Richland Township has 5,944 homes, and half of them were standing by 1996. Below: what the code asks of a replacement here, the permit, and the town’s own records.
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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 Richland 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
On a roof that already carries two layers, or slate or tile, the code allows no recover: it is a tear-off (IRC R908.3.1.1). 30% of Richland Township’s homes were built before 1980; many have been reroofed before.
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). The contractor or the township code office in Richland Township will know.
Rules as read on October 24, 2026. Everything else the state requires: roof replacement in Pennsylvania.
91% of the occupied homes in Richland Township are lived in by their owners: 5,132 households, the people this line is for. By year built, 6% before 1940, 17% before 1960, 30% before 1980; 44% went up in 2000 or later. (ACS 2020–2024.)
By building type: 52% detached houses, 29% attached single-family houses (rowhouses, twins and townhouses), 12% manufactured homes.
44% 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 50 Bucks County municipalities on this site, Richland Township has the 47th largest share of homes built before 1980: 30%, against a county range of 16% to 88%.
ZIP codes: 18951 · 18955
| Place | Median built | Before 1980 | Owners | Row, twin | Hail days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richland Township | 1996 | 30% | 91% | 29% | 13 |
| Quakertown | 1967 | 78% | 55% | 31% | 13 |
| Richlandtown | 1982 | 48% | 68% | 45% | 11 |
| Milford Township, Bucks County | 1990 | 39% | 93% | 16% | 13 |
| Coopersburg | 1961 | 85% | 69% | 12% | 19 |
| East Rockhill | 1983 | 45% | 86% | 15% | 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.
Since 2006 the National Weather Service has logged hail of 1 inch or larger on 13 separate days within 10 miles of Richland Township; the largest was 2 in on May 29, 2019. The most recent was August 15, 2023.
Remnants of Hurricane Ida (DR-4618, September 2021) is the latest of 5 federal storm declarations covering Bucks County since 2006. (OpenFEMA.)
A report says hail fell near Richland Township, not that it damaged a 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 Richland 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; 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 | 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; 6% here predate 1940 | Sound slate can be reused (R908.5); broken slate cannot |
| Flat roof: EPDM or TPO | 15 years | Low-slope roofs and rear sections (29% of homes here are attached) | Seams at walls and drainage |
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 Richland Township and look it up.
The price side is in what a new roof costs in Pennsylvania; the paperwork side in checking a roofing contractor.
Ask Richland Township first. Pennsylvania’s code leaves residential alterations without structural change to local ordinance (34 Pa. Code § 403.1(b)(8)). Whether Richland Township wants a permit is in its own ordinance; ask the township code office before the old roof comes off.
On a roof that already carries two layers, or slate or tile, the code allows no recover: it is a tear-off (IRC R908.3.1.1). 30% of Richland Township’s homes were built before 1980; many have been reroofed before.
By the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (2020–2024), the median home in Richland Township was built in 1996, 30% of homes were built before 1980, 91% are owner-occupied.
Hail of 1 inch or larger was reported on 13 days within 10 miles of Richland Township 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 Richland Township 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.