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Commercial & Residential Roofing Services in New Jersey

Coastal storm exposure at the shore, winter loading inland, and a lot of flat commercial roof in between.

Roofing in New Jersey

New Jersey has a long coastline that has been reminded more than once what a serious storm surge and sustained onshore wind can do, and an interior with a proper northeastern winter. The building stock ranges from shore properties on exposed frontage to dense suburban housing to a great deal of low-slope commercial and industrial roof area.

Sandy is still the reference point for a lot of owners here, and rightly so: it demonstrated that the roofs which came through were generally the ones whose edges and attachment had been done properly.

What matters on a New Jersey roof

  • Uplift detailing and corrosion-resistant metals near the shore
  • Ice-and-water shield and valley detail inland
  • Positive drainage on low-slope commercial roofs
  • Emergency response through coastal storm season

Coast and interior are different jobs

On the shore, the priorities are uplift resistance and corrosion. Wind arrives off open water without obstruction, so edge metal and attachment carry the load, and salt air shortens the life of any fastener or flashing that was not specified for it.

Inland, the problem shifts to snow, ice damming and freeze-thaw, and on commercial buildings to drainage, because ponded water that freezes will find seams that would otherwise have lasted for years.

Roofing questions in New Jersey

Different detailing, yes. Higher wind exposure and salt-laden air change the fastener and flashing specification and put more weight on edge attachment than an inland property needs.

Yes, including TPO, EPDM and modified bitumen, inspection programs and phased replacements that keep the building trading.

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