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Roofing, Siding, Windows & Doors in Pine Hill, NJ
Get Your Free Estimate in Pine HillPine Hill climbs some of the highest ground in Camden County, with hilly streets rare for the region, and that shapes every exterior project we take on here. The ridge puts roofs up into wind the flatlands below never feel, the old core along Erial Road and Branch Avenue sits under mature oaks and elms, and the townhome communities off Blackwood-Clementon Road were built in waves from the 1980s on. Three settings, one borough, and the work is about specifying for the one a house is actually in.
Pine Hill, Block by Block
Pine Hill was part of Gloucester Township from 1695 and of Clementon Township from 1903 before it became its own borough in 1929, named for the pines and the hills, with the first council meeting held in an old schoolhouse on Sixth Avenue that June. The highest point in the county, 214 feet, is here. The housing leans mid-century and dependable, ranches, capes and colonials, with 1970s contemporaries and split-levels and then the townhome communities of the 1980s and 1990s, and on January 1, 2022, the tiny borough of Pine Valley, the golf club and the two dozen homes around it, consolidated into Pine Hill.
The ridge and the numbered streets
The old grid of numbered avenues and streets around Borough Hall on West 7th Street runs up and over the high ground, and the postwar capes and ranches on it are the most exposed houses in the borough: the wind that barely stirs a flag in Clementon lifts shingle edges up here, and a roof on the crest takes weather from every direction. We upgrade the fastening schedule accordingly and look hard at the ridge and the rakes, where these roofs fail first.
Erial Road and Branch Avenue
The older core along Erial Road and Branch Avenue, with its red brick sidewalks under oaks and elms, is the shaded side of Pine Hill: north slopes that stay green, gutters full every fall, limbs down after every storm, and original wood siding under a later layer on the older houses. On these streets we spec algae-resistant shingles and proper ventilation, and we look for rot on the damp side of the house before anything is covered.
The townhome communities and Blackwood-Clementon Road
Off Blackwood-Clementon Road and toward the Gloucester Township line are the townhome and condo communities, Tall Pines with its colonial-style units, Mason Run from 1993 and the others, built to the code of their day with builder-grade three-tab shingles, hollow-back vinyl and first-generation vinyl windows that are all aging on the same clock. Long shared roof runs and matching windows across a whole row are the work here, and associations are a large part of it.
Roofing in Pine Hill
Elevated, exposed lots catch more wind than the flatlands below, so we upgrade fastening schedules accordingly. When a roof here comes due we replace it as a system: wind-rated architectural shingles from Owens Corning and CertainTeed, a high-wind nailing pattern, a sealed starter course at the eaves and rakes, ice and water shield 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 capes and ranches the first question is how many layers are on the roof and what they have done to the deck, because two over plank decking is common on the older blocks; we strip to the boards, replace what is soft and start clean. On the townhome rows we coordinate with the association and the neighbors, flash the party walls properly instead of caulking them, and finish the whole run so it reads as one roof.
Siding in Pine Hill
The character of Pine Hill's housing, postwar capes and ranches plus 1980s through 2000s townhome communities, is exactly what our siding consultations start from. We install CertainTeed vinyl and fiber cement lines over a proper weather barrier, in the clapboard and dutch lap profiles the houses were built with and the cleaner lines the townhomes call for, with color-matched soffit, fascia and trim so the exterior reads as one job.
The value is in what you do not see: stripping the old cladding rather than covering it, repairing sheathing rot at the corners and under the windows, and adding insulation board where the wall allows so the house is warmer and quieter afterward. On the exposed ridge lots the weather barrier and the corner detailing matter most; on the shaded Erial Road side it is the rot check; on a townhome it is matching the row.
Window Replacement in Pine Hill
Most windows here date to the original construction, which means failed seals, fogged panes and drafts are showing up street by street. Our answer is ProVia Aspect and Endure replacement windows: custom-measured for each opening, ENERGY STAR certified, in the double-hung, slider and picture configurations the ranches, capes and townhomes were built around, with grille patterns chosen from the house rather than a catalog.
Original aluminum sliders on the 1950s and 1960s houses and fogged first-generation vinyl on the 1990s townhomes are the two most common things we replace, and neither was flashed the way a window is flashed now. Each unit is measured individually, set into a cleaned and repaired opening, flashed and sealed, and the trim finished so nothing looks like a retrofit. A full house is often a single day.
Entry Doors in Pine Hill
The right entry door lifts the whole front of a house, and Pine Hill's postwar capes and ranches and its townhome rows reward it. We install ProVia's Legacy steel, Ascent fiberglass and Signet fiberglass lines, each built to order in the panel layouts, glass patterns and sidelight configurations that suit a cape's centered entry, a ranch's front stoop or a townhome's recessed door.
On the ridge the door takes wind-driven rain head on, so we pay close attention to the threshold, the sweep, the weatherstripping and the storm door pairing, because that is where a door fails first. A same-size replacement into the existing opening is usually a single day; when a frame has settled we tell you before the door is ordered.
Pine Hill Neighborhoods and Zip Codes We Work In
Pine Hill is a compact borough and we cover all of it. These are the areas homeowners use to describe where they live.
That covers the ridge and the numbered streets, Erial Road, Branch Avenue, Blackwood-Clementon Road, Tall Pines, Mason Run, Pine Valley, the Rowand Pond side, the Clementon line, the Lindenwold line, the Berlin line and the Gloucester Township line.
The borough's zip code is 08021. We also work Clementon and Lindenwold next door, Berlin Borough to the east and Gloucester Township to the west, and the links below take you to each.
Permits and Inspections
Roofing, siding and window replacement in Pine Hill go through the borough construction office at Borough Hall, 45 West 7th Street, under the state Uniform Construction Code. 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.
On a townhome the association usually has its own approval for colors and profiles, and we handle that submission alongside the borough permit so the two do not hold each other up. Either way we pull the permits, coordinate the inspections and close the job out as part of the work rather than as your homework.
Pine Hill Questions We Hear
Why do our shingles lift when the neighbors' down the hill do not?
Elevation. The ridge takes wind the flatlands never feel, and a roof nailed to the standard pattern will lift at the edges up here. We use a high-wind nailing pattern, a sealed starter course and hip-and-ridge from the same system, and the problem goes away.
My roof has two layers already. Can you put a third on?
No, and you would not want us to. Two layers is the code limit, and a third hides whatever the first two have been doing to the deck. We strip to the boards, replace what is soft and start clean.
We live in a townhome. Do you work with the association?
Yes. We quote the row or the building, match the approved colors and profiles, handle the association submission alongside the borough permit and schedule the work so the whole run is finished at once.
Our north slope on Erial Road stays green. Is that a problem?
Moss and algae hold moisture against the shingle and shorten its life. Algae-resistant shingles, proper attic ventilation and keeping the gutters clear are the fixes, and we spec the first two into every roof under the trees.
Our 1960s ranch has aluminum sliders. Are they worth replacing?
Yes. They were never insulated, the seals are gone, and the frames conduct cold straight into the room. Replacing them with properly flashed ENERGY STAR units is one of the most noticeable comfort upgrades a house of that era can get.
There is aluminum siding on our older house. What is under it?
Usually the original wood, sometimes in fine shape, sometimes not. We open a section before quoting so you know what you are dealing with, and we never side over rot.
Do you handle the borough permits?
Yes, the application, the fee, the inspection scheduling and the close-out through Borough Hall, plus the association submission on a townhome. It is part of the job, not your homework.
How long does a typical Pine Hill job take?
A cape or ranch roof is usually a single day once materials are on site, a townhome row is scheduled with the association, siding runs a few days depending on trim and repair, and a full window replacement 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 Pine Hill? Call Legacy Exteriors at (609) 623-5523 or request a free estimate online, and we will come to you, walk the roof, check the attic and the sills, and give you a real number and a schedule before you decide anything. Nearby, our crews also serve Clementon, Lindenwold, Berlin Borough and Gloucester Township, and the links below take you to each.