Metal Roofing in Hillside, NJ
Lightning Construction installs and repairs metal roofing in Hillside, New Jersey — a veteran-owned, GAF-certified contractor covering Union County with no deposit, no change orders and a 4.9-star rating from 264 reviews. Most Hillside projects run $18,000 to $35,000.
The Hillside houses we work on.
Housing here dates to 1950 at the median, across roughly 7,457 units. Close to 91% of them predate 1980. Around 30% of homes here predate 1940 entirely.
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 67% of homes here are owner-occupied, so most of what we quote goes to the person who will actually live under the roof. Hillside packs roughly 22,349 people into about 3 square miles, so staging a job here means working off the street and keeping the sidewalk clear.
What we build against here
Hillside sits in Union County — tight, established suburbs with housing mostly built before 1960. Inland New Jersey does not have one dramatic weather problem; it has the freeze-thaw cycle, and it runs all winter. Every cycle widens whatever gap the last one made. A nail pop becomes a leak, a hairline split in flashing becomes a stained ceiling, and none of it happens fast enough to notice. Metal is largely indifferent to it, which is a good part of why it outlasts asphalt by decades.
How we work in this town
- No deposit; payment comes after the work does
- No change orders; the written number is the number
- GAF-certified crews, NJ Home Improvement Contractor 13VH12437000
- Free, unhurried inspection and a written number the same visit
- Permits pulled through the Hillside construction office
- 29 miles from our Manalapan base — crews here most weeks
What metal roofing costs in Hillside.
Most metal roofing projects in Hillside land between $18,000 and $35,000. That band covers essentially every house in town. Which end yours falls at is decided at the inspection, not after the work starts. For context, the median home in Hillside is valued at about $400,000. 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 Hillside township.
Who we cover near Hillside.
Within the township we cover Lyons Farms and Saybrooke. Zip code 07205 are all inside our normal service area.
More for your Hillside home.
Recent Lightning projects around Hillside.
“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 Hillside 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 1950 and 91% of the stock built before 1980, Hillside 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 Hillside'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.
Not harder, but less predictable. About 91% of homes in Hillside 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.
Budget two to four days. Metal is formed on site and fitted panel by panel, which is slower than laying shingle courses and is why it lasts. Hillside is about 29 miles from our Manalapan base, well inside the area our crews cover daily.
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 Union County, including Irvington, Union and Elizabeth. You pay nothing up front and the quoted number is the number.
Metal Roofing near Hillside.
Metal Roofing in Hillside?
Free inspection, a written estimate, nothing down, no pressure — for your Hillside home.