Roof Replacement in Selinsgrove, PA

Half of the 1,755 homes in Selinsgrove were built before 1950. Below: what the code asks of a replacement here, the permit, and the town’s own records.

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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 Selinsgrove

Permit

Selinsgrove’s ordinance decides

The state code does not cover a reroof that changes no structure (34 Pa. Code § 403.1(b)(8)). The borough code office can say what Selinsgrove requires.

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). 91% of Selinsgrove’s homes were built before 1980; many have been reroofed before.

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. The contractor or the borough code office in Selinsgrove will know.

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 Selinsgrove

55% of the occupied homes in Selinsgrove are lived in by their owners: 876 households, the people this line is for. Counting by decade, 31% before 1940, 76% before 1960, 91% before 1980 of the housing was in place, and 4% dates from 2000 on. (ACS 2020–2024.)

The housing is 52% detached houses, 14% attached single-family houses (rowhouses, twins and townhouses), 26% buildings of two to four units.

Older houses hide their history: ask the contractor to confirm the deck (board or sheet) and every layer above it before pricing, because slate or two layers mean a full tear-off.

Of the 15 Snyder County municipalities on this site, Selinsgrove has the largest share of homes built before 1980: 91%, against a county range of 30% to 91%.

Selinsgrove and the towns around it

Place	Median built	Before 1980	Owners	Row, twin	Hail days
Selinsgrove	1950	91%	55%	14%	2
Penn Township, Snyder County	1996	30%	81%	11%	3
Lower Augusta	1977	58%	87%	1%	2
Monroe Township, Snyder County	1978	53%	86%	7%	2
Shamokin Dam	1966	72%	67%	7%	2
Union Township, Snyder County	1969	62%	82%	1%	6

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 Selinsgrove

Within 10 miles of Selinsgrove, hail of an inch or more was reported on 2 days between 2006 and 2025, the biggest stones 4 in on May 28, 2019.

That is fewer than most places in the state on this site (median 12 days).

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

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	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; 31% here predate 1940	Sound slate can be reused (R908.5); broken slate cannot
Flat roof: EPDM or TPO	15 years	Additions and porch roofs	Coating is not a replacement

Checking a contractor in Pennsylvania

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 Selinsgrove, and search it.

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 Selinsgrove

Do I need a permit to replace a roof in Selinsgrove?

Selinsgrove’s ordinance decides. The state code does not cover a reroof that changes no structure (34 Pa. Code § 403.1(b)(8)). The borough code office can say what Selinsgrove requires.

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

When were most homes in Selinsgrove built?

By the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (2020–2024), the median home in Selinsgrove was built in 1950, 91% of homes were built before 1980, 55% are owner-occupied.

How often does hail hit Selinsgrove?

Hail of 1 inch or larger was reported on 2 days within 10 miles of Selinsgrove 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 Selinsgrove have?

What they will ask on the phone

Where the house is: the Selinsgrove address or ZIP
The number of stories, and whether the house stands alone
What is on the roof now (asphalt shingles, metal, slate, tile, or a flat membrane) and roughly how old it is
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 you are the owner and the one who decides

The full list: before you call.