Whether you are putting up new construction, finishing off a dormer or an addition, or switching to a different material altogether, a new roof installation is your chance to get the whole system right from the very first course. Shield Tight Roofing installs new roofs across Wyckoff, NJ in asphalt, metal, and other systems, built from the deck up with proper underlayment, flashing, ice-and-water membrane, and balanced ventilation. We pull the permit, build to the manufacturer's specification, and clear the inspection, so the roof over your new space does its job the way it should from the first day on.
- Asphalt, metal, and other systems to suit the home
- Complete system built from the deck up
- Ice-and-water shield and balanced ventilation
- Permit pulled and the work inspected
- Installed to manufacturer specification
- Free, no-pressure consultation
Matching the right roofing system to the particular house
A new roof installation starts with settling on the right material for the house, the budget, and the exposure, and we lay the genuine trade-offs out on the table instead of nudging you toward whichever product is the easiest sale for us. Architectural asphalt shingles cover most Wyckoff homes for good reasons. They are cost-effective, they come in a color for every colonial and cape on these streets, and they are a proven product that is easy to repair down the road. Standing-seam metal asks more up front but lasts far longer, sheds snow cleanly, and stands up better to the ice dams that punish low-pitch eaves through a New Jersey winter. The right answer turns on the home itself and on how long you intend to stay in it.
Because our business is installing the roof rather than moving a single product, the recommendation we hand you is grounded in what actually fits your circumstances. A homeowner planting roots for the long haul often comes out ahead with the longer-lived material, while a different owner is genuinely better served by quality asphalt. We give you the honest side-by-side and leave the decision in your hands, where it belongs, because you are the one who will live under it.
Every layer below the surface earns its place
A new roof is far more than the material you can see from the street. On new construction and additions we build the full assembly from the deck up. We confirm the sheathing is sound, roll out quality underlayment with ice-and-water membrane along the eaves and valleys where Wyckoff winters force water back up under the covering, fit new flashing at every penetration and wall, run a clean drip edge around the perimeter, and finish with the roofing material itself. Every layer carries a job, and the roof only performs as promised when all of them are working together as one system.
Ventilation is engineered in from the outset, which is one of the real advantages of getting a roof right on a new build rather than retrofitting it later. Balanced intake at the eaves and exhaust at the ridge holds the attic close to the outdoor temperature, which shields the roof from the summer heat that bakes shingles from beneath and, just as critically, keeps the deck cold enough through winter to head off the melt-and-refreeze cycle that breeds ice dams. A great many roofs fail ahead of schedule because the original airflow was wrong from day one. A fresh installation is the moment to set it right for the whole life of the roof.
Permitted, inspected, and standing behind a warranty
A new roof ought to be done strictly by the book. We pull the permit the job calls for, build to the manufacturer's written specification so the material warranty actually holds, and have the work inspected the way the code requires. Skipping any of those steps might shave a few dollars off the price at the start, but it puts the warranty, the homeowner's insurance, and the future resale of the property all at risk, and that is simply not a corner we are willing to cut on anyone's home.
Fitting the roof into the larger build is part of doing a new installation well. On new construction and additions the roof has to land at the correct point in the schedule, once the framing and sheathing are ready and in step with the trades around it, so the structure gets dried in without stalling the work that comes after. We stay in touch with the homeowner and, where it applies, the general contractor to time the install correctly, rather than treating the roof as an isolated task parachuted into the middle of a project. Getting that sequence right keeps the whole job moving and gets the new space shielded from weather as early as the build allows.
Every project of this kind opens with a free, no-pressure consultation. We will look over the plans, talk through the material choices and what each one costs you over time, and hand you a clear written estimate with the scope laid out in plain terms. When the new roof is finished, you receive the documentation, the manufacturer's coverage, and our own workmanship guarantee stacked on top of it, so the roof over your new space becomes one more thing you simply never have to think about again.
Beyond a single service line
A roof is a system, so new roof installation rarely stands alone, it connects to new roof, flashing repair, free roof inspection, gutter replacement, storm roof repair, and our crew handles all of it under one roof. We bring the same service to New Roof Installation in Franklin Lakes, New Roof Installation in Midland Park, New Roof Installation in Ridgewood, New Roof Installation in Waldwick and everywhere else across the Wyckoff area.
If you searched for roofers near me, you have reached a local crew, call 551-237-7442 any time. For background, read Ice Dams on Wyckoff, NJ Roofs: Why They Form and How to Stop Them on our blog, or head back to our Wyckoff home page to see everything we do.