Three generations of houses
Victorians and Tudor Revivals from the 1890s to 1930, center-hall colonials, and the postwar capes and split-levels of the 1950s and 1960s. Each needs its own roof.
Bergen County · NJ · 07450
Roofing & exteriors in Ridgewood, NJ
Roofing, siding, windows and gutters for Ridgewood, NJ.
In detail
Tudor Revivals, Victorians and center-hall colonials in The Heights and Upper Ridgewood, and postwar capes and split-levels beyond them, across the 07450.
Ridgewood grew around its railroad: the line opened in 1848, a stop at Ridgewood Avenue followed in 1853, and The Heights was built out between the 1890s and 1930. Large Victorians, Tudor Revivals and center-hall colonials fill The Heights, Upper Ridgewood and the streets around downtown, while postwar Cape Cods and split-levels fill Salem Ridge, Floral Park and The Lawns. On the older houses the roofs are steep gables and hips, and many were slate or cedar to begin with.
Johannemann & Sons works across the village from our Edgewater office: roof repair and slate repaired in kind, roof replacement in slate, cedar, standing seam metal or architectural shingle, wood sash restoration, leaded-glass repair and window replacement, and copper and seamless gutters.
Ridgewood response, anywhere in 07450. Call (201) 446-5941 or request a free written estimate online.
Comparison
Roofing in Ridgewood: what makes this market different
Slate worth keeping
A sound slate roof on a Tudor or a Victorian is a candidate for repair in matching stone, not a tear-off. Where the slate itself is worn out, we say so and show why.
Tree-lined streets
Mature trees over the older streets mean leaves in the gutters and valleys every fall, and limbs over the roof.
The brook and the river
Ho-Ho-Kus Brook runs through the village and the Saddle River forms its eastern edge. On the low streets near both, roof water needs somewhere dry to go.
Materials
Roofing materials we install in Ridgewood
01
Natural & synthetic slate
Broken and slipped slates replaced with matching stone, valleys re-flashed and chimneys re-pointed; full natural slate roofs, and synthetic slate where the framing cannot carry stone.
02
Copper & standing seam metal
Copper for bay roofs, valleys and ridge caps on the Tudors, and standing seam metal on porches, additions and low-slope sections.
03
Cedar shake
Class A fire-treated cedar, hand-split or taper-sawn depending on the house, on breathable underlayment with stainless fixings.
04
Architectural shingle
The usual roof on the postwar capes and split-levels, with ice-and-water membrane at the eaves and valleys and balanced ventilation.
05
Window replacement & repair
Wood double-hung sash restoration on the older houses, leaded-glass repair, and replacement units sized to the existing openings where the originals are beyond saving.
Where we work
Neighborhoods we serve in Ridgewood
ZIP code served: 07450.
- The Heights and Upper Ridgewood, where the Tudor Revivals and large Victorians are
- Downtown and East Ridgewood Avenue, and the streets immediately off it
- The View, Salem Ridge and Floral Park
- Scrabbletown and The Old Country Club
- Maple Avenue, and the blocks along Ho-Ho-Kus Brook toward Graydon Park and Veterans Field
Ready to discuss roofing for your Ridgewood home? Call (201) 446-5941 for a free written estimate. 24-hour response on active leaks, year-round.
Flat and low-slope
Flat roofs in Ridgewood, and where they hide.
Porches, rear rooms and dormer tops
The Victorians, Tudor Revivals and center-hall colonials are pitched-roof houses, but many carry a low-slope area somewhere: a porch roof, a rear room added later, the flat top of a dormer or a bay. They are small roofs with a great deal of detail — a wall to flash into, a pitched roof to tie under — and they get EPDM, TPO or modified bitumen, never rolled roofing.
Downtown’s brick storefronts
The downtown historic district along East Ridgewood Avenue was built out in the early twentieth century in brick storefront buildings, a type that generally sits under a flat roof behind its parapets. Parapet caps, drains and the flashings where the roof meets a taller wall are where those roofs leak.
What a low-slope roof needs, and where each membrane is the right answer, is on flat & low-slope roofing. A leak at a porch or extension roof is usually a repair — see roof repair in Ridgewood.
In Ridgewood
Service pages for this town
Roof repair
In Ridgewood — scope, materials and what it costs here.
Ridgewood roof repair →Roof replacement
In Ridgewood — scope, materials and what it costs here.
Ridgewood roof replacement →Windows & doors
In Ridgewood — scope, materials and what it costs here.
Ridgewood windows & doors →Gutters
In Ridgewood — scope, materials and what it costs here.
Ridgewood gutters → Nearby
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Questions
Does Johannemann & Sons serve Ridgewood, NJ?
Yes. We work across the village, ZIP 07450, from The Heights and Upper Ridgewood to Salem Ridge, Floral Park and The Lawns: roof repair and replacement, slate, cedar and standing seam metal, windows, gutters and siding. Our office is in Edgewater.
Do you work on Ridgewood's Tudor Revival and slate roofs?
Yes. The Heights, Upper Ridgewood and the streets around downtown carry Tudor Revivals, Victorians and center-hall colonials from about 1890 to 1930, many with steep roofs that were slate or cedar to begin with. Where an original slate roof is sound, we repair it in matching stone; where it is worn out, we say so and price the replacement in natural or synthetic slate.
Can you handle window replacement on an older Ridgewood house?
Yes. On the Tudors, Victorians and older colonials, original wood double-hung sash is often worth restoring, and we price that before we price replacement. Where replacement is the right call, the new units match the original profile rather than a stock detail from the wrong era.
How much does a slate roof replacement cost in Ridgewood?
Slate roof replacement on a Ridgewood Tudor typically runs $40K-$120K+ depending on roof square footage, slate type (Vermont vs Pennsylvania vs synthetic), copper-flashing scope, and how much of the original underlayment / decking needs replacement. We provide a written scope of work after an on-site assessment — no obligation, no pressure.
Free assessment
Roofing for the homes of Ridgewood, NJ.
Free written estimate for roofing, siding, gutters, windows and doors, from a Bergen County crew based in Edgewater.