Half of the 5,832 homes in Little Falls were built before 1957. Below: what the code asks of a replacement here, the permit, and the town’s own records.
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Permit
Under N.J.A.C. 5:23-2.7 a reroof of a detached one- or two-family house goes ahead without a permit or a notice to the construction office. Attached houses (5% of Little Falls’s homes) and any work that touches the structure fall outside the rule.
Source: N.J.A.C. 5:23-2.7
Layers
New Jersey deletes the IRC’s reroofing definitions (N.J.A.C. 5:23-3.21(c)2.xxii); its layer rule for existing houses is in the Rehabilitation Subcode, which this site has not read yet. 80% of Little Falls’s homes were built before 1980, so get the layer count and a tear-off price in writing.
Source: N.J.A.C. 5:23-3.21
Ice barrier
The state code’s ice barrier applies where the average January day is 25 °F or colder: Sussex County, per DCA Bulletin 07-3. Little Falls is outside it, so whether to add one is up to you and the installer.
Source: N.J.A.C. 5:23-3.21; NJ DCA Bulletin 07-3
Rules as read on October 24, 2026. The state’s code edition and the rest of its rules: roof replacement in New Jersey.
71% of the occupied homes in Little Falls are lived in by their owners: 3,946 households, the people this line is for. By year built, 22% before 1940, 59% before 1960, 80% before 1980; 8% went up in 2000 or later. (ACS 2020–2024.)
By building type: 59% detached houses, 5% attached single-family houses (rowhouses, twins and townhouses), 14% buildings of two to four units.
Of the 16 Passaic County municipalities on this site, Little Falls has the 6th largest share of homes built before 1980: 80%, against a county range of 64% to 96%.
ZIP codes: 07424
| Place | Median built | Before 1980 | Owners | Row, twin | Hail days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Falls | 1957 | 80% | 71% | 5% | 13 |
| Cedar Grove | 1959 | 72% | 84% | 12% | 13 |
| Woodland Park | 1967 | 64% | 63% | 16% | 14 |
| Totowa | 1958 | 74% | 74% | 12% | 17 |
| North Caldwell | 1965 | 69% | 98% | 4% | 12 |
| Clifton | 1951 | 84% | 60% | 7% | 14 |
Median built: median year the homes were built. Before 1980: share of homes built then. Owners: share of homes that are owner-occupied. Row, twin: share of homes that are rowhouses, twins or townhouses. Census ACS 2020–2024. Hail days: days with hail of 1 inch or larger within 10 miles, 2006–2025, NOAA Storm Prediction Center.
NOAA’s storm reports show 13 days since 2006 with hail of at least 1 inch inside a 10-mile circle around Little Falls, topping out at 1.75 in on July 6, 2020. The most recent was September 8, 2023.
Remnants of Hurricane Ida (DR-4614, September 2021) is the latest of 9 federal storm declarations covering Passaic County since 2006. (OpenFEMA.)
A report says hail fell near Little Falls, not that it damaged a roof. When wind or hail damage means a new roof.
Useful life is HUD’s planning figure, not a warranty. More in the guides to shingles, metal, slate and flat roofs.
| Material | HUD useful life | Fits a house like | Watch for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asphalt shingles | 20 years | Most pitched roofs; 59% of homes here are detached | Wind class set by the design wind speed (IRC Table R905.2.4.1) |
| Metal (standing seam, panels) | 50 years | Roofs that will carry solar later | Standing seam that carries its own loads can skip the tear-off (R908.3.1) |
| Slate | 75 years | Older houses; 22% here predate 1940 | Never a base for a new layer (R908.3.1.1); heavy |
| Flat roof: EPDM or TPO | 15 years | Porches, additions, low-slope rears | Coating is not a replacement |
Ask a roofer working in Little Falls for the New Jersey home improvement registration number, which the law requires on contracts and advertising (N.J.S.A. 56:8-138, 56:8-144), and look it up with the Division of Consumer Affairs.
The price side is in what a new roof costs in New Jersey; the paperwork side in checking a roofing contractor.
No permit for a detached house. Under N.J.A.C. 5:23-2.7 a reroof of a detached one- or two-family house goes ahead without a permit or a notice to the construction office. Attached houses (5% of Little Falls’s homes) and any work that touches the structure fall outside the rule.
By the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (2020–2024), the median home in Little Falls was built in 1957, 80% of homes were built before 1980, 71% are owner-occupied.
Hail of 1 inch or larger was reported on 13 days within 10 miles of Little Falls from 2006 through 2025 (NOAA Storm Prediction Center). A report means hail fell nearby, not that a roof was damaged.
Ask a roofer working in Little Falls for the New Jersey home improvement registration number, which the law requires on contracts and advertising (N.J.S.A. 56:8-138, 56:8-144), and look it up with the Division of Consumer Affairs.
The full list: before you call.
Checked October 24, 2026. Laws and code editions change; the date says when these were last read at the source.