Roofing and chimney work in Franklin
Franklin is a borough in the Wallkill River valley in eastern Sussex County, and it was built on zinc. The New Jersey Zinc Company mined here for decades until the mine closed in the mid-20th century, and the town is still known for its fluorescent minerals and the Franklin Mineral Museum. Much of the housing went up during the mining era, so Franklin has a denser, more town-like grid of older homes than the rural townships around it, with a commercial strip along Route 23.
Asset Roofing & Chimney provides roof repair, roof replacement and chimney repair throughout Franklin. We are licensed and insured, based in Cliffside Park in Bergen County, and serve all of North New Jersey. We work on homes and commercial buildings, specializing in shingle and flat roofing plus full chimney service, and estimates are free.
Housing in Franklin
Franklin's core is early-1900s housing from the mining era: modest two-story frame homes, many of similar design, on small lots close together, along with churches and older brick and frame commercial buildings. Later decades added capes, ranches and split-levels on the edges of town. Asphalt shingle covers most homes, often over older roofing, and commercial buildings along Route 23 have flat and low-slope roofs.
Weather and exposure
Franklin sits in a valley along the Wallkill River with Franklin Pond near the center, so moisture and fog are common, while the hills around town bring the county's heavy snow and long freeze-thaw season. Closely spaced houses shade one another, and older street trees drop limbs onto roofs in storms.
