Door-Knockers After a Storm: Before You Sign Anything
A checklist for the week after the wind.
EDISON · BONHAMTOWN
Roofing in Bonhamtown
Wind damage or an aging roof on a Bonhamtown house? Repair or a new roof, one call.
- Repairs, replacements and new roofs
- Edison & Middlesex County
Bonhamtown in Four Lines
- Built: a historic community named for Nicholas Bonham, once part of Woodbridge Township; today mostly postwar homes
- Typical house and roof: ranches and split-levels with asphalt shingles
- Trees and exposure: more open ground toward Raritan Center, so more wind
- What usually fails first: wind-lifted shingles, then aging roofs with low ventilation
A Settlement Older Than the Township Around It
Bonhamtown is one of the historic settlements that existed long before Edison Township did. It was named for Nicholas Bonham, a seventeenth-century freeholder, and was originally part of Woodbridge Township. Today most of its homes are postwar ranches and split-levels on streets that sit between the older parts of Edison and the open, industrial land around Raritan Center. That openness means wind. What you see after a nor'easter is shingles missing along the edges or the ridge. What it usually means is seal strips that have aged and let go, common on roofs past their middle years.
Roof Calls From Bonhamtown
When a roof is replaced on a windy site, ask about the shingle's wind rating, the nailing pattern the manufacturer requires, and starter strips at the edges. Those details decide how well the next roof holds.
What Bonhamtown homeowners usually call about: leak and storm repair, a new shingle roof, a roof on an addition or garage, metal roofing, a flat section, or simply finding a roofer.
Keep a few photos of the roof from a clear day. After a storm, they make it easy to see what changed.
Worth Knowing Before You Call
Architectural, 3-Tab and Designer Shingles: Reading the Labels
What the names and warranty tiers mean.