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Roof repair and replacement in Coopersburg, PA
Federal, Queen Anne and Colonial Revival houses along Main Street, plain brick homes from about 1900, and a ring of 1970s houses. Two out of three homes here stand on their own.
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Roofing in Coopersburg
Coopersburg’s houses and their roofs.
Settled around 1730 along what became the Bethlehem Pike, the village took the Cooper name in 1832, got a North Pennsylvania Railroad station in 1856 and became a borough in 1879. Houses built near the station are still standing on Main Street and Station Avenue. In 1982 the center of town was listed on the National Register as the Coopersburg Historic District: 93 acres and 175 contributing buildings in Colonial Revival, Queen Anne and Federal styles.
Census estimates count about 1,100 homes in the borough. A third were built before 1940, and the 1970s were the busiest decade after that, with about one home in four. Most homes here stand on their own: nearly 65 percent are detached.
Of the Lehigh Valley towns we serve from Newtown, this one sits closest to Bucks County, touching Springfield Township at its southeast edge. The inspection is free and comes with a photo report.
Know the house
Roofs you’ll find around Coopersburg.
Main Street's historic houses
Queen Anne and Colonial Revival houses can have turrets, dormers, porches and multiple roof planes, which means more valleys and more flashing. Those joints usually fail long before the field of the roof does.
Plain brick homes from about 1900
The National Register nomination singles out State and Fairview Streets for vernacular brick homes built around 1900 to 1910. On houses this age, chimney flashing and the board deck under the roof deserve a close look.
1950s to '70s houses
Almost half the borough's homes were built in these three decades. Most are on at least their second roof, and a tear-off shows whether the original sheathing is still sound.
Weather between the mountain and the pike
The borough sits at about 545 feet, with South Mountain rising to more than 1,000 feet in surrounding Upper Saucon Township. Winters in the valley average below freezing in January, so snow melts and refreezes at the eaves, and a porch roof or low dormer below a big slope collects the meltwater.
Complicated older roofs shed water through valleys, so a valley packed with leaves or lined with tired metal leaks first in a storm. A free inspection includes every valley and the attic beneath it.
Services in Coopersburg
What we do for Coopersburg homes.
Roof Repair in Coopersburg
Valley, dormer and porch-roof leaks on Main Street's older houses and chimney flashing on the brick homes, with photos before and after and a written warranty on the area.
Roof Replacement in Coopersburg
Full tear-off on the borough's postwar houses, new decking where needed at the contract's per-sheet price, ice and water shield and Owens Corning Duration shingles.
Free Roof Inspection in Coopersburg
Free, starting in the attic, with every valley, chimney and penetration photographed and an honest call on repair or replacement.
Siding in Coopersburg
Vinyl siding installed over housewrap with flashed windows and undersill trim, often done alongside a new roof on postwar homes.
Also available in Coopersburg: Storm Damage & Insurance Claims · Commercial Roofing
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Coopersburg questions
Roofing in Coopersburg, answered.
Something else? Call or text (484) 647-7466, or read the full questions & answers.
Does the National Register listing restrict what roof I put on?
National Register listing alone places no restrictions on what a private owner does with a property unless federal money is involved. We did not find a borough historic review board, but check with the borough before changing an exterior, and we'll pull the permit it requires.
Is the Linden Grove Pavilion roof slate?
Yes. The National Register describes the c. 1900 pavilion with a slate-covered hipped roof in the Queen Anne style. Not every house in town has slate, so the inspection report tells you exactly what is on yours.
My Victorian has valleys everywhere. Repair or replace?
Many times the valleys and flashing fail while the rest of the roof is fine. If that is the case, we repair them and say so in writing.
Do you work in Center Valley and the rest of Upper Saucon?
Yes. The township surrounds the borough, and we serve homes on both sides of the line, with permits from the municipality your house is in.
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