Short Hills, NJ
NJ Roofing · Roof Replacement & Repair
Short Hills is the affluent eastern section of Millburn Township and one of the highest-end roofing markets in New Jersey. The housing is dominated by large early-1900s estate homes — Tudor Revival, Colonial Revival, and Shingle-style — on deep wooded lots in the Old Short Hills, Hartshorn, and Knollwood neighborhoods, alongside mid-century customs and newer luxury rebuilds. Roofs here are frequently natural slate, cedar shake, or copper, and homeowners expect material and workmanship to match the value of the house.
Because the homes are large and architecturally complex — multiple gables, dormers, turrets, and steep pitches — Short Hills roofing is rarely a simple tear-off. We handle natural and synthetic slate (DaVinci, Brava), cedar shake, standing-seam and flat-lock copper, and premium architectural laminate like GAF Grand Sequoia or Camelot II where a homeowner wants a slate look at shingle economics. Every job is registered for the manufacturer warranty and backed by our lifetime workmanship coverage.
What We Work On in Short Hills
Large 1900s–1930s estate homes — Tudor Revival, Colonial Revival, and Shingle-style — on wooded lots, many with original or first-replacement slate and cedar roofs. Steep, complex roof geometry (8/12–14/12 pitches, multiple dormers and valleys) is the norm. Newer luxury teardown-rebuilds use architectural laminate or synthetic slate. The area around the Short Hills train station and Millburn Avenue has older low-slope commercial.
Common Short Hills Jobs
- Natural and synthetic slate replacement on estate homes
- Cedar shake tear-off and re-roof
- Copper standing-seam and flat-lock detail work (bays, porches, dormers)
- Premium slate-look architectural-laminate replacement
- Complex valley, dormer, and chimney flashing rebuilds
- Storm- and fallen-limb damage repair under mature tree canopy
Short Hills is part of Millburn Township, so roofing permits are pulled through the Millburn Construction Office. We pull the permit under NJHIC #13VH13970900 — the homeowner doesn't file separately.
The mature tree canopy that makes Short Hills beautiful also drives most of its roof problems — heavy leaf and limb debris clogs valleys and gutters, north-facing slate stays damp and grows moss, and winter ice dams form on the long shaded slopes of the larger homes. We spec ice & water shield well past the code-minimum eave line on these roofs.
Neighborhoods we serve in Short Hills
ZIP codes: 07078
Services
Short Hills Roofing FAQ
My Short Hills home has an original slate roof — repair or replace?
It depends on the slate's age and the condition of the fasteners and flashing. A Pennsylvania or Vermont slate roof can last 75–150 years, so if the slate itself is sound and only the copper flashing and a few slipped tiles have failed, restoration is the right call and far cheaper than replacement. If the slate is delaminating (flaking, soft, or sounding dull when tapped), full replacement — in natural slate or a synthetic like DaVinci — is the long-term answer. We give an honest assessment before recommending the bigger job.
Can you match the existing slate or cedar on a partial repair?
On natural slate we source matching thickness, color, and weathering from salvage and current quarries; on cedar we match the cut and grade. Perfect color match on weathered material is never guaranteed, but on a large estate roof the repair area is usually on one slope or elevation where careful blending makes it invisible from the street. For widely scattered damage we often recommend re-roofing the affected slope in full rather than spot-patching.
Do exterior roof changes in Short Hills need special review?
Like-for-like roof replacement generally doesn't require special review in Millburn/Short Hills, but if you're changing roof material or a visible profile we confirm requirements with the Millburn Construction Office before starting. We handle that check as part of pulling the permit.