Metal Roofing in Cedar Grove, NJ
Lightning Construction is a veteran-owned metal roofing contractor serving Cedar Grove, New Jersey and the rest of Essex County — GAF-certified, rated 4.9 stars across 264 reviews, with nothing due up front and no change orders. Expect $28,000 to $55,000 for most homes in town.
Metal roofing in Cedar Grove, house by house.
Cedar Grove counts about 5,147 housing units, and the median one went up in 1959 — in the postwar building boom. About 72% of the stock is pre-1980.
These roofs are simple enough that metal goes on efficiently, which keeps the labor side of the price down. That efficiency is why metal on a simple roof prices closer to premium asphalt than people expect.
About 84% of homes here are owner-occupied, so most of what we quote goes to the person who will actually live under the roof. Financing comes up less often here than elsewhere in the state, though it is available either way. Cedar Grove covers about 4 square miles and is home to roughly 13,475 people.
What we build against here
Cedar Grove sits in Essex County — one of the most varied counties in the state, from Newark's rowhouses to hillside estates. Nothing extreme happens to roofs in this part of the state. What happens instead is water freezing and thawing, night after night. Water gets into a small opening, freezes, widens it, and comes back the next night. Over a few seasons that is what turns a nail pop into a leak, and a hairline crack in flashing into a stained ceiling. Metal is largely indifferent to it, which is a good part of why it outlasts asphalt by decades.
What the estimate covers
- Nothing due up front — you pay when the job is finished
- No mid-job add-ons, ever
- GAF-certified, licensed and insured, NJ HIC 13VH12437000
- Free inspection and a written estimate, with no pressure
- Permits pulled through the Cedar Grove construction office
- 40 miles from our Manalapan base — crews here most weeks
Cedar Grove pricing, and what moves it.
Most metal roofing projects in Cedar Grove land between $28,000 and $55,000. 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 Cedar Grove is valued at about $630,000. 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 Cedar Grove township.
Our coverage in and around Cedar Grove.
Within the township we cover Lindsley and Overbrook. We work throughout ZIP code 07009. Cedar Grove borders Montclair, North Caldwell, Verona and Little Falls; our crews cover all of them.
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Recent Lightning projects around Cedar Grove.
“Honest about everything. They showed up on time, kept the property clean, and the roof came out amazing. Made everything stress free.”
Straight answers.
Metal roofing in Cedar Grove typically runs $28,000 to $55,000. 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 1959 and 72% of the stock built before 1980, Cedar Grove sees more of that variation than a newer town would. We work that out at the inspection, not after the job starts.
Yes. New Jersey issues construction permits at the municipal level, so a metal roof in Cedar Grove is permitted through the local construction office under the state Uniform Construction Code. We pull it and meet the inspector; you file nothing.
Not harder, but less predictable. About 72% of homes in Cedar Grove were built before 1980, and on houses that age we regularly find board decking, more than one layer of shingle, or flashing that was never done properly. We inspect for all three before quoting.
Longer than an asphalt roof: two to four days for most houses, because every panel is measured, formed and seamed rather than nailed through the face. Cedar Grove is about 40 miles from our Manalapan base, well inside the area our crews cover daily.
No deposit, in Cedar Grove 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.
Three things separate us: no deposit, no change orders, and a written price that holds. We are GAF-certified, veteran-owned, NJ HIC 13VH12437000, rated 4.9 from 264 reviews, and we work across Essex County, including Montclair, Verona and Little Falls.
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Free inspection, a written estimate, nothing down, no pressure — for your Cedar Grove home.