Roof replacement in Franklin Lakes, NJ
A split-level whose roof had reached the end of its life just as the house changed hands — re-roofed in GAF shingles in Charcoal, with a partial deck replacement and our lifetime warranty on the workmanship.
A new owner, and a roof at the end of its life.
Our client had just closed on this house in Franklin Lakes, and the roof was finished. We came in for a full shingle replacement, with a partial deck replacement alongside it, and put the new roof on in GAF shingles in Charcoal.
The start of an ownership is a sensible moment to re-roof. The work happens before a family has arranged its life around the house, the new owner knows exactly what is over their heads from the first winter, and the warranty starts with them rather than with whoever sold the place.
The scope, as it went on the job.
Full shingle replacement
The old roof came off in full rather than being covered over. A second layer laid on top would have hidden the deck and shortened the life of both.
Partial deck replacement
Carried out as part of the same job as the re-roof.
GAF shingles in Charcoal
A dark gray that sits well over the house’s gray siding, white trim and black shutters — it reads as a roof rather than as a color.
Lifetime warranty on workmanship
Installed under our lifetime warranty on the workmanship.
Gutters next
New gutters were next on the list, so the roof and the water coming off it would work as one system. How we size them for a house like this one is on gutters in Franklin Lakes.
The finished roof, from the back of the house.
When a roof is past repairing.
A roof “at the end of its life” is not one leak; it is the whole field wearing out at once, and a patch in one place just moves the next failure somewhere else. The line between the two is usually visible from a ladder, and it is the first thing we photograph on a visit.
Planning a similar job locally? See roof replacement in Franklin Lakes for the roof details, materials and written-estimate scope.
What a proper replacement includes, and the five lines that explain most of the difference between two quotes, are on roof replacement. Architectural shingle itself, and why charcoal is such a common choice here, is on asphalt shingle roofing. For the town itself, see roofing and exteriors in Franklin Lakes.
Other jobs, photographed by us.
Is your roof at the end of its life?
We will tell you honestly whether it is a repair or a replacement, and put the answer in writing with photographs.