Half of the 8,021 homes in Plymouth Township were built before 1966. What the code requires when that roof is replaced, and who signs off, is below.
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Permit
The state code does not cover a reroof that changes no structure (34 Pa. Code § 403.1(b)(8)). Whether Plymouth Township wants a permit is in its own ordinance; ask the township code office before the old roof comes off.
Source: 34 Pa. Code § 403.1(b)
Layers
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). With 68% of Plymouth Township’s homes were built before 1980, ask what is under the newest layer.
Ice barrier
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). Plymouth Township’s answer is with the township code office.
Rules as read on October 24, 2026. The state’s code edition and the rest of its rules: roof replacement in Pennsylvania.
67% of the occupied homes in Plymouth Township are lived in by their owners: 5,241 households, the people this line is for. By year built, 7% before 1940, 37% before 1960, 68% before 1980; 14% went up in 2000 or later. (ACS 2020–2024.)
By building type: 52% detached houses, 14% attached single-family houses (rowhouses, twins and townhouses), 5% buildings of two to four units.
Of the 61 Montgomery County municipalities on this site, Plymouth Township has the 23rd largest share of homes built before 1980: 68%, against a county range of 17% to 98%.
ZIP codes: 19428 · 19462
| Place | Median built | Before 1980 | Owners | Row, twin | Hail days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plymouth Township, Montgomery County | 1966 | 68% | 67% | 14% | 16 |
| Norristown | 1957 | 81% | 43% | 47% | 17 |
| Conshohocken | 1964 | 59% | 49% | 44% | 13 |
| Bridgeport | 1964 | 79% | 43% | 38% | 15 |
| Whitemarsh | 1973 | 58% | 74% | 15% | 16 |
| West Conshohocken | 1949 | 63% | 75% | 54% | 14 |
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.
Within 10 miles of Plymouth Township, hail of an inch or more was reported on 16 days between 2006 and 2025, the biggest stones 1.75 in on June 6, 2023. The most recent was August 18, 2024.
Federal major-disaster declarations for storms in Montgomery County since 2006: 6, most recently DR-4618, Remnants of Hurricane Ida, declared September 2021. (OpenFEMA.)
A report says hail fell near Plymouth Township, 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; 52% 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 | Roofs that will carry solar later | Standing seam that carries its own loads can skip the tear-off (R908.3.1) |
| Slate | 75 years | Older houses; 7% 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 | Seams at walls and drainage |
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 Plymouth Township, and search it.
The price side is in what a new roof costs in Pennsylvania; the paperwork side in checking a roofing contractor.
Plymouth Township’s ordinance decides. The state code does not cover a reroof that changes no structure (34 Pa. Code § 403.1(b)(8)). Whether Plymouth Township wants a permit is in its own ordinance; ask the township code office before the old roof comes off.
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). With 68% of Plymouth Township’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 Plymouth Township was built in 1966, 68% of homes were built before 1980, 67% are owner-occupied.
Hail of 1 inch or larger was reported on 16 days within 10 miles of Plymouth Township from 2006 through 2025 (NOAA Storm Prediction Center). A report means hail fell nearby, not that a roof was damaged.
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 Plymouth Township, and search it.
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.