Roof Replacement in Stroud, PA

Stroud has 8,306 homes, and half of them were standing by 1985. 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 Stroud

Permit

Stroud’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 Stroud requires.

Source: 34 Pa. Code § 403.1(b)

Layers

One old layer can stay; two cannot

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). 40% of Stroud’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. Stroud’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 Stroud

81% of the occupied homes in Stroud are lived in by their owners: 5,669 households, the people this line is for. Counting by decade, 5% before 1940, 17% before 1960, 40% before 1980 of the housing was in place, and 23% dates from 2000 on. (ACS 2020–2024.)

The housing is 86% detached houses, 5% attached single-family houses (rowhouses, twins and townhouses).

Of the 19 Monroe County municipalities on this site, Stroud has the 10th largest share of homes built before 1980: 40%, against a county range of 22% to 78%.

ZIP codes: 18301 · 18360

Stroud and the towns around it

Place	Median built	Before 1980	Owners	Row, twin	Hail days
Stroud	1985	40%	81%	5%	7
Stroudsburg	1951	78%	42%	17%	7
East Stroudsburg	1963	66%	53%	17%	7
Smithfield Township, Monroe County	1986	36%	79%	10%	8
Hamilton Township, Monroe County	1980	50%	68%	2%	7
Pocono	1984	39%	83%	2%	8

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 Stroud

Since 2006 the National Weather Service has logged hail of 1 inch or larger on 7 separate days within 10 miles of Stroud; the largest was 1.5 in on July 22, 2020. The most recent was September 7, 2023.

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

At the county level, Stroud shares Monroe County’s record of 3 storm disaster declarations since 2006, the newest DR-4099 (Hurricane Sandy, January 2013). (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

HUD’s useful-life figures are for planning; a warranty is a separate promise. For Stroud’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; 86% 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	A complete standing-seam system may go over the old roof (R908.3.1)
Slate	75 years	Older houses; 5% 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 Stroud, 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 Stroud

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

Stroud’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 Stroud requires.

Can a new roof go over the old one in Stroud?

When were most homes in Stroud built?

By the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (2020–2024), the median home in Stroud was built in 1985, 40% of homes were built before 1980, 81% are owner-occupied.

How many hail days has Stroud had?

Hail of 1 inch or larger was reported on 7 days within 10 miles of Stroud 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 Stroud have?

What they will ask on the phone

Your address or ZIP code in Stroud
How many stories the house has, and whether it is detached or attached
What covers the roof now and about when it went on
How many layers are on it, if you know
Your timing for a complete replacement
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.