Every roof in Seaside Heights is an oceanfront roof
Paragon Exteriors is a licensed, insured roofing and exteriors contractor (NJ HIC #13VH13814500) serving Seaside Heights, NJ — the bungalows, duplexes, elevated rebuilds, and flat-roofed motels packed onto the barrier island between the Atlantic and Barnegat Bay. Because the borough is barely a half-mile wide, we build every roof here to full coastal spec: 130 mph wind-rated architectural shingles, six-nail fastening, and sealed edge detail, with most homes torn off and re-shingled in a single day. Estimates are free and itemized — call 848-633-6440.
What we’re working on, block by block
Seaside Heights fits its whole housing stock into less than a square mile, and most of it went up before 1960. The signature building is the shore bungalow — small, close-set cottages from the 1920s through the ’50s, many converted decades ago into year-round duplexes or up-and-down rentals. Since Sandy the mix has shifted: knockdowns replaced by elevated duplexes on pilings, older homes raised, and new construction squeezed onto the same narrow lots from the Ortley Beach line down to the Seaside Park border. Along the Boulevard and Bay Boulevard sit the motels, arcades, and mixed-use buildings, most wearing flat or low-slope roofs that have nothing in common with a shingle job.
Each type fails its own way. Old bungalows often hide two or three shingle layers and low-slope porch sections where shingles were never the right material to begin with. Elevated rebuilds catch more wind than the same house did at grade. And Boulevard flat roofs live under salt spray, rooftop equipment, and ponding water.
Ocean on one side, bay on the other
There is no leeward side of Seaside Heights. An east blow drives salt spray off the ocean; a west wind carries it off the bay; a nor’easter delivers both for two or three days straight. This is a town that rebuilt after Sandy and again after the 2013 boardwalk fire — nobody here needs convincing that weather is real. What it means for your roof: ice & water shield at eaves and valleys, corrosion-resistant flashing and fasteners, and shingles sealed at every edge so wind-driven rain can’t get under the first course. Our full playbook is in the guide to coastal roofing and nor’easter protection.
Honest numbers for Seaside Heights roofs
| Property type | Typical replacement range |
|---|---|
| Pre-1960 bungalow or cottage | $7,500 – $10,500 |
| Converted or new duplex | $9,500 – $14,000 |
| Post-Sandy elevated rebuild | $10,000 – $15,000 |
| Motel / commercial flat roof | Quoted per building |
What moves the number: extra tear-off layers (common on older bungalows), deck rot from decades of salt-laden humidity, and staging on elevated homes. Your free estimate is itemized line by line, so you see exactly where every dollar goes.
Roofs on a rental calendar
A large share of Seaside Heights houses earn their keep as summer rentals, which puts every roof project on a clock: the work has to happen between Labor Day and Memorial Day, and it can’t drag. That’s our lane. Most roof replacements in Seaside Heights are done in one day — the same scheduling muscle behind our 30-roofs-in-30-days run in May 2026 — and we document every project by drone, so if you own the property from North Jersey or Pennsylvania you get aerial before-and-after photos without standing in the driveway. Financing can spread the cost so next season’s rental income absorbs the project.
Flat roofs on the Boulevard
Motels, arcades, and mixed-use buildings need membrane roofing, real drainage, and flashing around equipment curbs — a different trade from shingles, and one we run in-house through our commercial roofing crew. If you’re weighing membrane options for a Boulevard building, start with our guide to flat roof systems for NJ commercial buildings.
Nearby on the island and over the bridge
We cover the whole barrier island and the mainland across the bay: Lavallette and the north-island beaches, Toms River — including Ortley Beach directly across the borough line — plus Berkeley Township and Brick. Our crews are on the island every week in season.
Leak dripping into a rental mid-August, or a roof that has to be ready before the season starts? Start with roof repair in Seaside Heights or request a free estimate — 848-633-6440.
