Siding in Hillside, NJ
Lightning Construction is a veteran-owned siding contractor serving Hillside, New Jersey and the rest of Union County — GAF-certified, rated 4.9 stars across 264 reviews, with nothing due up front and no change orders. Typical Hillside jobs land between $10,000 and $22,000.
What siding in Hillside actually involves.
The typical home across the township was built in 1950, and of the 7,457 housing units here the median sits squarely in the postwar building boom. Roughly 91% were standing before 1980. A little over 30% were standing before 1940.
Pull the siding off one of these and you generally find sheathing straight to the studs, with nothing behind it. Adding a proper moisture barrier and insulated panel is the real upgrade here — the appearance is almost a side effect.
About 67% of homes here are owner-occupied, so most of what we quote goes to the person who will actually live under the roof. Almost nothing new has been built here — under 3% of homes date from this century — so essentially every job in town is a replacement rather than a first roof.
Local conditions we build for
This is Union County: tight, established suburbs with housing mostly built before 1960. 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. Behind siding it shows up as sheathing that has been quietly wet every winter for a decade.
What the estimate covers
- $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 Hillside construction office
- 29 miles from our Manalapan base — crews here most weeks
Hillside pricing, and what moves it.
Most siding projects in Hillside land between $10,000 and $22,000. The lower half of that range covers most straightforward houses in town; the upper half is where you get into steep pitches, multiple layers to remove, or decking that has to be replaced. For context, the median home in Hillside is valued at about $400,000. 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 Hillside township.
Where we work around Hillside.
Within the township we cover Lyons Farms and Saybrooke. We work throughout ZIP code 07205.
More for your Hillside home.
Recent Lightning projects around Hillside.
“Honest about everything. They showed up on time, kept the property clean, and the roof came out amazing. Made everything stress free.”
Straight answers.
Siding in Hillside typically runs $10,000 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 1950 and 91% of the stock built before 1980, Hillside 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 siding come from the Hillside construction office under the state Uniform Construction Code, and we pull the permit, schedule the inspection and meet the inspector ourselves.
It changes what we look for. With roughly 91% of Hillside 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.
Usually a day or two; larger homes run to three. Hillside is about 29 miles from our Manalapan base, well inside the area our crews cover daily.
Nothing up front. We finish the job in Hillside, you look at it, then you pay. Financing is available and does not change what we quoted.
Lightning Construction is veteran-owned and GAF-certified, registered in New Jersey as Home Improvement Contractor 13VH12437000, and rated 4.9 stars across 264 Google reviews. We cover Union County, including Irvington, Union and Elizabeth, take no deposit, and write no change orders.
Siding near Hillside.
Siding in Hillside?
Free inspection, a written estimate, nothing down, no pressure — for your Hillside home.