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UNION · UNION COUNTY, NJ
Roofers in Union, New Jersey
Shingle trouble on a house in Union? One call reaches a Union County roofer.
- Flat roofs and shingle roofs
- Repairs and full replacements
- Elizabeth and Union County
A Big Township Just West of the City
Union Township sits just west of Elizabeth, a large and mostly residential place with Kean University on its eastern side and major highways crossing it. Its neighborhoods are made up largely of single-family houses: Cape Cods with dormers, center-hall colonials, ranches and split-levels. Most wear asphalt shingles, and many are on their second or third roof. What you see is a leak under a dormer, curled shingles on the south side, or grit in the gutters. What it usually means is a roof wearing out unevenly, with the sunniest slopes going first.
Union in Four Lines
- Side of Elizabeth: west, across the city line
- Housing era: largely single-family houses from the early and middle twentieth century
- Roof mix: mostly pitched shingle roofs; Capes, colonials and ranches
- A local landmark: Kean University
Union Roof Work
Many Union houses have similar roofs on the same street because they were built in the same years. If neighbors are replacing theirs, yours may be close.
One Number From Union
Calling (908) 270-5628 from Union puts you through to an independent roofing company that already works across Union County, on single-family houses, two-families, porches and garages. They handle leak repair, shingle roofs, flat roofs, full replacements and porch and garage roofs. Price and timing are settled between you and that company after they've looked at the roof.
Ask for photos of every slope, not just the one that leaks. On a roof wearing unevenly, that tells you how long you have.
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