Who Provides Wood Shake Roofing in Newark?

What Wood Shake Roofing Do We Provide?

• Cedar shake and shingle installation — Cedar shake and shingle installation lays western red cedar over a ventilated assembly that lasts 20 to 40 years for shake and 30 to 50 years for shingle, per the Cedar Shake & Shingle Bureau, with at least 1.5 inches of air space beneath the shakes for drying.
• Individual shake replacement — Individual shake replacement swaps cupped, split, or rotted shakes before the damage spreads, because a wood roof crosses the replacement threshold when more than 25 to 30% of the shakes cup or split, per industry consensus.
• Flashing and detail repair — Flashing and detail repair reseals the cedar transitions at valleys, walls, and penetrations, where flashing corrosion and lifted laps admit water, the most common leak source across roof types, an industry estimate attributed to the NRCA.
• Preservative and cleaning maintenance — Preservative and cleaning maintenance clears moss and debris and applies a fungicide or algaecide treatment at $0.15 to $0.60 per square foot every few years, per HomeGuide cost data, slowing the moisture-driven decay that shortens cedar service life.

How Do You Know If You Need Wood Shake Roofing?

• Cupped, split, or warped shakes across more than 25 to 30% of the roof cross the contractor-consensus replacement threshold, the point above which full replacement costs less than continued shake-by-shake repair, per industry consensus.
• A shake that cracks under light bending in the flex test indicates advanced degradation regardless of surface appearance, the InterNACHI field test for end-of-life cedar.
• Moss and lichen colonizing the shake surface indicates moisture retention and decay, because moisture, not insects, drives most premature cedar failure, per Cedar Shake & Shingle Bureau and NRCA guidance.
• Rot beneath cupped shakes on north-facing or shaded slopes indicates trapped moisture, because shaded slopes dry slowly and degrade faster than sun-exposed slopes, per Cedar Shake & Shingle Bureau guidance.
• A cedar roof past its material lifespan signals replacement, because wood roofing lasts 25 years per the InterNACHI life-expectancy chart and cedar shake 20 to 40 years per the Cedar Shake & Shingle Bureau.
• Daylight through the roof deck seen from inside the attic indicates holes in the sheathing and shakes, a sign that points toward replacement rather than a patch, per This Old House.

How Do Our Roofing Contractors Perform Wood Shake Roofing?

What Are the Steps in Our Wood Shake Roofing Process?

1. 1
   Inspection and Material Selection

   A Newark Quality Roofing technician inspects the cedar roof and the attic, runs the flex test on suspect shakes per the InterNACHI field test, and presents western red cedar grade and treatment options matched to the building and the Essex County climate.

2. 2
   Written Estimate

   A Newark Quality Roofing written estimate documents the cedar condition with photographs and sets the scope, labor, materials, and timeline before any work begins, per Integrity Home Exteriors documentation guidance.

3. 3
   Tear-Off and Deck Repair

   A Newark Quality Roofing crew strips the existing cedar covering to the bare deck and replaces deteriorated sheathing, with complete removal required by N.J.A.C. 5:23-6.4 on a permitted job when the existing covering is wood shake, slate, clay, or tile.

4. 4
   Ventilated Assembly Installation

   A Newark Quality Roofing crew installs spaced skip sheathing or a breathable interlayment for at least 1.5 inches of air space beneath the shakes, the drying space the Cedar Shake & Shingle Bureau and NRCA guidance require to limit moisture-driven decay.

5. 5
   Shake Installation to Specification

   A Newark Quality Roofing crew hand-selects each cedar shake, gaps adjacent shakes for moisture expansion, and fastens with corrosion-resistant stainless steel nails at the specified exposure, weaving the interlayment between courses.

6. 6
   Flashing, Verification, and Warranty

   A Newark Quality Roofing lead reseals the valley, wall, and penetration flashing, verifies watertight execution, runs a magnet sweep for nails at cleanup, and issues a written workmanship warranty on the labor, per Integrity Home Exteriors verification guidance.

How Much Does Wood Shake Roofing Cost?

Wood Shake Roofing cost in Essex County, NJ runs $400–$1,800 for most wood shake repairs, with the cost factors below setting where a given job lands in that range.

Typical Price Range

$400–$1,800 for most wood shake repairs

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Cost Factors:

• Wood shake repair averages roughly $750 nationally, with a range of $400 to $1,800, per Angi cost data.
• Small wood shake repairs run $100 to $400 and large repairs $1,000 or more, per HomeGuide cost data.
• Replacing shakes runs about $600 to $700 per 100-square-foot square, with labor accounting for roughly 60 to 70% of the cost, per Modernize cost data.
• Fungicide or algaecide maintenance treatment costs $0.15 to $0.60 per square foot every few years, per HomeGuide cost data.
• NJ ranges sit roughly 10 to 40% above national figures because of higher labor and stricter NJ code, and cedar installs in NJ run $10 to $20-plus per square foot, per NHI Contractors NJ pricing.

A free written estimate confirms the exact figure for a specific roof before any work begins.

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