Roof Replacement in Mount Pocono, PA

The median home in Mount Pocono was built in 1984; there are 1,318 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 Mount Pocono

Permit

Mount Pocono’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 Mount Pocono is the one to ask before work starts.

Source: 34 Pa. Code § 403.1(b)

Layers

One old layer can stay; two cannot

IRC R908.3.1.1 forbids roofing over two existing layers, over slate or tile, or over a water-soaked roof. With 43% of Mount Pocono’s homes were built before 1980, ask what is under the newest layer.

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

Ice barrier

Mount Pocono’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 Mount Pocono 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 Mount Pocono

Owners live in 655 of Mount Pocono’s occupied homes, or 56%. By year built, 17% before 1940, 29% before 1960, 43% before 1980; 20% went up in 2000 or later. (ACS 2020–2024.)

By building type: 55% detached houses, 10% attached single-family houses (rowhouses, twins and townhouses), 11% buildings of two to four units.

Of the 19 Monroe County municipalities on this site, Mount Pocono has the 9th largest share of homes built before 1980: 43%, against a county range of 22% to 78%.

ZIP codes: 18344

Mount Pocono and the towns around it

Place	Median built	Before 1980	Owners	Row, twin	Hail days
Mount Pocono	1984	43%	56%	10%	4
Paradise Township, Monroe County	1980	50%	87%	1%	7
Pocono	1984	39%	83%	2%	8
Coolbaugh	1987	28%	81%	5%	4
Price	1992	26%	91%	0%	6
Jackson Township, Monroe County	1985	37%	91%	2%	8

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 Mount Pocono

Within 10 miles of Mount Pocono, hail of an inch or more was reported on 4 days between 2006 and 2025, the biggest stones 1.75 in on August 19, 2011. The most recent was July 22, 2020.

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

Hurricane Sandy (DR-4099, January 2013) is the latest of 3 federal storm declarations covering Monroe County since 2006. (OpenFEMA.)

A report says hail fell near Mount Pocono, 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; 55% 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	Low pitches and long runs	Standing seam that carries its own loads can skip the tear-off (R908.3.1)
Slate	75 years	Older houses; 17% 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

Checking a contractor in Pennsylvania

A contractor who does $5,000 or more of home improvement work a year must be registered with the Pennsylvania Attorney General, and the number has to be on every contract and estimate (HICPA § 3, § 6). Ask for it before anyone starts on a roof in Mount Pocono, and search it.

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 Mount Pocono

Do I need a permit to replace a roof in Mount Pocono?

Mount Pocono’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 Mount Pocono is the one to ask before work starts.

Do the old shingles have to come off in Mount Pocono?

How old are the houses in Mount Pocono?

By the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (2020–2024), the median home in Mount Pocono was built in 1984, 43% of homes were built before 1980, 56% are owner-occupied.

How often does hail hit Mount Pocono?

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

What they will ask on the phone

The street address in Mount Pocono, 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 Mount Pocono
That you are the owner and the one who decides

The full list: before you call.