Logan has 2,002 homes, and half of them were standing by 1983. Below: what the code asks of a replacement here, the permit, and the town’s own records.
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The rules for a reroof in Logan
Permit
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). That covers the 85% of Logan’s homes that are detached; twins, rowhouses, townhouses and structural work are outside it.
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. 41% of Logan’s homes were built before 1980, so get the layer count and a tear-off price in writing.
The state code’s ice barrier applies where the average January day is 25 °F or colder: Sussex County, per DCA Bulletin 07-3. Logan is outside it, so whether to add one is up to you and the installer.
98% of the occupied homes in Logan are lived in by their owners: 1,951 households, the people this line is for. By year built, 8% before 1960, 41% before 1980; 14% went up in 2000 or later. (ACS 2020–2024.)
By building type: 85% detached houses, 16% attached single-family houses (rowhouses, twins and townhouses).
Of the 24 Gloucester County municipalities on this site, Logan has the 19th largest share of homes built before 1980: 41%, against a county range of 7% to 89%.
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.
Storm record around Logan
Within 10 miles of Logan, hail of an inch or more was reported on 15 days between 2006 and 2025, the biggest stones 2.5 in on May 22, 2014. The most recent was April 4, 2025.
Remnants of Hurricane Ida (DR-4614, September 2021) is the latest of 10 federal storm declarations covering Gloucester County since 2006. (OpenFEMA.)
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; 85% 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
Standing seam that carries its own loads can skip the tear-off (R908.3.1)
Slate
75 years
Older and historic houses
Never a base for a new layer (R908.3.1.1); heavy
Flat roof: EPDM or TPO
15 years
Low-slope roofs and rear sections (16% of homes here are attached)
Where the roof meets a wall or parapet
Checking a contractor in New Jersey
Any business offering home improvements in Logan must be registered with the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs, with the number on its contracts and ads (N.J.S.A. 56:8-138, 56:8-144); 47,473 registrations were active in October 2026.
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). That covers the 85% of Logan’s homes that are detached; twins, rowhouses, townhouses and structural work are outside it.
How old are the houses in Logan?
By the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (2020–2024), the median home in Logan was built in 1983, 41% of homes were built before 1980, 98% are owner-occupied.
Does Logan get hail that damages roofs?
Hail of 1 inch or larger was reported on 15 days within 10 miles of Logan from 2006 through 2025 (NOAA Storm Prediction Center). A report means hail fell nearby, not that a roof was damaged.
How do I check a roofing contractor in Logan?
Any business offering home improvements in Logan must be registered with the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs, with the number on its contracts and ads (N.J.S.A. 56:8-138, 56:8-144); 47,473 registrations were active in October 2026.
What they will ask on the phone
Your address or ZIP code in Logan
How many stories the house has, and whether it is detached or attached
The roof you have today, shingle, metal, slate, tile or flat, and its rough age
How many layers are on it, if you know
That the job is a full replacement or a new roof, and your timing
Any historic-district or HOA rules on the house in Logan