Roofing Services in Palermo, New Jersey
A significant portion of homes in Palermo were built between 1955 and 1985 — a period when roofing materials and installation standards were different from today's code requirements. The original organic felt underlayment on these roofs is long past its service life. The galvanized steel flashing has typically corroded through at one or more points. The 3-tab shingles, if original, have exceeded their design life by a decade or more. We've inspected enough Cape May County homes from this era to know what we're likely to find — and what it means for the homeowner.
Our inspectors have assessed thousands of New Jersey roofs across every climate zone in the state. That experience informs every recommendation we make — we know what conditions actually look like, not just what the manual says.
With a median home vintage of 1985, much of Palermo's housing stock in Cape May County is now 41 years old. Roofs installed during original construction are at or near the end of their rated service life — asphalt architectural shingles carry 25–30 year manufacturer ratings under ideal conditions, which rarely describe a roof that has seen 41 winters and summers without a professional evaluation. A condition assessment costs a fraction of what an undiscovered leak will.