Roofing in Somerset, NJ
For roofing in Somerset, New Jersey, Lightning Construction brings GAF-certified crews, a written price that does not move, and no deposit — rated 4.9 stars by 264 New Jersey homeowners. Typical Somerset jobs land between $9,000 and $22,000.
What roofing in Somerset actually involves.
Somerset counts about 27,089 housing units, and the median one went up in 1986 — in the late 1970s and 1980s.
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. These are the most straightforward full replacements we do, provided the garage junction gets proper flashing.
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.
Somerset covers about 6 square miles and is home to roughly 68,907 people.
The conditions this work has to survive
Somerset sits in Somerset County — affluent suburbs and open country around the Somerset Hills. Inland New Jersey does not have one dramatic weather problem; it has the freeze-thaw cycle, and it runs all winter. Water gets into a small opening, freezes, widens it, and comes back the next night. Over a few seasons that is what turns a nail pop into a leak, and a hairline crack in flashing into a stained ceiling. Flashing and underlayment are what stop it, and both are invisible once the job is done — which is exactly why they get skipped.
What the estimate covers
- Nothing due up front — you pay when the job is finished
- 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 Somerset construction office
- 17 miles from our Manalapan base — crews here most weeks
What roofing costs in Somerset.
Most roofing projects in Somerset 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 Somerset is valued at about $460,000. 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 Franklin township and ground snow load is from New Jersey DCA Bulletin 19-1.
Who we cover near Somerset.
Our roofing coverage in Somerset takes in Franklin Park, Kingston and Zarephath as well — same crews, same pricing, same written estimate. That covers ZIP codes 08528, 08823, 08873, 08875 and 08890.
More for your Somerset home.
Recent Lightning projects around Somerset.
“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 Somerset 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 1986 and 36% of the stock built before 1980, Somerset sees more of that variation than a newer town would. The inspection settles it before you get a number.
Yes — this work is permitted by Somerset'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.
The median Somerset home dates to 1986.
Most residential roofs are torn off and replaced in a single day — crews start early, strip, dry-in and finish the same afternoon. Somerset is about 17 miles from our Manalapan base, well inside the area our crews cover daily.
Yes — Franklin Park, Kingston and Zarephath are part of the same municipality as Somerset, and our crews cover the whole of it at the same pricing.
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.
We are a veteran-owned NJ contractor — HIC 13VH12437000, GAF-certified, 4.9 stars from 264 reviews — working throughout Somerset County, including New Brunswick, Piscataway and North Brunswick. You pay nothing up front and the quoted number is the number.
Roofing in Somerset?
Free inspection, a written estimate, nothing down, no pressure — for your Somerset home.