Roof replacement in Lutherville-Timonium, MD

Most replacements in 21093 are on a house that has been reroofed at least once already, and the tear-off is where that history shows up.

Lutherville and Timonium were built mostly in the 1950s and 1960s. In the Lutherville census area nearly half of all homes date from the 1950s alone, and in Timonium about six in ten come from those two decades. A detached house of that age has usually been reroofed twice, and every earlier crew had the chance to leave old flashing in place or lay new shingles over soft boards. The tear-off takes the roof back to the deck so those choices can be seen, and we photograph the deck before the underlayment goes down.

West of I-83, Mays Chapel is a later neighborhood: about 58% of its homes went up in the 1980s and 1990s. Many still carry an original or second roof, and the decking under them is usually in better shape than on the older streets. The parts of that replacement that need attention are the attic ventilation, which is often undersized on builder-era houses, and the townhouses. About one home in four there is attached, and the edge shared with the next roof has to be detailed with the neighbor in mind.

Historic Lutherville is the part of town where a replacement can involve more than the roof. The village dates from 1852, most of its houses predate World War I, and a Baltimore County historic district created in 1987 sits inside the larger National Register district. Within the county district the Landmarks Preservation Commission reviews proposed changes, so we find out whether your address is inside it before any material is chosen. Permits for all of 21093 come from Baltimore County, and we confirm what your address needs.

Housing figures are from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (2020-2024 5-year) for ZIP 21093 and the Lutherville, Timonium and Mays Chapel census areas.