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An inland Bensalem Township postal area where the leaks almost always start on a rear addition rather than the main roof.
Oakford is a postal name in the inland part of Bensalem Township, away from the river and the Bristol Pike corridor. The housing is mid-century for the most part, with later homes filling in behind it, and nearly all of it has been added to. Sunrooms, enclosed porches, family rooms and rear kitchens were built onto these houses in the decades after they went up, and those additions were almost always given a shallower roof than the original.
That is where we get called. A low-slope addition shingled like a steep roof will leak eventually however neatly it was done, and the junction where it meets the main slope is the second weak point. We put membrane or standing-seam metal on shallow planes and flash the joint properly. Bensalem Township issues the permit under the PA Uniform Construction Code.
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An addition built at a shallower pitch and covered in shingles cannot shed a driving rain, so it leaks long before the original roof is worn out.
Below three in twelve, asphalt shingles are the wrong product however well installed.
Where an addition meets the main roof, flashing has to be built into the courses.
Slow-draining additions soften sheathing quietly until the ceiling below finally stains.
Oakford roof permits are issued by Bensalem Township under the Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code.
Same office, same crews, a short drive away.
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Probably not. On a house with a shallow-pitched addition the leak is nearly always on that section or at the joint where it meets the main roof, and the original slopes can be in fine shape. We inspect both, and if the main roof has years left we replace only the addition surface and rebuild the transition.
Bensalem Township. Oakford is a post office name within the township, not a separate municipality, so the township is the permitting authority under the Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code and its inspector closes out the job. We file the application for you and schedule that inspection when the roof is finished.
It can be made to look that way, and it will leak. Shingles rely on gravity and overlap, which stops working below about three in twelve. A membrane or a standing-seam metal panel is the honest answer. We can pick a color that sits well against the shingles so the difference is not jarring from the ground.
From below you may see staining, sagging or a soft spot in the ceiling. From on top, decking that flexes underfoot is the clearest sign. Neither is conclusive, which is why we open it up at tear-off and show you what is there before covering it. Budget for some replacement on an older shallow roof.
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