Ridgewood, NJ
NJ Roofing · Roof Replacement & Repair
Ridgewood is one of the most architecturally substantial communities in northern Bergen — Victorian, Tudor Revival, and Colonial Revival on tree-lined streets, plus a downtown commercial core along East Ridgewood Avenue with 1900s-1930s brick storefronts. Our Ridgewood work skews toward higher-end roof replacements: slate, cedar shake, copper details, and premium architectural-shingle.
Downtown commercial has its own rhythm — 1980s-2000s flat-roof EPDM hitting end of life on the strip behind the train station, and 1900s low-slope brick downtown that needs modified-bitumen.
What We Work On in Ridgewood
Heights + West Side: 1890s-1920s Victorian, Tudor Revival, and Colonial Revival with slate, cedar, or steep architectural-shingle. East Ridgewood Avenue: 1900s-1930s commercial brick. Surrounding 1940s-1970s Colonials and Tudors on substantial lots. Ridgewood Train Station area mixed-use.
Common Ridgewood Jobs
- Slate restoration on Victorian and Tudor landmarks
- Cedar shake replacement on Colonial Revival
- Premium architectural-shingle full replacement
- Downtown commercial modified-bitumen
- Copper flashing + ridge details
Ridgewood's elevation and the dense Saddle River tree corridor along Glen Avenue create one of Bergen County's heaviest fall debris loads. Mature copper-beech and silver-maple shed early and shed wet — valley drains and ridge intersections need clearing twice between October and December or you'll get back-up under the first slate course. Winter snow load on steep Tudor pitches sheds fast, but the dormer-gable intersections are where ice damming originates.
- Address
- Ridgewood Village Hall, 131 N Maple Avenue
- Phone
- (201) 670-5500
- Typical roof-permit turnaround
- 7–10 business days; +3–6 weeks if Historic Preservation Commission review applies
We pull the permit directly under NJHIC #13VH13970900 — homeowner does not file or pay the township separately.
Neighborhoods we serve in Ridgewood
ZIP codes: 07450
Services
Ridgewood Roofing FAQ
Does the Ridgewood HPC restrict roof color or material choices?
Ridgewood has a Historic Preservation Commission and several voluntary historic-district overlays (Wilsey Square, Hudson Street, East Ridgewood Avenue commercial). For non-overlay properties no HPC review is required — full owner discretion. For overlay properties, material change (e.g., slate to asphalt) requires review; in-kind replacement does not. We pull a no-jurisdiction confirmation from the village before bidding alternative materials.
What does a full slate restoration on a Heights Victorian cost?
Heights Victorians typically have 30–45 squares of original slate, often with 8–14 squares of failing material after 100+ years. Typical scope: salvage and re-set 60–70% of the existing slate, replace 30–40% with sourced-match slate, rebuild all copper flashing and ridge details, replace any damaged decking. Full restoration runs $70,000–$140,000 depending on slate type (Vermont vs. Pennsylvania), copper scope, and access complexity.
I have a 1958 split-level off Glen Avenue — can you do a same-week tear-off?
Yes — for standard residential outside HPC overlay, permit clears in 7–10 days and we typically start work the following week. A 22-square split-level reroof runs 1–2 days on-site for tear-off and install, plus a half-day for cleanup and dump-trailer haul. Total project from estimate-signed to invoice-final is 2–3 weeks.
Do you handle the modified-bitumen flat-roof work behind the train station?
Yes — the strip commercial behind the Ridgewood train station has 1980s–1990s modified-bitumen and EPDM hitting end of life. We typically replace with TPO (faster install, 20-year warranty, white reflective) or PVC where grease-exhaust restaurants are involved. Tear-off to deck, tapered ISO, mechanically-fastened 80-mil membrane, two-ply walkway pads at HVAC.