Roofing in Highlands, NJ
Lightning Construction handles roofing across Highlands, New Jersey — a Monmouth County town of about 2,808 homes with a median build year of 1975 — veteran-owned, GAF-certified, no deposit and no change orders. Expect $9,000 to $22,000 for most homes in town.
The Highlands houses we work on.
Housing here dates to 1975 at the median, across roughly 2,808 units. Something like 61% went up before 1980.
Homes from this period were the first around here sheathed in plywood or OSB, and the last to be roofed almost universally in 20- and 25-year three-tab. These are the most straightforward full replacements we do, provided the garage junction gets proper flashing.
The mix of single-family houses and two- and three-family homes here means both pitched and low-slope roofs on the same block, and the two are genuinely different jobs with different materials and prices.
Highlands covers about 1 square miles and is home to roughly 4,518 people. At roughly 13 feet above sea level, drainage matters as much as the roof itself. Highlands has been its own borough since 1900. It was carved out of Middletown Township.
What we build against here
Highlands sits in Monmouth County — inland horse country on one side and the northern shore on the other. Highlands sits on the coastal side of Monmouth County, and that changes what goes on the roof rather than just how it is fastened. Salt-laden air corrodes ordinary fasteners, drip edge and flashing from the underside where nobody looks, so we specify corrosion-resistant metal and stainless or coated fasteners as standard. Nor'easters do their damage at the edges — eaves, rakes and ridge — which is where high-wind nailing patterns and sealed starter courses earn their keep.
What is included, every time
- $0 down — we invoice when the job is complete
- No change orders; the written number is the number
- GAF-certified, licensed and insured, NJ HIC 13VH12437000
- Free inspection and a written estimate, with no pressure
- Permits pulled through the Highlands construction office
- Corrosion-resistant flashing and high-wind fastening as standard
The cost of roofing in Highlands.
Most roofing projects in Highlands land between $9,000 and $22,000. 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 Highlands 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 Highlands borough.
Highlands and the streets around it.
Within the town we cover Parkertown. Zip code 07732 are all inside our normal service area. Highlands borders Atlantic Highlands, Middletown Township and Sea Bright, and we are on those streets most weeks of the year.
More for your Highlands home.
Recent Lightning projects around Highlands.
“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 Highlands typically runs $9,000 to $22,000. 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 1975, 61% of the stock built before 1980 and a lot of attached and multi-family building, Highlands sees more of that variation than a newer town would. The inspection settles it before you get a number.
You do, and we take care of it. Permits for a roof come from the Highlands construction office under the state Uniform Construction Code, and we pull the permit, schedule the inspection and meet the inspector ourselves.
Yes, in two specific ways. We use corrosion-resistant flashing and fasteners because salt air attacks ordinary metal from underneath, and we use high-wind nailing patterns with sealed starter courses at the eaves and rakes, which is where coastal storms lift a roof first.
Most residential roofs are torn off and replaced in a single day — crews start early, strip, dry-in and finish the same afternoon. Highlands is about 20 miles from our Manalapan base, well inside the area our crews cover daily.
Nothing up front. We finish the job in Highlands, you look at it, then you pay. Financing is available and does not change what we quoted.
We are a veteran-owned NJ contractor — HIC 13VH12437000, GAF-certified, 4.9 stars from 264 reviews — working throughout Monmouth County, including Atlantic Highlands, Middletown and Sea Bright. You pay nothing up front and the quoted number is the number.
Roofing in Highlands?
Free inspection, a written estimate, nothing down, no pressure — for your Highlands home.