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Unionville, Willowdale and the Longwood edge, where roofs run large and complicated and are often cedar or slate to begin with.
East Marlborough covers the horse country between Kennett Square and Unionville, with Route 82 and Route 926 crossing it and Longwood Gardens at the southeast corner. Unionville and Marlborough Village are old crossroads, and Cedarcroft dates to 1859. Around them are large houses on long drives, many with cedar shake, slate or heavy architectural roofs, plus newer work at Traditions at Longwood and Willowdale Crossing.
Roof area and complexity drive everything here. More hips, dormers, bays and porch tie-ins mean more places to fail, and the material is usually not plain asphalt. We measure properly, detail every transition in metal, and match what is there where matching is worth it. East Marlborough Township issues the permit under the Pennsylvania 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.
Hips, dormer cheeks, bay returns and porch tie-ins are where two systems meet, and those are the joints that need metal rather than a bead of sealant.
Cedar on these houses splits and cups well before the fasteners actually give out.
Every dormer adds two sidewalls and a head flashing that has to be built right.
Standing seam on porches and bays outlasts shingle on those shallow slopes.
The permit is issued by East Marlborough Township, not by Chester County.
Same office, same crews, a short drive away.
Unionville · Willowdale Crossing · Longwood Village · Marlborough Village · Cedarcroft · Hickory Hill · Traditions at Longwood
Three realistic ones. New cedar, which looks right, costs the most and needs upkeep; a synthetic shake that holds the profile with far less maintenance; or a heavy architectural asphalt, which is least expensive and reads differently from the street. We bring samples so you are choosing with the material in hand.
Usually geometry, not square footage. Dormers, hips, valleys, skylights, chimneys and porch tie-ins all add labor and metal, and two houses with the same footprint can differ a lot. Pitch and access matter too, and the estimate breaks those items out so you can see where the money goes.
No. East Marlborough Township is the permitting authority for roof work under the Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code, and neither the county nor Longwood Gardens is involved in a residential permit. If your property is in a development with an association, that association may set material and color rules separately.
On a shallow porch or bay, yes, by a wide margin. Metal panels run continuously from ridge to eave with no laps for water to back up through, which is exactly the failure mode shingle has on low pitch. It costs more up front and usually outlives two shingle roofs.
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