Roofing Contractor in Hillside, NJ

Hillside sits at the urban edge of Union County, pressed up against Newark and Elizabeth. It separated from Union Township as its own township in 1913 and filled in fast through the 1920s, when its position between two cities pushed the population from about 5,400 to over 17,600 in a single decade. The result is older, closely built housing where pitched and flat roofs sit side by side.

CRS works on all of it, from a 1920s home in Saybrook to a cape near the Newark line to a two-family with a flat rear section. Two roof types and a lot of age define the work here. Here is what matters for a roof in Hillside.

Your Roofing Contractor in Hillside, NJ

CRS provides roof replacement, roof repair, roof restoration, flat-roof systems, emergency roofing, and protection plans across Hillside and the rest of Union County. Every residential project begins with a free written inspection and a workmanship guarantee in writing. Two-family and flat sections get the right membrane system, and community associations get a written per-building assessment.

How Much Does a Roof Cost in Hillside? (2026)

Most Hillside single-family homes run $9,000 to $22,000 for a full architectural-shingle replacement in 2026, depending on size, pitch, and roofline. Capes and 1920s homes start lower, and two-family and larger buildings with flat sections run higher. The figures below are planning ranges, not a quote.

On a two-family, both the pitched field and the flat rear section should be scoped clearly so you know exactly what is being replaced, with the membrane priced by type and size.

Want your Hillside number? A free CRS inspection gives you a written report with photos and a real range for your exact roof. Request your free inspection.

Hillside Roofing Context

Hillside’s housing is mostly 1920s and 1930s homes plus post-war capes and colonials, in neighborhoods like Saybrook, Conant, and Westminster, with a meaningful share of two-family houses toward the Newark and Elizabeth borders. Many of those two-families and older homes have flat or low-slope rear sections that need a membrane, not shingles. The town is dense and the lots are tight, so like its city neighbors, the job logistics matter, and the mix of pitched and flat means an inspector needs to know both.

Hillside is flat and fully inland, so there is no salt-air premium, though the heavy Route 22 corridor adds road grime that settles on roofs over time. The bigger pressures are age and the two roof systems. Pitched roofs on these older homes fail at aged flashing and worn valleys; flat sections fail at seams and drainage. Undersized mid-century attic ventilation ages the pitched roofs early, which is the usual reason shingles wear out before their rated life.

New Jersey’s 8 to 12 freeze-thaw cycles a winter are hard on aging shingles and old flashing, and the 2025 to 2026 season was the snowiest North Jersey since 2013 to 2014, so many of this spring’s leaks trace back to winter ice and snow, with ice at the eaves of pitched roofs and ponding meltwater on flats. You can verify any New Jersey roofer through the NJ Division of Consumer Affairs before you sign.