Berlin Township has 2,494 homes, and half of them were standing by 1970. Below: what the code asks of a replacement here, the permit, and the town’s own records.
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Permit
Replacing the covering on a detached one- or two-family house needs no permit and no notice to the town (N.J.A.C. 5:23-2.7). In Berlin Township, 72% of homes are detached. An attached house, or work on rafters and beams, is not covered.
Source: N.J.A.C. 5:23-2.7
Layers
The state strikes the IRC reroof definitions from its code (N.J.A.C. 5:23-3.21) and leaves existing houses to the Rehabilitation Subcode, not yet checked here. 67% of Berlin Township’s homes were built before 1980, so get the layer count and a tear-off price in writing.
Source: N.J.A.C. 5:23-3.21
Ice barrier
The state code’s ice barrier applies where the average January day is 25 °F or colder: Sussex County, per DCA Bulletin 07-3. Berlin Township is outside it, so whether to add one is up to you and the installer.
Source: N.J.A.C. 5:23-3.21; NJ DCA Bulletin 07-3
Rules as read on October 24, 2026. The state’s code edition and the rest of its rules: roof replacement in New Jersey.
67% of the occupied homes in Berlin Township are lived in by their owners: 1,673 households, the people this line is for. By year built, 9% before 1940, 25% before 1960, 67% before 1980; 16% went up in 2000 or later. (ACS 2020–2024.)
By building type: 72% detached houses, 5% attached single-family houses (rowhouses, twins and townhouses).
Of the 33 Camden County municipalities on this site, Berlin Township has the 26th largest share of homes built before 1980: 67%, against a county range of 38% to 97%.
ZIP codes: 08091
| Place | Median built | Before 1980 | Owners | Row, twin | Hail days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin Township | 1970 | 67% | 67% | 5% | 18 |
| Berlin Borough | 1975 | 58% | 71% | 12% | 15 |
| Gibbsboro | 1965 | 72% | 86% | 1% | 19 |
| Clementon | 1965 | 83% | 60% | 8% | 18 |
| Voorhees | 1983 | 38% | 62% | 11% | 21 |
| Pine Hill | 1977 | 60% | 59% | 17% | 17 |
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.
Within 10 miles of Berlin Township, hail of an inch or more was reported on 18 days between 2006 and 2025, the biggest stones 2 in on May 20, 2022. The most recent was April 4, 2025.
That is more hail days than 89% of the places in the state on this site.
Remnants of Hurricane Ida (DR-4614, September 2021) is the latest of 8 federal storm declarations covering Camden County since 2006. (OpenFEMA.)
A report says hail fell near Berlin Township, not that it damaged a roof. When wind or hail damage means a new roof.
Lifespans come from HUD’s capital-needs table, not from a brochure. 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; 72% 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 | Roofs that will carry solar later | Standing seam that carries its own loads can skip the tear-off (R908.3.1) |
| Slate | 75 years | Older houses; 9% here predate 1940 | Sound slate can be reused (R908.5); broken slate cannot |
| Flat roof: EPDM or TPO | 15 years | Porches, additions, low-slope rears | Coating is not a replacement |
Ask a roofer working in Berlin Township for the New Jersey home improvement registration number, which the law requires on contracts and advertising (N.J.S.A. 56:8-138, 56:8-144), and look it up with the Division of Consumer Affairs.
The price side is in what a new roof costs in New Jersey; the paperwork side in checking a roofing contractor.
None for a detached one- or two-family house. Replacing the covering on a detached one- or two-family house needs no permit and no notice to the town (N.J.A.C. 5:23-2.7). In Berlin Township, 72% of homes are detached. An attached house, or work on rafters and beams, is not covered.
By the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (2020–2024), the median home in Berlin Township was built in 1970, 67% of homes were built before 1980, 67% are owner-occupied.
Hail of 1 inch or larger was reported on 18 days within 10 miles of Berlin Township from 2006 through 2025 (NOAA Storm Prediction Center). A report means hail fell nearby, not that a roof was damaged.
Ask a roofer working in Berlin Township for the New Jersey home improvement registration number, which the law requires on contracts and advertising (N.J.S.A. 56:8-138, 56:8-144), and look it up with the Division of Consumer Affairs.
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.