Plumsted has 3,486 homes, and half of them were standing by 1988. What the code requires when that roof is replaced, and who signs off, is below.
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Permit
New Jersey treats a new covering on a detached one- or two-family house as ordinary maintenance: no permit, no notice (N.J.A.C. 5:23-2.7). Attached houses (8% of Plumsted’s homes) and any work that touches the structure fall outside the rule.
Source: N.J.A.C. 5:23-2.7
Layers
The state strikes the IRC reroof definitions from its code (N.J.A.C. 5:23-3.21) and leaves existing houses to the Rehabilitation Subcode, not yet checked here. With 36% of Plumsted’s homes were built before 1980, ask the contractor to count the layers before quoting.
Source: N.J.A.C. 5:23-3.21
Ice barrier
New Jersey requires the eave membrane only where January averages 25 °F or colder, which the state says is Sussex County (DCA Bulletin 07-3). For Plumsted, ask whether the quote includes one anyway.
Source: N.J.A.C. 5:23-3.21; NJ DCA Bulletin 07-3
Checked against the code text on October 24, 2026. Everything else the state requires: roof replacement in New Jersey.
Owners live in 2,675 of Plumsted’s occupied homes, or 81%. Counting by decade, 15% before 1960, 36% before 1980 of the housing was in place, and 26% dates from 2000 on. (ACS 2020–2024.)
The housing is 79% detached houses, 8% attached single-family houses (rowhouses, twins and townhouses), 9% manufactured homes.
Of the 29 Ocean County municipalities on this site, Plumsted has the 24th largest share of homes built before 1980: 36%, against a county range of 30% to 84%.
ZIP codes: 08533
| Place | Median built | Before 1980 | Owners | Row, twin | Hail days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plumsted | 1988 | 36% | 81% | 8% | 9 |
| New Hanover | 2002 | 22% | 35% | 29% | 8 |
| North Hanover | 1994 | 29% | 45% | 31% | 10 |
| Jackson | 1989 | 33% | 87% | 6% | 10 |
| Upper Freehold | 2000 | 22% | 97% | 2% | 9 |
| Manchester | 1979 | 53% | 87% | 22% | 7 |
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.
Within 10 miles of Plumsted, hail of an inch or more was reported on 9 days between 2006 and 2025, the biggest stones 1.75 in on June 22, 2011. The most recent was September 8, 2023.
Ocean County has had 9 federal major-disaster declarations for storms since 2006; the latest was DR-4614, Remnants of Hurricane Ida (September 2021). (OpenFEMA.)
Storm reports are what observers logged, not a measure of damage to any roof. When wind or hail damage means a new roof.
Lifespans come from HUD’s capital-needs table, not from a brochure. 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; 79% 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 | A complete standing-seam system may go over the old roof (R908.3.1) |
| Slate | 75 years | Older and historic houses | Never a base for a new layer (R908.3.1.1); heavy |
| Flat roof: EPDM or TPO | 15 years | Additions and porch roofs | Seams at walls and drainage |
Any business offering home improvements in Plumsted must be registered with the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs, with the number on its contracts and ads (N.J.S.A. 56:8-138, 56:8-144); 47,473 registrations were active in October 2026.
Contracts, deposits and the right to cancel: checking a roofing contractor. What moves the price: new roof cost in New Jersey.
None for a detached one- or two-family house. New Jersey treats a new covering on a detached one- or two-family house as ordinary maintenance: no permit, no notice (N.J.A.C. 5:23-2.7). Attached houses (8% of Plumsted’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 Plumsted was built in 1988, 36% of homes were built before 1980, 81% are owner-occupied.
Hail of 1 inch or larger was reported on 9 days within 10 miles of Plumsted from 2006 through 2025 (NOAA Storm Prediction Center). A report means hail fell nearby, not that a roof was damaged.
Any business offering home improvements in Plumsted must be registered with the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs, with the number on its contracts and ads (N.J.S.A. 56:8-138, 56:8-144); 47,473 registrations were active in October 2026.
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.