Half of the 27,089 homes in Franklin Township were built before 1986. 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 Franklin Township, 47% 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
New Jersey deletes the IRC’s reroofing definitions (N.J.A.C. 5:23-3.21(c)2.xxii); its layer rule for existing houses is in the Rehabilitation Subcode, which this site has not read yet. 36% of Franklin 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
New Jersey requires the eave membrane only where January averages 25 °F or colder, which the state says is Sussex County (DCA Bulletin 07-3). For Franklin Township, ask whether the quote includes one anyway.
Source: N.J.A.C. 5:23-3.21; NJ DCA Bulletin 07-3
Checked against the code text on October 24, 2026. The state’s code edition and the rest of its rules: roof replacement in New Jersey.
Owners live in 18,357 of Franklin Township’s occupied homes, or 69%. Counting by decade, 15% before 1960, 36% before 1980 of the housing was in place, and 25% dates from 2000 on. (ACS 2020–2024.)
The housing is 47% detached houses, 20% attached single-family houses (rowhouses, twins and townhouses), 10% buildings of two to four units.
Of the 18 Somerset County municipalities on this site, Franklin Township has the 13th largest share of homes built before 1980: 36%, against a county range of 19% to 87%.
ZIP codes: 08528 · 08823 · 08873 · 08890
| Place | Median built | Before 1980 | Owners | Row, twin | Hail days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Township, Somerset County | 1986 | 36% | 69% | 20% | 8 |
| North Brunswick | 1982 | 46% | 57% | 17% | 6 |
| Manville | 1956 | 87% | 77% | 5% | 11 |
| South Bound Brook | 1966 | 77% | 58% | 7% | 11 |
| New Brunswick | 1968 | 62% | 21% | 7% | 9 |
| Bound Brook | 1957 | 72% | 45% | 10% | 13 |
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.
Since 2006 the National Weather Service has logged hail of 1 inch or larger on 8 separate days within 10 miles of Franklin Township; the largest was 1.75 in on September 9, 2023.
That is fewer than most places in the state on this site (median 11 days).
Somerset County has had 9 federal major-disaster declarations for storms since 2006; the latest was DR-4614, Remnants of Hurricane Ida (September 2021). (OpenFEMA.)
Storm reports are what observers logged, not a measure of damage to any roof. When wind or hail damage means a new roof.
HUD’s useful-life figures are for planning; a warranty is a separate promise. For Franklin Township’s houses: 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; 47% 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 | Simple roofs with long, unbroken slopes | A complete standing-seam system may go over the old roof (R908.3.1) |
| Slate | 75 years | Older and historic houses | Sound slate can be reused (R908.5); broken slate cannot |
| Flat roof: EPDM or TPO | 15 years | Low-slope roofs and rear sections (20% of homes here are attached) | Where the roof meets a wall or parapet |
Ask a roofer working in Franklin 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.
Contracts, deposits and the right to cancel: checking a roofing contractor. What moves the price: new roof cost in New Jersey.
Detached houses: no permit, no notice. 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 Franklin Township, 47% 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 Franklin Township was built in 1986, 36% of homes were built before 1980, 69% are owner-occupied.
Hail of 1 inch or larger was reported on 8 days within 10 miles of Franklin 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 Franklin 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.