Roofing and chimney work in Weehawken
Weehawken sits on the Palisades directly across the Hudson from Midtown Manhattan, best known as the New Jersey end of the Lincoln Tunnel. The township has two levels: the residential neighborhoods on top of the cliffs, with rowhouses, two- and three-family houses and some older detached homes facing the skyline along Boulevard East, and the waterfront below, redeveloped with newer condominium and office buildings.
Asset Roofing & Chimney repairs and replaces flat and shingle roofs, installs skylights and roof hatches, and repairs, relines and rebuilds brick chimneys in Weehawken. We are based in Cliffside Park, a short drive north on the Palisades, and we are licensed and insured. Estimates are free.
Housing in Weehawken
Weehawken's uplands have a mix of brick and frame rowhouses with flat roofs and cornices, two- and three-family frame houses, some older detached houses with pitched or mansard-style roofs, and small apartment buildings. Many homes along the cliff edge have been renovated with roof decks and large skylights to take advantage of the view. The waterfront below the cliffs is newer construction with association-managed roofs.
Weather and exposure
Buildings along the Palisades edge in Weehawken face east over open water, so storm winds coming across the Hudson hit them with no shelter at all. Cornices, coping, chimney tops and roof decks take the brunt. Rain driven horizontally finds weak points in front walls and parapets that ordinary rain never reaches. Flat roofs pond when drains clog, and freeze-thaw works on masonry every winter.
