Roof Replacement in Huntingdon, PA

The median home in Huntingdon was built in 1940; there are 3,082 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 Huntingdon

Permit

Huntingdon’s ordinance decides

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 Huntingdon is the one to ask before work starts.

Source: 34 Pa. Code § 403.1(b)

Layers

No third layer

IRC R908.3.1.1 forbids roofing over two existing layers, over slate or tile, or over a water-soaked roof. With 84% of Huntingdon’s homes were built before 1980, ask what is under the newest layer.

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

Ice barrier

Huntingdon’s climate table decides

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). The contractor or the borough code office in Huntingdon will know.

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

Rules as read on October 24, 2026. The state’s code edition and the rest of its rules: roof replacement in Pennsylvania.

Homes and roofs in Huntingdon

58% of the occupied homes in Huntingdon are lived in by their owners: 1,498 households, the people this line is for. By year built, 50% before 1940, 63% before 1960, 84% before 1980; 5% went up in 2000 or later. (ACS 2020–2024.)

By building type: 62% detached houses, 6% attached single-family houses (rowhouses, twins and townhouses), 21% buildings of two to four units.

On a house built before 1940, ask what the deck is (boards or plywood) and whether slate sits under the later layers: slate can’t be roofed over.

Of the 12 Huntingdon County municipalities on this site, Huntingdon has the largest share of homes built before 1980: 84%, against a county range of 42% to 84%.

Huntingdon and the towns around it

Place	Median built	Before 1980	Owners	Row, twin	Hail days
Huntingdon	1940	84%	58%	6%	4
Smithfield Township, Huntingdon County	1970	61%	66%	2%	4
Oneida	1974	60%	97%	0%	5
Porter Township, Huntingdon County	1973	66%	86%	0%	3
Walker Township, Huntingdon County	1981	49%	87%	0%	5
Penn Township, Huntingdon County	1979	52%	93%	0%	5

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 Huntingdon

Within 10 miles of Huntingdon, hail of an inch or more was reported on 4 days between 2006 and 2025, the biggest stones 1.5 in on August 4, 2023.

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

Remnants of Hurricane Ida (DR-4618, September 2021) is the latest of 4 federal storm declarations covering Huntingdon County since 2006. (OpenFEMA.)

A report says hail fell near Huntingdon, not that it damaged a 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; 62% 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; 50% here predate 1940	Can’t be roofed over; check the framing for the weight
Flat roof: EPDM or TPO	15 years	Porches, additions, low-slope rears	Seams at walls and drainage

Checking a contractor in Pennsylvania

Before signing for a roof in Huntingdon, get the contractor’s PA registration number: the home improvement law requires registration with the Attorney General above $5,000 a year of such work, and the number on contracts and estimates (HICPA § 3, § 6).

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 Huntingdon

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

Huntingdon’s ordinance decides. 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 Huntingdon is the one to ask before work starts.

Is a roof-over allowed in Huntingdon, 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 84% of Huntingdon’s homes were built before 1980, ask what is under the newest layer.

How old are the houses in Huntingdon?

By the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (2020–2024), the median home in Huntingdon was built in 1940, 84% of homes were built before 1980, 58% are owner-occupied.

How many hail days has Huntingdon had?

Hail of 1 inch or larger was reported on 4 days within 10 miles of Huntingdon 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 Huntingdon?

What they will ask on the phone

Your address or ZIP code in Huntingdon
How many stories the house has, and whether it is detached or attached
The roof you have today, shingle, metal, slate, tile or flat, and its rough age
How many layers are on it, if you know
That the job is a full replacement or a new roof, and your timing
Any historic-district or HOA rules on the house in Huntingdon
That the house is yours and the decision is yours

The full list: before you call.