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Half a square mile of dense borough off Old York Road, where getting equipment and debris to and from the roof is half the job.
Jenkintown packs nearly five thousand people into about six tenths of a square mile, wrapped by Abington Township on three sides and Cheltenham to the south. The housing is late Victorian and early twentieth century: twins, foursquares and large frame houses on narrow lots, plus apartment buildings near the Jenkintown-Wyncote station. Driveways are short, alleys are common, and street parking is the norm.
On a borough lot, staging decides the day. We confirm dumpster placement, ladder positions and neighbor access before we start, then work in sequence so nothing sits open overnight. Roofing permits for these properties are issued by Jenkintown 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.
Most houses here are on their second or third roof, so the real questions are what the previous crews left behind and what condition the decking is in.
Short driveways and shared alleys mean placement gets planned before any tear-off starts.
Board sheathing from the original build often needs reinforcing before new shingle goes on.
Tall brick chimneys on these houses need proper counterflashing, not a bead of tar.
The borough, not the township next door, issues and inspects your roofing permit.
Same office, same crews, a short drive away.
Jenkintown. The borough is its own municipality even though Abington Township surrounds it, so roofing permits and inspections come from Jenkintown Borough under the Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code. If your deed says Abington Township, the township handles it instead, so it is worth confirming which side of the line you are on.
We work that out with you first. On Jenkintown’s narrow lots that usually means the driveway with plywood protection, or a permitted spot on the street if the borough requires one. We never assume, and we do not leave a container sitting longer than the job needs it.
Not by itself. Plenty of borough houses still have their original board sheathing and it holds fasteners fine. What matters is whether boards have split, rotted near a chimney or valley, or spread so wide that nails miss. We check at tear-off and reinforce where the deck needs it.
Usually because your attic is better insulated, which is good. The opposite pattern is the warning sign: snow melting fast in patches means heat is escaping into the attic, and that is what builds ice dams at the eaves. Ventilation and eave protection are how we handle it.
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