River Vale is the east side of the Pascack Valley: Lake Tappan, two golf courses, the New York line, and neighborhoods of colonials, splits and larger newer homes on generous lots. It's a town of long-term owners with houses that get maintained, expanded and, eventually, gutted and redone. We do all three.
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First Call Contracting is a licensed, insured general contractor serving River Vale, 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 River Vale? 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 →
Maintain: roofs, siding, gutters, windows, heating and AC, water heaters — inspected, priced in writing, done by our own licensed people. Expand: second floors, master suites, kitchens pushed out, basements finished with proper drainage.
Redo: the whole-house renovation, where a 1970 colonial becomes a 2026 house inside. One contract, one crew with its own plumbers and electricians, a written schedule and a photo update every workday.
Emergencies first: burst or frozen pipes, a roof leaking in a storm, sewage backing up, no heat. Call, a person picks up, tells you what to shut off, and sends a crew — in Bergen County that's often within the hour. Planned jobs in River Vale get a same-day or next-day consultation, with the price in writing before we leave.
If the work needs a permit — moved plumbing or wiring, structural changes, an addition, a new deck — we pull it from the River Vale building department, schedule the inspections and meet the inspector ourselves. It's part of your fixed price, not an extra. You never stand in line at town hall.
Most contractors don't do the work. They hire people you never met, and when something goes wrong they all point at each other. We work the other way: general contracting, plumbing, roofing, electrical and heating and AC are all on our own crew.
One name on the contract. One foreman on site. One phone number that rings the owner. That's how we can promise the price and the day it's done.
“The roof leaked again a year later, and the installer's number was disconnected.”
“Nobody called before they showed up. Nobody called when they didn't.”
“We paid a deposit in March. The work started in June.”
Yes. Whole-floor and whole-house renovations, additions and outdoor living are run by one project lead with plumbers, electricians and carpenters on our own crew — one contract, one schedule, daily photo updates.
It's most of what we do. Older houses have cast iron, galvanized pipe, tired wiring and layered roofs. We check all of it before we quote, so the replacements are line items you approve up front — never a mid-job surprise.
Yes — same number. Send a picture of the leak, the crack or the stain and we'll tell you what it likely is and whether it can wait until morning. The written price comes after we see it in person.
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.
Yes. We're based in Paramus in Bergen County and our own crews cover River Vale 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.
Free in-home consultation · itemized price on the spot · no deposit. Also serving Hillsdale, Westwood, Washington Township, Old Tappan, Park Ridge.
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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.