Billingsport sits on the Delaware at the northwest edge of Greenwich Township, on the point where the river bends past Gibbstown and the Paulsboro waterfront. The housing is modest and mostly older: frame and brick homes on small lots, many with porch roofs, shed additions and detached garages. What matters more than the style is the exposure. There is very little between these roofs and open water.
So we build for wind first. That means starter strip at the eaves and rakes, six-nail fastening, tight ridge and hip detailing, and metal or EPDM where a porch or addition runs too flat for shingles. Permits and inspections are filed with the Greenwich Township construction office under the New Jersey Uniform Construction Code.