Long Hill, NJ
Roofing in Long Hill, NJ: Morris County Homes by the Great Swamp
Which village is your roof in: Gillette, Stirling, Millington or Meyersville? Long Hill Township covers all four, with the Passaic River along its south and west and the Great Swamp refuge to the north. Wherever the house sits, call (908) 827-6709 and give the street. Flashing and chimney leaks is a good page to open if a stain sits near a chimney or wall.
The houses here
Long Hill is a Morris County township: Census Reporter's 2024 profile counts 2,947 housing units, give or take 203, and a median home value of $697,100, give or take $34,277. Morris County's median is $582,500, give or take $5,640. The profile gives no year-built figures, so none are quoted.
Next door
Warren and Bernards across the Passaic
Long Hill borders two other served towns, Warren roofing and Bernards roofing, both in Somerset County. The Passaic River marks Long Hill's southern and western edge.
Have these ready
Notes for the call from Gillette, Stirling, Millington or Meyersville
Name the village along with the street address; the township uses four. Say which room shows water, when it began and the roof's age, if known. Pictures from the yard and the attic hatch help more than a long description.
Owners can call (908) 827-6709. A tenant can forward the pictures to whoever owns the house, who arranges roof work on a rental. A downed wire is for 911 or the electric company; the name is on your bill.
Through the seasons
A Long Hill roof's wet months
At the Somerville station, the 1991 to 2020 normals give July 4.93 inches and August 5.18, the two wettest months, and about 45.49 inches over the year. The state weather network's Ida recap lists 7.65 inches for Long Hill Township on 1 and 2 September, more than the 3.82 inches September brings in a normal year at Somerville.
A month's rain in an afternoon is when a weak joint shows itself. The roof leak repair page covers the first look.
Where the water goes
Great Swamp ground and roof water
The Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, 7,455 acres according to Wikipedia, takes up the northern part of Long Hill, and the Passaic River bounds the township on the south and west.
Water that leaves a roof here lands on ground near a swamp and a river, so where a downspout empties deserves a second look. The EPA suggests a rain barrel or soil, and Rutgers works out that an 800-square-foot roof sends about 500 gallons to one downspout in a one-inch rain.
Where this comes from (10)
- Wikipedia, Long Hill Township, New Jersey
- Census Reporter, Long Hill township, Morris County, NJ, ACS 2024 5-year profile
- New Jersey Weather and Climate Network, Remnants of Ida strike New Jersey
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991-2020 monthly normals, Somerville Somerset Airport (USW00054785)
- PSE&G, Downed power lines
- FirstEnergy, Downed power lines
- U.S. EPA, Soak Up the Rain: Disconnect and redirect downspouts
- Rutgers Water Resources Program, Rain barrels
- Wikipedia, Warren Township, New Jersey
- Wikipedia, Bernards Township, New Jersey
Checked 1 Nov 2026
Have these ready
Start with the street address, the room that shows water and a guess at the roof's age, then call (908) 827-6709. Renters can pass their photos to the owner, who arranges roof work.