Roof Replacement in Paradise Township, Lancaster County, PA

The median home in Paradise Township was built in 1981; there are 1,863 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 Paradise Township

Permit

Ask Paradise Township first

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

Source: 34 Pa. Code § 403.1(b)

Layers

Two layers means a tear-off

IRC R908.3.1.1 forbids roofing over two existing layers, over slate or tile, or over a water-soaked roof. With 49% of Paradise Township’s homes were built before 1980, ask what is under the newest layer.

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

Ice barrier

Set by the local climate table

IRC R905.1.2 calls for an ice barrier where Table R301.2 says so; in Pennsylvania the municipality completes that table. Paradise Township’s answer is with the township code office.

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

Checked against the code text on October 24, 2026. Code edition, permit and contract rules for the whole state: roof replacement in Pennsylvania.

Homes and roofs in Paradise Township

69% of the occupied homes in Paradise Township are lived in by their owners: 1,268 households, the people this line is for. Counting by decade, 22% before 1940, 31% before 1960, 49% before 1980 of the housing was in place, and 32% dates from 2000 on. (ACS 2020–2024.)

The housing is 69% detached houses, 13% attached single-family houses (rowhouses, twins and townhouses), 6% buildings of two to four units, 7% manufactured homes.

32% of homes here were built in 2000 or later. HUD’s useful-life table gives an asphalt-shingle roof 20 years, so roofs on houses from the early 2000s are reaching that age.

Of the 59 Lancaster County municipalities on this site, Paradise Township has the 31st largest share of homes built before 1980: 49%, against a county range of 27% to 87%.

ZIP codes: 17562 · 17572

Paradise Township and the towns around it

Place	Median built	Before 1980	Owners	Row, twin	Hail days
Paradise Township, Lancaster County	1981	49%	69%	13%	14
Leacock	1976	53%	62%	22%	20
Strasburg Borough	1976	53%	73%	16%	20
Bart	1973	57%	61%	12%	8
Strasburg Township	1981	49%	84%	3%	19
Eden	1986	39%	83%	4%	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.

Hail and storms near Paradise Township

Since 2006 the National Weather Service has logged hail of 1 inch or larger on 14 separate days within 10 miles of Paradise Township; the largest was 1.75 in on June 9, 2009. The most recent was July 2, 2022.

At the county level, Paradise Township shares Lancaster County’s record of 3 storm disaster declarations since 2006, the newest DR-4267 (Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm, March 2016). (OpenFEMA.)

Storm reports are what observers logged, not a measure of damage to any 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 Paradise Township’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; 69% 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; 22% here predate 1940	Sound slate can be reused (R908.5); broken slate cannot
Flat roof: EPDM or TPO	15 years	Additions and porch roofs	Seams at walls and drainage

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 Paradise Township and look it up.

Contracts, deposits and the right to cancel: checking a roofing contractor. What moves the price: new roof cost in Pennsylvania.

Questions about a new roof in Paradise Township

Does a roof replacement in Paradise Township need a permit?

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

Is a roof-over allowed in Paradise Township, or is it a tear-off?

When were most homes in Paradise Township built?

By the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (2020–2024), the median home in Paradise Township was built in 1981, 49% of homes were built before 1980, 69% are owner-occupied.

How many hail days has Paradise Township had?

Hail of 1 inch or larger was reported on 14 days within 10 miles of Paradise Township from 2006 through 2025 (NOAA Storm Prediction Center). A report means hail fell nearby, not that a roof was damaged.

What license or registration should a roofer in Paradise Township have?

What they will ask on the phone

Your address or ZIP code in Paradise Township
How many stories the house has, and whether it is detached or attached
What covers the roof now and about when it went on
Whether there is one layer or more, if you know
That the job is a full replacement or a new roof, and your timing
Whether the house is in a historic district or an HOA
That you own the home and decide on the roof

The full list: before you call.