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Roofing, Siding, Windows & Doors in Ocean City, NJ
Get Your Free Estimate in Ocean CityOcean City is the family shore capital, eight miles of island neighborhoods from the Gardens to the south end, and that shapes every exterior project we take on here. Every block of it sits in a floodplain, the bay side floods before the ocean side, and the housing runs from the grand old houses of the Gardens through the duplexes and triplexes of the north end to the raised rebuilds of the south end. America's Greatest Family Resort is also one of its windiest roofing environments, and an island roof lives on borrowed time if it was not installed for that.
Ocean City, Block by Block
Four Methodist ministers, Ezra, James and S. Wesley Lake and William Burrell, chose the island in 1879 for a Christian seaside retreat and camp meeting on the model of Ocean Grove, and the dry town that grew from it became the family resort it still is. The big old houses along Wesley and Central Avenues and in the Gardens are the surviving fabric of that first century; the Westside holds the city's original Black community; and the twentieth century added the duplexes, the lagoon neighborhoods and the raised rebuilds that make up most of the island now. The city has spent the years since Sandy on flood mitigation street by street, because all of Ocean City floods at some point.
The Gardens and the north end
From the Longport bridge to North Street, the Gardens is the island's quietest and grandest neighborhood: single-family houses on larger, well-treed lots, many of them old, with the bay on one side and the beach on the other. From North Street to 6th Street the north end is an established mix of singles, duplexes and triplexes with the boardwalk close by. The old houses have plank decking, box gutters, original wood under later siding and openings that are rarely square; the trees mean shade and gutters full every fall; and the two together are where we look hardest before quoting.
The Goldcoast, the Riviera and Merion Park
The Goldcoast, from 18th to 34th Streets, holds the island's best beachfront homes behind a serious dune system; the Riviera, from 16th to 23rd along Great Egg Harbor Bay, is Mediterranean-style houses on lagoons with docks at the door; and Merion Park sits on the bay with the wetlands and the sunsets. The beachfront takes the ocean head on; the lagoon side takes wind across open water and floods first, with Simpson and Haven Avenues among the most tidal-prone streets in the city; and on all of it siding, trim, hardware and fasteners are chosen for corrosion first.
The south end and the raised rebuilds
From 34th Street to the Corson's Inlet end the island narrows and the housing is newer: raised duplexes and singles rebuilt in the last thirty years over parking, with builder-grade systems reaching first replacement together, beside the cottages that have not turned over yet. The work here is a whole system at once, often both halves of a duplex, and on every raised house what happens below the flood line decides how long the job lasts.
Roofing in Ocean City
America's Greatest Family Resort is also one of its windiest roofing environments, and an island roof lives on borrowed time if it was not installed for that. That is why we spec high-wind architectural shingles from Owens Corning and CertainTeed, a high-wind nailing pattern, a sealed starter course at the eaves and rakes, stainless or coated fasteners, ice and water shield run past the code minimum at eaves, valleys and every wall intersection, and hip-and-ridge from the same system so the roof carries one warranty.
On the old houses of the Gardens and the north end the roof is a puzzle of slopes, dormers and porch roofs over plank decking, and the flashing is most of the job; we strip to the boards and rebuild or line the box gutters properly. On the duplexes the roof is shared, so we coordinate with both owners, flash the party wall and finish the whole plane at once. Rooftop decks and low-slope sections get a proper membrane rather than shingles laid where they will fail.
Siding in Ocean City
Siding in Ocean City has to fit the neighborhood, and classic shore colonials, raised duplexes and the continuous renovation of the island's older stock set the visual tone. We install CertainTeed vinyl and fiber cement lines over a proper weather barrier, with stainless or coated fasteners, in the clapboard and shake profiles the island's architecture is built on, with color-matched soffit, fascia and trim so the exterior reads as one job.
On a raised home the wall below the flood line is its own conversation: the materials there have to be flood-resistant, and the transition where the living space begins has to be detailed so water sheds out rather than in. On the old houses we strip the old cladding, repair the sheathing on the ocean- and bay-facing walls, and match exposure and trim so the house keeps its proportions. On a duplex the two halves are sided together so the building still reads as one.
Window Replacement in Ocean City
Salt spray etches glass, corrodes cheap hardware and finds every gap in an old frame; shore windows fail from the outside in. We fix that with ProVia Aspect and Endure lines, custom-built for each opening, ENERGY STAR certified, with coastal-grade hardware and the double-hung, casement, slider and picture configurations these homes were built around, and grille patterns chosen from the house rather than a catalog.
On the old houses the openings are tall and out of square and the trim is worth keeping, so each unit is measured individually and flashed and sealed into the existing frame properly. On a duplex it is usually both units at once, ordered to the same spec and installed in a day or two between the fall and the first rental.
Entry Doors in Ocean City
The right entry door lifts the whole front of a house, and Ocean City's classic shore colonials reward it. ProVia builds every door we hang, Legacy steel, Ascent fiberglass and Signet fiberglass with stained wood grain finishes, in the panel layouts, glass patterns and sidelight configurations that suit a Gardens porch, a north-end triplex or a raised duplex's stair-top entry.
Because the salt comes off the ocean and the bay both, we pay close attention to the threshold, the sweep, the weatherstripping, the hardware finish and the storm door pairing, since that is where a coastal door fails first. A same-size replacement into the existing opening is usually a single day; when an old frame has settled we tell you before the door is ordered.
Ocean City Neighborhoods and Zip Codes We Work In
Ocean City is eight miles long and we cover all of it. These are the neighborhoods homeowners use to describe where they live.
That covers the Gardens, the North End, the Westside, Wesley and Central Avenues, the boardwalk blocks, the Goldcoast, the Riviera, Merion Park, the bayfront and Bay Avenue, Simpson and Haven Avenues, the South End, the 34th Street bridge side, the Corson's Inlet end and the Longport bridge side.
The city's zip code is 08226. We also work Upper Township and Somers Point across the bay, Sea Isle City down the coast and Longport across the inlet, and the links below take you to each.
Permits and the Floodplain
Roofing, siding and window replacement in Ocean City go through the city construction code office at City Hall, 861 Asbury Avenue, which issues the building, plumbing, electrical, fire and mechanical permits and inspects the work under the state construction codes. Most of what we do here is permitted and inspected, and we build the inspection into the schedule so the deck and underlayment are seen before the shingles go on.
All of Ocean City is within a floodplain, and the city says plainly that everywhere on the island will flood at some point. On a raised rebuild the materials below the flood line have to be flood-resistant, and a large combined renovation can cross the substantial-improvement line and bring the flood rules into play. For a roof, siding or window job on its own that rarely changes the work, but we confirm it with the city before anything is ordered, pull the permits, coordinate the inspections and close the job out as part of the work rather than as your homework.
Ocean City Questions We Hear
We own half a duplex. How does a shared roof work?
We coordinate with the other owner before we start, flash the party wall properly where the halves meet, and finish the whole plane at once so the building still reads as one roof. Doing one half alone is possible but rarely the right call, and we will tell you which it is.
Can you get a rental done before the season?
Yes. Most Ocean City owners want exterior work done between fall and spring, and we schedule for it. Tell us your first rental date at the estimate and we plan backward from it.
Our Gardens house is a hundred years old. Re-side it or restore it?
If the structure is sound, a house with its original proportions is worth keeping, and a proper roof, siding and windows matched to the house can carry it another generation. We match exposure, corner boards and trim so it still reads as itself from the street.
Our house is raised. What is different about siding it?
The wall below the flood line has to use flood-resistant materials, and the transition where the living space starts has to be detailed so water sheds out, not in. Above that line it is a normal coastal siding job with a proper weather barrier and corrosion-resistant fasteners.
We are on the bay side and the street floods. What changes for us?
Open-water wind and salt, and the flood elevation on everything below the living floor. Coated or stainless fasteners, more flashing, coastal-grade hardware and flood-resistant materials below the line, and we confirm the floodplain question with the city on larger projects.
Why do our windows and door hardware corrode so fast here?
Salt from two directions. It etches glass, eats cheap hardware and finds every gap in an old frame. Coastal-grade hardware, proper flashing into the frame and a storm door pairing that actually seals are what slow it down.
Do you handle the city permits?
Yes, the building permit through the construction code office at City Hall, the flood questions that come up on larger projects and the inspections along with them. It is part of the job, not your homework.
How long does a typical Ocean City job take?
A south-end duplex roof is usually a day or two once materials are on site, an old Gardens house can run longer because of the flashing, siding depends on trim and repair, and a full window replacement on one unit is often a day. We give you a schedule at the estimate and hold to it.
Do you offer financing?
Yes. Ask about financing at the estimate and we will walk you through the options before you commit to anything.
Get a Free Estimate
Ready to start your project in Ocean City? Call Legacy Exteriors at (609) 623-5523 or request a free estimate online, and we will come to you, walk the roof and both exposed walls, and give you a real number and a schedule before you decide anything. Nearby, our crews also serve Upper Township, Somers Point, Sea Isle City and Longport, and the links below take you to each.