Roofing and chimney work in Garfield
Garfield is a compact, densely built city on the east bank of the Passaic River, across the water from the city of Passaic, with the Saddle River along its eastern side. It grew in the late 1800s and early 1900s as a mill and factory town, and its housing still reflects that: blocks of closely spaced frame two-family and multifamily homes, older single-family houses on small lots, and brick commercial and industrial buildings along the river and the main roads.
Asset Roofing & Chimney serves Garfield from our base in Cliffside Park with shingle and flat roofing for homes and commercial buildings, and full chimney service for the older brick chimneys that most of the city's pre-war houses still have. Estimates are free and we explain what we find in plain terms.
Housing in Garfield
Garfield's housing is old and dense. Much of it was built before 1950: frame two-family and three-family houses, many with low-slope or flat rear roofs and pitched front sections, single-family homes on narrow lots, and small apartment buildings. Former mill and factory buildings, warehouses and commercial blocks with flat roofs stand along the river and main corridors, some converted to other uses.
Weather and exposure
Low-lying parts of the city along the Passaic and Saddle rivers have a history of flooding, and the blocks near the water deal with high ground moisture and damp basements even in normal years. Houses are close together, so roofs drain onto neighbors and alleys, and gutters on tight lots are easily overwhelmed in heavy rain. Freeze-thaw works steadily on the many old brick chimneys and foundation walls.
