Siding replacement in Monmouth County, NJ
More than half of Monmouth County homes went up before 1980. On a house that age the siding may be the second layer, with wood clapboard or cement shingles behind it. We look underneath before we price the job.
NJ HIC 13VH13268400 · Licensed and insured · Free inspection · Open 24 hoursModern Home Roofing & Chimney replaces siding on houses across Monmouth County, NJ, including Fair Haven, Rumson, Middletown and Hazlet. About 56 percent of homes in the county were built before 1980, so we lift a panel and check what is under the old siding before we price the job. The inspection is free. NJ HIC 13VH13268400.
Older walls under newer siding
Fair Haven's median house was built in 1955, and 64 percent of its homes predate 1960. Little Silver's median is 1958 and Hazlet's 1965. A house from those years has often been resided once already. Behind the vinyl there can be the original wood clapboard, cement shingles or bare sheathing, and each one changes how the old siding comes off.
Plenty of houses from those years were sided in cement shingles, which can contain asbestos. We leave them alone. If they turn up when we lift a panel, you hear it from us, along with the name of a company that tests for asbestos and removes it.
Near the shore, the wall facing a nor'easter takes wind-driven rain head on. Loose panels rattle first and come off later, and the cause is usually the nailing. Vinyl has to hang loose enough to move as it warms and cools. Pinned tight, it buckles in summer and cracks in winter.
So a Monmouth County siding price starts with a lifted panel, not a look from the curb.
What we check before we price Monmouth County siding
What is behind the panels decides most of the job: how the old siding comes off, what has to be fixed, and what the new siding hangs on.
On older Monmouth County houses, we look at
- The layer behind the vinyl, seen by lifting one panel somewhere nobody will notice.
- Cement shingles under the vinyl. If we find them, we stop there and point you to an asbestos company.
- Soft or stained sheathing, especially below windows and on the side that faces the weather.
- Panels that rattle, bow or have pulled loose, which usually trace back to the nailing.
- Window and door trim, for soft wood and gaps.
- On a two-family house, inside walls with stains in both units, with your tenant's okay.
If a storm took a few panels and the wall behind them is sound, a repair may be all you need. Siding repair
How a siding replacement works in Monmouth 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 Monmouth 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 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.
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 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.
On a one- or two-family house, attached or detached, there is no construction permit unless the new siding is polypropylene. A building with three or more units is up to the town. In Ocean Grove, any exterior work, siding included, needs a certificate of appropriateness from the Historic Preservation Commission first.
That depends on the size of the house, what has to come off the walls, the condition of the sheathing, and the trim around windows and doors. We do not quote over the phone. You get a written price after we have looked under the old siding.
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.
Mostly it needs to be hung right. Wind off the water pulls at loose panels and drives rain behind them. We check how the old siding was nailed and what the wall looks like behind it, and the new panels are hung so they can move without buckling.
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.
See what is behind your siding
Tell us your town and what you have noticed. We call you back shortly, walk around the whole house for free, and put the photos and the price in writing.
Or call 732-682-9251