A roof built for salt on both sides
Paragon Exteriors replaces roofs in all six Long Beach Island municipalities — Barnegat Light, Harvey Cedars, Surf City, Ship Bottom, Long Beach Township, and Beach Haven — with a full tear-off built to barrier-island spec: 130 mph wind-rated architectural shingles, six nails per shingle, hand-sealed edges, and stainless or hot-dipped fasteners. Roof replacement timing depends on roof size, complexity, weather, material delivery, access, and required inspections. The written proposal and confirmed schedule state the expected work sequence before installation begins. Estimates are free and itemized: 848-633-6440.
LBI is rarely more than a half-mile wide, so every roof takes ocean salt on an east wind and bay salt on a west wind. A mainland install fails out here — at the rakes and the flashing first — so ours differs on purpose:
| Component | Typical mainland install | Paragon’s LBI spec |
|---|---|---|
| Shingles | 110 mph rating, four nails | 130 mph rating, six nails per shingle |
| Edges | Standard starter strip | Sealed starter plus hand-sealed rakes and eaves |
| Fasteners & flashing | Galvanized | Stainless or hot-dipped nails, salt-rated flashing metals |
| Underlayment | Synthetic only | Ice & water shield at eaves and valleys, then synthetic |
Weighing brands and warranties? Start with our guide to the best shingles for the Jersey Shore.
Roof replacement scheduling
The island reads as one beach town but is legally six municipalities with six construction offices. If your house sits in Loveladies, North Beach, Brant Beach, the Beach Haven sections, or Holgate, the permit goes through Long Beach Township’s office in Brant Beach; Barnegat Light, Harvey Cedars, Surf City, Ship Bottom, and Beach Haven each run their own borough office. We file with the correct one and book the inspections — you never make that call.
Photo or drone documentation may be included when appropriate for roof access, safety, and project scope. The written proposal defines the material, installation, documentation, and scheduling requirements for the project.
Elevated post-Sandy piling houses and reverse-living builds get extra attention where they earn it: a roof sitting twelve feet higher catches real uplift, and rooftop-deck flashing is where cheap work leaks first.
Who’s actually on your roof
Paragon is an owner-led New Jersey contractor with more than 30 years of construction experience. We’re NJ HIC-registered (#13VH13814500) and can provide a current insurance certificate on request, and current third-party financing options may be available, subject to lender disclosures, terms, and approval. If your roof has a few honest years left, we’ll say so — see roof repair on LBI. For everything else we do between the lighthouse and Holgate, start at our Long Beach Island hub, or read how we build every roof on the roof replacement page. Related services: financing information, roof repair on LBI, Long Beach Island hub, and roof replacement page.
