Gloucester County is the fast-growing side of South Jersey: 1970s–90s subdivisions in Washington Township (Turnersville, Sewell) and Deptford, 2000s Colonials in Woolwich and Harrison Township, the antique-shop Main Street of Mullica Hill, Rowan University in Glassboro, and older river towns like Paulsboro, Westville and Woodbury, the county seat. You get one licensed crew for the repair or the remodel, a price in writing before we start, and a person on the phone 24/7.
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First Call Contracting is a licensed, insured general contractor serving Gloucester 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.
Searched “plumber near me”, “roofer near me” or “contractor near me” in Gloucester 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 →
The Turnersville and Sewell developments are 30–50 years old now: second roofs due, original windows fogging, builder-grade decks rotting at the ledger, first-generation water heaters and furnaces done. The Woolwich and Harrison Township houses from the 2000s boom were built fast — we see undersized flashing, unvented bath fans and rushed grading that sends water at the foundation. Woodbury, Pitman, Wenonah and Swedesboro have 100-year-old houses with cast iron, plaster and slate.
We inspect like builders before we quote, so what's really there goes into your itemized price — not into a surprise bill halfway through.
Emergencies — burst pipes, roof leaks, storm damage, basement flooding, no heat — get a live person 24/7 and same-day dispatch of the nearest crew, with an honest arrival window. Scheduled projects run statewide: we plan the trip, the crew stays on site until it's done, and the price is built from the scope, never the miles.
New Jersey permits are pulled at the town level, and Gloucester County has 24 municipalities. We pull yours — Washington Township, Deptford, Monroe, Woolwich, Harrison, Glassboro, whichever it is — and we meet the inspectors. Larger additions can trigger a soil-conservation district review; septic changes go through the county health department; historic districts like Mullica Hill may review exterior work. Each step is named in your estimate before work starts.
All 24 Gloucester County municipalities, from the Delaware River to Williamstown. Don't see your town by name? Call anyway — we cover all of New Jersey.
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.
“The Turnersville roofer "forgot" the flashing line item. Guess what leaked.”
“Our Woolwich addition needed a soil-conservation approval. The contractor found out in month three.”
“The "crew" was one guy and whoever he could find that morning.”
Yes. A leaking bath fan in Deptford or a full kitchen in Mullica Hill gets the same treatment: itemized price in writing, one crew, a photo update text every workday.
Usually grading, downspouts and a missing or dead sump — sometimes flashing. We inspect the outside and the inside before quoting, then fix the cause, not just the symptom. Anything we install that carries water is under the 5-Year Watertight Guarantee.
A live person answers 24/7 and dispatches the nearest crew the same day, with an honest arrival window. Text a photo of the leak or the damage and we'll tell you what to shut off while we're on the way.
No. Price comes from the scope — labor, materials, permits — and it's fixed in writing. We plan the trip, keep the crew on site, and the distance is our cost.
Yes. We're based in Paramus in Bergen County and our own crews cover Gloucester 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.
Also serving Camden County, Salem County, Cumberland County, Atlantic County · free in-home consultations · scheduled projects statewide
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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.