Roofing and chimney work in Glen Rock
Glen Rock is a residential borough between Ridgewood and Fair Lawn, named for the large glacial boulder that still sits in the town. It is a commuter suburb with two rail stations and a housing stock built mostly in the first half of the twentieth century and the post-war years: colonials, Tudors, Cape Cods and Dutch colonials on tree-lined streets, nearly all with pitched shingle roofs and brick chimneys.
Asset Roofing & Chimney serves Glen Rock from our base in Cliffside Park. We handle asphalt shingle roof repair and replacement, flat-roof work on porches, additions and the small commercial buildings near the stations, and the full range of chimney service the borough's older masonry needs. Estimates are free.
Housing in Glen Rock
Glen Rock is almost entirely single-family homes. Much of the housing dates from the 1920s through the 1950s, with Tudors, center-hall and Dutch colonials and Cape Cods common, plus later colonials and split-levels. Many homes have been expanded with rear additions, dormers and second stories. Small commercial buildings with flat roofs cluster near the rail stations and along a few main roads.
Weather and exposure
Mature street trees and backyard trees are the main exposure factor, bringing falling limbs, leaf-packed gutters and shaded, slow-drying north slopes. Glen Rock is inland and sheltered compared with the Palisades towns, so wind is less of a factor than tree debris, ice dams and age. Freeze-thaw cycles work on the brick chimneys found on most of the older houses.
