The median home in Wayne Township was built in 1991; there are 519 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 township code office in Wayne Township 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 32% of Wayne Township’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 township code office in Wayne Township will know.
Rules as read on October 24, 2026. The state’s code edition and the rest of its rules: roof replacement in Pennsylvania.
94% of the occupied homes in Wayne Township are lived in by their owners: 475 households, the people this line is for. By year built, 9% before 1940, 15% before 1960, 32% before 1980; 32% went up in 2000 or later. (ACS 2020–2024.)
By building type: 93% detached houses, 7% manufactured homes.
32% 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 31 Dauphin County municipalities on this site, Wayne Township has the 30th largest share of homes built before 1980: 32%, against a county range of 31% to 100%.
| Place | Median built | Before 1980 | Owners | Row, twin | Hail days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Township, Dauphin County | 1991 | 32% | 94% | 0% | 14 |
| Halifax | 1980 | 50% | 81% | 1% | 12 |
| Jackson Township, Dauphin County | 1977 | 54% | 92% | 1% | 7 |
| Middle Paxton | 1976 | 62% | 90% | 2% | 16 |
| Elizabethville | 1951 | 94% | 69% | 14% | 8 |
| Washington Township, Dauphin County | 1980 | 50% | 81% | 0% | 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.
Since 2006 the National Weather Service has logged hail of 1 inch or larger on 14 separate days within 10 miles of Wayne Township; the largest was 1.75 in on July 18, 2012. The most recent was June 3, 2023.
Remnants of Hurricane Ida (DR-4618, September 2021) is the latest of 5 federal storm declarations covering Dauphin County since 2006. (OpenFEMA.)
A report says hail fell near Wayne 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; 93% 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; 9% 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 | Where the roof meets a wall or parapet |
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 Wayne 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.
Wayne Township’s ordinance decides. The state code does not cover a reroof that changes no structure (34 Pa. Code § 403.1(b)(8)). So the township code office in Wayne Township 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 32% of Wayne Township’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 Wayne Township was built in 1991, 32% of homes were built before 1980, 94% are owner-occupied.
Hail of 1 inch or larger was reported on 14 days within 10 miles of Wayne 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 Wayne 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.