Tear-off replacement built for a borough surrounded by salt water
Paragon Exteriors replaces Point Pleasant roofs with a full tear-off — never a layover — finished in a single day on most homes. Every job here gets our coastal spec: 130 mph wind-rated architectural shingles, six-nail fastening, sealed edge metal, and corrosion-resistant flashing, because nearly every roof in the borough sits within two miles of salt water. Typical cost runs $8,500–$17,000, the estimate is free and itemized, and we’re licensed and insured (NJ HIC #13VH13814500).
That spec isn’t an upsell — it’s geography. Point Pleasant is boxed in by the Manasquan River, the Point Pleasant Canal, and Beaver Dam Creek. A nor’easter turns the canal into a wind tunnel through Lovelandtown while gusts off the bay hammer east-facing slopes in Bay Head Shores. Fastening that passes inland doesn’t hold here; a six-nail schedule and sealed edges do.
The spec, line by line
- 130 mph wind-rated architectural shingles — our take on the best shingle lines for the Shore
- Ice & water shield at eaves, valleys, and penetrations; synthetic underlayment across the field
- New drip edge, corrosion-resistant flashing, and pipe boots that don’t surrender to salt air in ten years
- Ridge venting sized to your attic’s intake — a common miss on the borough’s 1950s–70s capes, ranches, and split-levels
- Deck inspection during tear-off, with soft or delaminated plywood swapped on the spot
One local wrinkle we check every time: if your home along the lagoons or canal was elevated after Sandy, its wind exposure rose with it. We build for the height the roof lives at now, not the height it was originally permitted at.
How the day runs
Crew on site early. Tear-off and deck check by mid-morning, dry-in before lunch, shingles and detail work through the afternoon, magnetic nail sweep and same-day haul-away before dinner. We drone-document the job start to finish, file the permit with the correct office — Point Pleasant Borough’s Construction Department for the Boro, Point Pleasant Beach’s for the Beach side — and meet the inspector ourselves.
Who’s on your roof
Paragon is family-run by two partners: Joe Ballaccomo, with 15+ years in roofing, solar, and home improvement, and Franchi Vacchiano, with roughly four decades in construction including foreman work on the Borgata build in Atlantic City. Financing is available if you’d rather pay monthly. And if you’re not convinced the roof is actually done, say so — we repair roofs in Point Pleasant too and we’ll tell you honestly which side of the line yours falls on. See the full roof replacement process or everything we handle in Point Pleasant.