McManus Roofing LLC is a roofing contractor serving Cherry Hill, NJ and the surrounding Camden County area from our base at 22 Maiese Ave in Waterford Works. We handle roof replacement, repairs, leak tracing, storm and wind damage, flat and low-slope roofing, and gutters across the township — from the older neighborhoods off Kings Highway through the 1960s and 1970s developments and out to the larger homes in the eastern sections.
Big roofs, mature trees, and a lot of split-levels. Cherry Hill grew fastest through the 1950s, 60s and 70s, and the split-levels and colonials from that period define much of the township. Split-levels in particular create roofing work that simpler house shapes do not: multiple roof planes meeting at different heights, which means more valleys, more sidewall flashing, and often a need for crickets behind chimneys and where an upper roof drains onto a lower one. Those transition points are where the leaks are.
Roof replacement. Tear-off goes to bare deck. On homes of this age we expect to find some soft sheathing, generally around chimneys and in the valleys where water has been getting past aging flashing for years without ever showing inside. The quote carries a board replacement allowance so that is priced rather than sprung on you. Ice-and-water shield at eaves and valleys, new flashing at every penetration, synthetic underlayment across the field, and ventilation sized to the actual attic volume.
Repairs and leaks. The recurring causes here are failed step flashing at chimneys and sidewalls, missing or undersized crickets on the wider chimneys common on Cherry Hill colonials, split pipe boots, and valley metal that has corroded through. We trace water to its actual entry point rather than patching where the ceiling stain appears — on a multi-plane split-level, water can travel a considerable distance before it shows.
Storm damage. Mature oak and maple cover across much of the township means limb strikes are a genuine risk in high wind, alongside the usual shingle blow-off. We tarp and stabilize, document and itemize the damage for your insurance carrier, and can meet the adjuster on site. Calls answered Monday to Friday 8am to 10pm and weekends 8am to 8pm.
Around Cherry Hill
We regularly work near:
- 📍Kings Highway
- 📍Route 70
- 📍Route 38
- 📍Cooper River Park
- 📍Barclay Farmstead
- 📍Croft Farm
- 📍Cherry Hill Public Library
Roofing Contractor in Cherry Hill — Local Notes
- •Cherry Hill is in Camden County, a straightforward run from our Waterford Works shop, and is part of our regular service area.
- •Split-levels are everywhere here, and their multiple roof planes create more valleys and sidewall transitions than a simple gable roof — which is precisely where most Cherry Hill leaks originate.
- •Wide masonry chimneys on the period colonials frequently need a cricket — a small peaked structure behind the chimney that diverts water around it. A surprising number were built without one, and that shows up as persistent staining on the ceiling below.
- •Heavy oak and maple canopy loads valleys and gutters every fall and puts limbs directly over roof planes in wind events; cutting back overhanging limbs is consistently cheaper than replacing a roof section.
- •North-facing slopes under dense shade hold moisture and grow moss and algae, which lifts shingle edges over time — worth addressing rather than ignoring, because it shortens roof life.