Half the homes in Phillipsburg and Belvidere went up before 1940, while the median house in Greenwich and White dates to the 1990s. An old roof and a first roof wear out in different ways, so we count the layers and check the attic before any price, and you see the deck in photos once the old roof is off.
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Phillipsburg and Belvidere both have a median house from 1938, and in each town about half the homes went up before 1940. A roof that old is rarely the first one on the house, and a second layer of shingles nailed over the first is a common find. Under them there is often plank decking from the original build.
Greenwich and White sit at the other end of the scale. Greenwich's median house dates to 1994 and White's to 1991, and close to a third of White's homes were built this century. A 1990s house may still carry its original roof, and shingles from then are often near the end of their life.
The whole county sits in the State Climatologist's Northern Zone, colder than the rest of New Jersey, with 40 to 50 inches of snow in an average winter. Snow on a roof melts from underneath when the attic is warm, and the water can freeze again at the cold edge.
A 1938 roof and a 1994 roof can look alike from the road. We climb up when it is safe, count the layers and check the attic before a price goes on paper.
Square footage is the easy part. The layers, the deck and the edges move the number, and most of that stays out of sight until we look. You keep the photos whether you hire us or not.
A worn roof is not always a finished one. If a repair will carry it a few more winters, that is what we price. Roof repair in Warren County
In these four the median house dates from 1938 to 1960, and a fair share of homes are attached or two-family houses. Expect older layers and plank boards under them. On an attached house, the new roof has to tie into the neighbor's, and the job goes through the town's construction office.
Out here most homes stand on their own lots. Greenwich is 94 percent detached houses, with a median home from 1994, and many roofs in these townships are the first the house has had. Allamuchy is the exception: 44 percent of its homes are attached, so check your association documents before you call anyone.
If your gutters sag or leak at the seams, replacing them while the roof edge is open saves a second setup. Gutter installation
Most houses take one or two days once work starts, weather permitting. All seven steps are on the roof replacement page.
We get on the roof when it is safe to, check the attic and take photos. You see them before we talk about price.
Scope, materials, number of days and the price, on paper. Any permit goes on it too.
Every layer comes off down to the wood. If we find rotted boards, we stop and show you before we replace them.
New underlayment and shingles go on. Then we haul the old roof away and run a magnet over the lawn and driveway for nails.
On a detached one- or two-family house, no. New Jersey's construction code treats a new 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. Belvidere's historic district has its own review by the Historic Preservation Advisory Commission, but maintenance of existing roof material and in-kind siding replacement are exempt. 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 Warren County, yes. We cover all 22 municipalities, from Allamuchy to White. Put your ZIP code in the estimate form and we confirm it when we call you back.
Roof size and pitch set the base. Then come the layers to strip, the boards to replace and the shingle you pick. An old town house in Phillipsburg may hide two layers and plank decking, while a 1990s house in Greenwich often has one layer on plywood. We do not quote over the phone. You get a written price after the inspection.
No construction permit on a detached one- or two-family house. State code counts a new roof covering there as ordinary maintenance. Attached houses, which make up 44 percent of homes in Allamuchy and 29 percent in Independence, go through the town's construction office. Belvidere's historic district has its own review by the Historic Preservation Advisory Commission, but maintenance of existing roof material is exempt.
It might. A 1990s house in Greenwich may still have its original roof, and shingles from then are often near the end of their life. Some still have a few good winters left. We check the shingles, the edges and the attic, and if yours can wait, we tell you.
Yes. Sixteen percent of Belvidere homes are two-family houses, with one roof over both households. With your tenant's okay we check the ceilings in both units at the inspection, and the estimate lists the work days so you can tell them ahead of time.
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 what the roof is doing. We call you back shortly, inspect it for free, and send photos with a written price. If a repair makes more sense, you hear that first.
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