Roofing Contractor in Clifton, NJ

Roofing Services in Clifton, NJ

Clifton’s roofs are reaching their second or third replacement

This is the useful thing to know about roofing in Clifton, and it is not an impression — it is what the housing data says. Roughly half of the city’s homes were built between the 1940s and the 1960s, and the stock is dominated by detached single-family houses with a large share of two-families alongside them. A 1955 cape is now on its second or third covering; the decking underneath has usually seen more than one tear-off. That changes what a quote should include. On a house of that age we expect to find layered shingles, older flashing details around a brick chimney, and a ventilation layout that predates modern practice. We look for those before quoting, not after the roof is open.

What we repair in Clifton

Plenty of roofs we inspect do not need replacing yet, and we say so. What a repair involves is on our roof repair page. Leaks at chimney flashing — the commonest single fault on a Clifton roof of this age. Wind-lifted and missing shingles after a storm off the Garret Mountain ridge. Failed pipe boots, valley leaks and skylight surrounds. Ice-dam damage at the eaves, and the rotten fascia it leaves behind. Flat or low-slope sections over a porch, a garage or a rear addition.

Replacing a roof on a Clifton cape, ranch or split-level

These are straightforward roofs with awkward details. A cape has dormers and low knee-wall junctions; a split-level has two roof planes meeting a wall partway up; a ranch is a wide, simple roof where the ventilation and the eaves do all the work. Each has a place where water gets in if it is detailed lazily, and each has a standard fix we will explain before you sign anything. See roof replacement for the materials and warranties.

Two-family houses and shared roofs

Roughly a fifth of Clifton’s housing units sit in two-family homes, and they bring their own questions: who pays for what, whether the work can be phased, and how to keep a tenant’s rooms dry while the roof is open. We quote a two-family roof as one job with the split written down, and we open only what can be closed the same day. Larger multi-family or mixed-use buildings, and anything with a genuinely flat roof, are covered on our commercial and flat roofing page.

Storm damage, and what to do first

Clifton sits on the exposed side of the Garret Mountain ridge, and the wind that comes over it takes shingles off roofs that were fastened to the minimum. After a storm: photograph everything from the ground before anyone touches it, get the roof covered, and only then think about the claim. We will document what we find and give you a written scope you can hand to an adjuster — we do not, however, file or negotiate claims on your behalf.

Chimneys, gutters and masonry

Most Clifton houses of this vintage have a brick chimney through the roof, and its flashing and crown age faster than the shingles around them. We handle chimney repair, rebuilding and liners and gutters, downspouts, soffit and fascia ourselves, so it is one crew and one estimate rather than three trades and three schedules.

It is roughly 22 miles — straight out I-80 east and down onto Route 46 or Route 3 — about 30 minutes outside rush hour, and we are in Passaic County most weeks. Passaic is one of our four main counties, and the rest of our roofing work is here. The phone is answered 24 hours a day, every day.

How a replacement actually runs

Here is what happens between your call and the finished job:

• We inspect, photograph and measure, and put an itemised written price in front of you. No obligation.
• We file the municipal permit and schedule around the weather and your household.
• Protection goes down — landscaping, driveway, air conditioning unit — and the container is positioned.
• Tear-off to the deck. Anything soft underneath is shown to you before it is replaced.
• Ice-and-water shield at the eaves and valleys, underlayment, new flashing, shingles, ridge ventilation.

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