Roof Inspection in New Jersey
Clifton-based, NJ HIC #13VH11720500. 2-year workmanship warranty.
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- NJ HIC #13VH11720500
- Free, no-obligation estimates
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Four Seasons Roofing and Construction handles roof inspection across North Jersey from the shop at 38 Speer Ave in Clifton. Estimates are free, written, and itemized, and the work is done by our own licensed crew.
- Genuinely free, and no obligation to book work afterward
- Photo documentation you can keep for the file or hand to an insurance adjuster
- Licensed and insured, NJ HIC #13VH11720500
What Homeowners Say on Google
5.0 average rating
“Very consultative and great communication. We’re first time homeowners and felt comfortable through this journey. Fair price and good service. Thank you Ben and team for repairing our roof.”
“We had a fantastic experience with Four Seasons Roofing! We hired them to repair our roof, and we couldn't be happier with the results. Ben, was an absolute pleasure to work with. He was not only professional and knowledgeable but also went above and beyond to provide exceptional service.…”
“I would like to share my wonderful experience not once but twice. Both times we had an emergency leak in the house and Besi picked up the call right away, I sent him pictures and he came the next day in the morning to repair the roof! They were very punctual and got the job done in a timely manner.…”
The Facts on Four Seasons Roofing and Construction
Four Seasons Roofing and Construction provides roof inspection in New Jersey. Four Seasons Roofing and Construction is a home improvement contractor based at 38 Speer Ave in Clifton, New Jersey. Four Seasons Roofing and Construction has held New Jersey Home Improvement Contractor licence #13VH11720500 since 2021. Four Seasons Roofing and Construction installs GAF and Owens Corning roofing systems.
Questions about roof inspection? Call (862) 318-3997 and ask.
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Ring us at (862) 318-3997 or use the estimate form on this page, and a written estimate lands in your inbox.
Not sure if you need a repair, a replacement, or nothing yet? Start with an honest look. The inspection is free.
Full Diagnosis
Our licensed inspectors check the shingles, flashing, valleys, and chimney, then show you photos of whatever we find.
Under an Hour
A free roof inspection in Fair Lawn NJ takes under an hour.
Honest Verdict
No scare tactics, no upselling a roof you do not need.
Roof Inspection in Fair Lawn, NJ
Fair Lawn's postwar capes and ranches are hitting an age where roofs come due in waves. Whole streets were built in the same few years, which means whole streets re-roof in the same few years. When three neighbors have new roofs and yours is original, that's not pressure to buy. It is a reason to get eyes on it.
Radburn's distinctive homes get the same checklist as everywhere else: field, flashings, penetrations, gutters, attic when accessible. You end up with photos and a straight verdict instead of a guess.
Buying or selling in Fair Lawn, Glen Rock, or Paramus? The pre-listing inspection is the cheap move that prevents the expensive surprise during attorney review.
Ready for a price? Estimates are free.
When It's Time to Get Eyes On the Roof
- Buying or selling a home in northern NJ
- Roof is 15+ years old and never inspected
- A storm came through this season
- Planning a budget and want the real timeline
- Another contractor's quote felt off
The 6-Point Roof Audit, Step by Step
- Book a window, most within two days.
- We walk the field, flashing, valleys, penetrations, chimney, and attic when accessible.
- Photos of everything worth knowing.
- Straight verdict: fix this, watch that, or leave it alone.
The Four Seasons 6-Point Roof Audit
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Every roof we look at runs the same named checklist, the Four Seasons 6-Point Roof Audit, so nothing gets skipped and you get the same honest pass whether you own a Radburn cottage or a Fair Lawn ranch. Here are the six points, in order.
- Shingle field: granule loss, cracking, curling, wind creases, and the soft spots that mean decking trouble underneath.
- Every flashing: chimney, sidewall, step, and valley metal. This is where most roofs actually fail, and where drive-by "inspections" never look.
- Penetrations: pipe boots, vents, skylights, satellite mounts somebody lag-bolted through the shingles in 2011.
- Gutters and drip edge: what a roof dumps into its gutters (granules, shingle fragments) is a diary of its condition.
- The attic side, when accessible: daylight where there shouldn't be, staining on the sheathing, matted insulation, and the ventilation math that decides how long any roof up there will live.
- Chimney condition: crown, brick, and counter-flashing, since chimney and roof problems travel together. See chimney repair.
What You Walk Away With
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A photo set of everything we found, plain-English notes on what each photo means, and a three-bucket verdict: fix this now (active or imminent water entry), watch that (aging but serviceable. With an honest guess at the timeline), and leave it alone (fine, regardless of what a door-knocker told you). If work is warranted you get a written, itemized estimate you're free to shop around.
When an Inspection Pays For Itself
Before you list the house. A documented healthy roof removes the biggest repair-credit lever a buyer's inspector has. After you've had an offer accepted, know what you're buying before the attorney review window closes. After any named storm, wind damage that matters is mostly invisible from the ground. And before you believe an inflated quote. Second opinions are free here, and about half the time the photos tell a cheaper story.
What Each Season Reveals
When you book matters less than that you book, but each season shows an inspector different evidence. Spring is the honest one: winter just finished its work, and whatever freeze-thaw opened up is fresh and visible. Summer shows heat stress, curling, and what the sun has done to the south face. Fall is the practical season, the last clean window to fix findings before snow sits on them. Winter inspections are limited on the surface but excellent in the attic, because cold weather makes air leaks, frost patterns, and ventilation failures visible in ways July never shows. Ice dam sufferers should actually be assessed in winter while the evidence is on the roof.
The pattern we see most: a roof gets inspected for the first time the week it's being sold. Flip that. The inspection is cheapest when nothing depends on it.
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Do I need to be home? For the exterior, no. For the attic look and the photo walkthrough, it helps. Most owners want to see the photos explained in person, and that conversation is where the money gets saved.
Drone or boots? Boots where it's walkable, drone where it isn't. Steep slate gets the drone plus binocular work, because walking slate breaks slate.
What You Can Check Yourself From the Ground
Binoculars beat ladders for homeowners. Look for shingle corners lifting at the edges, dark streaks running downslope, ridge caps with gaps, and gutters full of granules after a storm. Inside, use a flashlight in the attic on a sunny day with the lights off. Any daylight through the roof deck is a finding. None of that replaces a professional walk, but it tells you whether to book one this week or this season.
What you can't see from the ground is the part that matters most: flashing condition, soft decking, and the seal lines. That's the part we photograph.
How often should a roof get inspected? Young roof, every few years. Past 15 years old, annually, and after any named storm regardless of age.
Ready for a price? Estimates are free.
Do you inspect before I buy a house? Yes, and fast, because attorney review windows don't wait. Photos and verdict the same day.
Will you try to sell me a roof? About half our inspections end with "you're fine, see you in two years." Ask around. That reputation is worth more to us than one replacement job.
The Second Opinion Business
A growing share of our Fair Lawn inspections are second opinions on someone else's high verdict. We're glad to be that call. Sometimes the first quote was right and we say so, which costs us nothing and tells you the truth. Often enough, the photos show a repairable roof wearing a replacement-sized price tag, and the difference funds a kitchen.
Bring us the other estimate or don't. We'd rather photograph the roof cold and compare conclusions after. An inspection with the answer already in hand isn't an inspection.
Will you put the verdict in writing? Always. Photos, findings, and the recommendation, emailed the same day. If it says your roof is fine, keep it with the house records. It's useful paper at sale time.
Can you inspect a roof with solar panels? Yes, with the obvious caveat: the field under the array is hidden, so we read its edges, the attic side, and the mounting penetrations, which are the likeliest leak points anyway. If panels ever come off for service, that's the day to schedule the full look underneath.
Do you inspect gutters and fascia too? They're on the checklist already. Gutters are the roof's drainage and fascia is its frame; skipping them would be inspecting a car without looking at the tires.
Questions about roof inspection? Call (862) 318-3997 and ask.
Roof Inspection FAQs
Is it really free in New Jersey?
Yes. No condition attached. If work is needed you get a written estimate; if not, you get told that.
What do you check?
Shingle field, flashing, valleys, penetrations, chimney, gutters, and the attic side when accessible. Photos of all of it.
How long does it take in New Jersey?
Usually under an hour on site, report the same day.
Why free?
Because half of inspections end with us telling you the roof is fine, and the other half earn the work honestly.
How long does it take in New Jersey?
Under an hour on site, report the same day.
What the Inspection Costs You
Nothing. The inspection is free, with no obligation attached. Estimates that follow are itemized and yours to shop.
Warranty That Means Something
Repairs carry a 2 year workmanship warranty. Replacements are backed for 50 years. NJ Lic. #13VH11720500, fully insured, and the people who priced your roof are the same people up on it, never a subcontractor.
Ready for a price? Estimates are free.
Discounts and Financing on the Work That Follows
If the audit turns up work, seniors and military save on every job, and we carry 0% financing on the larger jobs. You get the real number in writing before anything starts.
Related Services
If the verdict is a fix: roof repair. If it's bigger: roof replacement. If the storm did it: storm damage repair and the documentation your adjuster needs.
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Where We Work
Our shop sits at 38 Speer Ave in Clifton, and our trucks run inspections in Montclair, Bloomfield, Wayne, Passaic, Nutley, Little Falls, Fair Lawn, Paramus, and every town nearby.
Book Your Free Roof Audit
Call (862) 318-3997 or book a free inspection. Dial the number and a real Four Seasons roofer picks up, no menus to sit through.
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Who Covers What on a New Jersey Job
| Part of the job | Backed by | For how long |
|---|---|---|
| Workmanship on the install | Four Seasons, in writing | 2-year warranty |
| Roofing materials | The manufacturer (GAF or Owens Corning) | Up to 50 years |
| Inspection and photo report | Four Seasons | Free, before any quote, no obligation |
| The estimate | Four Seasons | Written and itemized before work starts |
| Permit and inspection | New Jersey building department | We file it and schedule around the inspection |
How a Job Actually Runs
You reach out
Call (862) 318-3997 or send the form. We do not need the whole story up front, just the address and what you are seeing.
Free inspection
We come out and look at the roof. The inspection is free and there is no obligation either way.
We photograph what we find
A photo of a cracked boot or a rusted valley settles the question faster than a paragraph, so you see the roof rather than hear about it.
Written itemized estimate
The material tier and the decking allowance are broken out as their own numbers, so you can change any of them before you sign.
The work
We tear off rather than lay over on almost every house, because a layover means nobody ever looks at the deck. Bad boards get replaced as we find them and photographed one at a time.
After the job
Decking is billed against the allowance written into the contract before anyone climbed a ladder, and the work carries a 2-year workmanship warranty with a 50-year manufacturer warranty on the material.
Where We Work From
Every crew rolls out of the shop at 38 Speer Ave in Clifton, just off Route 3 by the Garden State Parkway exits 153 to 155, with Route 46 and Route 21 minutes away. That keeps most of Passaic, Bergen, and Essex County an easy run, and the service area stretches into Union, Somerset, and Warren County towns as well.
Ready for a price? Estimates are free.
The company is registered with the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs as a home improvement contractor, NJ HIC #13VH11720500, and installs GAF and Owens Corning product lines.
Get a free roof estimate
We inspect first and photograph what we find, then put an itemized number in front of you. No obligation either way.
- Free inspection before any quote
- Written estimate, itemized line by line
- 2-year workmanship warranty
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