Upper Saddle River is an affluent northern Bergen residential community — predominantly 1960s–1990s custom-built Colonials, Tudors, and Splits on half-acre+ lots, with newer 2000s estates filling in the remaining buildable parcels. Most of our Upper Saddle River work is premium architectural shingle replacement, cedar shake restoration, and skylight install on Contemporary great rooms.
Pleasant Avenue, East Allendale Road, and West Saddle River Road are the primary residential corridors; expect mature tree canopy, well-maintained landscaping, and homeowners who notice details.
What We Work On in Upper Saddle River
Predominantly 1960s–1990s Colonial, Tudor Revival, Split-Level, and Contemporary custom homes on half-acre+ lots throughout the borough. Newer 2000s–2010s estates on the remaining buildable parcels typically use premium architectural shingle or designer-grade roofing. A few mid-century Modern pockets along Carlough Drive and Sasso Way.
Common Upper Saddle River Jobs
- Colonial and Tudor architectural shingle replacement (premium-grade)
- Cedar shake restoration on 1970s–1980s Colonial Revival
- Skylight install or replacement on Contemporary great rooms
- Ridge vent retrofit on pre-1990 homes with inadequate ventilation
- Gutter system replacement with seamless aluminum or copper
Upper Saddle River shares Franklin Lakes' western Ramapo proximity — heavier snow loads (18–22 psf typical winter), dense mature canopy, and ice-dam risk where additions meet original rooflines on 1960s–1980s estates pre-dating modern attic-ventilation code. We retrofit ridge vent + soffit-intake balance at every reroof here as standard; closed-cell foam in problem attics is the lasting fix for chronic ice-dam locations.
- Address
- Upper Saddle River Municipal Building, 376 West Saddle River Road
- Phone
- (201) 327-2700
- Typical roof-permit turnaround
- 7–10 business days residential standard
We pull the permit directly under NJHIC #13VH13970900 — homeowner does not file or pay the township separately.
Neighborhoods we serve in Upper Saddle River
ZIP codes: 07458
Services
Upper Saddle River Roofing FAQ
My 1978 Colonial has chronic ice dams — is it a roof problem or attic problem?
Almost certainly an attic-ventilation + insulation problem masquerading as a roof problem. Pre-1990 Upper Saddle River homes typically have undersized soffit-intake ventilation (1:300 ratio vs. modern 1:150 standard) and inconsistent attic insulation depth. Warm interior air leaks into the attic, melts snow on the upper roof, and the meltwater refreezes at the colder eave — that's an ice dam. Fix is ridge-vent retrofit + soffit baffles + R-49 cellulose top-up, not heat cables. We audit attic ventilation free on every reroof estimate.
Should I replace skylights at the same time as the roof?
Yes — concurrent skylight replacement is roughly 30% cheaper than doing it separately (saves a labor mobilization), and integrating new flashing with new shingles is far more leak-resistant than re-flashing old skylights into a new roof. Velux units carry 10-year glass warranties and 20-year non-glass. If your existing skylights are 12+ years old, replacement during the reroof is the right call.
Can you handle a 35+ square premium reroof in 2–3 days?
Yes — for a typical 30–40 square Upper Saddle River Colonial we send a 5–6 person crew, plank-scaffold all elevations, and complete tear-off + install + flashing details + cleanup in 2–3 working days. Pre-staged material delivery + same-day dumpster swap keeps the site clean. We never leave the home tarp-only overnight — every workday ends with the building fully weatherproof.