Roofing in Keansburg, NJ
Lightning Construction is a veteran-owned roofing contractor serving Keansburg, New Jersey and the rest of Monmouth County — GAF-certified, rated 4.9 stars across 264 reviews, with nothing due up front and no change orders. Expect $9,000 to $22,000 for most homes in town.
Roofing in Keansburg, house by house.
The typical home in Keansburg was built in 1960, and of the 4,092 housing units here the median sits squarely through the 1960s and early 1970s. About 75% of the stock is pre-1980.
Plywood sheathing arrived in these years, but so did the multi-level roofline that makes these houses leak in predictable places. Nearly every leak we chase on these houses traces back to a wall junction rather than the field of the roof.
Keansburg packs roughly 9,719 people into about 16 square miles, so staging a job here means working off the street and keeping the sidewalk clear. At roughly 0 feet above sea level, drainage matters as much as the roof itself. The borough dates to 1917. It was carved out of Middletown Township.
The conditions this work has to survive
Monmouth County is inland horse country on one side and the northern shore on the other, and Keansburg is part of it. Keansburg sits on the coastal side of Monmouth County, and that changes what goes on the roof rather than just how it is fastened. The failure starts underneath, on the metal: fasteners and flashing corrode where they cannot be seen, years before anything shows on the surface. Wind then finds the weakened edge. That is why the specification here is corrosion-resistant metal throughout and a sealed, high-wind-nailed perimeter.
What is included, every time
- Nothing due up front — you pay when the job is finished
- No mid-job add-ons, ever
- GAF-certified, licensed and insured, NJ HIC 13VH12437000
- A free inspection and an itemized written estimate, no sales pitch
- Permits pulled through the Keansburg construction office
- Corrosion-resistant flashing and high-wind fastening as standard
The cost of roofing in Keansburg.
Most roofing projects in Keansburg 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 Keansburg is valued at about $310,000. 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 Keansburg borough.
Our coverage in and around Keansburg.
Within the town we cover Beacon Beach, Point Comfort and Tiltons Corner. Zip code 07734 are all inside our normal service area. Keansburg borders Hazlet Township, Middletown Township, Union Beach, Aberdeen Township and Keyport; our crews cover all of them.
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“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 Keansburg 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 1960 and 75% of the stock built before 1980, Keansburg 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 Keansburg'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.
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.
A single day covers most homes here — tear-off, deck repair, dry-in and the new roof, start to finish. Keansburg is about 15 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 Keansburg runs about 49%, 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.
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 Monmouth County, including Hazlet, Middletown and Union Beach.
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Roofing in Keansburg?
Free inspection, a written estimate, nothing down, no pressure — for your Keansburg home.