Roofing a Two- or Three-Family House
Planning roof work when tenants live under it.
NEARBY TOWN · ELIZABETH, NJ
Roofing in Elizabeth, New Jersey
A leak in a two-family, a flat roof holding water or storm damage on an older house? Find out what the roof needs.
- Roof repair, replacement & flat roofs
- Local roofing contractors
- Newark & Essex County
A Big City of Two-Families
Elizabeth is Union County's largest city, with 137,298 residents in 2020, and its housing mirrors Newark's in many ways: frame two- and three-family houses, rowhouses and older single-family homes, with flat and low-slope roofs alongside pitched shingle. Calls range from flat-roof leaks in multi-family houses to wind damage on older homes and gutters overflowing on closely spaced streets.
How Elizabeth Relates to Newark
Elizabeth borders Newark to the south, across the airport and port area from the Dayton neighborhood, and Hillside lies between them inland. The roofs, the building types and many of the contractors are shared.
Elizabeth Roofs at a Glance
- Housing: two- and three-family houses; rowhouses; older single-family homes; apartment buildings
- Common roofs: flat and low-slope membranes; pitched shingle; some slate on older homes
One Number for Roofs in Elizabeth and Newark
Roofing contractors reached through (973) 528-8938 work in Elizabeth as well as Newark: repairs, replacements, flat roofs, slate, storm damage and gutters and flashing. The contractor that takes the job looks at the roof and agrees the price and schedule with you directly.
Owners of three-family houses should plan for a permit when the roof is replaced. It's part of the job, not a surprise.
Worth Reading
Flat Roof Materials Compared: EPDM, TPO and Modified Bitumen
The three common membranes, side by side.