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Victorian and Colonial Revival houses inside a designated historic district, many still carrying slate or cedar. Roofing that respects the original.
Wyncote is a Cheltenham Township community that filled in during the railroad era around what is now the Jenkintown-Wyncote station, still one of the busiest stops on the regional rail system. Its historic district, designated in 1986, covers more than a hundred acres and 178 contributing buildings, among them All Hallows Church of 1896 and the Curtis Arboretum grounds. The houses are large and deeply gabled.
On stock like this, tear-off is not automatic. Slate can frequently be repaired slope by slope, and cedar sometimes has life left once ventilation is corrected underneath it. When replacement is the right answer we price a like-for-like option next to architectural asphalt. Roof permits come from Cheltenham 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.
Slate outlives the nails and the metal that hold it, so leaks on these roofs usually begin at valleys, hips and chimney saddles rather than in the open field.
Individual slates slip because the fasteners rusted through, not because the stone wore out.
Original copper and lead work reaches pinhole stage and becomes the common source of ceiling stains.
Wood shingles fail early when the deck below them cannot breathe from underneath.
Cheltenham Township issues roofing permits for Wyncote addresses under the state construction code.
Same office, same crews, a short drive away.
Roof permits for Wyncote addresses are issued by Cheltenham Township under the Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code. Because Wyncote has a designated historic district covering a large share of its housing, it is worth asking the township whether any added review applies to a change visible from the street. We handle the permit filing either way.
Often, yes. Most slate we look at in Wyncote is losing pieces because the nails corroded, while the slate itself is sound, and reseating individual units plus rebuilding the valleys and saddles can buy many years. We give you both numbers, the repair and the replacement, and let the condition decide.
Because the valley metal is older than everything around it. On houses of this era the copper or lead in the valleys and behind the chimney has been working since the roof went on, and it goes to pinholes decades before the covering wears out. Replacing that metal is usually the whole repair.
The framing on these houses is generally heavy, so a normal snowfall is not the concern. Ice damming at the eaves is. Deep overhangs stay cold while the attic above stays warm, meltwater refreezes at the edge, and water backs up under the covering. Ventilation and eave protection are the answer.
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