Yes. We work across Lavallette, from the bayfront to the oceanfront blocks off Grand Central Avenue. Our most common jobs here are roof replacement on raised homes, vinyl and fiber cement siding, storm repairs and gutters. The borough is a short run from Toms River over the Route 37 bridges and up Route 35. Call (732) 419-1462, day or night.
What a 50 by 100 lot means for your Lavallette roof
The borough's planners filed their map as Lavallette City by the Sea in 1878 and gave it broad streets with uniform lots. That's lovely for a walk to the beach, but it means your neighbor's wall is often a few feet from yours. Ladders, scaffolding and a dumpster all have to fit in a driveway, and every tear-off needs tarps along shared side yards.
Many of the old summer cottages have been replaced or lifted since Sandy destroyed the boardwalk and flooded much of town in 2012. Raised homes stand taller and catch more wind on every wall, so the details at the eaves, rakes and corners matter more than they did when the house sat at grade. There's more on that in our guide to roof and siding on raised shore homes.
How a reroof on a raised Lavallette home comes together
Raised houses add height and staging, not mystery. Here's the order we follow.
Look at the access
We measure the roof, check the attic from below and figure out where lifts, ladders and the dumpster can go on your lot without blocking the street.
First visit, about 45 minutesPick materials for the wind
High-wind shingle lines from GAF, Owens Corning or CertainTeed, six-nail patterns and sealed starter strips hold better on a roof that sits higher than its neighbors.
Same visitStage safely
Roof jacks, harness anchors and a debris chute go up before tear-off. On tall homes the chute keeps old shingles off porches, stairs and neighbors' cars.
Morning, day 1Tear off and rebuild
We strip to the deck, replace any soft sheathing, run ice and water barrier along the eaves and valleys, then shingle, vent and cap the ridge.
Day 1 to 2Check the walls on the way down
Before staging comes down, we look over siding, trim, soffits and gutters up high, since on a raised house that's the one easy time to reach them.
Final afternoon
Siding details that hold up between the bay and the ocean
Lavallette homes get salt from both directions. These are the options and details we talk through most often, whether you're leaning toward vinyl siding or fiber cement.
- Insulated vinyl with a strong locking hem for the extra wind on raised homes
- James Hardie fiber cement lap or shingle with a factory-applied color
- Aluminum or PVC corner boards and trim instead of painted pine
- House wrap lapped and taped correctly behind every panel
- Flashing tape and head flashing at every window and door opening
- Stainless or coated fasteners within a few blocks of the ocean
- Vented soffit to keep the attic dry through humid shore summers
