A roofing contractor built for a borough surrounded by water
Paragon Exteriors is a licensed, family-run roofing and exteriors contractor (NJ HIC #13VH13814500) serving Point Pleasant, NJ with roof replacement, roof repair, siding, windows, doors, decks, and gutters. Most Point Pleasant roofs are torn off and re-shingled in a single day, every estimate is free and itemized, and financing is available. Call 848-633-6440 or request an estimate and we’ll put eyes — and usually a drone — on your roof fast.
Water on three sides, and your roof knows it
Point Pleasant is boxed in by the Manasquan River to the north, the Point Pleasant Canal and Barnegat Bay to the southeast, and Beaver Dam Creek to the southwest — with the ocean barely a mile past Point Pleasant Beach. No roof in the borough escapes salt air. We see the same pattern on inspection after inspection: sealant strips fatigued from constant wind cycling, granules filling gutters early, and galvanized flashing and pipe boots corroding a decade before the shingles quit. When a nor’easter stacks wind against an outgoing tide, gusts funnel straight up the river and along the canal into backyards.
So our baseline spec here is the coastal one: 130 mph wind-rated architectural shingles, six-nail fastening, sealed edge metal, and corrosion-resistant flashing details. The reasoning is laid out in our guide to nor’easter-proofing a Shore roof.
The housing stock, section by section
Most of the borough went up block by block in the post-war decades, then the waterline neighborhoods evolved on their own track:
| Section | Typical homes | What their roofs face |
|---|---|---|
| Bay Head Shores | Lagoon-front capes and expanded ranches, many raised or rebuilt since Sandy | Open-bay gusts off Barnegat Bay, salt spray on east-facing slopes |
| West Point Pleasant | 1950s–60s capes and colonials near the Manasquan River | River-funneled storm wind, original decking reaching end of life |
| Lovelandtown | Older cottages and newer rebuilds around the canal and its namesake bridge | The canal wind corridor, fast corrosion on flashing and fasteners |
| Central borough (Bridge Ave / Route 88 corridors) | 1950s–70s ranches, capes, and split-levels | Second- or third-cycle roofs due for full tear-off |
One note for raised homes along the lagoons and canal: lifting a house raises its wind exposure too. If your home was elevated after Sandy and still wears its pre-lift roof, the fastening schedule that passed at grade may be underbuilt at the new height — worth a free inspection before storm season.
What Point Pleasant homeowners hire us for
- Roof replacement in Point Pleasant — full tear-off, coastal spec, borough permit handled, done in a day on most homes
- Roof repair — wind-lifted tabs after a blow off the bay, chimney and skylight flashing leaks, corroded pipe boots
- Siding — vinyl and premium options that shrug off salt air instead of chalking
- Windows and doors — sealing up drafty mid-century openings
- Decks — lagoon-front and backyard builds framed for waterfront wind loads
- Storm damage — drone-documented damage reports that hold up with insurance adjusters
Not sure whether your roof needs a patch or a tear-off? Our repair vs. replacement guide gives you the honest math before anyone climbs a ladder.
The Boro and the Beach: we cover both sides of 08742
Locals know “Point Pleasant” is really two towns. Point Pleasant Borough — the Boro — is the residential side; Point Pleasant Beach is a separate municipality with the boardwalk, its own government, and its own building department. Both share the 08742 ZIP, and we work both. The distinction matters mostly for paperwork: a Boro re-roof is filed with the Point Pleasant Borough Construction Department, while a Beach-side job goes through Point Pleasant Beach’s office. Either way, we file with the right office and meet the inspector so you never have to.
Nearby
A crew finishing in Point Pleasant is minutes from Brick across Beaver Dam Creek, Bay Head and Mantoloking down Route 35, and Manasquan just over the river — we routinely run jobs in two or three of these towns in the same week.
