Roofing in Monmouth Beach, NJ
Lightning Construction installs and repairs roofing in Monmouth Beach, New Jersey — a veteran-owned, GAF-certified contractor covering Monmouth County with no deposit, no change orders and a 4.9-star rating from 264 reviews. Most Monmouth Beach projects run $14,000 to $35,000.
What we find on Monmouth Beach roofs.
Monmouth Beach counts about 1,856 housing units, and the median one went up in 1976 — in the late 1970s and 1980s. Something like 62% went up before 1980.
Plywood decking, three-tab shingles and an attached garage are the constants on housing from these years. The decking is generally sound, which keeps these jobs predictable — the variable is ventilation, which often was not done right.
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.
Monmouth Beach covers about 2 square miles and is home to roughly 3,207 people. Monmouth Beach was incorporated in 1906, 120 years ago. It was carved out of Ocean Township.
Local conditions we build for
Monmouth Beach sits in Monmouth County — inland horse country on one side and the northern shore on the other. Monmouth Beach 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.
How we work in this town
- 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
- Free, unhurried inspection and a written number the same visit
- Permits pulled through the Monmouth Beach construction office
- Corrosion-resistant flashing and high-wind fastening as standard
The cost of roofing in Monmouth Beach.
Most roofing projects in Monmouth Beach 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 Monmouth Beach is valued at about $1,000,000. 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 Monmouth Beach borough.
Our coverage in and around Monmouth Beach.
Within the town we cover Galilee. That covers ZIP code 07750. Monmouth Beach borders Little Silver, Long Branch, Oceanport, Rumson and Sea Bright, and we are on those streets most weeks of the year.
More for your Monmouth Beach home.
Recent Lightning projects around Monmouth Beach.
“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 Monmouth Beach 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 1976 and 62% of the stock built before 1980, Monmouth Beach 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. New Jersey issues construction permits at the municipal level, so a roof in Monmouth Beach is permitted through the local construction office under the state Uniform Construction Code. We pull it and meet the inspector; you file nothing.
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. Monmouth Beach is about 19 miles from our Manalapan base, well inside the area our crews cover daily.
Indirectly, yes. Properties near Shrewsbury River sit lower and stay damper, which speeds up moss and algae growth on shaded slopes and puts more demand on gutters and downspouts than a drier lot a mile away.
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 Little Silver, Long Branch and Oceanport.
Roofing near Monmouth Beach.
Roofing in Monmouth Beach?
Free inspection, a written estimate, nothing down, no pressure — for your Monmouth Beach home.