Roofing and chimney work in Lambertville
Lambertville is a small, dense river city on the Delaware, linked by bridge to New Hope, Pennsylvania, with the Delaware and Raritan Canal feeder running through town. Its streets are lined with 1800s and early-1900s rowhouses, twins and narrow detached homes set close together, and its commercial blocks hold shops, galleries and restaurants in older buildings. It is the most compact and urban place in Hunterdon County, and its roofs and chimneys reflect that.
Asset Roofing & Chimney provides roof repair, roof replacement and chimney repair throughout Lambertville. We are licensed and insured, based in Cliffside Park in Bergen County, and we serve all of North New Jersey. We specialize in shingle and flat roofing, which suits a city of pitched main roofs, low-slope rear additions and flat commercial roofs, and we service the old brick chimneys that often rise through shared walls. Estimates are free.
Housing in Lambertville
Lambertville's housing is predominantly 1800s and early-1900s: brick and frame rowhouses, twins and narrow detached homes on small lots, many with low-slope or flat roofs over rear kitchens and additions. Chimneys are often built into party walls and shared between neighbors. The commercial streets have older buildings with flat roofs behind parapets or cornices. Asphalt shingle, flat membranes and some older metal and slate are all present.
Weather and exposure
The city sits on the Delaware floodplain, with the land rising to the east. Humidity off the river and canal keeps roofs and masonry damp, and freeze-thaw cycling is hard on old brick. Houses packed close together shade one another, and debris collects in the narrow gaps and valleys between buildings. Wind is moderated by the valley and the surrounding hills, but summer storms still bring heavy, fast rain that tests every gutter and drain.
