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Roof replacement begins with an inspection and photos, followed by a written scope and price.
One call to (855) 512-1072 reaches Roofers Hotline for roof replacement in Allentown and 12 towns across Lehigh, Northampton, Bucks, Carbon and 2 more counties. Calls are answered 24 hours a day and every estimate is put in writing before work starts.
Storm inspection matters here, with 89 hail reports within 15 km of the city center since 2000 on the Storm Prediction Center's log.
Old shingles come off down to the deck and are hauled away, so nothing is hidden under the new roof. With 83% of local homes built before 1980, layered roofs are common, and tear-off shows what is underneath. Call to have the layers counted.
Once the old roofing is off, the deck boards are checked and any soft or damaged ones are replaced. The metro averages 47 inches of precipitation a year in the 1991 to 2020 normals, which is enough to rot boards under a worn roof. Call to ask how the deck is checked.
These layers go on before the new roof covering and keep melting snow and wind-driven rain out of the deck. The ice-dam risk here is High, with 118 freeze days a year at the nearest NOAA station. Call to see where the shield is placed on your roof.
Your new roof goes on with manufacturer-rated fasteners, in shingles, metal or tile. Hail of up to 2 inches was recorded in Lehigh County since 2015, so the material and fastening matter. Call to compare options in your written estimate.
For the work itself, read about roof replacement, following a job from the first call onward.
Roof replacement in Allentown starts with a written estimate before any work begins. It covers tear-off of the old layers, decking repair where the boards are soft, ice-and-water shield, underlayment, drip edge, and the new roof covering. NOAA's Storm Prediction Center logged 89 hail reports within 15 km of the metro from 2000 to 2024, which puts the town in the Very High band among the towns Roofers Hotline serves.
That record is a good reason to have the whole roof looked at, not just the shingles you can see from the yard. Call to book your roof replacement visit, 24 hours a day.
Lehigh County logged 27 hail events of one inch or larger in NOAA's storm records since 2015, and the largest hailstone measured 2 inches. It also logged 5 tornadoes. Hail that size bruises shingles and loosens granules, and the damage often shows up as leaks a season or two later. For your roof, that means the visit checks the whole surface and the deck underneath, and the written estimate lists what needs replacing and what can stay. Call to schedule the visit.
Across this metro's 138 ZIP codes, Allentown emergency roof repair is explained visit by visit.
Sources: U.S. Census ACS 2019 to 2023; NCEI 1991 to 2020 normals. Updated October 2026.
Say you look up from the driveway and see a sagging line along the roof deck. That is a reason to call, because a sagging deck usually means wet or weakened boards under the shingles. The other signs are shingles past 20 to 25 years with widespread granule loss, repairs every season on different sections, and more than one layer already on the roof. Allentown's record of 27 county hail events since 2015 adds wear to older roofs. Photograph from the ground, stay off the roof, and call.
Costs
| Job | Range | Per unit |
|---|---|---|
| Asphalt shingles, 3-tab | $5,400–$10,800 | $318–$636 per square |
| Asphalt shingles, architectural | $9,000–$27,000 | $530–$1,590 per square |
| Metal roof, standing seam | $12,600–$69,900 | $739–$4,115 per square |
| Concrete tile | $12,400–$33,800 | $732–$1,986 per square |
| Natural slate | $17,800–$53,600 | $1,050–$3,150 per square |
| Flat roof, TPO membrane | $7,000–$24,600 | $414–$1,449 per square |
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) and Census County Business Patterns 2022 roofing-contractor payroll.
Through the same number, homeowners also book what metal roofing includes, with a photographed inspection ahead of the estimate.
Why call
Census estimates for 2019 to 2023 show 83% of Allentown homes were built before 1980, and the median home dates to 1951. Many of those roofs are on at least their second covering, and some carry several layers. Book a replacement visit when the roof is showing its age, and do it before winter, because the nearest NOAA station records 118 days a year at or below freezing in the 1991 to 2020 normals. You get an inspection, a written estimate, and then the work. Call to start.
4 miles away, this service is booked through the same number; see roofing coverage in Catasauqua for that town's figures.
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.
Questions
Replacement is usually the answer when shingles are past 20 to 25 years with widespread granule loss, when you pay for repairs every season on different sections, or when the deck sags. About 83% of local homes were built before 1980, so many roofs are old. Call for an inspection and a written estimate.
It includes tear-off of the old layers and disposal, decking inspection and replacement where soft, ice-and-water shield, underlayment and drip edge, and new shingles, metal or tile. Flashing, ridge vent and pipe boots are replaced, not reused. Permit, inspection and the written warranty are part of it too. Call to go over your roof.
Yes. The nearest NOAA station averages 118 days a year at or below freezing and 33 inches of snow, and the ice-dam risk here is High. Replacing before winter lets new ice-and-water shield and underlayment go on first. Call now to get on the schedule.
The metro's building code office handles permits under the Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code, and you can reach it at (610) 437-7690. Permit and inspection are part of the replacement job. Pennsylvania requires roofers to register with the Attorney General's Home Improvement Contractor registry. Call to start your estimate.
A common question across the metro is How long does a roof last?
Our guide to common roof problems here goes deeper, from the same county storm and housing records. See also our local guide to when a roof problem cannot wait, written from the same county storm and housing records.
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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