Fixing what the island does to roofs
Paragon Exteriors repairs roofs in all six Long Beach Island towns, from Barnegat Light to Holgate — leak tracing, wind-lifted shingles, corroded flashing, and post-nor’easter storm work. Most LBI repairs run $400–$1,800, active leaks get a same-day or next-morning tarp in season, and every assessment comes back as a free itemized quote with photos. Call or text 848-633-6440.
The four failures we see most on the island
- Shingle tabs lifting or missing along the rakes and ridge. Salt degrades the sealant strips, so the edges let go first — the classic LBI failure after a three-day blow.
- Rust streaks bleeding from flashing at chimneys, sidewalls, and rooftop-deck posts. Galvanized metal corrodes quickly on a lot that catches spray from the ocean and the bay.
- A ceiling stain that only shows up in wind-driven rain. On elevated piling houses, water gets pushed uphill under courses that shed a vertical rain just fine.
- Granules piling up at the splash blocks. Not an emergency, but on an original Surf City or Ship Bottom cape it means the clock is running.
Photos first, quote second
We don’t price a repair off a ceiling stain — on a reverse-living house the entry point can sit fifteen feet from where the water shows. Our crew is over the Route 72 causeway every week, so we walk the roof, check the deck from the attic where there is one, and pull a lifted shingle to look at the nails, because on LBI the nails tell you the roof’s real age. Steep pitches get the drone instead of a guess from the ladder, and you receive the photos and an itemized quote whether you’re in Beach Haven or Bergen County. Damage that belongs on an insurance claim gets documented to claim standard — see our storm damage service.
When a repair is the wrong purchase
Plenty of original 1950s–60s capes in Surf City, Ship Bottom, and Brant Beach are on their final roof: sealant gone, galvanized nails half-rusted through, sometimes an old layer hiding underneath. We can patch the corner that failed — but the next blow opens the next corner, and three service calls later you’ve spent a chunk of a new roof with nothing to show for it. Our rule is simple: if the failure is localized and the field of the roof is sound, we repair it; if it’s systemic, we show you the photos and price a full replacement, with financing available so the honest answer is also an affordable one. The full decision framework is in our guide to repairing vs. replacing a roof.
Paragon is family-run, licensed (NJ HIC #13VH13814500), and fully insured. How we handle repair work everywhere is on our roof repair page, and everything we do on the island — roofing, siding, gutters, windows — lives at the Long Beach Island hub.