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Postwar Delaware County housing built fast and built alike. Roofing for Folcroft’s shallow pitches and repeating block patterns.
Folcroft filled in quickly after the Second World War, when developments like Delmar Village and Delcroft went up on low ground near Darby Creek. The result is a borough of repeating plans: brick and frame rows, twins and small ranchers with shallow roof pitches and short eave overhangs. Almost every roof on a given block is the same roof.
Shallow pitch is the thing to get right. Underlayment coverage, nailing pattern, and how the edge is detailed all matter more when water moves slowly. We also look hard at attic ventilation, which postwar builders rarely provided. Folcroft Borough issues the roofing permit 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.
On a low-slope roof wind can drive rain back up under the courses, so underlayment, starter and edge metal carry more of the load than the shingle does.
Extra underlayment and correct starter courses where the pitch barely sheds water.
Intake and exhaust added on houses that were built with almost none.
Neighboring roofs of identical age tell us what to expect under yours.
Folcroft Borough reviews and inspects the roofing permit under the PA Uniform Construction Code.
Same office, same crews, a short drive away.
Delmar Village · Delcroft · Colonial Village · Foxcroft · Nottingham Park · Ravenwood
Yes. Roof replacement is permitted and inspected by Folcroft Borough under the Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code. The county does not issue it. We file the application, post the permit and meet the inspector, and you keep the closed-out paperwork with your warranty.
Usually yes, down to a point, and below that point a membrane is the honest answer. On a marginal pitch we increase underlayment coverage, use a full ice-and-water layer and pay close attention to the eave and rake metal. Where the slope is genuinely too low we recommend EPDM or TPO instead.
Most likely the attic has no working airflow. Postwar houses here were often built with a couple of gable vents and nothing else, so heat builds under the deck, cooks the shingles from below and drives your cooling bill up. Adding intake at the soffit and exhaust at the ridge is part of a proper reroof.
Yes, that is the normal job here. We terminate cleanly at the party walls on both sides so the new work sheds water into your gutters and does not dump onto the neighbors. If the adjoining roofs are in poor shape we will tell you what that means for your side.
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