Gutters in Long Branch, NJ
Lightning Construction is a veteran-owned gutters contractor serving Long Branch, New Jersey and the rest of Monmouth County — GAF-certified, rated 4.9 stars across 264 reviews, with nothing due up front and no change orders. Expect $2,500 to $6,500 for most homes in town.
The Long Branch houses we work on.
Housing here dates to 1970 at the median, across roughly 15,091 units. Something like 61% went up before 1980.
Split-levels are hard on gutters: water off an upper roof plane lands on a lower one, concentrates, and hits the trough below at volume. A kickout at the lower roof edge prevents most of the wall staining these houses develop.
Two- and three-family homes drain a lot of roof through short runs with little room for downspouts, so outlet placement matters more than trough size.
Long Branch has been its own borough since 1867. It was carved out of Ocean Township.
Local conditions we build for
This is Monmouth County: inland horse country on one side and the northern shore on the other. Long Branch sits on the coastal side of Monmouth County, and that changes what goes on the roof rather than just how it is fastened. Salt-laden air corrodes ordinary fasteners, drip edge and flashing from the underside where nobody looks, so we specify corrosion-resistant metal and stainless or coated fasteners as standard. Nor'easters do their damage at the edges — eaves, rakes and ridge — which is where high-wind nailing patterns and sealed starter courses earn their keep. Wind-driven rain also comes in sideways here, which is why gutter capacity matters less than how well the roof edge and drip edge are detailed above it.
What Long Branch homeowners get from us
- $0 down — we invoice when the job is complete
- No mid-job add-ons, ever
- Licensed and insured in New Jersey, HIC 13VH12437000, GAF-certified
- Free, unhurried inspection and a written number the same visit
- Permits pulled through the Long Branch construction office
- Corrosion-resistant flashing and high-wind fastening as standard
What gutter work costs in Long Branch.
Most gutter work projects in Long Branch land between $2,500 and $6,500. Where a given house lands depends mostly on roof area and how cut up the roofline is, and we can tell you which end you are at from the inspection. For context, the median home in Long Branch is valued at about $570,000. The number on your estimate is the number you pay — we do not write change orders.
Housing figures are American Community Survey 2024 five-year estimates for Long Branch city.
Where we work around Long Branch.
Within the town we cover Branchport, East Long Branch, Hollywood, Kensington Park, North Long Branch and Pleasure Bay. That covers ZIP code 07740. Long Branch borders Deal, Monmouth Beach, Oceanport and West Long Branch; our crews cover all of them.
More for your Long Branch home.
Recent Lightning projects around Long Branch.
“Honest about everything. They showed up on time, kept the property clean, and the roof came out amazing. Made everything stress free.”
Straight answers.
Gutter work in Long Branch typically runs $2,500 to $6,500. What moves a given house within that band is size, pitch and what is already on the roof — and with a median build year of 1970, 61% of the stock built before 1980 and a lot of attached and multi-family building, Long Branch sees more of that variation than a newer town would. The inspection settles it before you get a number.
You do, and we take care of it. Permits for a gutter system come from the Long Branch construction office under the state Uniform Construction Code, and we pull the permit, schedule the inspection and meet the inspector ourselves.
Yes, in two specific ways. We use corrosion-resistant flashing and fasteners because salt air attacks ordinary metal from underneath, and we use high-wind nailing patterns with sealed starter courses at the eaves and rakes, which is where coastal storms lift a roof first.
Usually a day or two; larger homes run to three. Long Branch is about 18 miles from our Manalapan base, well inside the area our crews cover daily.
Yes, and it is a large part of what we do here — owner-occupancy in Long Branch runs about 42%, so most buildings are owned by someone other than the occupant. We quote per building, schedule around tenants, and the no-deposit terms are the same.
You pay when the work is done and you are satisfied with it — there is no deposit and no progress payment. Financing exists if you want it, at the same price.
We are a veteran-owned NJ contractor — HIC 13VH12437000, GAF-certified, 4.9 stars from 264 reviews — working throughout Monmouth County, including Oakhurst, Asbury Park and Red Bank. You pay nothing up front and the quoted number is the number.
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Free inspection, a written estimate, nothing down, no pressure — for your Long Branch home.