In the Highlands towns that make up most of Morris County, a winter leak often starts at the eaves, not in the middle of the roof. We track the water to its entry point before we patch anything.
NJ HIC 13VH13268400 · Licensed and insured · GAF Certified · Free inspection · Open 24 hoursModern Home Roofing & Chimney repairs leaks, ice dam damage and loose shingles on houses across Morris County, NJ, including Kinnelon, Jefferson, Denville and Lincoln Park. Most of the county is in the Highlands, so we check the eaves and the attic above them as well as the chimney and vents. We are open 24 hours. NJ HIC 13VH13268400.
Nine homes in ten in Kinnelon are detached houses, and Washington Township is close behind. A detached roof often has valleys, dormers or a skylight, and each one is a joint where two surfaces meet. Joints are where water finds its way in.
In winter the edge of the roof is the other suspect. Snow stays on Highlands roofs longer, and melt water can freeze at the cold overhang and back up under the shingles. The stain then shows up near an outside wall, often some distance from the actual opening.
In Lincoln Park, 22 percent of homes are attached houses, and in Montville 18 percent. A leak at the seam between two units can start on either side of it, so we look at both roofs where we are allowed to.
A ceiling stain only says water got in somewhere. We go up, follow it back, and photograph the opening before any repair gets a price.
The drip in a bedroom can start several feet uphill from it, because water follows the rafters first. So our search begins on the roof and in the attic.
When a roof leaks in several places at once, more patches may not be the answer. If yours is at that point, we tell you. Roof replacement in Morris County
In these 32 towns, a leak that shows up after a snowstorm is often an ice dam. Ice builds at the overhang, water pools behind it, and it works up under the shingles. We fix the opening, then look in the attic for why ice keeps forming in that spot.
Below the Highlands sit some of the oldest houses in the county, in Chatham Borough and Madison, and the highest share of attached houses, in Lincoln Park. Here a leak is more often at a joint: the chimney, a valley, a vent, or the line where one attached roof meets the next.
If the flashing is sound but the brick above it is soaking up water, the fix belongs to the chimney. Chimney repair in Morris 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. Mendham Borough has a historic district, where exterior work that needs a permit also needs Historic Preservation Commission review, and roofing and siding changes are reviewed too. 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 Morris County, yes. We cover all 39 municipalities, from Boonton to Wharton. Put your ZIP code in the estimate form and we confirm it when we call you back.
We are open 24 hours, so call when the water appears. When the roof is not safe to stand on, we stop what water we can and come back for the permanent repair once it is. We tell you which part of the work is temporary.
That pattern usually points to ice at the eaves. Melt water backs up behind the ice and gets under the shingles, then the leak stops once it thaws. We check the eaves and the attic above them, and you get photos of what we find.
What failed, and how much roof has to be opened to reach it. A split vent boot is quick. Ice damage along a whole eave, or flashing around a chimney, is more work. We do not quote over the phone. Once we know where the water comes in, the price is written down for you.
On a detached one- or two-family house, roof covering repairs need no construction permit. State code counts them as ordinary maintenance. An attached house or a building of three or more homes goes through the town's construction office. In Mendham Borough's historic district, roofing changes are also reviewed by the Historic Preservation Commission.
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 and look at the roof for free. You get photos of the opening and a written price. If patching will not hold, we say so plainly.
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