Roof Replacement in Biglerville, PA

Biglerville has 520 homes, and half of them were standing by 1963. What the code requires when that roof is replaced, and who signs off, is below.

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The rules for a reroof in Biglerville

Permit

Ask Biglerville first

The state code does not cover a reroof that changes no structure (34 Pa. Code § 403.1(b)(8)). The borough code office can say what Biglerville requires.

Source: 34 Pa. Code § 403.1(b)

Layers

Two layers means a tear-off

On a roof that already carries two layers, or slate or tile, the code allows no recover: it is a tear-off (IRC R908.3.1.1). With 80% of Biglerville’s homes were built before 1980, ask what is under the newest layer.

Source: IRC 2021, Chapter 9 (Pennsylvania edition, UpCodes)

Ice barrier

Set by the local climate table

The code requires an ice barrier where the local climate table (Table R301.2) says so, and each Pennsylvania municipality fills that table in. Biglerville’s answer is with the borough code office.

Source: IRC 2021, Chapter 9 (Pennsylvania edition, UpCodes)

Checked against the code text on October 24, 2026. Code edition, permit and contract rules for the whole state: roof replacement in Pennsylvania.

Homes and roofs in Biglerville

Of 478 occupied homes in Biglerville, 292 (61%) are owner-occupied. Counting by decade, 21% before 1940, 46% before 1960, 80% before 1980 of the housing was in place, and 3% dates from 2000 on. (ACS 2020–2024.)

The housing is 58% detached houses, 5% attached single-family houses (rowhouses, twins and townhouses), 16% buildings of two to four units.

Of the 28 Adams County municipalities on this site, Biglerville has the 2nd largest share of homes built before 1980: 80%, against a county range of 26% to 87%.

Biglerville and the towns around it

Place	Median built	Before 1980	Owners	Row, twin	Hail days
Biglerville	1963	80%	61%	5%	6
Butler Township, Adams County	1977	55%	84%	0%	5
Menallen	1987	43%	90%	1%	4
Tyrone Township, Adams County	1985	42%	80%	3%	8
Straban	1979	51%	87%	8%	8
Gettysburg	1942	87%	47%	17%	8

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.

Hail and storms near Biglerville

Within 10 miles of Biglerville, hail of an inch or more was reported on 6 days between 2006 and 2025, the biggest stones 1.75 in on July 27, 2008. The most recent was August 4, 2023.

That is fewer than most places in the state on this site (median 12 days).

Adams County has had 3 federal major-disaster declarations for storms since 2006; the latest was DR-4267, Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm (March 2016). (OpenFEMA.)

Storm reports are what observers logged, not a measure of damage to any roof. When wind or hail damage means a new roof.

What goes on the roof next

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; 58% 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	A complete standing-seam system may go over the old roof (R908.3.1)
Slate	75 years	Older houses; 21% here predate 1940	Can’t be roofed over; check the framing for the weight
Flat roof: EPDM or TPO	15 years	Additions and porch roofs	Seams at walls and drainage

Checking a contractor in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania’s home improvement law (HICPA § 3, § 6) requires registration with the Attorney General from $5,000 a year of such work and puts the number on every estimate; ask for it in Biglerville and look it up.

Contracts, deposits and the right to cancel: checking a roofing contractor. What moves the price: new roof cost in Pennsylvania.

Questions about a new roof in Biglerville

Is a permit required for a new roof in Biglerville, PA?

Ask Biglerville first. The state code does not cover a reroof that changes no structure (34 Pa. Code § 403.1(b)(8)). The borough code office can say what Biglerville requires.

Can a new roof go over the old one in Biglerville?

When were most homes in Biglerville built?

By the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (2020–2024), the median home in Biglerville was built in 1963, 80% of homes were built before 1980, 61% are owner-occupied.

How often does hail hit Biglerville?

Hail of 1 inch or larger was reported on 6 days within 10 miles of Biglerville from 2006 through 2025 (NOAA Storm Prediction Center). A report means hail fell nearby, not that a roof was damaged.

What license or registration should a roofer in Biglerville have?

What they will ask on the phone

Where the house is: the Biglerville address or ZIP
The number of stories, and whether the house stands alone
What is on the roof now (asphalt shingles, metal, slate, tile, or a flat membrane) and roughly how old it is
Whether there is one layer or more, if you know
That the job is a full replacement or a new roof, and your timing
Whether the house is in a historic district or an HOA
That the house is yours and the decision is yours

The full list: before you call.