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East Rutherford, NJ · Bergen County · licensed & insured

General Contractor In East Rutherford, NJ — Repairs & Remodels, One Crew

East Rutherford is where the Meadowlands Sports Complex lives — MetLife Stadium, American Dream, Route 3, Route 17 and the Turnpike. But the west side of town is a real neighborhood: older single- and two-family homes on small lots, some more than a century old. We keep those houses standing and up to date, from a rebuilt roof to a rental turnover.

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 East Rutherford, 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.

East Rutherford houses: old bones, new systems

Houses this age have original plumbing, cloth-wrapped wiring in a few spots, roofs on their third layer and kitchens that were last touched decades ago. We inspect behind the walls before we quote, so old pipe and old wire become line items you approve up front.

Two-family and investor owners: we do unit turnovers, separate kitchens and baths, and the small repairs that come with tenants. Low-lying streets near the Meadowlands can take water in a big storm — we install sump pumps, battery backups and backwater valves, covered by our 5-Year Watertight Guarantee.

Response times

East Rutherford is inside our fastest zone. A real person answers 24/7, emergencies are dispatched right away — often within the hour in Bergen County — and planned work gets a same-day or next-day consultation with the price in writing.

Permits in East Rutherford

We file East Rutherford's permits, build to code and book the rough and final inspections ourselves. It's a line item in your written price, never an add-on.

Three guarantees, in writing

  • 5-Year Watertight Guarantee — anything we install that carries water. If it leaks, cracks or fails within five years, we fix it and the damage it caused.
  • Price-Lock Guarantee — your itemized price is fixed before work starts and can't change without your signature on a written change order.
  • Sign-Off Guarantee — you hold the final payment until an item-by-item walkthrough of the finished job.

What people hate about other companies — fixed here

The complaint

“The kitchen guy blamed the plumber. The plumber blamed the electrician. I paid all three.”

Our fixPlumbing, electrical, heating and carpentry are all on our own crew, under one contract. One name to call, and nobody to point fingers at.
The complaint

“The "lifetime warranty" was on the shingles, not on the guy who nailed them wrong.”

Our fixOur workmanship is covered in your contract. If something we built has a problem covered by your guarantee, we come back and make it right — no arguing about whose fault it is.
The complaint

“Don't worry about the permit," he said. Then the town made us rip it out.”

Our fixWe pull the permit under our license, schedule the inspections and meet the inspector. It's inside your fixed price, and the job is signed off properly.

East Rutherford questions, answered

Do you work with landlords and two-family owners in East Rutherford?

Yes. Per-unit pricing, fast turnovers, separate kitchens and baths, and the small repairs tenants call about. One crew for the whole building and a written price before we start.

How long will my project take?

A bathroom is usually 2–3 weeks, a kitchen 4–6, a finished basement or addition longer. You get the expected timeline in writing before work begins, one crew that stays on your job, and a photo update every workday.

My basement in East Rutherford takes water. What can you do?

Sump pumps with battery backups, backwater valves on the sewer line, raised mechanicals, regrading and drainage — installed by licensed plumbers and covered by our 5-Year Watertight Guarantee. We'll tell you straight which of those you actually need.

Will the same crew be at my house every day?

Yes. One dedicated licensed crew and the same foreman from the first day to the last. We don't rent subcontractors, so nobody new shows up wondering what the plan is.

Is there a First Call crew near me in East Rutherford?

Yes. We're based in Paramus in Bergen County and our own crews cover East Rutherford 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.

Something broke in East Rutherford? We answer.

Same-day and next-day appointments. Also serving Carlstadt, Rutherford, Lyndhurst, Secaucus.

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Emergency? Call right now.

Burst pipe. No heat. Roof leaking. We answer at 2 AM.

A real person picks up every hour of every day. We tell you what to shut off first, then send the nearest crew.

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