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Folsom is one of Ridley Township’s older villages, and most of its roofs have been replaced at least once. What is underneath decides how the next one performs.
Folsom sits in the middle of Ridley Township, along MacDade Boulevard, and it is old enough to appear on maps as a village well before the suburbs reached it. The housing is a mix. Some pre-war twins and singles, a good many post-war capes and rows, on small lots with short overhangs. Nearly all of it has been re-roofed once, and some of it twice.
That history is the job. We take the old covering off rather than adding to it, look at the decking, and rebuild the flashing at chimneys, sidewalls and porch roofs instead of working around what is already there. The permit is issued by Ridley Township under the Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code, since Folsom has no separate office.
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Layers accumulate, flashing gets reused, and each past shortcut shortens the life of the roof that follows, which is why we start with a full tear-off.
Coming down to the boards is the only way to see what the last two roofs hid.
Old masonry chimneys need new step and counterflashing, not another bead of sealant.
Shallow overhangs on these blocks dam ice right where the gutter meets the roof.
Folsom is Ridley Township, so the township issues and inspects the roofing permit.
Same office, same crews, a short drive away.
Yes. Folsom is a postal name and a census place within Ridley Township, and the township is the permitting authority under the Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code. There is no Folsom code office, so the application and the inspection both go through Ridley Township. We take care of the filing.
In practice we take it down to the decking regardless. Even where a second layer would be allowed, it hides the boards, traps heat and reuses flashing. Knowing what the deck looks like is worth more than the money saved by leaving the old roof in place.
Not necessarily. Chimney leaks are usually flashing rather than shingles: failed step flashing, no counterflashing let into the mortar joint, or a missing cricket on the uphill side. That can often be rebuilt on its own. If the surrounding roof is near the end anyway, doing both together makes more sense.
It backs meltwater up under the shingles, where it soaks the decking and can reach the ceiling or the wall below. Ice-and-water membrane along the eaves and in the valleys blocks that path. Reducing attic heat loss cuts down on the melting that forms the dam.
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