Oakland is the northwest corner of Bergen County: the Ramapo River, Route 202 and I-287, lakes, wooded hills, and houses that range from old lake cottages turned year-round to colonials and splits from the 60s and 70s. The river floods. The hills get ice. We build and repair for both — with the price in writing before we start.
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First Call Contracting is a licensed, insured general contractor serving Oakland, 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 Oakland? 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 →
Homes near the Ramapo River need sump pumps with battery backups, backwater valves, raised mechanicals and finishes that survive damp. We install all of it, and everything that carries water is covered by our 5-Year Watertight Guarantee.
Older lake houses were built for summer. We rebuild them for winter: insulation, windows, roofs, heating, real bathrooms and kitchens. Colonials on the hills get the usual mid-life work — roof, kitchen, master bath, mechanicals — from one crew.
Oakland sits inside our fastest zone. Emergency calls in Bergen County usually get a crew within the hour, and you talk to a person, not a machine, at 2 AM or 2 PM. Consultations for remodels and repairs are same-day or next-day. You get a real arrival window, and we call when we're on the way.
Unpermitted work is a problem you find out about at closing. We don't do it. Anything in Oakland that needs a permit gets one, pulled under our license and inspected before we close up the walls. The permit is a line item in your itemized price, so there's nothing to add later.
“The kitchen guy blamed the plumber. The plumber blamed the electrician. I paid all three.”
“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.”
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.
We come to your Oakland home, measure, inspect and write an itemized price on the spot, with an expected timeline. Same-day and next-day appointments — call before noon and we're often there today. No obligation, no deposit.
Yes. We tarp the roof or board up the same day, photograph and document everything, and write a line-item scope your adjuster can work with. Then one crew does the permanent repair or rebuild.
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 Oakland 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.
Book the free consultation and keep the written price and plan even if you never hire us. Also serving Franklin Lakes, Mahwah, Wanaque, Pompton Lakes.
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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.