Roof Replacement in Millersburg, PA

Half of the 1,284 homes in Millersburg were built before 1953. The rules below decide how much of the old roof has to come off and what goes under the new one.

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The rules for a reroof in Millersburg

Permit

Millersburg’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 Millersburg is the one to ask before work starts.

Source: 34 Pa. Code § 403.1(b)

Layers

One old layer can stay; two cannot

A new roof may go over one existing layer; with two or more, or over slate, clay or cement tile, everything comes off to the deck (IRC R908.3.1.1). 82% of Millersburg’s homes were built before 1980, so count the layers before comparing quotes.

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

Ice barrier

Millersburg’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 Millersburg 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 Millersburg

Owners live in 614 of Millersburg’s occupied homes, or 51%. By year built, 38% before 1940, 65% before 1960, 82% before 1980; 9% went up in 2000 or later. (ACS 2020–2024.)

By building type: 50% detached houses, 24% attached single-family houses (rowhouses, twins and townhouses), 11% 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 31 Dauphin County municipalities on this site, Millersburg has the 10th largest share of homes built before 1980: 82%, against a county range of 31% to 100%.

Millersburg and the towns around it

Place	Median built	Before 1980	Owners	Row, twin	Hail days
Millersburg	1953	82%	51%	24%	7
Upper Paxton	1975	59%	90%	9%	7
Liverpool	1979	54%	94%	0%	9
Buffalo Township, Perry County	1977	56%	91%	0%	8
Halifax	1980	50%	81%	1%	12
Watts	1984	43%	85%	1%	12

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 Millersburg

Within 10 miles of Millersburg, hail of an inch or more was reported on 7 days between 2006 and 2025, the biggest stones 1.25 in on August 21, 2011. The most recent was June 3, 2020.

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 5 federal storm declarations covering Dauphin County since 2006. (OpenFEMA.)

A report says hail fell near Millersburg, not that it damaged a roof. When wind or hail damage means a new roof.

What goes on the roof next

Useful life is HUD’s planning figure, not a warranty. 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; 50% 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; 38% here predate 1940	Sound slate can be reused (R908.5); broken slate cannot
Flat roof: EPDM or TPO	15 years	Low-slope roofs and rear sections (24% of homes here are attached)	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 Millersburg and look it up.

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 Millersburg

Do I need a permit to replace a roof in Millersburg?

Millersburg’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 Millersburg is the one to ask before work starts.

Do the old shingles have to come off in Millersburg?

How old are the houses in Millersburg?

By the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (2020–2024), the median home in Millersburg was built in 1953, 82% of homes were built before 1980, 51% are owner-occupied.

How often does hail hit Millersburg?

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

What they will ask on the phone

The street address in Millersburg, or at least the ZIP code
The number of stories, and whether the house stands alone
What covers the roof now and about when it went on
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 Millersburg
That you are the owner and the one who decides

The full list: before you call.