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How-to reading for Montclair-area roofs

One short guide for now. If the reading leaves a question, call (973) 358-8198 and ask it.

Roofer on a ladder at the porch roof of a green-trimmed Victorian

The Attic Hatch Check: A Flashlight Walk Under the Roof Boards

Most of what the underside of a roof can tell you fits in one flashlight beam. Here is the order for looking from the attic hatch, what each sign tends to mean, and the point where the looking stops and a phone call starts.

Read the attic hatch check

Seasonal checklistGutters in the fall, ice in the winter, a look in the spring and limbs in the summer.Before you hireNew Jersey's published rules for hiring a roofer, laid out with sources: who registers, what a contract carries, how to pay, when a sale can be…

Read first, then dial.

Before you call (973) 358-8198, find the street address, note which room shows water and jot down roughly how old the roof is. Tenants: the owner arranges roof work, so the landlord hears about it first. Towns: Montclair, Glen Ridge, Bloomfield, West Orange, Cedar Grove, Clifton, Little Falls.

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