Roofing and chimney work in Chester
Chester Borough is a small historic village in western Morris County, entirely surrounded by Chester Township. Its Main Street, along Route 24 near the junction with Route 206, is lined with 18th- and 19th-century buildings, many of them now shops, restaurants and offices, and the borough's character was shaped by a 19th-century iron-mining boom in the area. Away from Main Street, the borough has a mix of older homes and later residential streets.
Asset Roofing & Chimney provides roof repair, roof replacement and chimney repair in Chester Borough, for homes and for the historic commercial buildings on Main Street. We are based in Cliffside Park in Bergen County and serve all of North New Jersey. Estimates are free, and we are licensed and insured.
Housing in Chester
The borough's oldest buildings are 18th- and 19th-century frame and stone houses, many of them converted to commercial use along Main Street, with steep gable roofs, dormers, porches and masonry chimneys. Beyond the historic core are mid-century and later single-family homes, plus some townhouse and garden-apartment housing. Commercial buildings range from converted houses with steep roofs to newer structures with low-slope roofs.
Weather and exposure
Chester sits in the Highlands region at higher elevation than eastern Morris County, so winters are cold, snowy and long, with many freeze-thaw cycles. Open farmland around the borough lets wind sweep across exposed roofs, and older trees around the historic homes add shade and debris. Ice dams are common on older buildings with little or no attic insulation.
