Roughly a third of Red Bank's housing was built before 1940, and the roofs show it. The Washington Street Historic District, the borough's earliest residential area, is mostly modest Victorians from the mid-1800s, and older homes with steep pitches, dormers, cross gables and front porches turn up all over town. Good roofers in Red Bank, NJ give as much attention to flashing, valleys and porch tie-ins as to the main field of shingles, because that's where older roofs here usually fail.
Then there's the river. Red Bank sits on the Navesink, and homes near the water catch the wind that comes across it, especially in nor'easters. Edges and ridges go first. Lots are small and houses sit close together, so a tear-off means careful staging, protecting the neighbors' cars and plantings, and keeping debris out of the street. We plan that out before the first shingle comes off.
Replacing the shingles on a detached one- or two-family house is ordinary maintenance under New Jersey's construction code, so it doesn't need a construction permit. Historic properties are the exception to watch: in the Broad Street and Washington Street districts, exterior changes beyond ordinary maintenance go to the Historic Preservation Commission. Our main work in Monmouth County is roof replacement and new roof installation, along with repairs, new gutters and gutter guards.
Around Red Bank
We regularly work near:
- 📍Count Basie Theatre
- 📍Marine Park
- 📍Riverside Gardens Park
- 📍Navesink River
- 📍Downtown Red Bank
Roofing Company in Red Bank — Local Notes
- •Steep, cut-up Victorian roofs have more valleys, dormer walls and chimney flashing than a typical colonial, so replacement takes longer and costs more.
- •Homes near the Navesink take more wind during nor'easters. After a big storm, check the rakes and ridges for lifted or missing shingles.
- •Red Bank has two local historic districts, Broad Street and Washington Street, plus individually listed properties. If you plan to change the roof's material or look, ask the borough Building Department at 90 Monmouth Street early.
- •Narrow lots and close neighbors mean dumpster placement has to be worked out ahead of time, including whether it fits in the driveway or needs to go on the street.