Siding replacement in Passaic County, NJ
Three Passaic County homes in four predate 1980. The panels on one of those may sit over an older skin of clapboard or shingle, and that decides the job, so we find out first.
NJ HIC 13VH13268400 · Licensed and insured · Free inspection · Open 24 hoursModern Home Roofing & Chimney puts new siding on homes in Clifton, Totowa, Bloomingdale, Woodland Park and the rest of Passaic County, NJ. Three in four homes here are older than 1980, so before any price we pull back one panel and see what the walls are hiding. That visit is free. NJ HIC 13VH13268400.
Layers on the walls of older houses
In Clifton, about seven homes in ten were built before 1960. In Totowa and Bloomingdale it is a bit over half. Plenty of those houses were resided decades ago, over clapboard, over cement shingles, or straight onto sheathing. Which one you have shapes the tear off and the bill.
Cement shingles were common on houses from that era, and they 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.
About three homes in ten here are in buildings with two to four units. A two-family house needs no permit for new siding. A building with three or four homes is up to the town.
One lifted panel tells us more than an hour of looking from the sidewalk, so that comes before any price.
Behind the panels on a Passaic County house
How the old panels come off, and what the new ones get nailed to, depends on the wall behind them. That wall is the first stop.
On Clifton, Totowa and Bloomingdale houses alike, we note
- The layer under the panels, seen by lifting one where nobody will notice.
- Any cement shingles hiding below. Those we leave alone and send to an asbestos company.
- Soft or stained sheathing, most often under the windows.
- Panels that are buckled or loose, which usually comes down to how they were nailed.
- The trim around the windows and doors.
- Stained inside walls in either apartment of a two-family house, if the tenant agrees.
A few cracked panels over a solid wall can usually just be swapped out. Siding repair
How a siding replacement works in Passaic 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 Passaic 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. Paterson's historic districts need Historic Preservation Commission review before exterior roofing, siding or window work, ordinary repairs included, though staff can sign off on minor ones. 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 Passaic County, yes. We cover all 16 municipalities, from Bloomingdale to Woodland Park. Put your ZIP code in the estimate form and we confirm it when we call you back.
Not on a one- or two-family house, attached or detached, unless the new siding is polypropylene. State code calls that ordinary maintenance. On a building with three or more homes, the town decides, and the construction office hears from us before work begins.
Not without the city looking at it first. Paterson's historic districts need Historic Preservation Commission review before exterior siding work, ordinary repairs included, though staff can sign off on minor ones. We can give you the estimate and photos to bring to the review.
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.
House size, the layer under the old siding, how much sheathing needs replacing and how much trim there is all count. We do not quote over the phone. You get a price in writing after we have gone around the whole house.
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
Send us your town and what the walls look like. We call you back shortly, go around the whole house at no charge, and hand you photos plus a price on paper.
Or call 732-682-9251