Roofing in Lawrence Township, NJ

Roofing in Lawrence Township, house by house.

The typical home across the township was built in 1979, and of the 12,927 housing units here the median sits squarely in the late 1970s and 1980s. Something like 51% 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. The decking is generally sound, which keeps these jobs predictable — the variable is ventilation, which often was not done right.

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.

Lawrence Township is home to about 32,313 people.

What we build against here

This is Mercer County: the state capital and the university towns around it, with housing spanning two centuries. Nothing extreme happens to roofs in this part of the state. What happens instead is water freezing and thawing, night after night. Every cycle widens whatever gap the last one made. A nail pop becomes a leak, a hairline split in flashing becomes a stained ceiling, and none of it happens fast enough to notice. Flashing and underlayment are what stop it, and both are invisible once the job is done — which is exactly why they get skipped.

What is included, every time

• $0 down — we invoice when the job is complete
• The quote is the price — we do not write change orders
• GAF-certified, licensed and insured, NJ HIC 13VH12437000
• A free inspection and an itemized written estimate, no sales pitch
• Permits pulled through the Lawrence Township construction office
• 22 miles from our Manalapan base — crews here most weeks