Roofing and chimney work in Bound Brook
Bound Brook is a small, densely built borough on the north bank of the Raritan River, with a traditional Main Street, a train station on the Raritan Valley Line and residential streets of older homes on narrow lots. Much of the housing dates from the late 1800s through the mid-1900s: two-story frame houses, two-family homes, small capes and bungalows, many close enough to their neighbors that roof work has to be staged with care. The borough has a long history of flooding from the Raritan and the Green Brook, and a major flood-control project was built to address it.
Asset Roofing & Chimney serves Bound Brook with roof repair, roof replacement and chimney repair on homes, two-family houses and the flat-roofed commercial buildings along 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 Bound Brook
Bound Brook's housing is older and compact: late-1800s and early-1900s frame houses and two-family homes, gable-front houses with front porches, and smaller capes and bungalows from the 1920s through the 1950s on narrow lots. Garden apartments and some newer multifamily buildings are mixed in. Main Street has two- and three-story commercial buildings with flat roofs, often with apartments above storefronts. Most residential roofs are asphalt shingle, and many porches and rear additions have low-slope roofs.
Weather and exposure
Bound Brook sits on low ground along the Raritan River, and the river and the Green Brook bring damp air, fog and a history of floods. Humidity in the lowlands keeps attics and roof decks damp where ventilation is poor. Houses are close together, so snow slides, gutter overflow and debris from one roof can affect the next. Street trees on older blocks drop leaves into gutters, and winter brings ice dams on homes with older insulation.
