Yes. Downtown Toms River is close to our Indian Hill Road office. Most downtown jobs are leak repair on older roofs, chimney flashing, siding replacement and gutters, plus flat roofs on mixed-use buildings along Main Street and Washington Street. Call (732) 419-1462 anytime, 24/7, and we'll set up a visit that suits your schedule.
What older downtown Toms River houses tend to hide
When we open up a roof or a wall in the blocks around Huddy Park, these are the surprises we plan for.
- Plank decking from before plywood, with gaps that need covering before new shingles
- Two or three layers of old roofing stacked on a single deck
- Chimneys with worn step flashing, cracked crowns and no cricket behind them
- Original wood clapboard sealed under aluminum or vinyl added decades later
- Box gutters built into the eaves, lined with rusted metal
- Attics with almost no ventilation and no soffit intake at all
- Porch roofs with very low pitch and patched-over seams
Flood memory and old roofs in the county seat
Downtown grew up around the river and the courthouse, and Joshua Huddy Park, opened in 1905 with its 1931 replica of the Revolutionary War blockhouse, still anchors the waterfront. Many homes on the streets around Washington Street and Main Street date from the late 1800s through the middle of the last century. They're solidly built, but their roofs have been replaced many times, and every round leaves its own patchwork of flashing and repairs.
Sandy in 2012 pushed Barnegat Bay up the river and gave downtown its worst flooding on record, and the storm's wind did roof damage of its own. The trees are the other factor here. Big old shade trees overhang a lot of downtown roofs, dropping limbs in storms and keeping slopes damp enough for moss and algae. If you're weighing a patch against a new roof, our guide on whether to repair or replace an aging roof walks through the decision.
Downtown repairs we handle most
Older roofs reward careful, targeted work. These jobs fill most of our downtown calendar.
Leak tracing
Stains on plaster ceilings can sit feet away from the actual entry point. We water-test sections and check the attic before we touch anything. More on roof leak repair.
Chimney flashing
We cut new counter flashing into mortar joints, replace step flashing and add a cricket behind wide chimneys so water stops pooling. Details on chimney flashing repair.
Deck repair
Rotted planks and sagging sections get replaced, or covered with new plywood during a reroof, so the new shingles sit flat and every nail bites into solid wood.
Siding and trim
We remove tired aluminum, repair the sheathing and clapboard underneath, and install vinyl or fiber cement with proper flashing at every old window and door opening.
Flat roofs on Main Street
Mixed-use buildings and rear additions downtown often have low-slope roofs behind parapets. We repair the seams and flashing, or replace the whole membrane with EPDM or TPO.
