Roofing in Englewood, NJ
Lightning Construction is a veteran-owned roofing contractor serving Englewood, 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. Expect $14,000 to $35,000 for most homes in town.
What roofing in Englewood actually involves.
Housing here dates to 1959 at the median, across roughly 11,898 units. About 66% predate 1980.
Housing from these years was built to a formula — simple gable or hip roofs, plank sheathing, minimal ventilation, and no ice barrier anywhere. Most have been re-roofed at least twice since, and second and third layers are common — which is why an honest estimate starts with how many layers are actually up there.
Single-family houses sit alongside two- and three-families on the same streets, which means pitched and low-slope roofs a few doors apart. They are different jobs with different materials and different prices.
Englewood covers about 5 square miles and is home to roughly 29,638 people. Englewood has been its own borough since 1899. It was carved out of Ridgefield Township.
Local conditions we build for
Bergen County is New Jersey's most populous county, running from the Hudson palisades out to Ramapo foothills, and Englewood is part of it. Nothing extreme happens to roofs in this part of the state. What happens instead is water freezing and thawing, night after night. 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. Flashing and underlayment are what stop it, and both are invisible once the job is done — which is exactly why they get skipped.
What the estimate covers
- 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
- A free inspection and an itemized written estimate, no sales pitch
- Permits pulled through the Englewood construction office
- 46 miles from our Manalapan base — crews here most weeks
What roofing costs in Englewood.
Most roofing projects in Englewood land between $14,000 and $35,000. Most homes in town sit in the middle of that band; the top of it is larger houses and premium materials. For context, the median home in Englewood is valued at about $540,000. 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 Englewood city.
Who we cover near Englewood.
Within the town we cover Highwood. That covers ZIP code 07631. Immediate neighbors are Bergenfield, Englewood Cliffs, Fort Lee, Leonia and Teaneck, and we work in every one.
More for your Englewood home.
Recent Lightning projects around Englewood.
“Honest about everything. They showed up on time, kept the property clean, and the roof came out amazing. Made everything stress free.”
Straight answers.
Roofing in Englewood typically runs $14,000 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 1959 and 66% of the stock built before 1980, Englewood sees more of that variation than a newer town would. The inspection settles it before you get a number.
Yes — this work is permitted by Englewood'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.
Older houses hold more surprises, which is exactly why we look before we quote. Around 66% of the housing in Englewood is pre-1980, and that vintage often means decking or flashing work on top of the covering itself.
Most residential roofs are torn off and replaced in a single day — crews start early, strip, dry-in and finish the same afternoon. Englewood is about 46 miles from our Manalapan base, well inside the area our crews cover daily.
Yes, and it is a large part of what we do here — owner-occupancy in Englewood runs about 54%, so most buildings are owned by someone other than the occupant. We quote per building, schedule around tenants, and the no-deposit terms are the same.
No deposit, in Englewood 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 Bergen County, including Bergenfield, Englewood Cliffs and Fort Lee.
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Roofing in Englewood?
Free inspection, a written estimate, nothing down, no pressure — for your Englewood home.