Rutherford is South Bergen's downtown: Park Avenue, a busy stop on the Bergen County Line, Felician University's campus, the Passaic River on its west edge, and blocks of Victorians, colonials and capes from the 1890s through the 1950s. Old, handsome houses that need real work behind the walls. We do the work and keep the house's character.
Licensed & insured · 2,000+ NJ projects · 7 years · a real person answers 24/7
First Call Contracting is a licensed, insured general contractor serving 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.
Searched “plumber near me”, “roofer near me” or “contractor near me” in Rutherford? 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 →
Houses this age hide cast-iron stacks, galvanized lines, old wiring in corners, plaster walls and slate or layered roofs. We inspect before we quote, replace what's failing while the walls are open, and match the era on the finish side.
Growing families add dormers, second baths and open kitchens. Landlords get per-unit pricing and fast turnovers. Everyone gets one crew, permits pulled by us, and a price that can't change without your signature.
We're based in Paramus. That's why we can promise Rutherford what the national brands can't: a live person on the phone around the clock, same-day dispatch on emergencies — often within the hour anywhere in Bergen County — and a free in-home visit today or tomorrow for anything planned. Nobody tells you "we'll call you back in 48 hours."
Every town has its own forms and its own inspectors. We handle Rutherford's. Permit applications, plan sketches, inspection appointments — all on us, all inside your fixed price. If a job doesn't need a permit, we'll tell you that too, instead of charging you for one.
We don't guess from the driveway. We measure the room, open what needs opening, check the stack, the panel, the roof deck and the grading — then write an itemized price on the spot. Materials, labor, permits, disposal, cleanup: each on its own line.
That's the Price-Lock Guarantee. The number can't change without your signature on a written change order. And there's no deposit — you pay as work gets done.
“They found "a problem in the wall" on day two and the price doubled.”
“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.”
That's the point. We replace the cast iron, wiring and roofing that's failing, then match the era on the finish — hex tile, wainscoting, real wood trim, period-right fixtures — over brand-new plumbing and waterproofing.
It depends on the size, the layout changes and what you pick. We come to your home, measure, inspect behind the walls and hand you an itemized price on the spot — typically 15–30% under national-brand quotes for the same or better spec.
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.
We come to your Rutherford 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're based in Paramus in Bergen County and our own crews cover 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.
Free in-home consultation · itemized price on the spot · no deposit. Also serving East Rutherford, Lyndhurst, Wallington.
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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.