The median home in Strasburg Borough was built in 1976; there are 1,331 of them. 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)). So the borough code office in Strasburg Borough is the one to ask before work starts.
Source: 34 Pa. Code § 403.1(b)
Layers
IRC R908.3.1.1 forbids roofing over two existing layers, over slate or tile, or over a water-soaked roof. With 53% of Strasburg Borough’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). The contractor or the borough code office in Strasburg Borough will know.
Rules as read on October 24, 2026. The state’s code edition and the rest of its rules: roof replacement in Pennsylvania.
73% of the occupied homes in Strasburg Borough are lived in by their owners: 941 households, the people this line is for. By year built, 25% before 1940, 30% before 1960, 53% before 1980; 17% went up in 2000 or later. (ACS 2020–2024.)
By building type: 69% detached houses, 16% attached single-family houses (rowhouses, twins and townhouses), 6% buildings of two to four units.
Of the 59 Lancaster County municipalities on this site, Strasburg Borough has the 24th largest share of homes built before 1980: 53%, against a county range of 27% to 87%.
| Place | Median built | Before 1980 | Owners | Row, twin | Hail days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strasburg Borough | 1976 | 53% | 73% | 16% | 20 |
| Strasburg Township | 1981 | 49% | 84% | 3% | 19 |
| West Lampeter | 1990 | 30% | 65% | 16% | 19 |
| East Lampeter | 1983 | 45% | 62% | 17% | 27 |
| Paradise Township, Lancaster County | 1981 | 49% | 69% | 13% | 14 |
| Eden | 1986 | 39% | 83% | 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.
Within 10 miles of Strasburg Borough, hail of an inch or more was reported on 20 days between 2006 and 2025, the biggest stones 1.75 in on June 9, 2009. The most recent was July 2, 2022.
That is more hail days than 93% of the places in the state on this site.
Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm (DR-4267, March 2016) is the latest of 3 federal storm declarations covering Lancaster County since 2006. (OpenFEMA.)
A report says hail fell near Strasburg Borough, 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; 69% 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; 25% here predate 1940 | Never a base for a new layer (R908.3.1.1); heavy |
| Flat roof: EPDM or TPO | 15 years | Low-slope roofs and rear sections (16% of homes here are attached) | Where the roof meets a wall or parapet |
Before signing for a roof in Strasburg Borough, 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).
The price side is in what a new roof costs in Pennsylvania; the paperwork side in checking a roofing contractor.
Strasburg Borough’s ordinance decides. The state code does not cover a reroof that changes no structure (34 Pa. Code § 403.1(b)(8)). So the borough code office in Strasburg Borough is the one to ask before work starts.
IRC R908.3.1.1 forbids roofing over two existing layers, over slate or tile, or over a water-soaked roof. With 53% of Strasburg Borough’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 Strasburg Borough was built in 1976, 53% of homes were built before 1980, 73% are owner-occupied.
Hail of 1 inch or larger was reported on 20 days within 10 miles of Strasburg Borough from 2006 through 2025 (NOAA Storm Prediction Center). A report means hail fell nearby, not that a roof was damaged.
Before signing for a roof in Strasburg Borough, 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).
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.