What roof-replacement Includes
A proper job starts with a roof inspection and written roof estimate. Then comes tear-off, decking repair, and new underlayment.
- Strip old shingle, felt, and tar paper down to sheathing
- Replace rotted plywood or osb decking
- Install ice-and-water shield at eaves and valleys
- Lay synthetic underlayment across the field
- Set drip edge, flashing, and ridge cap
Materials arrive by dumpster. Crews use nail guns, pry bars, and roofing shovels. Final cleanup means magnetic sweeps for nails and fasteners.
Quality & Materials Standards
Material choice should match the house. Architectural shingle suits most Lodi capes and ranches. Slate and clay tile belong on the older colonials, where a roofer must respect the original pitch and load.
Flashing is where roofs fail first. Step flashing, counter-flashing, and chimney flashing must be woven, not caulked and forgotten. Pipe boots crack with uv degradation; sealant dries out.
New Jersey building code governs ventilation and fastening. A ridge vent paired with soffit vents keeps the attic dry. Insurance claim work runs through an adjuster, with claim documentation, scope of work, and sometimes a supplement when hidden storm damage surfaces.
Local Service Areas
Downtown Lodi
Older commercial blocks and mixed housing sit close to the Main Street corridor.
- Victorian and turn-of-century buildings with steep mansard and gambrel rooflines
- Slate and tile that crack and slip after decades of freeze-thaw
- Parapet and coping failures on flat rooftop sections
- Ponding water where drains and scuppers clog
Outwater Lane Area
Post-war development defined this stretch, and the roofs show it.
- 1950s-1960s ranch and cape cod homes with low-slope gable and hip roofs
- Three-tab shingle and asphalt shingle nearing end of life
- Failing pipe flashing and vent boots at plumbing stacks
- Soft spots in osb sheathing from long-term leaks
Hackensack River Waterfront
River proximity drives the worst moisture exposure in town.
- High humidity accelerating moss growth and uv degradation
- Eave and fascia rot from constant damp
- Ice dam formation along unvented eave edges
- Gutter and downspout overflow backing into soffit
Main Street Corridor
A busy mix of storefronts and upper-floor apartments.
- Flat and low-slope sections needing membrane, tpo, or epdm
- Built-up roof and modified bitumen patched repeatedly over the years
- Blistering and seam splits from trapped moisture
- Chimney flashing and counterflashing that pull away
Jersey Street District
Dense multi-family blocks with tight lots and shared walls.
- Turn-of-century multi-family buildings with layered old roofing
- Wood shake and cedar shake hidden under asphalt shingle
- Rafter and joist rot near valleys and dormers
- Limited access requiring scaffold and safety harness work