Roofing and chimney work in Ho-Ho-Kus
Ho-Ho-Kus is a small, older borough just north of Ridgewood, with Ho-Ho-Kus Brook running through it, a station on the rail line, and a compact historic downtown. It is home to The Hermitage, a Gothic Revival house that is one of the best-known historic sites in the county. The residential streets are mostly single-family homes, many of them older and substantial, set among large trees on hilly, irregular lots.
Asset Roofing & Chimney serves Ho-Ho-Kus from our base in Cliffside Park with asphalt shingle roof repair and replacement, flat-roof work on porches, low-slope sections and downtown commercial buildings, and full chimney service. For slate, cedar or metal roofs, we can assess and advise, with shingle and flat roofing as our specialty. Estimates are free.
Housing in Ho-Ho-Kus
Ho-Ho-Kus is predominantly single-family homes. A good share are older houses from the late 1800s through the 1930s, including colonials, Tudors and Victorian-era homes with steep roofs, multiple gables and large chimneys, mixed with post-war colonials and split-levels and some newer custom homes. Small commercial buildings with flat roofs make up the downtown near the station.
Weather and exposure
The borough is hilly and wooded, so many homes sit on slopes under tall trees, with shaded roofs and gutters that fill every fall. Low ground along Ho-Ho-Kus Brook can see high water in heavy storms, and homes nearby deal with damp soil and humid basements. Older masonry chimneys and stone foundations take years of freeze-thaw.
