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Roof trouble on homes in Maplewood, South Orange, West Orange, Millburn, Irvington and Union. Call (862) 358-4524 and describe what you can see from the ground to a local roofing contractor.
Storm Maplewood Roofing
The business sits at 1980 Springfield Ave in Maplewood, NJ 07040. It does not repair roofs itself. It puts your call through to a local roofing contractor who covers Maplewood, South Orange, West Orange, Millburn, Irvington and Union.
No opening hours are posted here, so call (862) 358-4524 when it suits you and describe what you see. Renting? The building's landlord or property manager is told first, ahead of any roofer.
A stain, a loose shingle, a sagging gutter or a ridge of ice: find the job that matches what you see, for homes in Maplewood, South Orange, West Orange, Millburn, Irvington and Union.
A tan stain that widens after rain, a shingle on the lawn or a drip in the attic is where leak and shingle repair in Maplewood, NJ usually starts. Call (862) 358-4524, mention the stained room and the age of the roof, and the contractor can talk through what comes next.
Open this job: Leak and Shingle RepairA new roof in Maplewood, NJ comes into view when patches multiply: stains in several rooms, bare patches on more than one slope or shingles that crumble at the edges. Call (862) 358-4524, describe the roof and its age, and the contractor can explain what replacing it involves.
Open this job: New RoofAfter a gust, a fallen limb or a night of hard rain, storm-damaged roofs in Maplewood, NJ often show lifted shingles, bent metal or a fresh stain. Call (862) 358-4524 once the look from the ground is done and describe what you saw.
Open this job: Storm-Damaged RoofsA roof check in Maplewood, NJ puts a roofer's eyes on the shingles, flashing, vents and attic side of the boards that a homeowner cannot reach safely. Call (862) 358-4524 when you are buying a house, coming off a rough storm or wondering how old the roof is.
Open this job: Roof CheckWater that lingers after rain, a split seam or a bubbled patch is how flat roof trouble shows up in Maplewood, NJ, usually above a back addition, a porch roof or a dormer. Call (862) 358-4524, say how long the puddles stay, and the contractor can describe what a look at the surface involves.
Open this job: Flat RoofsGutters that spill over, droop or pull off the fascia make gutter and downspout work in Maplewood, NJ a roof matter as much as a ground one. Call (862) 358-4524, note where water spills and where it lands, and the contractor can examine the roof edge with you in mind.
Open this job: Gutters and DownspoutsA ridge of ice along the eave, icicles past the gutter or a winter stain near an outside wall is how ice dam damage in Maplewood, NJ announces itself. Call (862) 358-4524, tell the contractor where the ice builds and what shows inside, and the contractor can describe what a look at the roof edge involves.
Open this job: Ice Dam DamageChimney flashing trouble in Maplewood, NJ tends to show as a mark on the wall next to the chimney, damp plaster near a dormer or a drip that follows rain from one direction. Call (862) 358-4524, say which wall the water reaches, and the contractor can describe what a look at the metal involves.
Open this job: Chimney FlashingA roofer weighs a few things before a job takes shape. The first is how much of the roof is damaged. A trade-journal yardstick, passed along in a Department of Energy brief, puts the line at a tenth: repair past that share of the old roof and replacement becomes the recommendation.
Next come the flashing around chimneys and walls, the steepness of the slopes, and the condition of the boards under the shingles once the top layer is off. None of that shows up over the phone, so the contractor can look in person and lay out the options. The page on patching or starting over puts the two paths side by side.
| Town | What its page digs into |
|---|---|
| Maplewood | The 8.39 inches Ida left in 2021 and the township's storm sewers |
| South Orange | A river branch that rises within hours |
| West Orange | Streams along the slopes and 17,870 housing units |
| Millburn | The biggest share of land in a flood zone among the six |
| Irvington | Elizabeth River flooding and drainage that runs short |
| Union | The Rahway's east branch, Vauxhall and trees that land on wires |
Rain at Maplewood on 1 and 2 September 2021 from the remnants of Ida
NJ Weather and Climate NetworkThe heaviest single hour of that storm, measured at Newark Airport
NJ Weather and Climate NetworkAverage January days with a Newark low at or below 32 degrees, 1991-2020
NOAA climate normalsWater off an 800-square-foot roof area down one downspout in a one-inch rain
Rutgers Water Resources ProgramOne cracked shingle beside a healthy field of shingles is a patch. Stains in three rooms, bare spots on more than one slope and granules piling up at the downspouts point the other way.
The line between the two is a judgment made on the roof itself. Read how the two paths compare first, then call (862) 358-4524 and tell the contractor which side your roof leans toward.
Census Bureau five-year estimates for 2024 put 9,051 housing units in Maplewood, give or take 458, with a median home value of $720,700, give or take $31,701. West Orange has 17,870 units, give or take 616, and a median value of $557,300, give or take $24,326.
Union County's 2015 hazard plan update puts the renter share of Union's housing at 24.6 percent, against 30.5 percent for the county. Counts like these say how many roofs sit under a town's sky. They say nothing about how old each one is, which is a question for the attic hatch and the paperwork from the last roof job.
Call (862) 358-4524 and say where the roof is and what you notice.
Your call gets passed along to a local roofing contractor who covers the six towns.
The contractor can ask about the roof's age, the room where water shows and any photos you took.
If a look at the roof makes sense, the contractor can arrange a visit.
Nothing about the cause or the size of the job gets promised over the phone; seeing the roof comes first.
