Roof Replacement in Bonneauville, PA

Bonneauville has 955 homes, and half of them were standing by 1982. Below: what the code asks of a replacement here, the permit, and the town’s own records.

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This number connects homeowners who are planning a new roof or a full roof replacement with independent local roofing contractors. It is not for leak repairs or patch jobs. The call must come from the homeowner who decides on the roof. Calls may be recorded.

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The rules for a reroof in Bonneauville

Permit

Ask Bonneauville first

Under 34 Pa. Code § 403.1(b)(8), alterations to a house that make no structural change are outside the state code. The borough code office can say what Bonneauville 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). 48% of Bonneauville’s homes were built before 1980; many have been reroofed before.

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

Ice barrier

Bonneauville’s climate table decides

The code requires an ice barrier where the local climate table (Table R301.2) says so, and each Pennsylvania municipality fills that table in. Ask the borough code office or the contractor what Bonneauville’s says.

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

Rules as read on October 24, 2026. Everything else the state requires: roof replacement in Pennsylvania.

Homes and roofs in Bonneauville

Of 952 occupied homes in Bonneauville, 595 (63%) are owner-occupied. By year built, 7% before 1940, 21% before 1960, 48% before 1980; 24% went up in 2000 or later. (ACS 2020–2024.)

By building type: 51% detached houses, 22% attached single-family houses (rowhouses, twins and townhouses), 17% buildings of two to four units.

Of the 28 Adams County municipalities on this site, Bonneauville has the 13th largest share of homes built before 1980: 48%, against a county range of 26% to 87%.

Bonneauville and the towns around it

Place	Median built	Before 1980	Owners	Row, twin	Hail days
Bonneauville	1982	48%	63%	22%	16
Mount Pleasant Township, Adams County	1989	37%	83%	9%	17
Mount Joy Township, Adams County	1980	50%	86%	3%	10
Straban	1979	51%	87%	8%	8
Littlestown	1966	54%	72%	19%	19
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.

Storm record around Bonneauville

NOAA’s storm reports show 16 days since 2006 with hail of at least 1 inch inside a 10-mile circle around Bonneauville, topping out at 1.75 in on September 21, 2024.

Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm (DR-4267, March 2016) is the latest of 3 federal storm declarations covering Adams County since 2006. (OpenFEMA.)

A report says hail fell near Bonneauville, not that it damaged a roof. When wind or hail damage means a new roof.

What goes on the roof next

HUD’s useful-life figures are for planning; a warranty is a separate promise. For Bonneauville’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; 51% 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; 7% here predate 1940	Can’t be roofed over; check the framing for the weight
Flat roof: EPDM or TPO	15 years	Low-slope roofs and rear sections (22% of homes here are attached)	Seams at walls and drainage

Checking a contractor in Pennsylvania

A contractor who does $5,000 or more of home improvement work a year must be registered with the Pennsylvania Attorney General, and the number has to be on every contract and estimate (HICPA § 3, § 6). Ask for it before anyone starts on a roof in Bonneauville, and search it.

The price side is in what a new roof costs in Pennsylvania; the paperwork side in checking a roofing contractor.

Questions about a new roof in Bonneauville

Do I need a permit to replace a roof in Bonneauville?

Ask Bonneauville first. Under 34 Pa. Code § 403.1(b)(8), alterations to a house that make no structural change are outside the state code. The borough code office can say what Bonneauville requires.

Do the old shingles have to come off in Bonneauville?

How old are the houses in Bonneauville?

By the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (2020–2024), the median home in Bonneauville was built in 1982, 48% of homes were built before 1980, 63% are owner-occupied.

Does Bonneauville get hail that damages roofs?

Hail of 1 inch or larger was reported on 16 days within 10 miles of Bonneauville 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 Bonneauville?

What they will ask on the phone

The street address in Bonneauville, or at least the ZIP code
The number of stories, and whether the house stands alone
What covers the roof now and about when it went on
The number of layers, if anyone has counted
Your timing for a complete replacement
Any historic-district or HOA rules on the house in Bonneauville
That you own the home and decide on the roof

The full list: before you call.