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Roslyn, Glenside and Meadowbrook. Twenties twins and postwar ranches in Abington, most of them now on their second or third roof.
Abington grew in two long waves. Glenside, Roslyn and Noble filled in with twins, porch-front rows and four-squares between the wars; Meadowbrook, Rydal and Crestmont carry a mix of prewar houses and postwar ranches and split-levels. Almost none of it is on an original roof. Most of these houses have been re-roofed at least once, sometimes twice, and each layer left something behind.
So the first thing we do is find out what is actually up there. Layer count, deck condition, whether old flashing was reused, whether the porch roof was ever tied in properly. Then we price the roof in front of us. Permits for the work are issued by Abington Township 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.
Shingling over an old roof buries soft decking, short flashing and blocked ventilation, and the problems only surface when someone finally strips it back to wood.
Two or three layers add weight and hide whatever the deck has been doing.
Old step and apron metal put back under new shingles rarely lasts the new roof.
Front porches and additions meet the main roof where water most often gets in.
Abington Township issues the roofing permit, working from the state construction code.
Same office, same crews, a short drive away.
Glenside · Roslyn · Ardsley · Meadowbrook · Rydal · Crestmont · Noble
You can in some cases, but we usually advise against it. A second layer hides decking problems, holds heat, and makes flashing details worse instead of better. Tearing off costs more up front and gives you a roof that can be inspected and warrantied properly.
Usually not. Ice damming comes from warm attic air melting snow above a cold eave, and the gutter just happens to be where it shows. The fix is ventilation, insulation at the attic floor, and ice-and-water underlayment along the eaves when the roof is replaced.
Abington Township does, through its own code office under the PA Uniform Construction Code. Montgomery County is not involved in residential roof permits. We handle the filing, and the inspection happens against the township’s records rather than anything we self-certify.
Architectural asphalt in this climate generally runs twenty-five to thirty years if it was ventilated and flashed well. Freeze-thaw cycling and summer heat both shorten that. The roofs that fail early almost always fail at a detail rather than in the open field.
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