Half of the 721 homes in Victory Gardens were built before 1972. The rules below decide how much of the old roof has to come off and what goes under the new one.
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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 (21% of Victory Gardens’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. 65% of Victory Gardens’s homes were built before 1980: ask how many layers yours has and whether the price is for a tear-off to the deck.
Source: N.J.A.C. 5:23-3.21
Ice barrier
Only Sussex County meets New Jersey’s 25 °F January test for a required ice barrier (N.J.A.C. 5:23-3.21; DCA Bulletin 07-3). For Victory Gardens, ask whether the quote includes one anyway.
Source: N.J.A.C. 5:23-3.21; NJ DCA Bulletin 07-3
Rules as read on October 24, 2026. Code edition, permit and contract rules for the whole state: roof replacement in New Jersey.
Owners live in 223 of Victory Gardens’s occupied homes, or 33%. By year built, 8% before 1940, 44% before 1960, 65% before 1980; 2% went up in 2000 or later. (ACS 2020–2024.)
By building type: 22% detached houses, 21% attached single-family houses (rowhouses, twins and townhouses), 23% buildings of two to four units, 8% manufactured homes.
Of the 39 Morris County municipalities on this site, Victory Gardens has the 19th largest share of homes built before 1980: 65%, against a county range of 42% to 87%.
| Place | Median built | Before 1980 | Owners | Row, twin | Hail days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victory Gardens | 1972 | 65% | 33% | 21% | 11 |
| Dover | 1954 | 76% | 46% | 14% | 12 |
| Rockaway Borough | 1960 | 83% | 60% | 4% | 11 |
| Wharton | 1965 | 72% | 59% | 16% | 13 |
| Randolph | 1977 | 56% | 78% | 7% | 12 |
| Denville | 1964 | 67% | 88% | 9% | 10 |
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 11 days since 2006 with hail of at least 1 inch inside a 10-mile circle around Victory Gardens, topping out at 1.75 in on July 7, 2013. The most recent was September 9, 2023.
Remnants of Hurricane Ida (DR-4614, September 2021) is the latest of 11 federal storm declarations covering Morris County since 2006. (OpenFEMA.)
A report says hail fell near Victory Gardens, not that it damaged a roof. When wind or hail damage means a new roof.
HUD’s useful-life figures are for planning; a warranty is a separate promise. For Victory Gardens’s houses: 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; 22% 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 | Simple roofs with long, unbroken slopes | Standing seam that carries its own loads can skip the tear-off (R908.3.1) |
| Slate | 75 years | Older houses; 8% here predate 1940 | Sound slate can be reused (R908.5); broken slate cannot |
| Flat roof: EPDM or TPO | 15 years | Low-slope roofs and rear sections (21% of homes here are attached) | Where the roof meets a wall or parapet |
Any business offering home improvements in Victory Gardens 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 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 (21% of Victory Gardens’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 Victory Gardens was built in 1972, 65% of homes were built before 1980, 33% are owner-occupied.
Hail of 1 inch or larger was reported on 11 days within 10 miles of Victory Gardens 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 Victory Gardens 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.