Roof Replacement in Boyertown, PA

Boyertown has 2,043 homes, and half of them were standing by 1946. 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 Boyertown

Permit

Local ordinance, not the state

The state code does not cover a reroof that changes no structure (34 Pa. Code § 403.1(b)(8)). So the borough code office in Boyertown is the one to ask before work starts.

Source: 34 Pa. Code § 403.1(b)

Layers

No third layer

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). 84% of Boyertown’s homes were built before 1980; many have been reroofed before.

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

Ice barrier

Set by the local climate table

IRC R905.1.2 calls for an ice barrier where Table R301.2 says so; in Pennsylvania the municipality completes that table. Boyertown’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. The state’s code edition and the rest of its rules: roof replacement in Pennsylvania.

Homes and roofs in Boyertown

41% of the occupied homes in Boyertown are lived in by their owners: 773 households, the people this line is for. Counting by decade, 47% before 1940, 57% before 1960, 84% before 1980 of the housing was in place, and 4% dates from 2000 on. (ACS 2020–2024.)

The housing is 22% detached houses, 28% attached single-family houses (rowhouses, twins and townhouses), 24% buildings of two to four units.

Older houses hide their history: ask the contractor to confirm the deck (board or sheet) and every layer above it before pricing, because slate or two layers mean a full tear-off.

Of the 67 Berks County municipalities on this site, Boyertown has the 8th largest share of homes built before 1980: 84%, against a county range of 18% to 97%.

Boyertown and the towns around it

Place	Median built	Before 1980	Owners	Row, twin	Hail days
Boyertown	1946	84%	41%	28%	18
Colebrookdale	1975	64%	91%	20%	17
Douglass Township, Montgomery County	1985	44%	86%	8%	17
Upper Pottsgrove	1995	34%	89%	25%	14
Earl Township, Berks County	1973	58%	94%	1%	19
Douglass Township, Berks County	1960	62%	83%	4%	15

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 Boyertown

NOAA’s storm reports show 18 days since 2006 with hail of at least 1 inch inside a 10-mile circle around Boyertown, topping out at 1.75 in on August 26, 2006. The most recent was July 8, 2025.

That is more hail days than 85% of the places in the state on this site.

At the county level, Boyertown shares Berks County’s record of 2 storm disaster declarations since 2006, the newest 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

Useful life is HUD’s planning figure, not a warranty. 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; 22% 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	Low pitches and long runs	A complete standing-seam system may go over the old roof (R908.3.1)
Slate	75 years	Older houses; 47% here predate 1940	Sound slate can be reused (R908.5); broken slate cannot
Flat roof: EPDM or TPO	15 years	Low-slope roofs and rear sections (28% of homes here are attached)	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 Boyertown 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 Boyertown

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

Local ordinance, not the state. The state code does not cover a reroof that changes no structure (34 Pa. Code § 403.1(b)(8)). So the borough code office in Boyertown is the one to ask before work starts.

Do the old shingles have to come off in Boyertown?

When were most homes in Boyertown built?

By the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (2020–2024), the median home in Boyertown was built in 1946, 84% of homes were built before 1980, 41% are owner-occupied.

How often does hail hit Boyertown?

Hail of 1 inch or larger was reported on 18 days within 10 miles of Boyertown 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 Boyertown have?

What they will ask on the phone

The street address in Boyertown, or at least the ZIP code
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
The number of layers, if anyone has counted
That you want a new roof or a full replacement, and when you want the work done
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.