The median home in New Freedom was built in 1989; there are 1,943 of them. What the code requires when that roof is replaced, and who signs off, is below.
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Permit
Pennsylvania’s code leaves residential alterations without structural change to local ordinance (34 Pa. Code § 403.1(b)(8)). Whether New Freedom wants a permit is in its own ordinance; ask the borough code office before the old roof comes off.
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. With 25% of New Freedom’s homes were built before 1980, ask what is under the newest layer.
Ice barrier
IRC R905.1.2 calls for an ice barrier where Table R301.2 says so; in Pennsylvania the municipality completes that table. New Freedom’s answer is with the borough code office.
Checked against the code text on October 24, 2026. Everything else the state requires: roof replacement in Pennsylvania.
91% of the occupied homes in New Freedom are lived in by their owners: 1,743 households, the people this line is for. Counting by decade, 8% before 1940, 14% before 1960, 25% before 1980 of the housing was in place, and 19% dates from 2000 on. (ACS 2020–2024.)
The housing is 86% detached houses, 10% attached single-family houses (rowhouses, twins and townhouses).
Of the 57 York County municipalities on this site, New Freedom has the smallest share of homes built before 1980: 25%, against a county range of 25% to 98%.
| Place | Median built | Before 1980 | Owners | Row, twin | Hail days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Freedom | 1989 | 25% | 91% | 10% | 12 |
| Shrewsbury Township | 1983 | 45% | 86% | 8% | 13 |
| Shrewsbury Borough | 1986 | 38% | 80% | 8% | 14 |
| Glen Rock | 1955 | 71% | 55% | 16% | 14 |
| Stewartstown | 1990 | 40% | 65% | 21% | 12 |
| Codorus | 1975 | 65% | 85% | 3% | 13 |
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.
Since 2006 the National Weather Service has logged hail of 1 inch or larger on 12 separate days within 10 miles of New Freedom; the largest was 1.75 in on May 14, 2010. The most recent was April 15, 2024.
At the county level, New Freedom shares York County’s record of 3 storm disaster declarations since 2006, the newest DR-4618 (Remnants of Hurricane Ida, September 2021). (OpenFEMA.)
Storm reports are what observers logged, not a measure of damage to any roof. When wind or hail damage means a new roof.
HUD’s useful-life figures are for planning; a warranty is a separate promise. For New Freedom’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; 86% 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 | A complete standing-seam system may go over the old roof (R908.3.1) |
| Slate | 75 years | Older houses; 8% here predate 1940 | Can’t be roofed over; check the framing for the weight |
| Flat roof: EPDM or TPO | 15 years | Additions and porch roofs | Where the roof meets a wall or parapet |
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 New Freedom and look it up.
Contracts, deposits and the right to cancel: checking a roofing contractor. What moves the price: new roof cost in Pennsylvania.
New Freedom’s ordinance decides. Pennsylvania’s code leaves residential alterations without structural change to local ordinance (34 Pa. Code § 403.1(b)(8)). Whether New Freedom wants a permit is in its own ordinance; ask the borough code office before the old roof comes off.
IRC R908.3.1.1 forbids roofing over two existing layers, over slate or tile, or over a water-soaked roof. With 25% of New Freedom’s homes were built before 1980, ask what is under the newest layer.
By the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (2020–2024), the median home in New Freedom was built in 1989, 25% of homes were built before 1980, 91% are owner-occupied.
Hail of 1 inch or larger was reported on 12 days within 10 miles of New Freedom from 2006 through 2025 (NOAA Storm Prediction Center). A report means hail fell nearby, not that a roof was damaged.
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 New Freedom and look it up.
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.