Roofing contractor in Union County, NJ
More than half the houses in Union County went up before 1960. The inspection is free, and the price comes to you in writing.
NJ HIC 13VH13268400 · Licensed and insured · Free inspection · Open 24 hoursModern Home Roofing & Chimney repairs and replaces roofs, chimneys, gutters and siding on houses across Union County, New Jersey, from Elizabeth and Linden in the east to Summit and Berkeley Heights in the west. The company holds NJ Home Improvement Contractor license 13VH13268400. Every job starts with a free inspection and a written estimate.
Mostly built before 1960
Hillside's median house dates to 1950, Cranford's to 1951, Plainfield's to 1952, and Westfield's and Summit's to 1953. Elizabeth and Linden are at 1957. The county median is 1957, tied with Passaic County for the oldest in New Jersey.
In Elizabeth about one home in three is a two-family house, and in Linden and Hillside about one in four. One roof and one chimney cover both apartments, so a leak can reach two households.
Union County sits in the northern part of what the State Climatologist calls the Central Zone, where winter storms often switch between rain and snow. That leaves slush in gutters and roof valleys, and it freezes again overnight. Built-up areas like Elizabeth also stay warmer at night than the towns around them.
So we do not price a Union County house from the street. We get on the roof when it is safe to and look first.
Roof, chimney, gutter and siding work in Union County
Six jobs have their own Union County page. The rest of what we do is on the main service pages.
Also in Union County
All 21 towns in Union County
We work in every municipality in Union County. These 15 have the most owner-occupied houses:
- Berkeley Heights
- Clark
- Cranford
- Elizabeth
- Hillside
- Linden
- New Providence
- Plainfield
- Rahway
- Roselle
- Scotch Plains
- Springfield
- Summit
- Union Township
- Westfield
Your town is not listed? It is still in our area. Put your ZIP code in the estimate form and we confirm it when we call.
Do you need a permit in Union County?
For most roof, siding and gutter jobs, no. New Jersey's construction code lists three jobs as ordinary maintenance, which means no permit and no notice to the town: a new roof covering on a detached one- or two-family house, new siding on a one- or two-family house unless it is polypropylene, and new gutters on any house. Chimney masonry is not on that list, so your town's construction office decides what it needs. Westfield requires a certificate of appropriateness for exterior changes in its historic districts, though a repair that matches the old material and look is exempt. 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 Union County, yes. We cover all 21 municipalities, from Berkeley Heights to Winfield. Put your ZIP code in the estimate form and we confirm it when we call you back.
With the roof and the chimney together. A house from that decade usually has a brick chimney coming through the roof, and the roof may have more than one layer of shingles. We photograph both and tell you which one needs attention first.
Yes. If water is showing up downstairs, we can look in both units with your tenant's okay, so the repair goes where the water gets in.
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.
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.
Yes. Essex, Hudson, Middlesex, Somerset and Morris counties are all in our area, along with 8 more New Jersey counties. If you are not sure which county you are in, put your ZIP code in the form.
Tell us what is going on with your house
Give us the town and what you are seeing. We call you back shortly to set up the free inspection.
Or call 732-682-9251