The median home in Lower Windsor was built in 1973; there are 3,123 of them. Below: what the code asks of a replacement here, the permit, and the town’s own records.
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Permit
Pennsylvania’s code leaves residential alterations without structural change to local ordinance (34 Pa. Code § 403.1(b)(8)). The township code office can say what Lower Windsor requires.
Source: 34 Pa. Code § 403.1(b)
Layers
IRC R908.3.1.1 forbids roofing over two existing layers, over slate or tile, or over a water-soaked roof. 63% of Lower Windsor’s homes were built before 1980; many have been reroofed before.
Ice barrier
IRC R905.1.2 calls for an ice barrier where Table R301.2 says so; in Pennsylvania the municipality completes that table. Ask the township code office or the contractor what Lower Windsor’s says.
Rules as read on October 24, 2026. The state’s code edition and the rest of its rules: roof replacement in Pennsylvania.
Owners live in 2,394 of Lower Windsor’s occupied homes, or 86%. By year built, 19% before 1940, 33% before 1960, 63% before 1980; 16% went up in 2000 or later. (ACS 2020–2024.)
By building type: 80% detached houses, 4% attached single-family houses (rowhouses, twins and townhouses), 12% manufactured homes.
Of the 57 York County municipalities on this site, Lower Windsor has the 19th largest share of homes built before 1980: 63%, against a county range of 25% to 98%.
ZIP codes: 17366 · 17368
| Place | Median built | Before 1980 | Owners | Row, twin | Hail days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Windsor | 1973 | 63% | 86% | 4% | 14 |
| Windsor Borough | 1938 | 95% | 50% | 28% | 14 |
| Wrightsville | 1944 | 86% | 68% | 23% | 19 |
| Hallam | 1992 | 39% | 49% | 41% | 17 |
| Windsor Township, York County | 1991 | 37% | 87% | 14% | 17 |
| Hellam | 1977 | 56% | 91% | 8% | 19 |
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.
NOAA’s storm reports show 14 days since 2006 with hail of at least 1 inch inside a 10-mile circle around Lower Windsor, topping out at 2 in on August 2, 2008. The most recent was June 28, 2025.
Federal major-disaster declarations for storms in York County since 2006: 3, most recently DR-4618, Remnants of Hurricane Ida, declared September 2021. (OpenFEMA.)
A report says hail fell near Lower Windsor, not that it damaged a roof. When wind or hail damage means a new roof.
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; 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 | Simple roofs with long, unbroken slopes | Standing seam that carries its own loads can skip the tear-off (R908.3.1) |
| Slate | 75 years | Older houses; 19% here predate 1940 | Sound slate can be reused (R908.5); broken slate cannot |
| Flat roof: EPDM or TPO | 15 years | Porches, additions, low-slope rears | Coating is not a replacement |
Before signing for a roof in Lower Windsor, 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.
Lower Windsor’s ordinance decides. Pennsylvania’s code leaves residential alterations without structural change to local ordinance (34 Pa. Code § 403.1(b)(8)). The township code office can say what Lower Windsor requires.
IRC R908.3.1.1 forbids roofing over two existing layers, over slate or tile, or over a water-soaked roof. 63% of Lower Windsor’s homes were built before 1980; many have been reroofed before.
By the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (2020–2024), the median home in Lower Windsor was built in 1973, 63% of homes were built before 1980, 86% are owner-occupied.
Hail of 1 inch or larger was reported on 14 days within 10 miles of Lower Windsor from 2006 through 2025 (NOAA Storm Prediction Center). A report means hail fell nearby, not that a roof was damaged.
Before signing for a roof in Lower Windsor, 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 full list: before you call.
Checked October 24, 2026. Laws and code editions change; the date says when these were last read at the source.