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Greater Philadelphia: (267) 692-2511
A pre-war Delaware County borough of twins, porches and narrow side yards. Roof work planned for houses already re-roofed once.
Glenolden grew up along the rail line between Philadelphia and Chester, and most of its housing dates from the 1910s through the 1940s. Twins and detached houses on small lots, full front porches, and steeper main roofs than anything built after the war. Almost none of these houses are on their original roof any more.
What that leaves behind matters. Old nail holes, patched decking, flashing buried under a previous layer, and porch roofs that were re-covered rather than rebuilt. We strip to the deck, fix what we find, and pull the permit through Glenolden Borough under the PA Uniform Construction Code.
The full Maze Roofing range, residential and commercial, from the local team.
Shingle, tile, metal and flat roofing for homes and townhomes across the area.
Shingle, tile, metal, flat and TPO. Managed from tear-off to cleanup.
Flat, TPO and metal systems, with maintenance programs that protect the asset.
Storm damage, active leaks and fallen trees, with 24/7 phone response.
Every previous re-roof left decisions behind, and the ones that hurt are short nails, skipped flashing and porch decks covered over instead of properly rebuilt.
Low-slope front porches get a membrane and proper wall flashing, not more shingle.
Old nailing patterns and previous patches show up as soon as the tear-off starts.
Flashing and terminations checked where your roof meets the neighbor’s at the shared wall.
Glenolden Borough issues the roofing permit under the PA Uniform Construction Code.
Same office, same crews, a short drive away.
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Yes, and it comes from Glenolden Borough rather than the county. Pennsylvania puts roof replacement under the Uniform Construction Code at the municipal level, so the borough reviews the application and handles inspection. We file it, schedule around it, and keep the paperwork with your warranty documents.
That joint is the weak point on almost every porch of this era. The porch is nearly flat, water moves slowly, and the flashing where it tucks into the wall is often thin or was never properly stepped. A membrane roof with new wall flashing usually ends it for good.
We treat the shared wall as its own detail. The two roofs usually meet at a low parapet or a flush line, and the flashing and terminations there need to be built so water leaves your side cleanly. We also talk to you about access, since staging on a narrow lot takes planning.
The shingle is rated for decades, and the limiting factor is usually everything underneath it. On pre-war stock we expect to replace some decking, rebuild valleys and redo flashing, and that work is what determines whether you get the full service life out of the new roof.
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