Burlington Township · Burlington County
Roofing Contractors in Burlington Township, NJ
Residential and commercial roofing across Burlington Township, from Route 130 to Springside.
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Residential and commercial
Two kinds of roofing work in Burlington Township
Burlington Township wraps around Burlington City on the landward side and runs back from the Delaware through fourteen square miles of mixed development. Its population is the highest it has ever been, and the Route 130 and Route 541 corridors through it carry a substantial amount of retail, commercial and light industrial building.
That mix is the point for roofing here. The township needs both trades in genuine quantity — pitched residential roofing across its neighbourhoods, and low-slope membrane work on the commercial buildings along its corridors, which fail in an entirely different vocabulary.
The municipality
The township covers fourteen square miles between the Delaware River and Springfield, bordered by Burlington City, Edgewater Park, Florence, Westampton and Willingboro, with Bristol and Bristol Township across the water in Pennsylvania. Deacons, Fountain Woods, Springside and Stevens are localities within it. Route 130 and the Burlington-Mount Holly Road are its principal commercial corridors.
The building stock
Residential development spans several decades of detached suburban housing, from mid-century stock through to recent building on the township's expanding edges. Along the corridors there is retail, office, light industrial and institutional building, most of it on low-slope membrane roofs — TPO, EPDM, modified bitumen — with rooftop mechanical plant and the penetrations that come with it.
Commercial roofing
Low-slope roofs on commercial buildings
- Two distinct trades in one township: pitched residential and low-slope commercial
- Rooftop mechanical equipment on commercial buildings, each unit a set of penetrations
- Ponding on corridor retail and industrial roofs where drainage has degraded
- A wide span of residential roof ages, from mid-century to recent construction
- Penetrations made by other trades — mechanical, electrical, telecoms — after the roof was built
- River-facing exposure on the township's western edge
Roof repair
Repairs that come up most
- Standing water on low-slope commercial roofs after heavy rain
- Leaks around rooftop units and the conduits added since installation
- Failed base flashing at parapets and curbs on commercial buildings
- Broken shingle seals and split vent boots on residential roofs
- Ceiling tile staining below specific areas of a commercial roof
Replacement
Planning a replacement around an occupied building
Commercial replacement is sequenced so each section opened is made watertight the same day. On a house, it is a tear-off to the deck with flashing and ventilation rebuilt — not reused.
How roof replacement worksDrainage
Drains, scuppers, gutters and ponding
The two building types fail differently and need different attention. On houses it is gutters, downspouts and where the discharge lands. On the commercial roofs it is internal drains, scuppers and whether the fall still takes water to them — and there, water standing two days after rain is a problem rather than a feature, because it keeps seams and terminations under constant pressure.
Weather
Storms and seasonal load
Standard western county weather — summer thunderstorms with heavy short-duration rainfall, autumn systems bringing sustained driven rain, freeze-and-thaw winters. On the commercial side, the high-intensity summer downpours are what expose drainage that is no longer adequate; on the residential side, the gusts are what break shingle seals.
Inspection
Twice-yearly for commercial, annually for homes
Most of the value on a commercial roof is keeping the drains clear and catching failed terminations and new penetrations. On houses, an annual look plus one after significant storms.
Roof inspectionServices
Roofing services in Burlington Township
Commercial Roofing
Low-slope and membrane roofing for commercial, retail, industrial and institutional buildings.
Flat Roofing
Low-slope membrane roofing on additions, porches, dormers and commercial buildings.
Roof Repair
Leak tracing and targeted repairs for shingle, flat and tile roofs across Burlington County.
Roof Replacement
Full tear-off and rebuild of the roof system, from decking and underlayment through to ridge ventilation.
Questions
Roofing questions from Burlington Township
Is Burlington Township the same as Burlington City?
No — two separate municipalities. The city is a dense historic riverfront settlement incorporated since 1693, with two listed historic districts. The township surrounds it on the landward side and is largely suburban and commercial. They need quite different roofing work, so it is worth being clear which one a property is actually in.
Water stands on our commercial roof after every storm. How urgent is that?
Water immediately after rain is expected. Water still there two days later is the practical threshold for a problem. Persistent ponding keeps seams and terminations under continuous pressure and ages the membrane in exactly that spot, so it is worth establishing whether the cause is a blocked outlet, structural deflection or inadequate fall — three different problems with three different answers.
Our HVAC contractor ran new lines through the roof. Who is responsible for that?
In practice the building owner is, which is why penetrations made by mechanical, electrical and telecoms trades are such a common source of commercial leaks. Anything new that goes through a roof deserves a look afterwards regardless of who made the opening, because the trade that made it does not own the roof.
Can commercial roof work be done while we stay open?
Usually yes. Commercial replacement is normally sequenced so that each section opened is made watertight the same day, with staging, access and any equipment lifts planned around how the building actually operates.
Do you do houses as well, or only commercial?
Both. The township has a substantial residential stock spanning several decades, and pitched roofing — repair, replacement, inspection — makes up a large part of the work here alongside the corridor commercial buildings.
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Service areas near Burlington Township
Further reading
6 min read
Flat Roof Drainage Problems Explained
On a low-slope roof, almost every membrane problem is really a drainage problem that has been going on for a while.
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How Flashing Protects Roof Penetrations
A roof is a continuous surface interrupted by holes. Flashing is the craft of making those interruptions shed water.
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What Happens During a Professional Roof Inspection
A good inspection is mostly spent at the junctions. The middle of the roof is rarely where the trouble is.
Residential or commercial roofing in Burlington Township
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