Roof Replacement in Woodward, PA

Woodward has 841 homes, and half of them were standing by 1981. What the code requires when that roof is replaced, and who signs off, is below.

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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 Woodward

Permit

Woodward’s ordinance decides

The state code does not cover a reroof that changes no structure (34 Pa. Code § 403.1(b)(8)). The township code office can say what Woodward 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). With 48% of Woodward’s homes were built before 1980, ask what is under the newest layer.

Source: IRC 2021, Chapter 9 (Pennsylvania edition, UpCodes)

Ice barrier

Set by the local climate table

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). Ask the township code office or the contractor what Woodward’s says.

Source: IRC 2021, Chapter 9 (Pennsylvania edition, UpCodes)

Checked against the code text on October 24, 2026. Everything else the state requires: roof replacement in Pennsylvania.

Homes and roofs in Woodward

Of 783 occupied homes in Woodward, 659 (84%) are owner-occupied. Counting by decade, 11% before 1940, 27% before 1960, 48% before 1980 of the housing was in place, and 10% dates from 2000 on. (ACS 2020–2024.)

The housing is 71% detached houses, 24% manufactured homes.

24% of homes in Woodward are manufactured homes (202). A roof on a manufactured home is its own kind of job; tell the person on the line that it is one.

Of the 26 Lycoming County municipalities on this site, Woodward has the 23rd largest share of homes built before 1980: 48%, against a county range of 42% to 93%.

ZIP codes: 17744

Woodward and the towns around it

Place	Median built	Before 1980	Owners	Row, twin	Hail days
Woodward	1981	48%	84%	1%	9
Susquehanna Township, Lycoming County	1971	71%	92%	0%	9
Old Lycoming	1970	69%	72%	3%	9
Lycoming	1970	68%	87%	1%	8
Williamsport	1938	84%	43%	15%	9
Duboistown	1951	90%	80%	13%	9

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 Woodward

Within 10 miles of Woodward, hail of an inch or more was reported on 9 days between 2006 and 2025, the biggest stones 3 in on May 28, 2019.

Lycoming County has had 3 federal major-disaster declarations for storms since 2006; the latest was DR-4815, Tropical Storm Debby (September 2024). (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

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; 71% 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	A complete standing-seam system may go over the old roof (R908.3.1)
Slate	75 years	Older houses; 11% 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	Coating is not a replacement

Checking a contractor in Pennsylvania

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 Woodward and look it up.

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 Woodward

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

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

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

When were most homes in Woodward built?

By the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (2020–2024), the median home in Woodward was built in 1981, 48% of homes were built before 1980, 84% are owner-occupied.

How many hail days has Woodward had?

Hail of 1 inch or larger was reported on 9 days within 10 miles of Woodward 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 Woodward have?

What they will ask on the phone

Where the house is: the Woodward address or ZIP
The number of stories, and whether the house stands alone
Whether it is a manufactured home
What is on the roof now (asphalt shingles, metal, slate, tile, or a flat membrane) and roughly how old it is
Whether there is one layer or more, if you know
That the job is a full replacement or a new roof, and your timing
Whether the house is in a historic district or an HOA
That the house is yours and the decision is yours

The full list: before you call.