Mountain Lakes is one of New Jersey's most architecturally distinctive small boroughs — a 4,500-person Morris County lake-community developed between 1910 and 1930 around Mountain Lake and Birchwood Lake, with a housing stock dominated by the famous 'Hapgood houses' (stucco-and-shingle craftsman-style homes designed by builder Herbert Hapgood and his associates between 1911 and 1929). Roofing here is a specialized niche — original Hapgood-era roofs were typically cedar shake or slate, and current replacements need to match that character.
Same-day Mountain Lakes response from Garfield. The roofing market here is dominated by historically-appropriate replacement on the approximately 600 Hapgood houses — cedar shake restoration where the structure supports it, designer-grade asphalt shingle (often in dimensional cedar-look profiles) where shake isn't the right call, and slate on the largest historic homes. Borough preservation expectations are real; we work within them.
What We Work On in Mountain Lakes
Mountain Lakes' housing stock is unusually homogeneous for its age — the borough was master-planned and built largely in a single 20-year span (1911-1929) by Herbert Hapgood, who designed the signature stucco-and-shingle 'Hapgood house' style that defines the community. Roof pitches run 8/12 to 12/12 typical with the distinctive triangular gables and dormers Hapgood used. Original roof material was largely cedar shake; many have been converted to asphalt or replaced with cedar over multiple cycles. The borough has an active historic preservation orientation.
Common Mountain Lakes Jobs
- Cedar shake restoration on Hapgood-era historic homes
- Dimensional cedar-look asphalt (GAF Camelot II) where shake isn't viable
- Slate restoration on the largest historic homes
- Historically-appropriate replacement coordinated with borough preservation
- Stucco-and-shingle envelope integration at roof-to-stucco transitions
Mountain Lakes has approximately 600 Hapgood-era houses (1911-1929) — borough preservation expectations are real, and replacements should preserve the architectural character. We submit any historically-appropriate documentation required.
Neighborhoods we serve in Mountain Lakes
ZIP codes: 07046