Clifton, New Jersey
New Roofs for Additions in Clifton, NJ
Building an addition, raising a dormer or enclosing a porch? Call and you are connected with an independent roofing contractor that installs new roofs in Clifton and the towns around it.
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Additions and new construction
A new roof starts with a permit
Unlike a straight replacement, building an addition or enlarging a house needs a construction permit in New Jersey (N.J.A.C. 5:23-2.14). The roof is part of that permit, along with the framing, and the construction office inspects the work in stages. In Clifton the Building Department at City Hall, 900 Clifton Avenue, issues permits for home improvements.
The contractor or your builder normally files for the permit. Ask who is responsible, and make sure the final inspection is done before the last payment.
Questions for a new roof
Who designs it
Most additions need drawings. Ask whether the roofer works from your architect's or builder's plans.
Pitch and material
Low slopes rule out some shingles; the pitch decides what can go on.
The tie-in
Where new meets old is where new work leaks. Ask exactly how the joint is flashed.
Matching
Older shingle colors fade or are discontinued. Ask what happens if a match is not possible.
Inspection order
Framing and sheathing have to be inspected before they are covered.
Who coordinates
On a larger job the general contractor may hire the roofer. Know who answers for the roof.
Common projects around Clifton
On older houses like many in and around Clifton, new-roof jobs often include dormers that turn a cramped attic into usable rooms, rear additions on deep lots, enclosed porches that need a proper roof instead of a light porch cover, and second stories on smaller homes.
Some homeowners replace the whole roof while the addition goes on, so the house ends up with one matching roof and one set of warranties. It is worth asking for that price alongside the addition-only price.
Questions
New Roofs for Additions: common questions
Does the roof on an addition need its own permit?
The addition is normally permitted as one project that includes the roof. Building or enlarging a structure requires a construction permit under N.J.A.C. 5:23-2.14. Ask your town's construction office how they want it filed.
Can the new roof match my existing one?
Often it can come close. Shingle colors weather and product lines change, so an exact match is not always possible. Replacing the whole roof at the same time is one way to make it match.
Should the roofer or the builder handle the roof?
Either can work. What matters is that the company doing the roofing is registered as a home improvement contractor and that one party is responsible for the tie-in.
Roof services
Other roof services
- Roof ReplacementOld layers off, deck checked, new underlayment, flashing and roof covering on.
- Roof RepairLeaks at chimneys, vents and valleys, worn flat rear roofs, and shingles lifted by wind.
- Asphalt Shingle RoofsArchitectural shingles, ice barrier at the eaves, and the ridge and soffit venting to go with them.
- Flat & Low-Slope RoofsMembrane roofs for porches, rear sections and garages that shingles can't cover.
- Metal RoofsStanding seam and metal shingles: longer-lived panels, with details that need care.
- Two-Family House RoofsTall gables, stacked porches and two households: repairing or replacing a two-family roof.
Roof leaking or worn out?
Talk to a Clifton-area roofing contractor
Call and you are put through to an independent roofing contractor that works in Clifton, Nutley, Little Falls, Woodland Park and Wayne. Tell them what you have noticed and ask them to inspect the roof and price the work, whether that turns out to be a repair or a new roof.
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