Roofing in Pamrapo, Bayonne

For a Bayonne row home it is above the published estimates: about $12,000 to $20,000 for the front and flat rear of a two-family, and $16,000 to $28,000 for a three-family or larger building. Ask what is driving it. Several layers to strip, a lot of soft decking or a metal roof, estimated at $18,000 to $32,000 locally, can explain it; the total alone does not. The itemized lines do.

A roofer who looks before quoting, and on a flat roof cores it rather than guessing at what is underneath. Look for the New Jersey HIC registration number on the quote, which you can look up with the Division of Consumer Affairs; the materials named in writing; the front and rear priced separately; the permit question answered; and a workmanship guarantee stated in writing. And a roofer who will tell you when nothing needs doing yet.

Repair it if the roof under the repair is sound, and replace it if it is not. The way to know is a core: a small cut that shows how many roofs are stacked on the deck and whether the insulation between them is wet. One dry layer with a failed seam or parapet is a repair. Several layers, wet insulation or soft boards mean a patch has nothing to hold on to, and replacement is the cheaper answer over a few years. On a Bayonne row home that decision is about the flat rear only; the pitched front is judged on its own.

For a Bayonne two-family row home, published estimates put the pitched front alone at about $8,000 to $13,000 and the front with the flat rear at $12,000 to $20,000. A three-family or larger building is estimated at $16,000 to $28,000, and another local page puts house roof installation at $5,000 to $20,000. Your figure depends on which roofs are being done, how many layers come off and the deck under them, so it is a written quote once the roof has been seen.