Roof Replacement in Jersey Shore, PA

Jersey Shore has 1,549 homes, and half of them were standing by 1938. Below: what the code asks of a replacement here, the permit, and the town’s own records.

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This number connects homeowners who are planning a new roof or a full roof replacement with independent local roofing contractors. It is not for leak repairs or patch jobs. The call must come from the homeowner who decides on the roof. Calls may be recorded.

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The rules for a reroof in Jersey Shore

Permit

Ask Jersey Shore first

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

Source: 34 Pa. Code § 403.1(b)

Layers

One old layer can stay; two cannot

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). 93% of Jersey Shore’s homes were built before 1980; many have been reroofed before.

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

Ice barrier

Jersey Shore’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 Jersey Shore will know.

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

Rules as read on October 24, 2026. Everything else the state requires: roof replacement in Pennsylvania.

Homes and roofs in Jersey Shore

70% of the occupied homes in Jersey Shore are lived in by their owners: 1,010 households, the people this line is for. By year built, 62% before 1940, 78% before 1960, 93% before 1980; 2% went up in 2000 or later. (ACS 2020–2024.)

By building type: 80% detached houses, 12% buildings of two to four units, 3% manufactured homes.

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 26 Lycoming County municipalities on this site, Jersey Shore has the largest share of homes built before 1980: 93%, against a county range of 42% to 93%.

Jersey Shore and the towns around it

Place	Median built	Before 1980	Owners	Row, twin	Hail days
Jersey Shore	1938	93%	70%	2%	6
Porter Township, Lycoming County	1977	58%	81%	2%	5
Pine Creek	1974	59%	98%	3%	5
Woodward	1981	48%	84%	1%	9
Mifflin Township, Lycoming County	1985	42%	78%	1%	3
Susquehanna Township, Lycoming County	1971	71%	92%	0%	9

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 Jersey Shore

NOAA’s storm reports show 6 days since 2006 with hail of at least 1 inch inside a 10-mile circle around Jersey Shore, topping out at 3 in on May 28, 2019.

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

Tropical Storm Debby (DR-4815, September 2024) is the latest of 3 federal storm declarations covering Lycoming County since 2006. (OpenFEMA.)

A report says hail fell near Jersey Shore, not that it damaged a 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 Jersey Shore’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; 80% 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; 62% 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 Jersey Shore, 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 Jersey Shore

Do I need a permit to replace a roof in Jersey Shore?

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

Do the old shingles have to come off in Jersey Shore?

How old are the houses in Jersey Shore?

By the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (2020–2024), the median home in Jersey Shore was built in 1938, 93% of homes were built before 1980, 70% are owner-occupied.

Does Jersey Shore get hail that damages roofs?

Hail of 1 inch or larger was reported on 6 days within 10 miles of Jersey Shore 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 Jersey Shore?

What they will ask on the phone

Where the house is: the Jersey Shore address or ZIP
One story or two (or more), detached or attached
What is on the roof now (asphalt shingles, metal, slate, tile, or a flat membrane) and roughly how old it is
Whether there is one layer or more, if you know
That you want a new roof or a full replacement, and when you want the work done
Any historic-district or HOA rules on the house in Jersey Shore
That you are the owner and the one who decides

The full list: before you call.