Our Process
How a roofing job runs in Montville, step by step: the call, the written quote, the work and the final walkthrough — and the less expensive option named when there is one.
Four steps, start to finish
Every slope graded on its own, the shaded side first, and a written quote before any work starts.
Call with the roof and the trees
Tell us the address, what the roof is doing, and which side of the house sits under trees.
Every slope graded before any price
Each slope on its own, shaded and sunny, then the valleys, the flashings at chimneys, skylights and dormers, and the attic where it can be reached.
A written quote, slope by slope
The condition and likely years left of each slope, the repair or the replacement in plain language, and where only the shaded slopes are done, those priced per square next to the whole roof.
The work, then the walk-through
Flashings renewed, the lot cleared of debris, photographs before and after.
All of it, priced
Estimated figures for Morris County. Nothing here is a quote until we have seen the job.
Roof Replacement - $10,000 - $25,000 or more (est.)
Architectural shingle on a typical montville home.
Roof Repair - $300 - $1,500 (est.)
Minor work $300 - $600; storm or deck work higher.
Roof Leak Repair - $300 - $1,500 (est.)
Tracing the entry point included.
Emergency Roof Repair - $300 - $4,500 for the repair (est.)
Temporary cover quoted on its own first.
Metal Roofing - $4 - $30 per sq ft (est.)
National range; asphalt shingle $1 - $4 on the same basis.
Flat Roof Repair - $600 - $1,500 (est.)
Montville's moderate repair band; deck work higher.
What to do first, and what it tells us about the roof
On a cut-up custom roof, a few minutes of noticing narrows the search a long way.
Stop the water reaching anything else
A bucket under the drip, furniture and rugs moved, and photographs of the stain before it is touched.
Note which room, and what is above it
A skylight, a dormer, a chimney, a porch or bay roof with metal on it.
Note when it happens
In every rain, only in wind, or only in a thaw.
Look in the attic if you safely can
Water marks on the rafters, damp insulation or daylight around a vent point at the entry, and a found entry point is a smaller repair.
When to book roofing work in Montville
Worth knowing before you start calling around, because the busiest weeks are the worst weeks to be choosing a material.
Montville gets the full northern New Jersey run: nor'easters, summer thunderstorms and heavy snow, with ice dams at the eaves in a hard winter. The leaks each one brings arrive across the township at once, and under the tree canopy the limbs come with them.
Shingles need warmth to seal down properly, so a replacement booked for late summer or early fall is a better roof than the same job rushed in February, and it leaves time to weigh a part-roof job calmly. A small repair is worth doing the week it is found.
- Active leaks covered the same day where light and weather allow
- Repairs booked within the week in normal conditions
- Temporary cover quoted apart from the permanent repair
- Replacements scheduled ahead of winter where possible
Want a figure on it?
The estimated range before we travel, and the figure in writing before any work starts.