Roof Replacement in Yardley, PA

Half of the 1,235 homes in Yardley were built before 1962. 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 Yardley

Permit

Local ordinance, not the state

Pennsylvania’s code leaves residential alterations without structural change to local ordinance (34 Pa. Code § 403.1(b)(8)). The borough code office can say what Yardley requires.

Source: 34 Pa. Code § 403.1(b)

Layers

No third layer

A new roof may go over one existing layer; with two or more, or over slate, clay or cement tile, everything comes off to the deck (IRC R908.3.1.1). With 76% of Yardley’s homes were built before 1980, ask what is under the newest layer.

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

Ice barrier

Yardley’s climate table decides

IRC R905.1.2 calls for an ice barrier where Table R301.2 says so; in Pennsylvania the municipality completes that table. Ask the borough code office or the contractor what Yardley’s says.

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

Rules as read on October 24, 2026. Everything else the state requires: roof replacement in Pennsylvania.

Homes and roofs in Yardley

Owners live in 827 of Yardley’s occupied homes, or 73%. By year built, 29% before 1940, 47% before 1960, 76% before 1980; 14% went up in 2000 or later. (ACS 2020–2024.)

By building type: 50% detached houses, 13% attached single-family houses (rowhouses, twins and townhouses), 14% buildings of two to four units.

Of the 50 Bucks County municipalities on this site, Yardley has the 14th largest share of homes built before 1980: 76%, against a county range of 16% to 88%.

Yardley and the towns around it

Place	Median built	Before 1980	Owners	Row, twin	Hail days
Yardley	1962	76%	73%	13%	12
Lower Makefield	1984	40%	88%	17%	10
Morrisville	1955	84%	65%	10%	11
Newtown Borough	1938	82%	73%	29%	9
Falls Township, Bucks County	1962	79%	73%	5%	9
Newtown Township, Bucks County	1988	22%	85%	44%	10

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.

Storm record around Yardley

NOAA’s storm reports show 12 days since 2006 with hail of at least 1 inch inside a 10-mile circle around Yardley, topping out at 1.75 in on July 6, 2020. The most recent was April 1, 2023.

Federal major-disaster declarations for storms in Bucks County since 2006: 5, most recently DR-4618, Remnants of Hurricane Ida, declared September 2021. (OpenFEMA.)

A report says hail fell near Yardley, not that it damaged a roof. When wind or hail damage means a new roof.

What goes on the roof next

Useful life is HUD’s planning figure, not a warranty. 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; 50% 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; 29% here predate 1940	Can’t be roofed over; check the framing for the weight
Flat roof: EPDM or TPO	15 years	Porches, additions, low-slope rears	Seams at walls and drainage

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 Yardley and look it up.

The price side is in what a new roof costs in Pennsylvania; the paperwork side in checking a roofing contractor.

Questions about a new roof in Yardley

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

Local ordinance, not the state. Pennsylvania’s code leaves residential alterations without structural change to local ordinance (34 Pa. Code § 403.1(b)(8)). The borough code office can say what Yardley requires.

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

How old are the houses in Yardley?

By the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (2020–2024), the median home in Yardley was built in 1962, 76% of homes were built before 1980, 73% are owner-occupied.

Does Yardley get hail that damages roofs?

Hail of 1 inch or larger was reported on 12 days within 10 miles of Yardley from 2006 through 2025 (NOAA Storm Prediction Center). A report means hail fell nearby, not that a roof was damaged.

How do I check a roofing contractor in Yardley?

What they will ask on the phone

Your address or ZIP code in Yardley
The number of stories, and whether the house stands alone
What covers the roof now and about when it went on
The number of layers, if anyone has counted
Your timing for a complete replacement
Any historic-district or HOA rules on the house in Yardley
That you are the owner and the one who decides

The full list: before you call.