A new roof is the one job where what you can't see matters most: the decking, the underlayment, the ice-and-water shield, the flashing. We tear off to the wood, fix what's rotten, and rebuild every layer to the manufacturer's spec — with the materials named in your quote so you know exactly what you're paying for. Most houses take one to three days.
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A new roof is the one job where what you can't see matters most: the decking, the underlayment, the ice-and-water shield, the flashing. Typical price: $9.5K – $45K+. Licensed & insured, written itemized price before work starts, no deposit, one dedicated crew. Serving all 21 New Jersey counties from Paramus. Call (201) 676-3099 or book a free estimate.
Shingles are the skin. The roof that keeps your house dry is the stack under them: solid decking, ice-and-water membrane at the eaves and valleys, synthetic underlayment over the rest, drip edge, step flashing at every wall, and a ridge vent that lets the attic breathe. Skip one layer and the roof looks fine for a year, then fails.
Some crews nail new shingles over the old ones to save a day. We don't. A second layer hides rotten decking, traps heat, voids most shingle warranties, and costs you double at the next tear-off.
We measure from the ground and the ridge, check the decking from the attic, look at the flashing, and count the layers. Your itemized price lists the shingle by brand and line, underlayment, membrane, flashing, vent, disposal, and the permit if your town wants one.
Tarps over the landscaping and the AC, plywood over the windows below, dumpster where you tell us. We strip to bare wood and replace soft decking — priced by the sheet, so there's no surprise plywood bill.
Membrane, underlayment, drip edge, then the shingles, the flashing and the ridge vent. If the weather turns, the roof is watertight before we leave for the night. Every night.
Magnet sweep of the lawn, beds and driveway, gutters cleared of debris, and we walk the finished roof with you on photos before you release the final payment.
Architectural asphalt is right for most New Jersey houses: 25–30 years of real life, every color, the best price per year. Standing-seam metal costs two to three times as much, lasts 50 years, sheds snow, and makes sense if you're staying a long time. Flat sections over additions and porches get EPDM or TPO, fully adhered, with proper drains. We install all three and tell you which your house needs.
A lot of 'roof problems' are attic problems. No soffit intake and no ridge vent means a hot attic in July and ice dams in January. We check ventilation on every replacement and fix it as part of the job — soffit vents, ridge vent, baffles — because a new roof over a badly vented attic won't last.
Paramus-based, working across all 21 New Jersey counties. Call before noon and we're often there today for a free estimate.
typical fixed-price range — your exact number goes in writing after a free visit
How we beat the big chains: Roofing chains price the presentation — the same shingle costs thousands more when a commissioned salesman sells it at your kitchen table. 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 estimate said $14K. The 'rotten plywood' they found on day one made it $19K.”
“A crew I'd never seen showed up. The guy who sold me the roof never came back.”
“It rained overnight and my attic got soaked because they left it half-open.”
You found a crew that is actually near you. First Call Contracting is based in Paramus, in Bergen County, and our own licensed techs handle roof replacement in all 21 New Jersey counties — no call center, no subcontractor sent from two states away. Most of Bergen, Passaic, Hudson and Essex is 15 to 30 minutes from our shop, and emergencies go to the nearest crew, 24/7.
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Call (201) 676-3099, text us a photo, or book a free in-home estimate — you get a written price before any work starts.
For a typical 1,600–2,400 sq ft house with architectural shingles, expect $9,500 to $22,000 depending on pitch, layers to remove, and how many chimneys and valleys there are. Complex roofs and premium shingles run higher, and standing-seam metal is generally $30,000 to $45,000+. Your itemized price is fixed before we start.
One day for most single-family roofs, two or three for large or steep houses or when we're replacing a lot of decking. We give you the schedule in writing and text you a photo update every workday.
In New Jersey, a straight re-roof on a one- or two-family home is usually ordinary maintenance and doesn't need a permit. Structural repairs — new rafters, reframing — do, and some towns want a dumpster or street permit. We check your town before we start and pull whatever's required.
We can, but we won't recommend it. A layover hides bad decking, traps heat, and shortens the life of the new shingles. Tear-off costs a little more today and saves you a full roof later.
Two: the manufacturer's material warranty on the shingles, and our workmanship guarantee under the No-Surprise Guarantee — if something we did fails, we come back and make it right. Both are written into your contract.
If they're older than the roof or pulling away from the fascia, yes. It's cheaper while the crew and ladders are already there, and the new drip edge laps into the new gutter the way it should.
Not much, but not nothing. Keep the gutters clear so water isn't backing up under the first course, trim branches off the shingles, and have somebody look at flashing, boots and sealant every few years — those fail long before the shingles do. We photograph your roof when we finish so you have a baseline, and a warranty call gets an appointment within two business days.
Tear-off, disposal and haul-away are in the written price — you won't see a dump fee added later. The dumpster or dump trailer usually sits on your driveway on plywood so it doesn't mark the blacktop, and if your town requires a street or dumpster permit, we pull it. At the end of the day we tarp the beds, sweep, and run a magnet over the lawn and driveway for nails.
Architectural asphalt from the major national manufacturers for most New Jersey houses, plus standing-seam metal, cedar and flat-roof membrane when the house calls for it. We're not a one-brand franchise, so nobody's pushing you to the line that pays the best commission. Tell us your budget and how long you plan to stay, and we'll price two options side by side.
Architectural asphalt, by a wide margin — it runs about $9,500 to $22,000 installed on a typical 1,600 to 2,400 square foot house and lasts 20 to 25 years through our freeze-thaw winters. Standing-seam metal costs roughly double but outlives two asphalt roofs, so it only pays if you're staying put. Three-tab shingles save a little today and cost you five years of roof life, so we rarely recommend them.
The crew arrives early, tarps the landscaping and siding, and strips one section at a time so the house is never wide open. Bad decking gets replaced and photographed before anything is covered, then underlayment, ice-and-water at the eaves and valleys, drip edge, shingles and new vents go on. Most single-family roofs are done in a day, you get a photo update text, and the final payment waits for your item-by-item walkthrough.
If you're anywhere in New Jersey, yes. First Call Contracting is based in Paramus and handles roof replacement across all 21 counties with our own licensed crew. Most of Bergen, Passaic, Hudson and Essex is 15 to 30 minutes from our shop, and emergencies are dispatched to the nearest crew 24/7. Call (201) 676-3099 or book a free in-home estimate.
Torn off to the wood · every layer rebuilt · itemized price that can't change without your signature
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