Metal Roofing in West New York, NJ
Lightning Construction is a veteran-owned metal roofing contractor serving West New York, New Jersey and the rest of Hudson County — GAF-certified, rated 4.9 stars across 264 reviews, with nothing due up front and no change orders. Most West New York projects run $18,000 to $35,000.
The West New York houses we work on.
Housing here dates to 1966 at the median, across roughly 21,736 units. Something like 64% went up before 1980.
Metal on these houses means more cutting and more flashing at every change of level. It also solves the problem these homes have: the roof-to-wall junctions that leak get proper metal flashing as part of the system rather than as a patch.
Attached housing here is mostly low-slope, so standing seam applies to the pitched front sections and dormers rather than the main roof.
With owner-occupancy at roughly 23%, most buildings in West New York are owned by someone other than the occupant. We are used to that — scheduling around tenants, and quoting per building rather than per unit. Only about 5% of homes here are detached, which is why so much of the roofing in town is low-slope rather than shingled. West New York packs roughly 52,004 people into about 1 square miles, so staging a job here means working off the street and keeping the sidewalk clear.
The conditions this work has to survive
This is Hudson County: the most densely built county in New Jersey, where most roofs are flat and most walls are shared. 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. Ground near Hudson River holds water longer, which puts more demand on drainage than a drier lot half a mile away.
How we work in this town
- No deposit; payment comes after the work does
- The quote is the price — we do not write change orders
- GAF-certified crews, NJ Home Improvement Contractor 13VH12437000
- Free, unhurried inspection and a written number the same visit
- Permits pulled through the West New York construction office
- 39 miles from our Manalapan base — crews here most weeks
What metal roofing costs in West New York.
Most metal roofing projects in West New York 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 West New York is valued at about $470,000. 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 West New York town.
Our coverage in and around West New York.
Zip code 07093 are all inside our normal service area. West New York borders Union City and Weehawken, and we are on those streets most weeks of the year.
More for your West New York home.
Recent Lightning projects around West New York.
“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 West New York 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 1966, 64% of the stock built before 1980 and a lot of attached and multi-family building, West New York 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 West New York 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 64% of homes in West New York 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. West New York is about 39 miles from our Manalapan base, well inside the area our crews cover daily.
Yes. Only about 5% of West New York housing is detached single-family, so most roofs in town are low-slope. We install modified bitumen, TPO and EPDM, and we price those as flat roofing rather than quoting a shingle price that was never going to apply.
No deposit, in West New York 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 Hudson County, including Weehawken, Guttenberg and North Bergen.
Metal Roofing near West New York.
Metal Roofing in West New York?
Free inspection, a written estimate, nothing down, no pressure — for your West New York home.