Metal Roofing in Teaneck, NJ
Lightning Construction is a veteran-owned metal roofing contractor serving Teaneck, New Jersey and the rest of Bergen County — GAF-certified, rated 4.9 stars across 264 reviews, with nothing due up front and no change orders. Most Teaneck projects run $28,000 to $55,000.
The Teaneck houses we work on.
Teaneck counts about 14,060 housing units, and the median one went up in 1950 — in the postwar building boom. Roughly 87% were standing before 1980. Around 33% of homes here predate 1940 entirely.
Small, uncomplicated roofs are where metal prices most competitively against asphalt. Very little cutting is where the labor cost in metal actually lives, and these roofs need almost none.
About 78% of homes here are owner-occupied, so most of what we quote goes to the person who will actually live under the roof. Teaneck covers about 6 square miles and is home to roughly 41,876 people.
What Teaneck weather does to a house
Bergen County is New Jersey's most populous county, running from the Hudson palisades out to Ramapo foothills, and Teaneck is part of it. Inland New Jersey does not have one dramatic weather problem; it has the freeze-thaw cycle, and it runs all winter. The mechanism is slow and cumulative: water enters a small defect, expands as it freezes, and leaves the defect slightly larger than it found it. Metal is largely indifferent to it, which is a good part of why it outlasts asphalt by decades. Properties near Hackensack 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
- Nothing due up front — you pay when the job is finished
- 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 Teaneck construction office
- 45 miles from our Manalapan base — crews here most weeks
What metal roofing costs in Teaneck.
Most metal roofing projects in Teaneck land between $28,000 and $55,000. That range reflects the size of house that is typical here rather than a starting price for the smallest job we do. For context, the median home in Teaneck is valued at about $550,000. 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 Teaneck township.
Where we work around Teaneck.
Within the township we cover New Bridge and West Englewood. We work throughout ZIP code 07666. Immediate neighbors are River Edge, Hackensack, New Milford, Bergenfield and Englewood, and we work in every one.
More for your Teaneck home.
Recent Lightning projects around Teaneck.
“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 Teaneck 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 1950 and 87% of the stock built before 1980, Teaneck 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 Teaneck 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 87% of homes in Teaneck 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. Teaneck is about 45 miles from our Manalapan base, well inside the area our crews cover daily.
Indirectly, yes. Properties near Hackensack 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.
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.
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 Bergen County, including River Edge, Hackensack and New Milford.
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Metal Roofing in Teaneck?
Free inspection, a written estimate, nothing down, no pressure — for your Teaneck home.