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Tear-off to the deck, sheathing repair where it is needed, ice and water shield at the eaves and valleys, synthetic underlayment, and architectural shingles rated to 110 or 130 mph depending on the nailing pattern. Most Bergen County houses run 18 to 30 squares, the permit gets pulled in the contractor's name, and the town inspects at the end.
Most leaks are not in the field of the roof. They start at chimney step flashing, a cracked pipe boot, a failed valley or a skylight curb, so finding the entry point matters more than the patch. Work ranges from a single afternoon to replacing the one slope that failed.
The rear addition, porch roof or garage on an older Bergen home is usually a low-slope section that was never detailed right. Single-ply EPDM or TPO membrane replaces the old rolled asphalt, with tapered insulation to kill ponding spots and proper terminations where the flat meets the pitched roof.
Ridgewood, Wyckoff and Mahwah still have original slate and cedar that is often worth repairing rather than tearing off. These are different trades from asphalt, with copper flashing and different fastening details, so we match that work to contractors who do it rather than to asphalt crews.
Ridge vent with clear soffit intake, baffles to hold insulation out of the airway, and ice and water shield carried up past the eave overhang and the heated wall line. Ventilation is what keeps shingles from cooking, and a starved intake is a common reason a shingle manufacturer warranty gets voided.
Seamless 5 or 6 inch aluminum, half-round copper on the older homes, with drip edge and leader discharge carried away from the foundation. Skylights get replaced during the roof job rather than after, because reflashing a 20 year old unit into a new roof is how you buy a leak.
Roofing prices in Bergen County move on four things: square footage, pitch, how many layers have to come off, and what the crew finds once the deck is exposed. A steep colonial with dormers, valleys and skylights costs more per square than a simple ranch. These are typical installed ranges in North Jersey, not quotes.
| Job | Typical range | What moves the number |
|---|---|---|
| Architectural asphalt replacement, typical Bergen colonial or cape (18 to 24 squares) | Typical range: $12,000 - $25,000 | What moves the number: Includes tear-off of one layer, ice and water shield, synthetic underlayment, ridge vent and permit. A second layer to remove adds roughly $1 to $1.50 per square foot. Steep, cut-up or three-story roofs sit at the top. |
| Localized repair: flashing, a valley, blown-off shingles, a leaking pipe boot | Typical range: $500 - $2,500 | What moves the number: A pipe boot and a few shingles sit at the low end. Chimney step and counterflashing cut into the mortar, or rebuilding a valley, sits at the high end. |
| Flat or low-slope EPDM or TPO on a porch, dormer or rear addition | Typical range: $12 - $22 per sq ft | What moves the number: Fully adhered costs more than mechanically fastened. Tapered insulation to cure a ponding spot adds to it, and small isolated roofs carry a minimum charge. |
| Standing seam metal or cedar shake | Typical range: $1,400 - $2,800 per square | What moves the number: A square is 100 square feet. Panel gauge and finish, or the grade and treatment of the cedar, drives most of it. Slate is priced job by job. |
| Gutters and leaders replaced with the roof | Typical range: $12 - $30 per linear foot | What moves the number: 5 inch seamless aluminum at the low end, 6 inch above it. Half-round copper runs $40 a foot and up. Doing it with the roof avoids a second mobilization. |
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New Jersey requires home improvement contractors to register with the Division of Consumer Affairs, and the 13VH number has to appear on the estimate, the contract and their advertising. Roofing pulls in out-of-state storm-chasing crews after a big wind event, and they are usually not registered here. You can check any number for free on the Division of Consumer Affairs site.
Nobody knows the condition of the plywood or plank sheathing until the old roof is off. A good contract sets a per-sheet price for replacement decking up front, usually $90 to $175 installed, so the number is agreed on before it is needed. A bid with no decking line is where the day-two change order comes from.
Plenty of Bergen County houses have soffit vents that were painted shut or packed with insulation decades ago, so a new ridge vent ends up pulling air from nowhere. Ask what net free vent area is being added at the ridge and at the soffit, and how the insulation will be held back with baffles. Inadequate ventilation cooks shingles early and is one of the common ways a manufacturer warranty gets voided.
Wind and hail damage is often covered by a homeowners policy. Normal wear on a 22 year old roof is not. If a contractor offers to waive or absorb your deductible, walk away, because that is insurance fraud in New Jersey and it exposes you along with them.
Always verify before you pay a deposit. In New Jersey, home improvement contractors must be registered with the Division of Consumer Affairs and carry at least $500,000 in commercial general liability insurance. Ask for the HIC registration number and a certificate of insurance, and check the registration at njconsumeraffairs.gov. Any job over $500 must be in a written, signed contract.
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Maybe not this year, but you are in the window. Look for granules collecting at the bottom of the downspouts, edges curling or cupping on the south and west slopes, black mat showing through where granules are gone, and nail heads backing out. A roof that still reads flat and even from the street can have three or four years left. One that is curling is close.
Heat escaping the house melts snow on the upper roof, the water runs down to the cold eave overhang and refreezes into a ridge of ice. Water then backs up behind that ridge and gets under the shingles. A new roof does not remove the cause, which is heat loss and weak attic ventilation, but it does limit the damage: ice and water shield membrane run from the eave up past the line of the exterior wall, plus ridge and soffit venting that keeps the attic near outside temperature. Air sealing and insulating the attic is what actually reduces the dams.
New Jersey allows a second layer in most cases and it saves roughly $1,500 to $3,000. It is usually still the wrong call, because you never see the deck, so rot and failed flashing stay buried, and the new shingles telegraph every ridge in the old layer. The roof also runs hotter and ages faster, and when it fails you pay to tear off two layers instead of one. If the house already has two layers, code requires a full tear-off.
Yes, in essentially every municipality. Roof replacement takes a building subcode permit from your town's construction office, and the contractor should be pulling it in their own name. If you are asked to pull it as the homeowner, that usually means they are not registered or not insured. Fees generally run $150 to $450 depending on the town and the cost of the work, and there is a final inspection.
It can be. New Jersey policies generally cover sudden wind and hail damage but not a worn-out roof, and nor'easters and summer downbursts do real damage here. Photograph and date everything before anything is tarped or repaired, report it to your carrier, and have a contractor on the roof when the adjuster goes up. Two things to know: many NJ policies now carry a separate, higher wind deductible, and no contractor can legally waive or absorb it for you.
A standard house is one to three days for a full crew, weather permitting. Expect a dumpster in the driveway, tarps over the shrubs, and enough vibration inside that things come off the walls, so take pictures down first. Ask specifically how nail cleanup is handled, because a magnetic roller over the lawn and driveway at the end of each day is the difference between a clean job and a flat tire in March.
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