Roof Replacement in Irvington, NJ

Signs your roof needs replacement

A roof rarely fails all at once. It wears out a little every winter, and North Jersey winters are hard on shingles. These are the signs we look for when a homeowner calls us about an old roof:

• Shingles that are curling, cupping or cracked across large areas, not just in one corner
• Bald patches and dark granules collecting in the gutters and downspouts
• Daylight in the attic, or stains on the attic sheathing after rain
• Soft or spongy areas when walking the roof, a sign of rotted decking
• Repeated leaks in different spots, or ice dams that come back every winter
• A roof with two layers already, which leaves no room for another patch

If you see one or two of these, call us for a free roof inspection before deciding anything. Sometimes a targeted roof repair buys you years.

What our roof replacement includes

A new roof is a system, not just new shingles. Every replacement we do covers the layers you never see once the job is done:

• Full tear-off down to the roof deck
• Rotted or soft sheathing replaced
• Ice and water barrier at eaves and valleys
• Synthetic underlayment across the field
• New drip edge, step and valley flashing
• Ridge and attic ventilation checked
• Chimney and wall flashing rebuilt
• Magnetic sweep and full site cleanup

How we replace a roof, step by step

1. Protect the property. Tarps over landscaping, plywood against walls and a dumpster placed where it will not block your driveway or your neighbors.
2. Tear off to the deck. All old layers come off so we can see the sheathing. Soft or rotted boards are cut out and replaced before anything new goes on.
3. Seal the weak points. Ice and water barrier goes along the eaves, in valleys and around penetrations, where melting snow and wind-driven rain get in first.
4. Underlayment, flashing and vents. Synthetic underlayment covers the field. We install new drip edge, rebuild the flashing at walls, skylights and the chimney, and check that the attic can breathe.
5. Install the roof. Shingles go on following the manufacturer's nailing pattern, with the ridge capped and sealed.
6. Clean up and walk through. Magnetic sweep for nails, gutters cleared, debris hauled away, and a final walk-around with you.

Built for Essex County weather

Irvington and the towns around it get the full range of New Jersey weather: freeze and thaw cycles all winter, heavy snow that sits on the roof, ice dams along the eaves, nor'easters that drive rain sideways, and humid summers that bake shingles. That is why we put the most care into the edges of the roof, where ice and water get under shingles, and into ventilation, which keeps the attic dry in winter and cooler in summer.

Many homes here are older colonials, Victorians and two-family houses with steep pitches, dormers and brick chimneys. Those details are where roofs leak. We rebuild the flashing at every one of them instead of reusing the old metal.

Residential and commercial roofs

We replace roofs on single-family homes, two-family and multi-family buildings, and commercial properties. If your building also needs new siding or replacement windows, we can plan the work together so the exterior is sealed as one system.

Not sure where to start? Get a free estimate or see the areas we serve across North Jersey, New York and Bucks County.