Asset Roofing & Chimney works on rowhouses, frame multifamily houses, condo buildings and small commercial properties across Jersey City. We specialize in flat and shingle roofing, install skylights and roof hatches, and repair, reline and rebuild brick chimneys. We are based in Cliffside Park, a short drive up the Palisades, and we are licensed and insured. Estimates are free.
Housing in Jersey City
Jersey City's low-rise housing is mostly attached or closely spaced. Downtown brownstones and brick rowhouses have flat roofs with parapet walls, cornices and rear scuppers. The Heights and the western neighborhoods have wood-frame two- and three-family houses, some with flat roofs and some with shallow-pitched fronts. Brick apartment buildings and converted industrial buildings add larger flat roofs with internal drains and rooftop equipment.
Weather and exposure
Jersey City sits between the Hudson River and the Hackensack River and Newark Bay, with the Heights on the Palisades ridge taking the strongest winds. Nor'easters drive rain against parapets, coping and chimneys. Flat roofs pond after heavy rain when scuppers and drains clog, and summer heat ages dark membranes on the top floor. Winter freeze-thaw opens cracks in coping and crowns.
