Hawthorne is a 19,000-person Passaic County borough on the NJ Transit Bergen County Line — a train-commuter community with a small downtown along Lafayette Avenue and a housing stock dominated by 1920-1950 colonials, Cape Cods, and a smaller share of post-war and newer construction. The borough sits at the Passaic-Bergen border with a character closer to its Bergen neighbors than to the denser southern Passaic cities.
Same-day Hawthorne response from Garfield (about 15 minutes via Route 208). Most replacements are architectural-shingle tear-offs on pre-war colonials and Cape Cods (GAF Timberline HDZ with System Plus), with periodic chimney flashing and decking replacement on the older housing core. The borough's smaller scale and modest lot sizes mean dumpster placement requires coordination — we plan staging up front.
What We Work On in Hawthorne
Hawthorne's housing stock is dominated by 1920-1950 center-hall colonials and Cape Cods (the residential bulk), with post-war ranches and splits on the borough edges, 1980s-onward newer construction in newer subdivisions, and a small core of pre-1920 housing near the historic borough center. Roof pitches run 8/12 to 10/12 on the colonials, lower on Cape Cods and ranches. Decking on the pre-1950 stock is mostly older plywood or lath-and-plank needing partial replacement.
Common Hawthorne Jobs
- Architectural-shingle replacements on pre-war colonials and Cape Cods
- Cape Cod-style tear-offs on the borough's compact housing
- Bergen County Line commuter-area residential replacement
- Decking replacement on pre-war lath-and-plank or older plywood
- Chimney flashing and gutter work on older brick chimneys
Neighborhoods we serve in Hawthorne
ZIP codes: 07506