Roofing in North Arlington, NJ
Lightning Construction is a veteran-owned roofing contractor serving North Arlington, New Jersey and the rest of Bergen County — GAF-certified, rated 4.9 stars across 264 reviews, with nothing due up front and no change orders. Most North Arlington projects run $9,000 to $22,000.
Roofing in North Arlington, house by house.
Housing here dates to 1954 at the median, across roughly 6,900 units. About 89% of the stock is pre-1980.
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. The work is usually straightforward once the old layers are off; getting them off is what takes the day.
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.
North Arlington covers about 3 square miles and is home to roughly 16,461 people. North Arlington has been its own borough since 1896. It was carved out of Union Township.
What we build against here
This is Bergen County: New Jersey's most populous county, running from the Hudson palisades out to Ramapo foothills. The weather that damages houses here is not dramatic — it is the freeze-thaw cycle, repeating 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.
How we work in this town
- $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
- Free inspection and a written estimate, with no pressure
- Permits pulled through the North Arlington construction office
- 36 miles from our Manalapan base — crews here most weeks
The cost of roofing in North Arlington.
Most roofing projects in North Arlington 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 North Arlington is valued at about $470,000. 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 North Arlington borough.
Who we cover near North Arlington.
That covers ZIP codes 07031 and 07071. Immediate neighbors are Belleville and Kearny, and we work in every one.
More for your North Arlington home.
Recent Lightning projects around North Arlington.
“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 North Arlington 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 1954, 89% of the stock built before 1980 and a lot of attached and multi-family building, North Arlington 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 North Arlington'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.
It changes what we look for. With roughly 89% of North Arlington housing predating 1980, plank decking, stacked layers and improvised flashing are all common — so the inspection covers them and the written estimate reflects whatever is actually there.
A single day covers most homes here — tear-off, deck repair, dry-in and the new roof, start to finish. North Arlington is about 36 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 North Arlington runs about 44%, 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 Bergen County, including Belleville, Kearny and Lyndhurst.
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Roofing in North Arlington?
Free inspection, a written estimate, nothing down, no pressure — for your North Arlington home.