McManus Roofing LLC serves Runnemede Borough, NJ and the surrounding Camden County area from our shop at 22 Maiese Ave in Waterford Works. We handle roof replacement, repairs, leak tracing, storm and wind damage, low-slope roofing and gutters across the borough's ranches, Capes and small commercial properties along the Black Horse Pike.
Low-pitch roofs are the local theme. A lot of Runnemede's 1950s and 1960s housing was built with shallow-pitch roofs, and that single fact drives most of the roofing problems in the borough. Shallow pitches shed water more slowly, hold debris longer, and are far more prone to ice damming along the eaves because meltwater does not clear fast enough. Where a pitch drops below roughly 4:12, standard shingles stop being reliable at all and the section needs a low-slope material instead.
Roof replacement. We tear off to bare deck, replace soft boards, and — on Runnemede's shallower roofs — run wider ice-and-water shield up from the eaves than we would on a steeper roof, because that is where the water backs up. New flashing at every penetration, synthetic underlayment across the field, and ridge and soffit ventilation sized to the actual attic. Adequate soffit intake matters more than people expect here: without it, ridge vent accomplishes very little and the attic cannot clear humid summer air.
Repairs, leaks and ice dams. The recurring causes are ice damming along low eaves, chimney and sidewall flashing that has aged out, and shingles cracked at the edges from years of freeze-thaw. On ice dams we clear them with steam rather than chipping or salt — chipping destroys shingles and rock salt corrodes flashing and kills the planting below. Clearing the dam stops the immediate leak; fixing the cause means ventilation and insulation work, which we will explain rather than sell you the same emergency call every January.
Response times. Runnemede is a genuine drive from Waterford Works rather than a few minutes up the road — realistically 30 to 45 minutes depending on traffic on the Black Horse Pike and Route 42. Within posted hours, Monday to Friday 8am to 10pm and weekends 8am to 8pm, we can usually get there the same day to tarp and stop active water intrusion.
Around Runnemede
We regularly work near:
- 📍Black Horse Pike
- 📍Clements Bridge Road
- 📍Runnemede Lake
- 📍Mary E. Volz Elementary School
- 📍Runnemede Municipal Building
- 📍Route 42
Roofing Contractor in Runnemede — Local Notes
- •Runnemede is in Camden County, roughly a 30 to 45 minute run from our Waterford Works shop depending on traffic.
- •Shallow-pitch roofs on the borough's 1950s and 1960s housing shed water slowly and are notably prone to ice damming along the eaves — the defining roofing issue here.
- •Any roof section below about a 4:12 pitch should not be shingled at all; it needs a low-slope membrane, and shingles on a shallow section are a very common source of persistent leaks.
- •Capes and finished attics frequently lack adequate soffit intake, which means ridge vent alone does little and humid summer air sits against the sheathing.
- •Narrow side streets and shared driveways on some blocks limit dumpster placement, so staging is planned before tear-off day.