Roof Replacement in Fermanagh, PA

The median home in Fermanagh was built in 1975; there are 1,475 of them. 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 Fermanagh

Permit

Ask Fermanagh first

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

Source: 34 Pa. Code § 403.1(b)

Layers

Two layers means a tear-off

IRC R908.3.1.1 forbids roofing over two existing layers, over slate or tile, or over a water-soaked roof. With 59% of Fermanagh’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

IRC R905.1.2 calls for an ice barrier where Table R301.2 says so; in Pennsylvania the municipality completes that table. Fermanagh’s answer is with the township code office.

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 Fermanagh

66% of the occupied homes in Fermanagh are lived in by their owners: 847 households, the people this line is for. Counting by decade, 20% before 1940, 30% before 1960, 59% before 1980 of the housing was in place, and 14% dates from 2000 on. (ACS 2020–2024.)

The housing is 69% detached houses, 7% manufactured homes.

Of the 8 Juniata County municipalities on this site, Fermanagh has the 4th largest share of homes built before 1980: 59%, against a county range of 35% to 65%.

ZIP codes: 17059

Fermanagh and the towns around it

Place	Median built	Before 1980	Owners	Row, twin	Hail days
Fermanagh	1975	59%	66%	1%	7
Decatur	1978	52%	93%	3%	8
Walker Township, Juniata County	1978	52%	77%	1%	2
Milford Township, Juniata County	1976	59%	80%	3%	4
Fayette	1972	65%	74%	0%	7
Derry Township, Mifflin County	1962	75%	78%	7%	6

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 Fermanagh

Within 10 miles of Fermanagh, hail of an inch or more was reported on 7 days between 2006 and 2025, the biggest stones 2 in on June 16, 2022.

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

At the county level, Fermanagh shares Juniata County’s record of 3 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

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; 69% 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; 20% here predate 1940	Sound slate can be reused (R908.5); broken slate cannot
Flat roof: EPDM or TPO	15 years	Additions and porch roofs	Where the roof meets a wall or parapet

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 Fermanagh, and search it.

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 Fermanagh

Does a roof replacement in Fermanagh need a permit?

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

Is a roof-over allowed in Fermanagh, or is it a tear-off?

IRC R908.3.1.1 forbids roofing over two existing layers, over slate or tile, or over a water-soaked roof. With 59% of Fermanagh’s homes were built before 1980, ask what is under the newest layer.

When were most homes in Fermanagh built?

By the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (2020–2024), the median home in Fermanagh was built in 1975, 59% of homes were built before 1980, 66% are owner-occupied.

How many hail days has Fermanagh had?

Hail of 1 inch or larger was reported on 7 days within 10 miles of Fermanagh 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 Fermanagh have?

What they will ask on the phone

Your address or ZIP code in Fermanagh
How many stories the house has, and whether it is detached or attached
What covers the roof now and about when it went on
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 you own the home and decide on the roof

The full list: before you call.