you hear that from us.
When the leak is at the chimney and the brick behind the flashing is loose, new flashing by itself will not last. Chimney repair in Monmouth County
Finding the cause comes first, and your written estimate lists what we will fix and how long it will take. All six steps are on the roof repair page.
We get on the roof when it is safe to, check the attic under the stain, and trace the water back to where it enters. You get the photos.
What is wrong, what we will fix and the price, on paper. If the roof is past repairing, we tell you that and show you why.
New flashing, replaced shingles or a section of new underlayment. If the deck under it is soft, you get photos and a price before we replace it.
New shingles get nailed and sealed to the ones around them. We run a magnet over the lawn for nails and go over photos of the repair with you.
On a detached one- or two-family house, no. New Jersey's construction code treats repairing the 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. In Ocean Grove, part of Neptune Township, any exterior work, even a like-for-like roof, needs a certificate of appropriateness from the Historic Preservation Commission first. 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 Monmouth County, yes. We cover all 53 municipalities, from Aberdeen to West Long Branch. Put your ZIP code in the estimate form and we confirm it when we call you back.
Yes, we are open 24 hours. If the wind has torn shingles loose, we can often cover the damaged area to keep the rain out, then give you a written price for the real repair. We photograph all of it, which is useful if you file an insurance claim.
It could. A shingle can lift in the wind, break its seal and settle back flat. From the yard it looks normal, but the next storm gets under it easily. We check the edges and the ridge by hand.
That depends on what let the water in and how much roof around it has to come up. Resealing one vent boot is a small job. Replacing a run of wind-torn shingles and the flashing beside them is a bigger one. We do not quote over the phone. You get a written price once we have found the cause.
On a detached one- or two-family house, a roof covering repair needs no construction permit. In Ocean Grove, part of Neptune Township, even a like-for-like repair needs a certificate of appropriateness from the Historic Preservation Commission first. Attached houses go through the town's construction office. We check with your town before we start.
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 where the water is showing. We call you back shortly, look over the roof for free, and send the photos with a written price. If the roof needs more than a repair, we say so.
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