Roofing and chimney work in Old Tappan
Old Tappan is a borough in the Northern Valley area of Bergen County, along the New York state line, bordering Lake Tappan, a reservoir on the Hackensack River. Much of its residential development came later than in southern Bergen County, so the typical home is a larger single-family house on a generous, often wooded lot, with a big multi-plane roof, two-story walls, skylights and a tall chimney. There are also townhouse communities and some older homes.
From our Cliffside Park base, we serve Old Tappan for asphalt shingle and flat roofing and chimney work. Large roofs and tall chimneys bring their own demands, and we explain them clearly. Estimates are free.
Housing in Old Tappan
Old Tappan is mostly single-family, with a large share of larger homes built from the later decades of the twentieth century onward on generous lots: center-hall colonials, contemporaries and other two-story designs with complex roofs, skylights and tall masonry chimneys. Townhouse communities and some older homes add variety, and commercial and office buildings with low-slope roofs are present.
Weather and exposure
Old Tappan is wooded and inland, with Lake Tappan along part of the borough. Tree cover drops debris into the many valleys of large roofs and shades slopes. Large two-story houses present tall walls and high roofs to winter wind and snow. Freeze-thaw cycles work on tall exposed chimneys, and long eaves over heated rooms are prone to ice dams.
