Lincoln Park, New Jersey · roofing
Roof leaks, worn shingles and winter ice in Lincoln Park, NJ
Leaks, worn shingles, storm damage and ice dams in Lincoln Park and four neighboring towns. Dial (862) 972-4008 to talk the roof through with a local roofing contractor.
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Towns
Lincoln Park, Pequannock, Wayne, Fairfield, Kinnelon
- Repairs and leaks
- Storm damage
- Flat roofs
- Gutters and flashing

Short answers
Four answers before you dial
- A brown stain on the ceiling, and no rain for two days?
- Draw a pencil line round the edge, date it, and check again once the next rain has passed. A stain that grows on dry days points toward plumbing. Roof repair covers the roof side.
- Torn shingles scattered over the lawn after a windy night?
- Photograph them where they lie, stay away from anything near a wire, and study the roof from the ground only. Storm damage explains the next steps.
- Icicles by the door and a wet wall in February?
- Heat escaping from the house melts the snow, then the meltwater freezes again at the cold eave. Ice dams walks through the cause.
- Water coming through a light fixture?
- Leave the room, keep everyone else out, and call 911 from somewhere dry.

Five towns on the call list
- 01Lincoln Park roofing
a river on two sides, and 1,177 homes from the 1980s.
- 02Pequannock roofing
the 1950s added 1,711 homes, more than any other decade.
- 03Wayne roofing
18,938 homes, with the 1960s in front at 4,534.
- 04Fairfield roofing
Interstate 80 and Route 46 cross 10.5 square miles.
- 05Kinnelon roofing
Pyramid Mountain country, and a median home built in 1976.

Dial and describe it
Your move: call (862) 972-4008. Open with the street address, then what shows from the ground, the length of time the trouble has lasted, and the roof's age when it is known. Phone photos help.
Tenants can call with questions, though the owner decides on the work. The contractor covers Lincoln Park, Pequannock, Wayne, Fairfield and Kinnelon, so a caller in any other town is outside the area.
Lincoln Park in six numbers
- 68%of Lincoln Park lies in the 100-year floodplain, by the borough's flood page
- 1975median year a Lincoln Park home was built, give or take 4 (Census, 2020-2024)
- 57%of the borough's homes date from before 1980: 2,296 of 4,050 (Census table B25034)
- 825renter-occupied homes out of 3,973 occupied, give or take 218 (Census)
- 1,177homes built in the 1980s, the biggest decade, give or take 250 (Census)
- 32.8°Newark's normal January average, 1991-2020, with 9.1 inches of snow in the month
Pick the job by the damage you can see from the ground
Eight jobs, from chimney flashing and ice dams to gutters, flat sections, inspections, storm damage, replacement and plain repairs, for homes in Lincoln Park, Pequannock, Wayne, Fairfield and Kinnelon.
Leaks, curled shingles and lifted flashing in Lincoln Park
Tear-off, underlayment and new shingles near Lincoln Park
Wind, fallen limbs and heavy rain near the Pompton and Passaic
A look at the whole roof, before a leak makes the case
Low-slope roofs over porches and additions, and the water that sits on them
Sagging runs, spilling corners and downspouts that stop short
A thick ridge of ice at the eave, and water backing up behind it
Where the roof meets the brick, the wall and the vent pipe
Questions people ask
- What happens when I call the number?
- Your call reaches a roofing contractor who serves Lincoln Park, Pequannock, Wayne, Fairfield and Kinnelon. Give the street address, what you are seeing, the length of time it has gone on and the roof's age. Tenants begin with whoever collects the rent, since the owner arranges roof work. Dial (862) 972-4008.
- How bad is it, on a number out of ten?
- Score it. An 8 to 10 is water through a light, a swollen ceiling or a downed wire: get clear and dial 911, or the electric company for a wire. A 4 to 7 is a stain that grows after each rain, or a gutter peeling off the house. Next step: call (862) 972-4008 this week. Anything from 1 to 3 is a single curled shingle or a stain that dried up, so watch from the ground and call if it spreads.
- Who does the work on the roof?
- A separate local roofing contractor does the work. Regal Roofing, at 234 Main St in Lincoln Park, connects the call. The contractor looks at the roof and explains the options in plain words. Your move: call (862) 972-4008. The street address comes first, then a plain description of what you saw.
- Which photographs are worth taking before anything moves?
- New Jersey's insurance department asks people to take pictures of damaged property before throwing any of it away, and to save receipts. Photograph the stain, the ceiling around it and any shingles in the yard, each with the date. Stay on the ground to do it.
- Is every ceiling stain a roof leak?
- No. Water from the roof usually turns up while it rains or just after a thaw. A stain that keeps spreading through dry weather may be coming from a pipe, and then a plumber is the right call. If the stain tracks the weather, suspect the roof first. Dial (862) 972-4008 and describe the pattern.
- Can I climb up and look first?
- A roofer's first look comes from the yard or an upstairs window, which is also where the asphalt roofing trade group tells owners to start. When a ladder cannot be avoided, NIOSH asks for three points of contact, three feet of ladder above the roof edge and a distance of ten feet from power lines. Leave the climb to the roofer.
Pages behind these notes 14
- Borough of Lincoln Park, Flood Information
- U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year, Table B25034 Year Structure Built, Lincoln Park borough
- U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year, Table B25035 Median Year Structure Built, Lincoln Park borough
- U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year, Table B25003 Tenure, Lincoln Park borough
- U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year, Table B25034, Pequannock township
- U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year, Table B25034, Wayne township
- U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year, Table B25035, Kinnelon borough
- Fairfield Township NJ, About Fairfield
- Kinnelon Borough, Our history
- National Weather Service, Newark NJ January almanac (1991-2020 normals)
- UMass Amherst Building and Construction Technology, Preventing Ice Dams
- NJ Department of Banking and Insurance, Guidance on filing insurance claims for storm-related damage
- CDC NIOSH, Ladder safety
- Asphalt Roofing Manufacturers Association, Assessing roof damage after Superstorm Sandy (7 Nov 2012)
Checked 1 Nov 2026



