Gutters in Passaic, NJ
Lightning Construction is a veteran-owned gutters contractor serving Passaic, New Jersey and the rest of Passaic County — GAF-certified, rated 4.9 stars across 264 reviews, with nothing due up front and no change orders. Most Passaic projects run $1,200 to $3,500.
What gutter work in Passaic usually means.
The typical home in Passaic was built in 1938, and of the 21,693 housing units here the median sits squarely before World War II. About 86% of the stock is pre-1980. Around 58% of homes here predate 1940 entirely.
Older houses in town were built for half-round gutter hung off the rafter tails, and some larger ones still have built-in box gutters lined into the roof edge. Undersized trough on an old house is a foundation problem long before it is a gutter problem.
On attached housing the gutter and the roof edge are effectively one detail, and the water has nowhere to go but the sidewalk unless the leaders are carried properly. That is most of the work here.
Passaic has been its own borough since 1679. Two centuries of building means the housing stock here is genuinely mixed, and no two streets are the same job.
What Passaic weather does to a house
Passaic County is historic mill towns in the south and lake communities up in the highlands, and Passaic is part of it. This is the high, cold corner of New Jersey. Under New Jersey's construction code Passaic County is designed for 40 pounds per square foot of ground snow, among the highest figures in the state. The weight itself is rarely the problem; the problem is meltwater refreezing at a cold eave and backing up under the shingles. A gutter cannot stop an ice dam and no guard prevents one. What we can do is make sure meltwater has somewhere to go and that the hangers survive the ice that does form. Properties near Passaic River also sit lower and stay damper, and that shows up first at the roof edge and in the basement.
How we work in this town
- $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 inspection and a written estimate, with no pressure
- Permits pulled through the Passaic construction office
- Ice-and-water protection specified for Passaic County's 40 psf snow load
What gutter work costs in Passaic.
Most gutter work projects in Passaic land between $1,200 and $3,500. Most jobs here come in below the midpoint. What pushes one higher is almost always something we can see before quoting — extra layers, a steep pitch, or soft decking. For context, the median home in Passaic is valued at about $430,000. Attached and multi-family buildings price differently again, and we quote those per building rather than per unit. 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 Passaic city and ground snow load is from New Jersey DCA Bulletin 19-1.
Our coverage in and around Passaic.
We work throughout ZIP code 07055. Immediate neighbors are East Rutherford, Garfield, Rutherford and Wallington, and we work in every one.
More for your Passaic home.
Recent Lightning projects around Passaic.
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Straight answers.
Gutter work in Passaic typically runs $1,200 to $3,500. 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 1938, 86% of the stock built before 1980 and a lot of attached and multi-family building, Passaic sees more of that variation than a newer town would. That is all visible at the free inspection, so the written number accounts for it.
Yes — this work is permitted by Passaic's own construction office under New Jersey's Uniform Construction Code. Handling the permit and the inspection is part of what we do, and it is already in the price.
It does. Passaic County carries a design ground snow load of 40 pounds per square foot under New Jersey's construction code — among the highest in the state. In practice that means ice-and-water shield carried well up the eaves and a properly ventilated attic, because ice dams, not the weight itself, are what damage homes here.
One to three days for a typical house here. Passaic is about 41 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 Passaic runs about 24%, 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.
No deposit, in Passaic or anywhere else we work. Nothing is due until the job is finished and you have walked it with us. Financing is available if you would rather spread the cost, and it does not change the quoted price.
Lightning Construction is veteran-owned and GAF-certified, registered in New Jersey as Home Improvement Contractor 13VH12437000, and rated 4.9 stars across 264 Google reviews. We cover Passaic County, including Garfield, Rutherford and Clifton, take no deposit, and write no change orders.
Gutters in Passaic?
Free inspection, a written estimate, nothing down, no pressure — for your Passaic home.