Roof Replacement in East Hanover Township, Lebanon County, PA

Half of the 1,266 homes in East Hanover Township were built before 1964. 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 East Hanover Township

Permit

Ask East Hanover Township first

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

Source: 34 Pa. Code § 403.1(b)

Layers

Two layers means a tear-off

A new roof may go over one existing layer; with two or more, or over slate, clay or cement tile, everything comes off to the deck (IRC R908.3.1.1). 71% of East Hanover Township’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

Whether an eave membrane is a code item depends on the climate table the municipality filled in when it adopted the code (IRC R905.1.2, Table R301.2). Ask the township code office or the contractor what East Hanover Township’s says.

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

Checked against the code text on October 24, 2026. Everything else the state requires: roof replacement in Pennsylvania.

Homes and roofs in East Hanover Township

Of 1,219 occupied homes in East Hanover Township, 824 (68%) are owner-occupied. Counting by decade, 22% before 1940, 46% before 1960, 71% before 1980 of the housing was in place, and 11% dates from 2000 on. (ACS 2020–2024.)

The housing is 86% detached houses, 5% attached single-family houses (rowhouses, twins and townhouses), 5% manufactured homes.

Of the 23 Lebanon County municipalities on this site, East Hanover Township has the 7th largest share of homes built before 1980: 71%, against a county range of 31% to 88%.

ZIP codes: 17003 · 17028 · 17077

East Hanover Township and the towns around it

Place	Median built	Before 1980	Owners	Row, twin	Hail days
East Hanover Township, Lebanon County	1964	71%	68%	5%	13
Union Township, Lebanon County	1979	53%	76%	0%	8
North Annville	1964	73%	81%	13%	17
East Hanover Township, Dauphin County	1987	32%	90%	8%	15
North Londonderry	1980	50%	84%	18%	17
Jonestown	1993	42%	79%	19%	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 East Hanover Township

Within 10 miles of East Hanover Township, hail of an inch or more was reported on 13 days between 2006 and 2025, the biggest stones 1.5 in on August 6, 2024.

Lebanon 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

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; 86% 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 houses; 22% here predate 1940	Never a base for a new layer (R908.3.1.1); heavy
Flat roof: EPDM or TPO	15 years	Additions and porch roofs	Where the roof meets a wall or parapet

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 East Hanover Township 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 East Hanover Township

Does a roof replacement in East Hanover Township need a permit?

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

Do the old shingles have to come off in East Hanover Township?

When were most homes in East Hanover Township built?

By the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (2020–2024), the median home in East Hanover Township was built in 1964, 71% of homes were built before 1980, 68% are owner-occupied.

How many hail days has East Hanover Township had?

Hail of 1 inch or larger was reported on 13 days within 10 miles of East Hanover Township 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 East Hanover Township have?

What they will ask on the phone

The street address in East Hanover Township, or at least the ZIP code
How many stories the house has, and whether it is detached or attached
What covers the roof now and about when it went on
How many layers are on it, if you know
Your timing for a complete replacement
Whether the house is in a historic district or an HOA
That you own the home and decide on the roof

The full list: before you call.