Roofing, windows and remodeling in Manheim, PA

Manheim is a borough of about five thousand with a classic Lancaster County main street, brick twins and singles, and a wide ring of farmland and newer housing in Penn Township and Rapho Township. Fox Gables Construction covers the whole area, with the same owner-operated approach: Josh looks at the job, prices it, and does it.

Manheim homeowners call about the usual exterior work, and about porches in particular. Many of the borough's houses have full-width front porches that have been patched for decades and are ready for a proper rebuild.

Houses in Manheim and what they need

The borough is mostly brick from the 1880s to the 1930s, with slate and standing seam metal roofs that are now very old, front porches with turned posts, and wood windows that have been painted shut. Replacing slate with shingles or new metal, rebuilding porch floors and railings, and swapping wood windows for insulated units with wrapped trim are the common jobs.

Penn Township and Rapho Township are a mix of working farms, 1970s ranches, and subdivisions from the 1990s on. The farms bring metal roofing and outbuilding work; the subdivisions bring decks, screened porches and basement finishing.

Permits in Manheim

Manheim Borough, Penn Township and Rapho Township each issue permits for decks, porches and structural work. Josh will tell you what your project needs and handle it.