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Roof trouble in Harrison, Kearny, East Newark and Newark
Leaks, lost shingles and gutters pulling loose, in Harrison, Kearny, East Newark and Newark. Dial (862) 418-5296 and tell a local roofing contractor what the roof is doing.
- Leaks and shingles
- Storm damage
- Flat roofs
- Gutters and flashing
- Harrison, Kearny, East Newark, Newark
Four towns on one phone line
Reliable Harrison Roofing works out of 113 Grant Ave in Harrison, and the local roofing contractor who takes the calls also covers Kearny, East Newark and Newark.
Each town has its own page, with weather notes and housing numbers for that town: Harrison roofing, Kearny roofing, East Newark roofing and Newark roofing. The town overview sets all four side by side.
The business at 113 Grant Ave
Reliable Harrison Roofing is a local roofing contact at 113 Grant Ave in Harrison, New Jersey. Each call goes to a roofing contractor in the area, and the contractor does the work; the business itself repairs nothing.
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Reliable Harrison Roofing113 Grant Ave, Harrison, NJ 07029
Pick the job that sounds like yourseight kinds of roof work
Eight roofing jobs, grouped by the sign most people notice first, for homes in Harrison, Kearny, East Newark and Newark.
A stain, a missing shingle or a drip in the attic
Most Harrison roof repairs start small: a tan stain on the top-floor ceiling, a shingle in the gutter, a drip heard in the attic. Next step: call (862) 418-5296; say where it shows, how long it has been there and about how old the roof is.
Open this jobWhen the old covering is done and a new one is next
On a Harrison two-family, replacement means the old covering comes off down to the deck and a new one goes on. Next step: call (862) 418-5296 and give the roof's age, the shape of the house and the spots that keep leaking.
Open this jobWind, branches and heavy rain on the roof
After a hard wind or a night of heavy rain, Harrison roofs show it in shingles on the sidewalk, bent gutters and wet ceilings. Next step: call (862) 418-5296 and describe what you found, with photos of anything you can safely take from the ground.
Open this jobA close look before something fails
Not every Harrison roof visit begins with a leak: a house sale, a rough winter or plain curiosity about age can start one too. Next step: call (862) 418-5296 and explain what made you want the roof looked at.
Open this jobAlmost-level roofs and the water that stays on them
A flat roof over a Harrison rear addition, porch or bay gives rain few places to go. Your move: call (862) 418-5296 and say where water stands and how long it lingers after a storm.
Open this jobGutters that sag, spill or pull away
Gutters on Harrison houses sag under wet leaves, spill at the corners and pull away from the roof edge. Next step: call (862) 418-5296 and point out which side of the house the water misses.
Open this jobIce at the eaves and water on the ceiling
An ice dam on a Harrison roof is a ridge of ice along the edge that traps melting snow behind it. Your move: call (862) 418-5296 if a stain showed up inside, and say where the ice sits.
Open this jobWhere roof and chimney, wall or vent come together
Flashing is the metal strip sealing each joint between a roof and a chimney, wall or vent, and leaks tend to start there. Your move: call (862) 418-5296 and say which wall or chimney the stain sits near.
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Four things that make a roof problem bigger
- Going up for a closer look. Shingles are slick when wet, and ladders and overhead wires do not mix. A flashlight at the attic hatch and binoculars from the sidewalk give a roofer plenty to work with.
- Pressing a finger into a stained ceiling. Soaked drywall turns brittle, and one push can bring down more than the stain.
- Sweeping up the evidence first. Photograph the damage and hold on to receipts, since an insurance claim may follow.
- Paying everything before the work starts. When Superstorm Sandy was fresh, the asphalt roofing trade group warned homeowners about anyone demanding money up front. A staged payment schedule can go into the contract.
Have these in hand when you dial
- The street address, with the floor or unit if the building has more than one
- Who owns the building, if you rent
- Where the damage shows and when you first noticed it
- Whether it comes back after rain or only after wind
- Photos with dates, taken from the ground or from inside
- The roof's age, even a rough guess, and any earlier repairs you know of
From dialing to a look at the roof
- A local roofing contractor takes the call. The questions are plain ones: where the roof is, what shows, how long it has been happening and about how old the roof is.
- A visit to look at the roof can be arranged from there. The contractor sizes up the job after seeing it, and the asphalt roofing trade group advises asking for any proposal in writing.
- Nobody on the line will ask you to climb onto the roof. If someone is in danger, 911 comes first.
Not sure it deserves a call?
A stain the size of a saucer counts. So does one shingle in the gutter. Pick your number out of ten, where 10 is water through a light fixture and 1 is a hunch. At 8 and up, leave the room and call 911. At 3 to 7, dial (862) 418-5296 and describe what you see. At 1 or 2, take a photo and look again after the next rain.
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Renters, owners and two-family houses
Most homes in these towns are rented. The Census Bureau's 2024 five-year survey counts 8,418 rented homes among Kearny's 14,751 occupied ones, 570 of East Newark's 803 and 85,720 of Newark's 113,384. For Harrison, the town's 2020 master plan puts the 2010 renter share at 69.5 percent.
Where most homes are rented, many roofs cover two or three households. Tenants help most by photographing the problem with the date and handing it to the landlord or property manager. The call to a contractor comes from an owner or landlord.