Roofing and chimney work in Mountain Lakes
Mountain Lakes is a small residential borough laid out in the early 1900s as a planned community around a series of lakes, with winding roads following the wooded, rocky terrain. Its best-known houses are the large Arts and Crafts era homes built in the borough's first decades, many with stucco walls, deep overhanging eaves, broad hipped or gabled roofs and substantial stone or brick chimneys. Much of the borough is recognized as a historic district.
Asset Roofing & Chimney provides roof repair, roof replacement and chimney repair in Mountain Lakes. We specialize in asphalt shingle and flat roofing and full chimney service, and for homes with slate, cedar or other specialty roofing we can assess and advise. We are licensed and insured, estimates are free, and we are based in Cliffside Park and serve all of North New Jersey.
Housing in Mountain Lakes
The core of Mountain Lakes consists of early-20th-century Arts and Crafts and Colonial Revival homes, generally large, with stucco or shingle siding, wide eaves, dormers, sleeping porches and big fireplace chimneys of fieldstone or brick. Later decades filled in with mid-century colonials, ranches and newer custom homes. The borough is almost entirely residential, with very little commercial roofing.
Weather and exposure
Mountain Lakes is heavily wooded, with mature oaks and other hardwoods shading most lots and dropping large debris loads. The lakes and the borough's many wet, low spots keep humidity high, so roofs and masonry dry slowly. Rocky, sloped lots and narrow winding roads affect access. Winters bring Morris County's typical snow and freeze-thaw cycles.
