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Bergen County homeowners — our shop is in Paramus, minutes from your door

General Contractor In Bergen County, NJ — Repairs & Remodels, One Crew

Bergen County is home. Our shop is in Paramus, most of the county's 70 towns are within 20 minutes of it, and Hackensack, the county seat, is next door. We know the housing: 1920s Colonials and Tudors in Ridgewood, Teaneck and Englewood; 1950s–60s splits and ranches in Paramus, Fair Lawn and Bergenfield; high-rises along the Palisades in Fort Lee, Edgewater and Cliffside Park. One licensed crew, a price in writing before we start, and a real person on the phone 24/7.

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Licensed & insured · 2,000+ NJ projects · 7 years · a real person answers 24/7

A well-kept two-story colonial home in a New Jersey suburb
Price in writingBefore work starts. No surprise bills.
One licensed crewNo rented subcontractors. Same foreman daily.
No depositYou pay as work gets done.
All of New JerseyBased in Paramus. 24/7 emergency dispatch.
Quick answer

First Call Contracting is a licensed, insured general contractor serving Bergen County, New Jersey from our base in Paramus: 24/7 emergency repairs, kitchens, bathrooms, basements, roofing, siding, windows, plumbing, electrical, heating and AC. Written price before work starts, no deposit, one dedicated crew. Call (201) 676-3099 or book a free estimate.

What we do in Bergen County

Searched “plumber near me”, “roofer near me” or “contractor near me” in Bergen County? Every trade below is our own licensed crew, dispatched from Paramus — one company, one written price.

Every one of these gets a free in-home visit and a written price before work starts. See every service we offer →

What breaks in Bergen County houses

Pre-war houses in Ridgewood, Glen Rock, Teaneck and Englewood are beautiful and tired at the same time: cast-iron stacks, galvanized lines, knob-and-tube in the attic, slate roofs on their third patch. Post-war splits and ranches in Paramus, Fair Lawn, Maywood and Bergenfield are on original windows, original boilers and 60-year-old bathrooms. Fort Lee and Edgewater high-rises bring condo boards, service elevators and quiet hours.

2,000+ projects in this county is why we quote from an inspection, not a guess — and why the number you sign is the number you pay.

Response times

This is our home county. Emergencies — burst pipes, ceiling leaks, roof leaks, no heat, storm damage — often see a crew within the hour. Call before noon for a scheduled job and we're often there the same day. A live person picks up, day or night, and tells you exactly when we'll arrive.

Permits in Bergen County

Permits in New Jersey are pulled at the town level, and Bergen has 70 building departments. We pull permits in Bergen townships every month — Paramus, Ridgewood, Fair Lawn, Hackensack, Fort Lee and beyond — and we meet the inspectors ourselves. Historic-district reviews and condo-board packages, where they apply, are handled the same way: by us, before work begins, inside your fixed price.

Towns we serve in Bergen County

All 70 Bergen County municipalities, most within 20 minutes of our Paramus shop. Don't see your town by name? Call anyway — we cover all of New Jersey.

Bathroom remodeling in Bergen County

By the master plumbers based in Paramus. From Colonials in Ridgewood to high-rises in Fort Lee: 2,000+ projects across Bergen County, permits handled in every township, and a shop in Paramus that's minutes from your door. Free · in your home · no pressure.

Typical fixed-price range: $8K – $85K+. Same brackets as our cost guide — see the blog for line items.

Bathroom remodelers in Bergen County. Serving Bergen County, Passaic County, Essex County — and all of North Jersey from our Paramus shop. Backed by our 5-Year Watertight Guarantee and a price that can't change without your signature.

Bergen County's bathroom crew. Paramus-based · township permits handled · 2,000+ local projects.

  • Full bathroom remodels
  • Tub-to-shower conversions
  • Walk-in showers
  • Cast-iron & repiping (pre-war homes)
  • 24/7 emergency plumbing
  • Kitchens, basements & more
PRICE CHECK · NEW JERSEY 2026Scope-based, fixed

typical fixed-price range — your exact number goes in writing after a free visit

Small repairs and handyman visits start around $250. Bathrooms run $8K–$85K+, kitchens $35K–$150K+, finished basements $30K–$90K+, a new asphalt roof $9K–$30K+, additions $90K–$300K+. Your exact number comes from a free in-home visit — itemized, fixed, in writing — and it doesn't change with the county line.

How we beat the big chains: No franchise fees, no commissioned salesmen, no rented subcontractors — that's typically 15–30% under national-brand quotes for the same or better spec. Bring us any written quote and we'll match the scope line by line.

What people hate about other companies — fixed here

The complaint

“Every contractor "covers" Bergen County — from an hour away.”

Our fixBased in Paramus, NJ · serving all of New Jersey. Most Bergen jobs are within 20 minutes of the shop — which is why our schedule holds and emergencies get answered.
The complaint

“My township's permit office rejected the contractor's paperwork twice.”

Our fixWe pull permits in Bergen townships every month — Paramus, Ridgewood, Fair Lawn, Hackensack, Fort Lee and beyond. First-pass approvals are routine here.
The complaint

“Three contractors quoted our Teaneck kitchen. All three said "about six weeks." The one we hired took five months.”

Our fixStart and finish dates go in your contract, one dedicated crew stays on the job, and you get a photo update text every workday. If the plan changes, you hear it first — and nothing moves without your approval.

Bergen County questions, answered

Where exactly are you based?

Paramus, NJ, in the middle of Bergen County. Most Bergen addresses are within 20 minutes of the shop — that's why our schedule holds and emergencies get a crew fast.

Do you pull permits in my town?

Yes — every Bergen town, Alpine to Wood-Ridge. We file the paperwork, schedule the inspections and meet the inspector, all inside your written price.

My house is from the 1920s. Can you handle old pipes and wiring during a remodel?

That's most of Bergen. We check the stack, supply lines and panel before we quote, so old cast iron or an undersized panel is a line item you approve up front — never a mid-job surprise.

How fast can you get to an emergency in Bergen County?

Often within the hour. A real person answers 24/7, dispatches the nearest crew and gives you an honest arrival time. Text a photo to the same number and we'll tell you what to shut off first.

Is there a First Call crew near me in Bergen County?

Yes. We're based in Paramus in Bergen County and our own crews cover Bergen County every week — plumbers, electricians, HVAC techs, roofers and carpenters, no subcontractors. Emergencies go to the nearest crew, day or night. Call (201) 676-3099 and a real person answers.

Bergen County: the first call is the only call.

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