Luzerne County · Spring Mountain
Roofing contractor in Hazleton, PA
The highest incorporated city in Pennsylvania, up on Spring Mountain, where heavy snow, open wind and a housing stock mostly built before 1960 set the roofing agenda.
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Roofing in Hazleton
Hazleton’s houses and their roofs.
Up on a plateau called Spring Mountain, the city tops out at 1,886 feet, the highest incorporated city in Pennsylvania. It grew from Ario Pardee's Hazleton Coal Company, formed in 1836, became a borough in 1857 and a city in 1891, and was ringed by patch towns the coal companies built for miners and their families: Stockton, Jeansville, Tresckow, Jeddo, Eckley and more.
Its houses are mostly 20th century. About 32 percent of the 12,567 homes predate 1940, 27 percent went up in the 1940s and '50s, and another 27 percent in the 1960s and '70s, for a median year built of 1952. Twins and other single-family attached homes make up 29 percent of the stock, and about half of all homes are owner-occupied.
The city is served from our Newtown office, and at this elevation we judge a roof by how it handles snow load, wind and meltwater, because that is what decides how long it lasts.
Know the house
Roofs you’ll find around Hazleton.
Twins on the city grid
Long shared roofs over two households, set close to the street. Snow piles where one half steps above the other, and the seam at the party wall needs flashing that can sit under a drift for weeks.
Postwar houses of the 1940s and '50s
More than a quarter of the city's homes come from this wave. Seventy-plus years on, they have been re-roofed once or twice, and the decking deserves a look before the next roof goes down.
Older frame homes near downtown
Pre-1940 houses with steep gables, tall chimneys and porches. Chimney flashing and the low-slope porch roofs are where water usually gets in first.
Houses in the old patch towns
Small, simple homes in the former coal patches around the city sit exposed on high ground. A simple roof is easy to do right, and just as easy to do cheaply.
Snow, wind and cold at 1,800 feet
The city's climate is classed as warm-summer humid continental, a cooler category than the river valleys below, with an average of 47 inches of snow and about 50 inches of rain a year. On a plateau, little breaks the wind, so gusts lift shingle tabs and drive snow under ridge caps.
Long winters also mean ice dams. Heat escaping from an under-insulated attic melts snow on the upper roof, and it refreezes at the colder eaves. Ice and water shield at the eaves, valleys and penetrations, plus balanced ridge and soffit ventilation, is how we build against it.
Services in Hazleton
What we do for Hazleton homes.
Roof Replacement in Hazleton
Ice and water shield at eaves, valleys and penetrations, synthetic underlayment and new ridge and soffit vents, built for a long, snowy season on the mountain.
Roof Repair in Hazleton
Wind-lifted shingles, loose ridge caps and chimney flashing after a hard winter, each repair photographed and covered by a written workmanship warranty.
Storm Damage & Insurance Claims in Hazleton
Wind and storm damage documented properly, the adjuster meeting attended at no charge, and supplements for hidden damage filed before you pay.
Free Roof Inspection in Hazleton
A free inspection before the snow season settles in, with photos of the flashing, vents and eaves that ice works on first.
Also available in Hazleton: Siding · Commercial Roofing
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Hazleton questions
Roofing in Hazleton, answered.
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Does a roof on the mountain need anything different from one in the valley?
The materials are the same; the details matter more. We run ice and water shield at the eaves, valleys and every penetration, pay attention to ventilation so the attic stays cold, and fasten ridge caps with wind in mind. Those are the spots a Hazleton winter tests first.
Why do I get icicles and leaks at the edge of my roof?
That is usually an ice dam. Attic heat melts snow higher up, the water refreezes at the cold overhang, and it backs up under the shingles. The cure is in the attic as much as on the roof, and our inspection starts there.
Will you come up from Newtown for an estimate?
Yes. Hazleton is on our service list. Given the distance, estimates are scheduled ahead, and you get the same free inspection and photo report.
Can a new roof go on in winter?
Shingles need warmth to seal properly, so full replacements are scheduled around the weather. Emergency repairs are another matter: nights and weekends are fine when water is coming in.
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(484) 647-7466That’s (484) MISSION · team@mission-roof.org
- Hours
- Mon–Sat 8 am – 4 pm
- Office
- 41 University Dr, Suite 400
Newtown, PA 18940