Roofing and chimney work in Frenchtown
Frenchtown is a small Delaware River borough on Hunterdon County's western edge, connected to Pennsylvania by a bridge across the river. Its compact downtown of 19th-century brick and frame commercial buildings, many with shops below and apartments above, sits close to the riverbank, and residential streets of Victorian and early-1900s homes climb the hillside behind it. The Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park trail runs south from the borough along the old railroad line by the river.
Asset Roofing & Chimney provides roof repair, roof replacement and chimney repair in Frenchtown. We are licensed and insured, based in Cliffside Park in Bergen County, and we serve all of North New Jersey. We specialize in shingle and flat roofing, which suits a town of steep-roofed houses and low-slope downtown buildings, and we provide full chimney service. Estimates are free.
Housing in Frenchtown
Frenchtown's housing is mostly 19th-century and early-1900s, including Victorian homes with steep roofs, porches and brick chimneys, and simpler frame houses on small lots, with some later homes on the hillside. Downtown, mixed-use brick and frame buildings have low-slope roofs behind parapets or false fronts. Asphalt shingle covers most houses, and some older buildings retain slate or metal.
Weather and exposure
Frenchtown lies on the Delaware River floodplain and the slope rising from it. River moisture and fog keep roofs and masonry damp, and wind can funnel along the river valley. The riverfront has been flooded in major Delaware River storms. Winters bring snow and freeze-thaw cycling that works on flat roofs and old brick, and mature trees on the hillside streets drop limbs in summer storms.
