Siding in Long Branch, NJ
Lightning Construction installs and repairs siding in Long Branch, 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. Typical Long Branch jobs land between $16,000 and $38,000.
What siding in Long Branch usually means.
Long Branch counts about 15,091 housing units, and the median one went up in 1970 — through the 1960s and early 1970s. About 61% predate 1980.
Most houses from this stretch are on their second skin already — aluminum in the 1960s and 1970s, early vinyl after that. The second re-clad is the one where the wall finally gets done properly.
Between the single-family houses and the two- and three-families, wall areas here vary enormously — which is why siding estimates in town range more widely than people expect.
Owner-occupancy runs around 42% in Long Branch, so a good share of the work here is for landlords and small property owners. Those jobs get the same written number and the same crews; they just tend to move faster.
What we build against here
Long Branch sits in Monmouth County — inland horse country on one side and the northern shore on the other. Salt air is the governing condition in Long Branch, and it decides materials before anything else does. Two things do the damage here and both are edge conditions. Salt attacks the metal — fasteners, drip edge, flashing — from the hidden side, and coastal wind lifts whatever the salt has already loosened. Corrosion-resistant components and a properly sealed eave and rake are the whole defense. On walls, the same salt load is what chalks and pits south- and east-facing elevations years before the sheltered sides go.
What the estimate covers
- No deposit; payment comes after the work does
- The quote is the price — we do not write change orders
- GAF-certified, licensed and insured, NJ HIC 13VH12437000
- A free inspection and an itemized written estimate, no sales pitch
- Permits pulled through the Long Branch construction office
- Corrosion-resistant flashing and high-wind fastening as standard
The cost of siding in Long Branch.
Most siding projects in Long Branch land between $16,000 and $38,000. 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 Long Branch is valued at about $570,000. 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 Long Branch city.
Who we cover near Long Branch.
Within the town we cover Branchport, East Long Branch, Hollywood, Kensington Park, North Long Branch and Pleasure Bay. We work throughout ZIP code 07740. Long Branch borders Deal, Monmouth Beach, Oceanport and West Long Branch, and we are on those streets most weeks of the year.
More for your Long Branch home.
Recent Lightning projects around Long Branch.
“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 Long Branch typically runs $16,000 to $38,000. 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 1970, 61% of the stock built before 1980 and a lot of attached and multi-family building, Long Branch 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 — this work is permitted by Long Branch'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.
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.
One to three days for a typical house here. Long Branch is about 18 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.
No deposit, in Long Branch 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 Monmouth County, including Monmouth Beach, Oceanport and West Long Branch.
Siding in Long Branch?
Free inspection, a written estimate, nothing down, no pressure — for your Long Branch home.