Roofing in Maywood, NJ
Lightning Construction installs and repairs roofing in Maywood, New Jersey — a veteran-owned, GAF-certified contractor covering Bergen County with no deposit, no change orders and a 4.9-star rating from 264 reviews. Typical Maywood jobs land between $14,000 and $35,000.
Roofing in Maywood, house by house.
Housing here dates to 1951 at the median, across roughly 3,969 units. Roughly 88% were standing before 1980. Around 26% of homes here predate 1940 entirely.
The Capes and ranches from this stretch went up fast and plain: one-by-six plank decking, a single layer of three-tab, gable vents and little else. Layer count is the single biggest variable in the price on these houses, and it is knowable before we quote.
Maywood covers about 1 square miles and is home to roughly 10,093 people. Maywood has been its own borough since 1894. It was carved out of Midland Township.
The conditions this work has to survive
This is Bergen County: New Jersey's most populous county, running from the Hudson palisades out to Ramapo foothills. 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. 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
- Licensed and insured in New Jersey, HIC 13VH12437000, GAF-certified
- Free, unhurried inspection and a written number the same visit
- Permits pulled through the Maywood construction office
- 45 miles from our Manalapan base — crews here most weeks
The cost of roofing in Maywood.
Most roofing projects in Maywood 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 Maywood is valued at about $530,000. 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 Maywood borough.
Maywood and the streets around it.
We work throughout ZIP code 07607. Maywood borders Hackensack, Lodi, Paramus and Rochelle Park; our crews cover all of them.
More for your Maywood home.
Recent Lightning projects around Maywood.
“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 Maywood 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 1951 and 88% of the stock built before 1980, Maywood sees more of that variation than a newer town would. We work that out at the inspection, not after the job starts.
Yes — this work is permitted by Maywood'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 88% of the housing in Maywood 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. Maywood is about 45 miles from our Manalapan base, well inside the area our crews cover daily.
No deposit, in Maywood 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.
We are a veteran-owned NJ contractor — HIC 13VH12437000, GAF-certified, 4.9 stars from 264 reviews — working throughout Bergen County, including Hackensack, Lodi and Paramus. You pay nothing up front and the quoted number is the number.
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Free inspection, a written estimate, nothing down, no pressure — for your Maywood home.