Whether you are building new, adding a rooftop deck or an additional floor, or converting an old industrial building, a new roof installation is the chance to get the whole system right from the start. Ultimate Span Roofing installs new roofs across Hoboken, NJ in single-ply membrane and other flat-roof systems, and in asphalt, metal, and other materials on the buildings that carry a pitch, built from the deck up with proper insulation, flashing, and drainage designed in. We pull the permit, install to manufacturer specification, and pass the inspection, so your new roof performs the way it should from day one.
- Single-ply membrane and other flat-roof systems
- Asphalt, metal, and other systems where the roof has a pitch
- Complete system built from the deck up
- Insulation, flashing, and drainage engineered into the build
- Permit pulled and the work inspected
- Installed to manufacturer specification, with a free consultation
Pairing the right system with the building in front of us
A new roof installation opens with picking the right system for the building, the budget, and the exposure, and we set out the real trade-offs instead of nudging you toward whichever product is the simplest sale. On the flat roofs most Hoboken buildings carry, the field usually comes down to single-ply membrane systems and, on some buildings, modified bitumen, each with its own strong points in cost, lifespan, and how it copes with ponding and sun exposure. On the buildings that run a pitch, architectural asphalt and standing-seam metal each earn their place in different situations. The right answer turns on the building, the roof itself, and how long you intend to hold the property.
Because our work is installing the roof and not moving a single product, our recommendation rests on what genuinely suits your situation. An owner keeping a building for the long haul often comes out ahead with the longer-lived system, while another owner is served better by a cost-effective membrane installed well. We give you the honest side-by-side, with real figures for your particular roof, and leave the decision in your hands.
A roof built up in layers, not a single sheet on top
A new roof is a great deal more than the surface that shows. On new construction, additions, and conversions we build the full system starting at the deck. We check the deck over, lay the insulation and cover board the system requires, set the membrane or roofing material with its seams sealed the correct way, build fresh flashing at every parapet, wall, curb, and penetration, and lay out the drainage so the roof clears water rather than holding it. Every layer carries a job, and a flat roof works only when all of them pull together and the water has a place to go.
Drainage and slope are planned in from the very start, which is one of the real advantages of getting a roof right on a new build or a conversion. Plenty of flat roofs fail early because the original was dead level with badly placed drains, so water sat over the same dips for years on end. A fresh installation is the chance to build proper pitch toward the drains and scuppers, size the drainage to the true roof area, and detail the parapets and penetrations correctly, so the roof is set up to last rather than to pond its way to an early end. On a rooftop deck or an added floor, getting the waterproofing and the drainage right beneath the new use is what keeps it from leaking into the space below it.
Permitted, code-inspected, and warranty-backed
A new roof deserves to be built the proper way, start to finish. We pull whatever permit the job calls for, install to the manufacturer's specification so the material warranty actually stands, and have the work inspected as the code requires. Trimming any of those corners might shave a few dollars up front, but it puts the warranty, the insurance, and the building's resale at risk, and that is simply not how we operate.
Working in step with the rest of a build is part of doing a new roof well, and on a tight Hoboken block that coordination matters all the more. The roof has to fall at the right point in the schedule, once the framing and deck are ready and lined up with the other trades, so the building gets dried in without stalling the work that follows, and the logistics of hauling material up and debris down on a crowded street have to be mapped out rather than winged. We stay in touch with the owner and, where it applies, the general contractor to time the install correctly and shield the building from weather as early as we can.
The whole thing opens with a free, low-key consultation. We will look the project over, talk through the system choices and the trade-offs, and hand you a clear written estimate with the scope spelled out in full. When the new roof is done, you receive the documentation, the manufacturer coverage, and our own workmanship warranty stacked on top of it, so the roof over your new space is one you never have to give a second thought.
Tying your roofing work together
A roof is a system, so new roof installation rarely stands alone, it connects to full roof replacement, roof leak repair, free roof inspection, seamless gutters, storm damage repair, and our crew handles all of it under one roof. We bring the same service to New Roof Installation in Jersey City, Weehawken new roof installation, Union City new roof installation, New Roof Installation in West New York and everywhere else across the Hoboken area.
If you searched for a local roofing crew near you, you have reached a local crew, call 551-366-1920 any time. For background, read Flat Roofs vs. Pitched Roofs in Hoboken, NJ: What Owners Should Know on our blog, or head back to our Hoboken home page to see everything we do.