Licensed & Insured · Serving Florida, Pennsylvania & New Jersey
Greater Philadelphia: (267) 692-2511
Postwar ranchers and split-levels between Ridge Pike and Trooper Road. Low pitches, long runs, and roofs on their second or third covering.
Trooper is the built-up middle of West Norriton Township, spread between Ridge Pike, Trooper Road and the 422 corridor. Most of it went up in the nineteen fifties and sixties: ranchers, split-levels and modest two-storeys on uniform lots. That era liked a shallow pitch and a long uninterrupted run, sometimes with a low-slope section over a carport, breezeway or rear addition.
Shallow pitches are less forgiving. Water moves slowly, so underlayment, valley detail and the transition to any low-slope section matter more than they would on a steep roof. We use ice-and-water protection generously and membrane where shingle does not belong. Permits come from West Norriton 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.
On the shallow slopes typical of postwar houses, water sits longer at valleys, wall junctions and pitch transitions, so those are the places that leak first.
Where a main slope meets a low-slope addition, detailed in membrane.
Metal-lined valleys instead of woven shingle where water drains slowly.
Flat sections over carports and breezeways re-covered in EPDM or TPO.
Trooper roof permits are filed with West Norriton Township under state code.
Same office, same crews, a short drive away.
West Norriton Township. Trooper is a census-designated place and a postal name rather than a municipality, so the permit and the inspection run through the township under the PA Uniform Construction Code. Montgomery County does not issue residential roof permits anywhere. We file it for you.
No, and that is usually why it leaks. Asphalt shingle needs slope to work; on a nearly flat deck it holds water at the laps. Those sections belong in a single-ply membrane like EPDM or TPO, flashed properly into the main roof above. It is a different material and a different crew skill.
Shallow pitch plus shade. Snow does not slide off a low slope, so it melts in place, and the meltwater refreezes at the eave overnight. That is exactly the condition ice-and-water underlayment is for, along with attic ventilation that keeps the deck from warming unevenly.
Usually yes, provided the soffits can supply air. On ranchers with long ridges it is a cheap addition at tear-off time and it lowers attic temperature through the summer. We check the intake first, because a ridge vent with blocked soffits does more harm than good.
Send the form and the correct local office follows up, or call your market directly.
Fill out the form and we’ll route it to the right person and location.
