Springfield Township has 631 homes, and half of them were standing by 1973. Below: what the code asks of a replacement here, the permit, and the town’s own records.
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Permit
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 Springfield Township requires.
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). 56% of Springfield 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 Springfield Township will know.
Rules as read on October 24, 2026. Everything else the state requires: roof replacement in Pennsylvania.
85% of the occupied homes in Springfield Township are lived in by their owners: 410 households, the people this line is for. By year built, 31% before 1940, 38% before 1960, 56% before 1980; 16% went up in 2000 or later. (ACS 2020–2024.)
By building type: 88% detached houses, 10% manufactured homes.
19% of the homes in Springfield Township are seasonal or occasional-use homes (ACS 2020–2024). If yours is one of them and you live elsewhere, the call still has to come from you as the owner.
On a house built before 1940, ask what the deck is (boards or plywood) and whether slate sits under the later layers: slate can’t be roofed over.
Of the 23 Bradford County municipalities on this site, Springfield Township has the 11th largest share of homes built before 1980: 56%, against a county range of 40% to 94%.
ZIP codes: 16914
| Place | Median built | Before 1980 | Owners | Row, twin | Hail days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springfield Township, Bradford County | 1973 | 56% | 85% | 0% | 9 |
| Ridgebury | 1977 | 56% | 84% | 1% | 8 |
| Troy Borough | 1953 | 80% | 61% | 1% | 11 |
| Smithfield Township, Bradford County | 1975 | 58% | 87% | 0% | 7 |
| Troy Township | 1979 | 52% | 79% | 0% | 11 |
| Ulster | 1970 | 69% | 76% | 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.
NOAA’s storm reports show 9 days since 2006 with hail of at least 1 inch inside a 10-mile circle around Springfield Township, topping out at 1.75 in on July 18, 2006. The most recent was August 4, 2022.
Severe Storms and Flooding (DR-4408, November 2018) is the latest of 4 federal storm declarations covering Bradford County since 2006. (OpenFEMA.)
A report says hail fell near Springfield 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; 88% 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; 31% here predate 1940 | Never a base for a new layer (R908.3.1.1); heavy |
| 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 Springfield Township, and search it.
The price side is in what a new roof costs in Pennsylvania; the paperwork side in checking a roofing contractor.
Springfield Township’s ordinance decides. 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 Springfield Township requires.
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). 56% of Springfield 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 Springfield Township was built in 1973, 56% of homes were built before 1980, 85% are owner-occupied.
Hail of 1 inch or larger was reported on 9 days within 10 miles of Springfield 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 Springfield 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.