Fair Lawn is one of Bergen's biggest boroughs: Radburn, the 1929 planned neighborhood; Route 4 and Route 208 cutting across; two train stations; and mile after mile of capes, colonials and ranches from the 40s and 50s. Our Paramus shop is right across the Saddle River. We're in Fair Lawn every week for repairs, remodels and emergencies.
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First Call Contracting is a licensed, insured general contractor serving Fair Lawn, 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.
Searched “plumber near me”, “roofer near me” or “contractor near me” in Fair Lawn? 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 →
The post-war Fair Lawn house has one full bath, a kitchen walled off from everything, an attic that could be bedrooms and a basement that could be a family room. We do the dormer, the second bath, the open kitchen and the finished basement — and the plumbing and electrical upgrades that have to come with them.
Radburn homes have their own details and their own association rules. We work within them. Everywhere in town, permits are pulled by us, the same crew shows up every day, and the price is fixed before we start.
Fair Lawn 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.
Anything in Fair Lawn that needs a permit gets one — pulled by us, inspected with us on site, and included in your fixed price. You never chase paperwork at town hall.
“They said two weeks. It took two months, and nobody would tell us why.”
“The roof leaked again a year later, and the installer's number was disconnected.”
“They wanted the final check before the punch list was done. Then they vanished.”
Yes. If the job needs one — moved plumbing or wiring, structural work, an addition, a deck — we file it with the Fair Lawn building department, schedule the inspections and meet the inspector. It's inside your fixed price, not an extra.
We inspect like builders before we quote, so most "surprises" are already line items. If something truly hidden turns up, we stop, show you, price it, and nothing changes without your signature on a written change order.
Bring us any written quote and we'll match the scope line by line. We run one lean crew with no franchise fees or commissioned salesmen, so we're typically 15–30% under the national brands for the same or better spec.
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.
Yes. We're based in Paramus in Bergen County and our own crews cover Fair Lawn 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.
Same-day and next-day appointments. Also serving Paramus, Glen Rock, Saddle Brook, Elmwood Park, Hawthorne.
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A real person picks up every hour of every day. We tell you what to shut off first, then send the nearest crew.