Roofing in Totowa, NJ
Lightning Construction is a veteran-owned roofing contractor serving Totowa, New Jersey and the rest of Passaic County — GAF-certified, rated 4.9 stars across 264 reviews, with nothing due up front and no change orders. Expect $14,000 to $35,000 for most homes in town.
What roofing in Totowa actually involves.
The typical home in Totowa was built in 1958, and of the 3,980 housing units here the median sits squarely in the postwar building boom. Roughly 74% were standing before 1980.
Housing from these years was built to a formula — simple gable or hip roofs, plank sheathing, minimal ventilation, and no ice barrier anywhere. The work is usually straightforward once the old layers are off; getting them off is what takes the day.
Totowa covers about 4 square miles and is home to roughly 10,959 people. The borough dates to 1898. It was carved out of Wayne Township.
What we build against here
Totowa sits in Passaic County — historic mill towns in the south and lake communities up in the highlands. Up here the design problem is weight and ice, not wind. Passaic County carries a design ground snow load of 40 pounds per square foot under the state's construction code — more than double what most of the state is built for. Snow that sits, melts against a warm attic and refreezes at the cold eave is what causes ice dams, and ice dams are what put water into ceilings on houses whose roofs are otherwise fine. The fix is not a bigger gutter; it is ice-and-water shield carried well past the interior wall line, and a ventilated attic that keeps the deck cold.
What is included, every time
- 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 Totowa construction office
- Ice-and-water protection specified for Passaic County's 40 psf snow load
Totowa pricing, and what moves it.
Most roofing projects in Totowa land between $14,000 and $35,000. That range reflects the size of house that is typical here rather than a starting price for the smallest job we do. For context, the median home in Totowa is valued at about $560,000. 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 Totowa borough and ground snow load is from New Jersey DCA Bulletin 19-1.
Where we work around Totowa.
We work throughout ZIP codes 07511 and 07512. Totowa borders Haledon, Little Falls, Paterson, Wayne and Woodland Park, and we are on those streets most weeks of the year.
More for your Totowa home.
Recent Lightning projects around Totowa.
“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 Totowa 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 1958 and 74% of the stock built before 1980, Totowa sees more of that variation than a newer town would. The inspection settles it before you get a number.
You do, and we take care of it. Permits for a roof come from the Totowa construction office under the state Uniform Construction Code, and we pull the permit, schedule the inspection and meet the inspector ourselves.
It does. Passaic County carries a design ground snow load of 40 pounds per square foot under New Jersey's construction code — among the highest in the state. In practice that means ice-and-water shield carried well up the eaves and a properly ventilated attic, because ice dams, not the weight itself, are what damage homes here.
One day, for the large majority of houses. The crew arrives at first light, strips the old roof, dries the deck in and finishes before dark. Totowa is about 47 miles from our Manalapan base, well inside the area our crews cover daily.
No deposit, in Totowa 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.
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 Passaic County, including Haledon, Little Falls and Paterson.
Roofing in Totowa?
Free inspection, a written estimate, nothing down, no pressure — for your Totowa home.