Roofing contractor in Lehighton, PA

Know the house

Roofs you’ll find around Lehighton.

• Railroad-era houses and twins

  Pre-1940 homes from the mill and railroad years, many attached or split into apartments. Several layers of old roofing, worn chimney flashing and tired decking are what we expect to find, and we photograph each.

• 1970s homes

  About 370 of the borough's homes date from the 1970s. Many of those roofs are on their second set of shingles, and original vent boots, undersized attic vents and worn or missing drip edge are due to go.

• Two- to four-unit rentals

  Small apartment houses carry a lot of foot traffic and little upkeep. Leaks get reported late, so by the time the stain shows, the decking under it is often soft.

• Houses on the hill above the river

  The borough climbs from about 470 feet at the Lehigh to 725 feet near the Mahoning Township line. Upper streets catch more wind across ridges and gables than the blocks near the river.

Fifty inches of snow and summer windstorms

The borough averages about 50 inches of snow a year, most of it in January and February, with January lows near 14 degrees. Weeks of freezing and thawing push water under shingles at the eaves, so ice and water shield there matters as much as the shingle on top.

On July 3, 2026, a fast-moving thunderstorm brought trees down across Carbon County, and the fire department reported several down in Lehighton, according to the Times News. After a storm like that, we check for creased tabs, loose ridge caps and limb strikes.