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Replacing Siding or Windows in New Jersey: What I’d Want to Know Before I Spend the Money
By Tiffany Slowinski
There are few home projects less exciting to spend money on than windows you already have.
At least with a new kitchen, you get to stare at something pretty when it is over.
With windows, the dream is basically that they open, close, keep the weather outside and stop making the room next to them feel 12 degrees colder than the rest of the house.
Siding is slightly more fun because it can completely change how your house looks. It is also the kind of project where one estimate turns into a conversation about house wrap, trim, insulation, flashing and five other things I did not know I was supposed to have an opinion about.
I do not want to become an expert in siding or windows.
I want to know enough to make a smart decision.
Do I actually need to replace this?
This would be my first question.
A drafty room does not automatically mean every window in the house needs to go. Siding that looks tired does not necessarily mean the entire exterior has failed.
Before someone gives me a giant replacement number, I want to know what is actually wrong.
Can it be repaired? Is the problem the window itself, the installation around it or something else? Is the siding damaged or do I just hate the color?
There is a big difference between “this needs to be replaced” and “if you are planning to stay here another 15 years, this is probably the right time to replace it.”
I want the person who can explain that difference.
If I replace the windows, what am I actually buying?
Window shopping gets technical very quickly.
There are different materials, glass packages, styles, manufacturers and installation methods. Then everyone starts talking about efficiency ratings and suddenly I am pretending I know what all of the numbers mean.
I do not.
What I actually care about is much simpler.
Will these windows make the house more comfortable? Will they be easier to open and clean? Will they reduce drafts? Will they look right with the house? What maintenance will they need? How long should I reasonably expect them to last?
And I want to understand exactly what is being replaced.
Is the contractor installing a replacement window into the existing frame, or removing everything and doing a full-frame replacement? Why are they recommending one over the other for my house?
That answer matters a lot more to me than a brochure with 14 performance charts.
Will the new siding make my house look better or just newer?
This is probably the question women are actually asking.
Because technically new siding can be perfectly good and still make a beautiful house look cheap.
I would want to see completed homes that are similar to mine.
Not one perfect manufacturer photo.
Actual houses.
Show me the trim around the windows. Show me the corners. Show me how you handled the front entry, soffits and architectural details. Show me what the house looks like from the street when everything is finished.
The siding itself is only part of what you are looking at.
The details are what make the house feel polished instead of wrapped in plastic.
Vinyl, fiber cement, wood or something else?
This is where I want someone to ask me questions before giving me an answer.
How much maintenance am I willing to do?
How long do I expect to stay in the house?
What style is the house?
What does the neighborhood look like?
How important is the exact color or texture to me?
There is not one siding material that automatically makes sense for every house.
I would be suspicious of anyone who recommends the same thing before they have even looked at mine.
Should I do the siding and windows at the same time?
Maybe.
If both projects are coming soon anyway, there can be practical reasons to coordinate them. The window trim, flashing and siding all meet in the same places.
That does not mean I am signing up for a second major project because somebody tells me it is “easier while we are here.”
Show me why.
What gets done differently if I do them together? What would have to be redone later if I separate them? Is there an actual savings or just convenience?
If doing both makes sense, great.
I just want the math and the reasoning before we turn one project into two.
What happens when you take the old siding off?
This would be high on my list because houses have a funny habit of hiding expensive things.
What happens if you find rot?
What if the sheathing underneath needs repair?
What if the house wrap is missing or damaged?
Is any of that included in the quote? If not, how will additional work be priced?
I am fine with the reality that nobody can see through my walls.
I am less fine with a vague contract followed by a series of surprises once half the house is exposed.
Tell me what you can know now and what could reasonably change later.
Who is actually doing the work?
This is one I would ask directly.
Is the crew working on my house employed by the company I hired or subcontracted?
If it is subcontracted, that is not automatically a problem.
I just want to know.
Who supervises the job? Who do I call if something does not look right? Who is responsible for the workmanship warranty after the project is finished?
Your salesperson may be wonderful.
They are probably not the person who will be standing on the ladder outside your bedroom window.
Is the contractor actually registered in New Jersey?
This sounds basic, but it is worth checking.
Siding and window contractors in New Jersey are home improvement contractor businesses. The state requires them to register, and the registration number begins with 13VH.
That is a registration, not a trade license or a test of how talented someone is.
Still, I want the company doing a major exterior project on my house to exist in the state record.
One thing we found while researching this guide is that the name on a contractor’s website does not always match the legal business name in the state database. The office town can be different too.
That does not automatically mean anything is wrong.
It does mean Googling a company name is not always enough to verify it.
That is why we did it for you.
If my house was built before 1978, I would ask one more question
A lot of homes in and around Bridgewater are older.
Federal lead-safe renovation rules apply when siding or window replacement disturbs painted surfaces on homes built before 1978.
I am not asking the homeowner to become an expert in federal regulations either.
I would simply ask the contractor: Is my house old enough for the lead-safe rule to apply, and does your company have the certification required for this work?
That is a much better question to ask before the siding comes off.
What exactly is included in this quote?
This is where I slow down.
What product line are you installing?
What trim is included?
What happens around windows and doors?
Is removal and disposal of the old material included?
Who handles permits if they are needed?
What is the workmanship warranty?
What does the manufacturer warranty cover?
What could cost extra once the project begins?
If two estimates are $15,000 apart, I want to know why.
Sometimes one contractor is more expensive.
Sometimes the two contractors are not actually quoting the same job.
Those are very different things.
I care a lot about how someone explains all of this
This is probably my biggest test with any contractor.
Can you explain what my house needs without making me feel like an idiot?
Can you tell me what matters and what is optional?
Can you say, “You do not need to spend money on that right now”?
That last one earns a lot of trust with me.
I do not need the cheapest person.
I want the person whose explanation makes sense.
So how do you narrow down the list?
That is why Garden State Circle built this guide differently.
The guide currently includes 21 companies.
We show you the company name, where it says it is located, what services it publishes and what the state registration actually says.
We are not ranking them.
A state registration cannot tell you whether someone will do beautiful work. A five-star review cannot tell you whether they are the right contractor for your particular house.
What we can do is give you a much better place to start.
Because if I am spending this much money on the outside of my house, I want more than a pretty website and a yard sign.
I want to know who I am hiring, what they are actually proposing and why it makes sense for my house.
The Guide: Siding and Window Contractors in Bridgewater, NJ
Every siding and window contractor in Bridgewater, with “Services, as published”, “Registration, as published on their own site” and “Registered to, and where the state has it” for each, checked September 2026.
See the BusinessesSiding and window work in New Jersey is registered, not licensed. Every company that re-sides a house or replaces its windows for a homeowner is required to hold a Home Improvement Contractor registration — the number that begins 13VH — and the state records that registration to a legal entity and a town, both of which are frequently not the ones on the company’s website. The registration is free to check and takes ninety seconds. This guide does it for twenty-one companies.
Two things distinguish this trade from roofing, and both are on this page. The first is that siding tear-off and window replacement on any house built before 1978 fall under a federal lead-paint rule with its own certification, which almost nobody publishes. The second is that Bridgewater has more of these companies inside its own borders than most of Somerset County put together, so the question is rarely who is nearby.
The Companies, Compared
| Company | Town, as they publish it | Registration, as published on their own site | Registered to, and where the state has it | Services, as published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellari Home Remodeling | Branchburg | Not published | SOMERVILLE ALUMINUM CO., INC · Branchburg · Active · 13VH01723200 | Siding · windows · roofing |
| Benchmark Siding Co. | Branchburg | Not published | BENCHMARK SIDING CO., LLC · Branchburg · Active · 13VH01139200 | Vinyl siding · cultured stone · windows and doors · roofing installation · PVC trim |
| Hunterdon Roofing, Siding & Window Company | Lebanon | PA161132 — a Pennsylvania number | HUNTERDON SIDING & WINDOW COMPANY LLC. · Lebanon · Active · 13VH00209500 | Siding · windows · roofing |
| Intira LLC | Bridgewater | Not published | INTIRA LLC · Bridgewater · Active · 13VH10861200 | Siding · roofing · home renovation · electrical |
| Kepo Siding & Windows | Hillsborough | Not published | KEPO SIDING & WINDOWS LLC · Hillsborough · Active · 13VH03778400 | Siding · windows · doors · decks · roofing and gutters · masonry · trim |
| Lasting Construction & Improvements | Bridgewater | 13VH05440400 | LASTING CONSTRUCTION & IMPROVEMENTS LLC · Bridgewater · Active | Siding · roofing · gutters · decks · remodeling |
| Levs Construction | Somerville | Not published | LEV’S CONSTRUCTION · Somerville · Active · 13VH03110400 | Siding · roofing · decks · gutters |
| Magnolia Home Remodeling Group · Profile | Union | 13VH07755300 | MAGNOLIA HOME REMODELING GROUP INC · Union · Active | Siding · windows · roofing · masonry |
| Markey Windows, Doors & More | Bridgewater | Not published | MARKEY WINDOWS DOORS & MORE LLC · Bridgewater · Active · 13VH00674000 | Windows · doors · siding · roofing |
| Matute Roofing | Wayne | NJ License #13VH10366000 | MATUTE ROOFING INC · Towaco · Active · 13VH10366000 | Siding · windows · doors · gutters · roofing |
| MD Contracting & Roofing | Martinsville | 13VH11396100 | MICHAEL & DANIELLE DEEGAN CONTRACTING LLC DBA MD CONTRACTING · Bridgewater · Active | Siding · roofing · gutters · masonry |
| Mighty Dog Roofing of Bridgewater | Bridgewater | 13VH14091100 | JDC PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY LLC DBA MIGHTY DOG ROOFING NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY · Mount Laurel · Active | Siding · windows · gutters · skylights · roofing |
| New Jersey Siding & Windows | Randolph | 13VH03088700 | NEW JERSEY SIDING & WINDOWS INC · Randolph · Active | Windows · siding · doors · decking · roofing |
| OTX Home Remodeling | Manville | Not published | OTX HOME REMODELING LLC · Manville · Active · 13VH11888900 | Windows · siding · doors · gutters · roofing |
| Padovani Roofing and Construction | Neshanic Station | 13VH01375300 | PADOVANI CONSTRUCTION · Neshanic Station · Active | Siding · windows · gutters · decks · roofing |
| Proven Contracting | Bridgewater | 13VH08608400 | PROVEN CONTRACTING.COM LLC · Livingston · Active — one of their four New Jersey offices | Siding · windows · roofing |
| RDS Remodeling | Branchburg | 13VH13563300 | RDS REMODELING LLC · Branchburg · Active | Siding · windows · gutters · decks · masonry · roofing |
| Superior Siding & Windows | Rockaway | Not published | SUPERIOR SIDING & WINDOWS, LLC · Rockaway · Active · 13VH01107800 | Siding · windows · doors · masonry · roofing |
| Times Siding and Windows | Branchburg | 13VH00908100 | TIMES SIDING AND WINDOWS LLC · Somerset · Active · 13VH11145700 | Siding · replacement windows · doors · insulation |
| Tyler Roofing | Bridgewater | 13VH10921200 | TYLER ROOFING LLC · Bridgewater · Active | Siding · windows · gutters · skylights · roofing |
| W.C. Construction | Bridgewater | 13VH10064100 | WC CONSTRUCTION LLC · Bridgewater · Active | Siding · windows · roofing · gutters |
Checked against the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs Home Improvement Contractor registration search.
Registrations, registered entity names, statuses and towns were verified against the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs registrant record, and services and credentials against each company’s own website and the manufacturer directories named in the entries, in September 2026.
The One Certification Almost Nobody in This Guide Publishes
The federal Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting rule applies to any house built before 1978. Siding tear-off and window replacement both trigger it by definition, because both disturb painted surfaces on the outside of the house. A firm doing that work on a pre-1978 house is required to hold its own EPA Lead-Safe firm certification, with a firm number, separate from anything the state issues. Large parts of Bridgewater, Bound Brook and Martinsville were built before 1978.
One company in this guide publishes an EPA Lead-Safe firm number: Proven Contracting, NAT-F124892-3. The rest publish nothing either way, which is not a finding about whether they hold it — EPA no longer runs a public directory a homeowner can check, so we could not check it for them, and we do not print a column we cannot fill honestly. What a homeowner can do is ask for the number rather than a reassurance, and check the house’s year built on the municipal tax record before signing. We have asked every company on this page for its number, and the answers will be published here as they arrive.
The Companies
Bellari Home Remodeling, Branchburg
Bellari Home Remodeling has been installing siding and windows from County Line Road in Branchburg under one name or another since 1950, by its own account — it traded for decades as Somerville Aluminum, and the state still records the registration under SOMERVILLE ALUMINUM CO., INC, active in Branchburg under 13VH01723200. It describes itself as a ProVia certified installer and a VELUX Certified Installer and publishes no registration number of its own.
Benchmark Siding Co., Branchburg
Benchmark Siding Co. is a Branchburg siding contractor owned and operated by David Carman since 2005, by its own account, naming Bridgewater, Branchburg and Hillsborough Township among the towns it serves; vinyl siding, cultured stone and window and door installation lead its published services. It publishes no registration number; the state records BENCHMARK SIDING CO., LLC as active in Branchburg under 13VH01139200.
Hunterdon Roofing, Siding & Window Company, Lebanon
Hunterdon Roofing, Siding & Window Company carries a Bridgewater siding page on its own site — vinyl and James Hardie siding, windows, entry doors, stone facing, trim and gutters — and works from Route 31 in Lebanon as a third-generation company trading since 1974, by its own account. It names ProVia, Andersen and James Hardie among its brands. The number it publishes, PA161132, is a Pennsylvania registration; its New Jersey registration is held by HUNTERDON SIDING & WINDOW COMPANY LLC., active in Lebanon under 13VH00209500, and does not appear on its site.
Intira LLC, Bridgewater
Intira LLC is a Bridgewater general contractor on Route 22 whose siding page names James Hardie, CertainTeed, Georgia Pacific and Kaycan as the manufacturers it installs, alongside roofing, renovation and electrical work; it does not publish windows as a service. It publishes no registration number; the state records INTIRA LLC as active in Bridgewater under 13VH10861200.
Kepo Siding & Windows, Hillsborough
Kepo Siding & Windows works from Ilene Court in Hillsborough and publishes siding, windows, doors, decks, masonry and trim — and, since our first read, roofing and gutters under their own heading — describing itself as a James Hardie President’s Award recipient and Andersen certified. Its site names counties rather than towns. It publishes no registration number; the state records KEPO SIDING & WINDOWS LLC as active in Hillsborough under 13VH03778400. It was added to our roofing guide for these towns on September 3, 2026, when its site was read to publish roofing, and this entry was corrected the same day.
Lasting Construction & Improvements, Bridgewater
Lasting Construction & Improvements publishes siding, roofing, gutters and decks as its services from East Main Street in Bridgewater, and names Bridgewater, Bound Brook, Branchburg, Hillsborough, Manville, Raritan and Somerville on its service-area page; it does not publish windows as a service. Its registration, 13VH05440400, is on its site, and the state records LASTING CONSTRUCTION & IMPROVEMENTS LLC as active in Bridgewater.
Levs Construction, Somerville
Levs Construction publishes “roofing & sidings” and decks from West Cliff Street in Somerville, lists Bridgewater and Branchburg on its areas-we-serve page, and describes itself as family-owned and woman-led with its own in-house crews; it does not publish windows as a service. Registration 13VH03110400 is active and recorded in Somerville under LEV’S CONSTRUCTION, and is not on its site.
Magnolia Home Remodeling Group, Union
Magnolia Home Remodeling Group carries a Bridgewater siding page on its own site — “installs siding from manufacturers like Alside, Certainteed, James Hardie and Royal” — and works from Vauxhall Road in Union, with windows, roofing and masonry alongside. Its registration, 13VH07755300, is in its footer; the state records MAGNOLIA HOME REMODELING GROUP INC as active in Union.
Markey Windows, Doors & More, Bridgewater
Markey Windows, Doors & More is the one company in this guide with a showroom inside Bridgewater — on East Main Street, open seven days — and names its founder as Jim Markey. Windows and doors lead its published services, with siding and roofing behind them, and it describes itself as American Window and Door Institute certified. It publishes no registration number; the state records MARKEY WINDOWS DOORS & MORE LLC as active in Bridgewater under 13VH00674000.
Matute Roofing, Wayne
Matute Roofing publishes siding installation and repair, window installation and door installation alongside its roofing from Galesi Drive in Wayne, and carries a Bridgewater page saying it has served the town for more than twenty years. It publishes no registration number; the state records MATUTE ROOFING INC as active in Towaco — not Wayne — under 13VH10366000.
MD Contracting & Roofing, Martinsville
MD Contracting & Roofing publishes siding, roofing, gutters and masonry as its services and its registration, 13VH11396100, on its site, naming Somerset among nine counties; it mentions “high quality window and doors” without listing windows as a service. GAF’s directory places it in Martinsville. The state records MICHAEL & DANIELLE DEEGAN CONTRACTING LLC DBA MD CONTRACTING as active in Bridgewater.
Mighty Dog Roofing of Bridgewater, Bridgewater
Mighty Dog Roofing of Bridgewater publishes siding installation and replacement and window repair and replacement alongside its roofing, from a franchise office on Route 22 East in Bridgewater, and names more than eighty towns on its location page. It publishes its registration, 13VH14091100; the state records it under JDC PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY LLC DBA MIGHTY DOG ROOFING NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY, active in Mount Laurel — the franchisee’s registered address, not the Bridgewater office.
New Jersey Siding & Windows, Randolph
New Jersey Siding & Windows leads with replacement windows and siding from Sussex Turnpike in Randolph and names Somerset County among the ten counties it serves; it lists thirteen siding and window brands and no certification tier. Its registration, 13VH03088700, is on its site, and the state records NEW JERSEY SIDING & WINDOWS INC as active in Randolph. Its own pages give its founding three ways — 1999, “20+” and “25+” years.
OTX Home Remodeling, Manville
OTX Home Remodeling leads its published services with windows, then roofing, doors, siding and gutters, from Manville, naming Somerset, Morris, Union and Hunterdon counties. It publishes no registration number and no street address; the state records OTX HOME REMODELING LLC as active in Manville under 13VH11888900.
Padovani Roofing and Construction, Neshanic Station
Padovani Roofing and Construction publishes siding, windows, gutters and decks alongside its roofing and sheet-metal work from Neshanic Station, describing its territory as Central New Jersey and the tri-state area rather than naming towns. Its registration, 13VH01375300, is on its site; the state records PADOVANI CONSTRUCTION as active in Neshanic Station, and GAF’s directory has it in business since 1993.
Proven Contracting, Bridgewater
Proven Contracting publishes siding, windows and roofing from Thruway Drive in Bridgewater, one of four New Jersey offices it lists, and is the one company in this guide that publishes an EPA Lead-Safe firm number — NAT-F124892-3 — which matters for siding tear-off and window replacement on any house built before 1978. It names David Curcio as managing partner and Ryan Watson as general manager and co-founder, and describes itself as James Hardie Certified. Its registration, 13VH08608400, is on its site; the state records PROVEN CONTRACTING.COM LLC as active in Livingston.
RDS Remodeling, Branchburg
RDS Remodeling publishes siding, windows, gutters, decks and masonry alongside roofing, and its registration, 13VH13563300, but no street address and no service-area towns; GAF’s directory places it at a Route 202 suite in Branchburg. The state records RDS REMODELING LLC as active in Branchburg.
Superior Siding & Windows, Rockaway
Superior Siding & Windows says on its Somerset County page that it does “a steady cadence of full re-sides in Basking Ridge, Bedminster, and Bridgewater,” and lists Bridgewater, Somerville, Hillsborough, Branchburg, Bound Brook and Manville among the towns it serves from Rockaway. It names Alside, ProVia and Marvin as brands and no certification tier, and publishes no registration number and no street address; the state records SUPERIOR SIDING & WINDOWS, LLC as active in Rockaway under 13VH01107800.
Times Siding and Windows, Branchburg
Times Siding and Windows has installed siding, replacement windows and doors from Branchburg since 1981 — inside this guide’s towns — and its service-area pages name Bridgewater, Branchburg, Bound Brook, Hillsborough, Raritan, Martinsville and Neshanic Station among the Somerset County towns it covers. Andersen, CertainTeed, MI Windows and Therma-Tru are among the brands it lists. The number on its site, 13VH00908100, belongs to the earlier Times Siding Inc; the registration the state currently records as active is 13VH11145700, held by TIMES SIDING AND WINDOWS LLC and recorded in Somerset. Both are in the table. Added to this guide on September 5, 2026.
Tyler Roofing, Bridgewater
Tyler Roofing publishes siding, window installation and window replacement alongside its roofing from a Route 202 suite in Bridgewater, and names Bridgewater, Bound Brook, Branchburg, Hillsborough, Manville, Raritan and Somerville among the towns it serves; its site claims over thirty years of experience. Its registration, 13VH10921200, is on its site; the state records TYLER ROOFING LLC as active in Bridgewater.
W.C. Construction, Bridgewater
W.C. Construction publishes siding installation, repair and replacement, windows and doors, and gutters from Washington Valley Road in Bridgewater, offers a fifteen-year warranty on labour on its siding page, and names Bridgewater, Martinsville, Branchburg, Hillsborough and Somerville among the towns it serves. It names ProVia among its credentials. Its registration, 13VH10064100, is on its site; the state records WC CONSTRUCTION LLC as active in Bridgewater.
The Question This Table Cannot Answer Yet
Almost every company here publishes both siding and windows, and several publish roofing, decks and masonry beside them. What no website says is which of those the company does with its own crew and which it subcontracts, and it is the single fact most likely to decide how the job goes. We are asking it, company by company, together with the Lead-Safe question above, and the answers will be published in this table as they arrive. If you have had siding or windows done by a company on this page, write to admin@gardenstatecircle.com and tell us who actually turned up.
Common Questions
Does a siding or window installer in Bridgewater, NJ need a license?
Not a trade license. New Jersey requires registration as a Home Improvement Contractor — the 13VH number — with commercial general liability insurance of at least $500,000 per occurrence and a written contract for any job over $500. The Contractors’ Registration Act names siding and windows squarely. Every company in the table holds an active registration, and the table says which of them publish it.
Is my house in Bridgewater old enough for the lead rule to apply?
If it was built before 1978, yes, and the year built is on the tax record for every property in the township. The rule covers siding removal and window replacement on such a house regardless of whether lead paint has ever been found there, because the work disturbs painted surfaces by definition. The contractor, not the homeowner, is the one who must hold the certification.
What should a siding contract actually say?
New Jersey requires a written contract for any home improvement job over $500, and it must carry the contractor’s registration number. Beyond that, the useful items are the manufacturer and product line by name, whether house wrap and flashing are included, who removes and disposes of the old siding, whether rotted sheathing found underneath is priced or excluded, and who holds the workmanship warranty if the company changes hands.
Why does the registered name not match the company name?
Because registration attaches to a legal entity and trading names are free to differ from it. Several companies in this guide are registered under a name that is not the one on their website — a decades-old former name, a personal-names LLC, a franchisee entity. It is normal, and it is why searching the state registry by the name on your estimate often returns nothing.
What does a manufacturer certification actually get me?
Access to the manufacturer’s longer warranties, which are only available through installers it has certified, and some evidence of installation training. James Hardie, Andersen and ProVia each run installer programmes with tiers. Several companies here name a tier on their own site; we have not checked those claims at the manufacturers, so this guide does not compare them in a column. Ask the installer for the manufacturer’s own listing.
Who Governs Siding and Window Work in Bridgewater, NJ
Siding and window work in New Jersey answers to two state agencies with confusingly similar names, and they do different things. The registration — the 13VH number in the table above — is issued by the Division of Consumer Affairs, Regulated Business Section — (973) 504-6370 — which is where the registration check described above is run. The permit belongs to the Uniform Construction Code, N.J.A.C. 5:23, written by the Department of Community Affairs, Division of Codes and Standards — (609) 292-7899 — and enforced by each municipality’s own construction office, listed below. New Jersey adopted the 2024 editions of its construction subcodes on August 17, 2026; the one- and two-family dwelling subcode is the International Residential Code 2024, New Jersey edition (N.J.A.C. 5:23-3.21), and the energy subcode is the International Energy Conservation Code 2024 (N.J.A.C. 5:23-3.18), per the Division’s current-codes table, read September 2, 2026.
| Municipality | Construction permit office, as the town names it | Phone | Construction Official, as published | Hours, as published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgewater (Martinsville) | Code Enforcement | (908) 725-6300 ext. 5560 | John Tillotson | Mon–Fri 9:00am–4:30pm |
| Bound Brook | Office of Construction and Code Enforcement | 732-356-0833 ext. 630 | Not published | Mon–Fri 8:30am–4:30pm |
| Branchburg | Building & Code Enforcement | 908-526-1300 ext. 147 | John Tamburini (Building & Code Official) | Mon–Fri 7:00am–3:30pm |
| Raritan | Not found by us | Not found by us | Not found by us | Not found by us |
Every office above was opened and read on September 2, 2026. Names are published only where the municipality publishes them.
Martinsville is inside Bridgewater Township and uses the township’s office. Bridgewater does not call that office “Construction” — it is Code Enforcement, and it publishes its own when is a permit required list — while the township’s Zoning Department, at ext. 5541 and on different hours, publishes a second list of its own (decks, sheds, fences, pools, standby generators, signs). Neither page links to the other, so a deck or a generator can need both. Branchburg’s Building & Code Enforcement office opens at 7:00am and closes at 3:30pm, earlier than the township offices around it, and its head is titled Building & Code Official rather than Construction Official. Bound Brook’s page carries three names for one office and lists a Director rather than a Construction Official. Hillsborough’s permits page says to check with its Zoning Department before applying for a building permit, and its website did not load in one of our browsers on the day we read it — if the link fails, the phone number is the route.
Fee schedules are adopted by ordinance and change. Whether a particular job needs a permit is interpreted by the town’s own construction office, not by us. We publish what each municipality published, with the date we checked it — confirm with the office before you rely on it, and if any of it has changed, the correction address at the foot of this page is the fastest way to tell us.
About This Guide
This guide is produced by Garden State Circle. Companies appear here because they meet the criteria described above — they install or replace residential siding or windows for homeowners in the towns this guide covers, publish it as a service, and hold an active state registration. That is a test, not a judgment, and it is the only route onto this page. No company can pay to be included in this guide, to be listed higher, or to change what the comparison table says about it. Companies are listed alphabetically, and every detail in the table was verified against each company’s own website and against the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs registrant record in September 2026.
Everything under the heading that begins this guide is governed by the rules above, on every guide we publish. Where a sponsor’s message appears above that heading, it is paid for and labelled, and it buys nothing in the guide. Garden State Circle is supported by the businesses that participate in it. Participation pays for our ongoing work: keeping a business’s entry accurate, re-checking its record, and publishing a page of its own details that the business maintains. There is no paid placement in this guide. Participation does not buy a place here, a position here, or anything the comparison table says.
Garden State Circle is published in New Jersey by Tiffany and Jake Slowinski and covers Bridgewater (Martinsville), Branchburg, Raritan and Bound Brook. Contact the publisher at jake@gardenstatecircle.com. How every guide is made, in one place: how every guide is made.
How We Selected These Companies
This guide covers five places: Bridgewater (Martinsville), Branchburg, Raritan and Bound Brook.
A company appears here if it installs or replaces residential siding or windows for homeowners in those towns, publishes that work as a named service on its own website, and holds a New Jersey Home Improvement Contractor registration that the state records as active. That is the whole test. It is not a test of size, of price, of how long a company has been trading, or of what we think of its work. Twenty-one companies meet it and are listed alphabetically. A company that does roofing only is on our roofing guide for these towns instead.
What a company publishes about itself is not the criterion. It is the content. Where a business publishes a registration number, this guide prints it and reports what the state record says about it. Where a business publishes nothing, this guide says so plainly and dates the statement. Neither is a compliment or a complaint.
Which of These Companies Is Actually in These Towns
Eight companies in this guide publish or are listed at premises inside Bridgewater Township — Intira, Lasting Construction & Improvements, Markey Windows, Doors & More, Mighty Dog Roofing of Bridgewater, Proven Contracting, Tyler Roofing and W.C. Construction, with MD Contracting & Roofing in Martinsville. Markey’s East Main Street showroom is the one place in the five towns where a homeowner can walk in and look at a window. Branchburg has Bellari Home Remodeling, Benchmark Siding Co. and RDS Remodeling; Hillsborough Township has Kepo Siding & Windows and Padovani Roofing in Neshanic Station. Nobody in this guide publishes premises in Bound Brook.
From just outside: Levs Construction in Somerville and OTX Home Remodeling in Manville. Travelling in, and each naming Bridgewater or Somerset County on its own site as somewhere it works: Hunterdon Roofing, Siding & Window Company from Lebanon, Magnolia Home Remodeling Group from Union, Matute Roofing from Wayne, New Jersey Siding & Windows from Randolph and Superior Siding & Windows from Rockaway.
Several of the Bridgewater and Branchburg addresses are office suites on Route 22 and Route 202 rather than yards, and the state registers three companies here somewhere other than the town they publish. None of that is a mark against anybody. It is why the table carries both towns.
A Note on Reading the Registration Column
Thirteen of the twenty-one companies in the table publish a New Jersey registration number on their own website. That is the first thing the table shows, and on its own it is only mildly interesting. The second thing it shows is the reason the column is split in two.
The registered name is often not the trading name. Bellari Home Remodeling’s registration is held by Somerville Aluminum Co., Inc. — the name the company traded under for decades. MD Contracting & Roofing is registered as Michael & Danielle Deegan Contracting LLC. Padovani Roofing is registered as Padovani Construction. Levs Construction is registered as Lev’s Construction, with an apostrophe. Mighty Dog Roofing of Bridgewater is registered to JDC Property Management Company LLC. Every one of those is lawful, ordinary and invisible to a homeowner typing a company name into the state’s search box — which matches the registered name from its first letters and returns nothing for the name on the estimate.
The registered town is not always the published town. Matute Roofing publishes Wayne and is registered in Towaco. Proven Contracting publishes Bridgewater and is registered in Livingston, one of the four offices it lists. Mighty Dog Roofing of Bridgewater works from a Bridgewater suite and is registered in Mount Laurel, because the registration belongs to the franchisee. A registered office and an operating office are different things and a company is entitled to both — but a homeowner checking a number has no way to know which one they are looking at.
One company publishes the wrong state’s number. Hunterdon Roofing, Siding & Window Company displays a Pennsylvania registration, PA161132, and not its New Jersey one, 13VH00209500, which is active in Lebanon. A homeowner who checked the published number against New Jersey’s registry would find nothing.
How to check a registration yourself
Search the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs licensee verification for Home Improvement Contractors, using the business search rather than the individual one. You can search by the 13VH number if you have it, or by the beginning of the registered name — the name search matches from the start of the name, so a partial word at the front works and a word from the middle does not. The result gives the registered entity, the number, the status and the town. It is free.
What the registration is, and what it is not
A 13VH registration means the business has registered with the state, carries commercial general liability insurance of at least $500,000 per occurrence, and is subject to the Contractors’ Registration Act. It is not a competency examination and it is not a trade license — New Jersey does not test siding and window installers the way it tests electricians, plumbers or heating contractors. It tells you a business exists on the record and can be found again. That is worth having and it is not the same as skill.
Something out of date?
This guide is maintained. If anything here is wrong or has changed — a name, an address, a registration number, a certification, or whether a business has closed — tell us and we will check it. Businesses listed here are welcome to write in directly, and a company that publishes a registration number we have recorded as absent is exactly the kind of correction we want.
And if you run a siding or window company that should be on this list and is not, write to us. We would rather be told than be incomplete. The test is the same one every company here cleared: that you install or replace residential siding or windows for homeowners in Bridgewater, Martinsville, Bound Brook, Branchburg or Hillsborough, and that you publish that work as a service on your own website. A permit pulled in one of those municipalities, a completed job, or your registration will do it. Show us that and you go on the page.
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