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Roofers Hotline books roof repair, roof replacement, leak repair, storm damage and inspections in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and 12 towns across Lehigh, Northampton, Bucks, Carbon and 2 more counties from one number, (855) 512-1072. Calls are picked up 24/7, and no work starts without a written estimate.
Storm inspection matters here, with 89 hail reports within 15 km of the city center since 2000 on the Storm Prediction Center's log.
Lifted shingles follow wind, and the NOAA log for Lehigh County shows 1 wind event of 65 knots or more since 2015. About 42% of the 49,211 housing units the Census counts inside the city limits are owner-occupied. Everything the first visit covers is set out under roof repair for this metro, item by item.
There are 22 roofing businesses in Lehigh County in Census business records, which keeps estimates comparable. See roof leak repair for this metro for the visit itself, booked from the same number anywhere in the metro.
Lehigh County saw 1 thunderstorm wind events of 65 knots or more since 2015, NOAA records show, each one a shingle repair somewhere. Since 2015, NOAA also recorded 5 tornadoes in Lehigh County. Scope, photographs and pricing for this job are laid out under how emergency roof repair works here.
83% of homes inside the city limits were built before 1980, Census estimates show, and the median build year is 1951. Homeowners comparing quotes can start with what roof replacement includes, then call for the written estimate.
Weather disasters in Lehigh County have drawn 14 federal declarations on OpenFEMA's record, most recently in 2016. What the visit includes, in every ZIP code the metro serves, is under what roof inspection includes.
Roughly 67% of homes statewide are shingled with asphalt and 7% roofed in metal, the federal energy survey finds. The visit is explained under what metal roofing includes, booked from one number across the metro.
Roofers Hotline handles roof repair, leak repair and replacement in Allentown, and the storm record is the reason to call before damage spreads. NOAA's Storm Prediction Center logged 89 hail reports within 15 km of the metro since 2000, which puts the area in the Very High hail band among the towns Roofers Hotline serves. Call 24 hours a day to book an inspection and get a written estimate before any work starts.
The housing stock adds to the case. By Census estimates for 2019 to 2023, 83% of local homes were built before 1980, and the median home dates to 1951, so many roofs here have been through decades of weather.
Local data
Sources: NOAA Storm Events (Lehigh County); OpenFEMA declarations (Lehigh County); U.S. Census ACS 2019 to 2023; NOAA SPC reports; NCEI 1991 to 2020 normals. Updated October 2026.
NOAA's Storm Events database lists 27 hail events of one inch or larger in the county record since 2015, with hail up to 2 inches and 5 tornadoes. The hail season runs April through August, and May is the peak month. Hail bruises shingles and loosens the granules that shield them, and the damage often can't be seen from the ground.
After a hailstorm, call for a roof inspection and ask for the written estimate while the storm dates are fresh.
By Census estimates for 2019 to 2023, 83% of Allentown homes were built before 1980, compared with 65% across the county. The median home was built in 1951, and 42.3% of homes are owner-occupied. Older houses often have several layers of past roofing, worn flashing and tired decking, so a small leak can point to a larger problem.
If your roof is original or you can't say when it was last replaced, call for an inspection and a written estimate that covers what the roof needs.
The Allentown airport station recorded 33.1 inches of snow a year and 118 days a year at or below freezing in the 1991 to 2020 climate normals. Roofers Hotline rates ice-dam risk here as High. Melting snow refreezes at the eaves, backs water under shingles and soaks insulation and ceilings. The most recent federal disaster declaration for the county area was a severe winter storm and snowstorm on March 23, 2016.
Check the attic for stains or damp insulation after each thaw, and call for leak repair when you find them.
Pennsylvania requires home improvement contractors, including roofers, to register with the Attorney General's Home Improvement Contractor registry. Look up any license at the Pennsylvania Attorney General HIC registry. Allentown's building code office handles permit questions at (610) 437-7690, and a replacement may need one.
Before a job starts, ask for the written estimate, and call the code office if you are unsure whether your project needs a permit. Roofers Hotline answers calls 24 hours a day.
The visit itself is covered under how roof inspection works here, which serves 138 ZIP codes.
Roofers Hotline also books metal roofing in Allentown from the same number, with the inspection photographed before the estimate is written.
Questions
The county record shows 27 hail events of one inch or larger since 2015, and the season runs April through August. May is the peak month. If a storm has just passed, call for a roof inspection so any damage is documented early.
Often, yes. By Census estimates for 2019 to 2023, 83% of local homes were built before 1980, and the median home dates to 1951. Older homes tend to have worn flashing and decking. Call for an inspection if you don't know your roof's age.
Snow melts, runs to the cold eaves and refreezes, which pushes water under shingles. The metro airport station averages 33.1 inches of snow a year, and Roofers Hotline rates ice-dam risk here as High. Check your attic after thaws, and call if you see stains.
Pennsylvania requires home improvement contractors, including roofers, to register with the Attorney General's Home Improvement Contractor registry. You can look up any registration at the Pennsylvania Attorney General HIC registry. Check it before you sign anything, and ask for the written estimate.
Your call is answered 24 hours a day, and you describe the problem, whether that's a leak, storm damage or an aging roof. You then set up an inspection and receive a written estimate before any work starts. Have your address and any storm dates ready.
Most leaks here start at flashing, pipe boots and valleys. The nearest weather station records about 47 inches of rain a year. A leak repair begins by tracing the entry point.
Homeowners across the metro also ask Does homeowners insurance cover roof replacement?
Costs
| Job | Range | Per unit |
|---|---|---|
| Roof inspection | $300–$700 | per visit |
| Asphalt shingles, architectural | $9,000–$27,000 | $530–$1,590 per square |
| Roof leak repair | $400–$1,700 | per job |
Full roof cost breakdown for this metro.
Typical range for this metro, built from published ranges and the local labor index (1.10); a written estimate depends on pitch, layers and decking.
Not a quote: typical 2026 ranges from published cost guides and Census County Business Patterns 2022 payroll data; your written estimate depends on pitch, layers and decking.
Source: published 2026 cost guides (Fixr, This Old House, Bob Vila, NerdWallet, Today's Homeowner, RoofVista) and Census County Business Patterns 2022 roofing-contractor payroll.
After the same storms, homeowners across all the metro also need what roof leak repair includes. The job for emergency roof repair runs from the first call to the scheduled work, step by step.
Pennsylvania licensing: Pennsylvania requires home improvement contractors, including roofers, to register with the Attorney General's Home Improvement Contractor registry. Look up any license at Pennsylvania Attorney General HIC registry.
Permits in the metro area: the city (UCC building code office), office (610) 437-7690. Three questions to ask before signing: who pulls the permit, who schedules the inspection, and whether the quote includes the permit fee.
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Next steps
Homeowners outside the city limits can read what shapes roofs in Catasauqua, 4 miles away, booked through the same number. Homeowners outside the city limits can read what shapes roofs in Northampton, 6 miles away, booked through the same number.
The longer read on the numbers is our guide to common roof problems here, written for the 12 towns served here.
Our local guide to when a roof problem cannot wait draws on the same county storm and housing records. 29 miles from here, another metro area is served too; see the Reading metro area.
Takes about a minute. Tell us the ZIP code and what the roof is doing, and a local roofer calls you back to book an inspection and written estimate.
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