Metal Roofing in Clifton, NJ
Lightning Construction is a veteran-owned metal roofing contractor serving Clifton, 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. Expect $18,000 to $35,000 for most homes in town.
What metal roofing in Clifton usually means.
Clifton counts about 34,611 housing units, and the median one went up in 1951 — in the postwar building boom. Close to 84% of them predate 1980. Around 31% of homes here predate 1940 entirely.
A simple gable or hip roof of the kind found on these homes is close to the ideal metal installation — long straight runs and very little cutting. Very little cutting is where the labor cost in metal actually lives, and these roofs need almost none.
Metal suits the pitched single-family homes here; the flat sections on the multi-family stock are a different system.
Owner-occupancy runs around 60% in Clifton, so a good share of the work here is for landlords and small property owners. Those jobs get the same written number and the same crews; they just tend to move faster. Clifton packs roughly 89,379 people into about 11 square miles, so staging a job here means working off the street and keeping the sidewalk clear.
Local conditions we build for
Passaic County is historic mill towns in the south and lake communities up in the highlands, and Clifton is part of it. Clifton sits in the part of the state that actually gets winter. Passaic County carries a design ground snow load of 40 pounds per square foot under the state's construction code — more than double what most of the state is built for. Snow that sits, melts against a warm attic and refreezes at the cold eave is what causes ice dams, and ice dams are what put water into ceilings on houses whose roofs are otherwise fine. Metal sheds snow rather than holding it, which is a real advantage here — and the reason snow guards belong over doorways, walkways and driveways. Ground near Passaic River and Weasel Brook holds water longer, which puts more demand on drainage than a drier lot half a mile away.
What Clifton homeowners get from us
- Nothing due up front — you pay when the job is finished
- No change orders; the written number is the number
- Licensed and insured in New Jersey, HIC 13VH12437000, GAF-certified
- A free inspection and an itemized written estimate, no sales pitch
- Permits pulled through the Clifton construction office
- Ice-and-water protection specified for Passaic County's 40 psf snow load
Clifton pricing, and what moves it.
Most metal roofing projects in Clifton land between $18,000 and $35,000. 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 Clifton is valued at about $460,000. 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 Clifton city and ground snow load is from New Jersey DCA Bulletin 19-1.
Who we cover near Clifton.
That covers ZIP codes 07011, 07012, 07013, 07014 and 07015. Clifton borders Paterson, Woodland Park, Elmwood Park, Garfield and Lyndhurst; our crews cover all of them.
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“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 Clifton typically runs $18,000 to $35,000. 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 1951 and 84% of the stock built before 1980, Clifton 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. New Jersey issues construction permits at the municipal level, so a metal roof in Clifton is permitted through the local construction office under the state Uniform Construction Code. We pull it and meet the inspector; you file nothing.
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.
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. Clifton is about 41 miles from our Manalapan base, well inside the area our crews cover daily.
Indirectly, yes. Properties near Passaic River sit lower and stay damper, which speeds up moss and algae growth on shaded slopes and puts more demand on gutters and downspouts than a drier lot a mile away.
Nothing up front. We finish the job in Clifton, you look at it, then you pay. Financing is available and does not change what we quoted.
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 Passaic County, including Paterson, Woodland Park and Elmwood Park.
Metal Roofing near Clifton.
Metal Roofing in Clifton?
Free inspection, a written estimate, nothing down, no pressure — for your Clifton home.