Roof Replacement in Quincy, PA

Half of the 1,997 homes in Quincy were built before 1975. What the code requires when that roof is replaced, and who signs off, is below.

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This number connects homeowners who are planning a new roof or a full roof replacement with independent local roofing contractors. It is not for leak repairs or patch jobs. The call must come from the homeowner who decides on the roof. Calls may be recorded.

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The rules for a reroof in Quincy

Permit

Ask Quincy first

The state code does not cover a reroof that changes no structure (34 Pa. Code § 403.1(b)(8)). So the township code office in Quincy 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). With 59% of Quincy’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. Quincy’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. The state’s code edition and the rest of its rules: roof replacement in Pennsylvania.

Homes and roofs in Quincy

78% of the occupied homes in Quincy are lived in by their owners: 1,440 households, the people this line is for. Counting by decade, 22% before 1940, 33% before 1960, 59% before 1980 of the housing was in place, and 25% dates from 2000 on. (ACS 2020–2024.)

The housing is 79% detached houses, 6% attached single-family houses (rowhouses, twins and townhouses), 7% buildings of two to four units, 5% manufactured homes.

Of the 20 Franklin County municipalities on this site, Quincy has the 10th largest share of homes built before 1980: 59%, against a county range of 38% to 80%.

ZIP codes: 17237 · 17247 · 17268

Quincy and the towns around it

Place	Median built	Before 1980	Owners	Row, twin	Hail days
Quincy	1975	59%	78%	6%	13
Mont Alto	1971	57%	73%	12%	14
Washington Township, Franklin County	1985	45%	80%	11%	13
Waynesboro	1956	72%	52%	18%	16
Guilford	1982	47%	81%	9%	11
Antrim	1985	46%	89%	8%	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.

Hail and storms near Quincy

NOAA’s storm reports show 13 days since 2006 with hail of at least 1 inch inside a 10-mile circle around Quincy, topping out at 1.75 in on August 10, 2008. The most recent was July 12, 2022.

At the county level, Quincy shares Franklin County’s record of 4 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

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; 79% 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	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

Checking a contractor in Pennsylvania

Before signing for a roof in Quincy, get the contractor’s PA registration number: the home improvement law requires registration with the Attorney General above $5,000 a year of such work, and the number on contracts and estimates (HICPA § 3, § 6).

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 Quincy

Is a permit required for a new roof in Quincy, PA?

Ask Quincy first. The state code does not cover a reroof that changes no structure (34 Pa. Code § 403.1(b)(8)). So the township code office in Quincy is the one to ask before work starts.

Do the old shingles have to come off in Quincy?

When were most homes in Quincy built?

By the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (2020–2024), the median home in Quincy was built in 1975, 59% of homes were built before 1980, 78% are owner-occupied.

Does Quincy get hail that damages roofs?

Hail of 1 inch or larger was reported on 13 days within 10 miles of Quincy 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 Quincy have?

What they will ask on the phone

Where the house is: the Quincy address or ZIP
One story or two (or more), detached or attached
The roof you have today, shingle, metal, slate, tile or flat, and its rough age
The number of layers, if anyone has counted
That you want a new roof or a full replacement, and when you want the work done
Whether the house is in a historic district or an HOA
That the house is yours and the decision is yours

The full list: before you call.