Ocean County
Roofing Contractor in Lakehurst, NJ
Licensed CRS roofers serve Lakehurst Borough with a free inspection, written estimate, and workmanship guarantee on every installation.
What Does CRS Do in Lakehurst, NJ?
Certified Roofing Specialists serves all of Lakehurst Borough with roof replacement, repair, restoration, protection plans, and emergency roofing. Most Lakehurst single-family homes range from $9,000 to $18,500 for a full asphalt-shingle replacement. Same-business-day callbacks and same-week scheduling on most repairs.
Lakehurst, NJ Roofing Context
Lakehurst is a small borough in central Ocean County, surrounded by Manchester Township and adjacent to the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst military installation. The housing stock is dominated by 1940s through 1970s frame homes on tight suburban lots, with smaller pockets of 1980s and 1990s infill. Many homes were originally built as military or military-adjacent housing during the WWII and post-war eras. Roof geometry is mostly simple gable and hip layouts. The borough is small geographically with consistent housing across its blocks.
Lakehurst sits roughly fifteen miles inland from the Atlantic, so salt-air corrosion is not a meaningful factor. The dominant environmental drivers are standard NJ freeze-thaw cycles, mature tree canopy debris loading from the borough's older neighborhoods, and some particulate from the adjacent military base activity. The borough's construction office processes residential roofing permits in three to five business days. Older 1940s and 1950s framing in some homes may carry plank decking rather than plywood, which CRS inspects during the project.
What we do
Roofing Services in Lakehurst
Every Lakehurst project starts with a licensed team for everything your roof needs, from full replacements to ongoing protection.
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Roof Replacement
A full tear-off and a new roof system, with a locked written price and a specific finish date. Most NJ single-family homes go from tear-off to final cleanup in one to two work days. Backed by our workmanship guarantee plus the manufacturer warranty on whichever shingle system you pick.
Typical NJ home: $10,000 to $25,000. Your exact number is in writing after the free inspection.
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Roof Repair
A leak in your ceiling rarely starts above where the water shows up inside. We find the actual failure point, write up the fix, and price it before we touch anything. Same-week scheduling on most repairs.
Typical NJ repair: $300 to $1,500+ depending on what is actually failing.
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Roof Cleaning & Restoration
Cleaning and a protective coating can add five to ten years to a sound asphalt roof, at about a quarter the cost of a full replacement. Not every roof qualifies. We confirm at the free inspection whether yours does before we recommend it.
Typical NJ restoration: $1,500 to $4,000 on most single-family homes.
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Protection Plans
Annual coverage that protects the roof you paid for. Some plan features include yearly inspections, gutter cleaning, priority response after storms, and discounts on future work.
Annual tiered pricing. Quoted after your roof is measured.
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Community Association
Multi-unit roofing for HOAs, condo boards, and property managers. Board-ready written scopes, per-unit scheduling that respects resident access, and reserve-study-friendly documentation.
Quoted per project after a site visit.
Every CRS Project, Start to Finish
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Professional Inspection
A licensed CRS roofer checks every slope, flashing detail, and accessible attic area. We show you photos of what we found and give you our honest recommendation. There's no obligation to move forward if work isn't needed.
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Clear Scope and Schedule
If you choose to move forward, you get a clear scope of work, a project schedule, and the price in writing before any work begins. If we find something that changes the job, we stop and get your written approval before continuing.
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Installation and Cleanup
Our crew installs your roof to manufacturer specifications, protects your landscaping during the job, and leaves the site clean each day. You'll know what's happening at every stage before it happens.
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Final Walkthrough
Before we leave, a CRS team member walks the property with you, confirms every detail meets our standard, and reviews the work in person. You receive your project packet and workmanship guarantee. If anything isn't right, we make it right before we go.
Why Homeowners Pick CRS
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Local Business
Built on real New Jersey roofing experience and trusted local service.
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Licensed & Fully Insured
Fully licensed and insured for safe, professional roofing work you can trust.
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Professional Inspection
A licensed roofer walks every slope, checks every flashing detail, and inspects the attic where access allows. You get a written report with photos, a clear explanation of the problem areas, and our honest recommendation.
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Honest Recommendation
If a repair will hold, we say repair. If your roof has five good years left, we say so in the inspection notes and walk away from the replacement job. We always put our clients first.
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Trusted Crews
We use crews with years of experience in NJ roofing. Every crew is held to the same written standard on every job.
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Clean Job Sites
We protect landscaping before we start, and run a magnetic nail sweep across the work area at the end of every work day. When we load out, your yard is in better shape than when we showed up.
Common questions
Common Questions From Lakehurst Homeowners
How much does a roof replacement cost in Lakehurst, NJ?
Most Lakehurst single-family homes run $9,000 to $18,500 for a full asphalt-shingle replacement. The 1940s through 1970s frame homes that dominate Lakehurst's housing stock typically fall in the lower to middle portion of that range. Larger 1980s and 1990s infill homes with garage roofs and dormer work fall in the upper portion.
My home has 1940s framing. Does that affect tear-off?
Sometimes. Original 1940s framing in Lakehurst uses lighter rafters and plank decking rather than modern plywood in many cases. CRS inspects the deck during the free inspection and during tear-off, and documents any deck reinforcement or replacement in the written estimate. Most projects proceed normally with minor deck attention.
How fast can CRS get to Lakehurst for an emergency leak?
Same-day or next-day on active leaks. Lakehurst is about 75 minutes from our Basking Ridge base. CRS runs the central Ocean County corridor frequently. Call the office directly for active leaks.
Service area
More Ocean County Towns We Serve
CRS covers homeowners across Ocean County. Explore the other towns we serve.
Ocean County
- Barnegat
- Barnegat Light
- Bay Head
- Beach Haven
- Beachwood
- Berkeley
- Brick
- Toms River
- Eagleswood
- Harvey Cedars
- Island Heights
- Jackson
- Lacey
- Lakewood
- Lavallette
- Little Egg Harbor
- Long Beach Township
- Manchester
- Mantoloking
- Ocean Gate
- Waretown
- Pine Beach
- Plumsted
- Point Pleasant
- Point Pleasant Beach
- Seaside Heights
- Seaside Park
- Ship Bottom
- South Toms River
- Stafford
- Surf City
- Tuckerton
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