Roofing and chimney work in Oxford
Oxford Township is a small township in central Warren County that grew up around one of New Jersey's earliest iron furnaces. The stone stack of the Oxford Furnace and the Georgian-era Shippen Manor still stand in the village, and the iron and mining industry that followed shaped a compact settlement of worker houses set below Scotts Mountain. Furnace Lake lies just outside the village, and the rest of the township is wooded hillside and rural land.
Asset Roofing & Chimney provides roof repair, roof replacement and chimney repair throughout Oxford. 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 and full chimney service, which suits a township where much of the housing is modest older frame homes with old brick chimneys. Estimates are free.
Housing in Oxford
Much of Oxford's village housing consists of modest frame homes from the 1800s and early 1900s, closely spaced along the streets, many with porches, small additions and brick chimneys. Some are attached or two-family. Around Furnace Lake and on the rural roads are mid-century and later homes, and newer houses on larger lots appear toward the township's edges. Asphalt shingle is the dominant roofing, often laid over earlier roofs on the oldest homes.
Weather and exposure
The village sits in a hollow below the wooded slopes of Scotts Mountain, which gives some shelter from wind but brings shade, damp air and tree debris. Homes near Furnace Lake see added moisture. Higher homes on the hillsides take more wind and hold snow longer. Winters are cold, with freeze-thaw cycles that are hard on old brick and on roofs that have been layered over time.
