Roof Replacement in Franklin Township, Snyder County, PA

The median home in Franklin Township was built in 1974; there are 951 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 Franklin Township

Permit

Ask Franklin Township 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 Franklin Township 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 61% of Franklin Township’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. Franklin Township’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. Code edition, permit and contract rules for the whole state: roof replacement in Pennsylvania.

Homes and roofs in Franklin Township

76% of the occupied homes in Franklin Township are lived in by their owners: 705 households, the people this line is for. Counting by decade, 25% before 1940, 36% before 1960, 61% before 1980 of the housing was in place, and 19% dates from 2000 on. (ACS 2020–2024.)

The housing is 73% detached houses, 6% buildings of two to four units, 21% manufactured homes.

21% of homes in Franklin Township are manufactured homes (198). A roof on a manufactured home is its own kind of job; tell the person on the line that it is one.

Of the 15 Snyder County municipalities on this site, Franklin Township has the 7th largest share of homes built before 1980: 61%, against a county range of 30% to 91%.

ZIP codes: 17842 · 17861

Franklin Township and the towns around it

Place	Median built	Before 1980	Owners	Row, twin	Hail days
Franklin Township, Snyder County	1974	61%	76%	1%	7
Middleburg	1955	81%	52%	4%	8
Center	1984	45%	73%	1%	6
Middlecreek	1982	48%	78%	1%	5
Washington Township, Snyder County	1982	46%	89%	2%	5
Perry Township, Snyder County	1981	49%	84%	6%	4

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 Franklin Township

Since 2006 the National Weather Service has logged hail of 1 inch or larger on 7 separate days within 10 miles of Franklin Township; the largest was 2 in on May 31, 2015. The most recent was June 3, 2023.

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

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

HUD’s useful-life figures are for planning; a warranty is a separate promise. For Franklin Township’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; 73% 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; 25% 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	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 Franklin 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 Franklin Township

Do I need a permit to replace a roof in Franklin Township?

Ask Franklin Township 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 Franklin Township requires.

Can a new roof go over the old one in Franklin Township?

When were most homes in Franklin Township built?

By the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (2020–2024), the median home in Franklin Township was built in 1974, 61% of homes were built before 1980, 76% are owner-occupied.

How often does hail hit Franklin Township?

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

What they will ask on the phone

Your address or ZIP code in Franklin Township
How many stories the house has, and whether it is detached or attached
Whether it is a manufactured home
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.