Siding in Paramus, NJ
Lightning Construction is a veteran-owned siding contractor serving Paramus, 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 Paramus projects run $16,000 to $38,000.
What siding in Paramus actually involves.
Paramus counts about 8,813 housing units, and the median one went up in 1963 — through the 1960s and early 1970s. Close to 72% of them predate 1980.
Aluminum and first-generation vinyl went onto these homes decades ago, over sheathing with nothing behind it. The second re-clad is the one where the wall finally gets done properly.
About 83% of homes here are owner-occupied, so most of what we quote goes to the person who will actually live under the roof. Nearly 85% of the housing stock is detached single-family, so almost every job is a standalone house with its own access.
What Paramus weather does to a house
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. Every cycle widens whatever gap the last one made. A nail pop becomes a leak, a hairline split in flashing becomes a stained ceiling, and none of it happens fast enough to notice. Behind siding it shows up as sheathing that has been quietly wet every winter for a decade. Ground near Saddle Brook holds water longer, which puts more demand on drainage than a drier lot half a mile away.
What is included, every time
- Nothing due up front — you pay when the job is finished
- No mid-job add-ons, ever
- GAF-certified, licensed and insured, NJ HIC 13VH12437000
- A free inspection and an itemized written estimate, no sales pitch
- Permits pulled through the Paramus construction office
- 48 miles from our Manalapan base — crews here most weeks
What siding costs in Paramus.
Most siding projects in Paramus 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 Paramus is valued at about $810,000. 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 Paramus borough.
Paramus and the streets around it.
Zip codes 07652 and 07653 are all inside our normal service area. Paramus borders Emerson, Fair Lawn, Glen Rock, Hackensack and Maywood, and we are on those streets most weeks of the year.
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Recent Lightning projects around Paramus.
“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 Paramus 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 1963 and 72% of the stock built before 1980, Paramus 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. New Jersey issues construction permits at the municipal level, so a siding in Paramus is permitted through the local construction office under the state Uniform Construction Code. We pull it and meet the inspector; you file nothing.
It changes what we look for. With roughly 72% of Paramus 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. Paramus is about 48 miles from our Manalapan base, well inside the area our crews cover daily.
Indirectly, yes. Properties near Saddle Brook 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 Paramus 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.
We are a veteran-owned NJ contractor — HIC 13VH12437000, GAF-certified, 4.9 stars from 264 reviews — working throughout Bergen County, including Emerson, Fair Lawn and Glen Rock. You pay nothing up front and the quoted number is the number.
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