Pittsburgh's most-recommended contractor — serving Shaler Township, PA
The North Hills township immediately surrounding our Glenshaw headquarters — mid-century housing stock on hilly terrain.
Get a Free QuoteShaler Township is the North Hills municipality that encompasses Glenshaw and extends south toward the Allegheny River valley, bordering the river boroughs of Etna and Millvale. It is the community Ireland Contracting has served longest and knows most deeply — our showroom and offices sit within the township boundary, and a significant portion of our long-term repeat customers live here.
The residential landscape is almost entirely mid-century: brick split-levels, aluminum-sided ranches, and Cape Cod two-stories built from the late 1940s through the 1970s, clustered along the valley ridges and hollows that define Shaler's topography. Almost every street has a grade to it. Properties that back up to wooded slopes are common, and the combination of hillside drainage, older housing stock, and decades of Pittsburgh freeze-thaw cycles creates a characteristic set of roofing and exterior challenges that our crews have been solving here for thirty-plus years.
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Local Notes for Shaler Township
Shaler Township homes frequently carry original aluminum siding from the 1960s and 1970s that has reached the end of its functional life — dented, faded, and no longer performing as a moisture barrier. Replacement with modern vinyl or fiber-cement gives these homes a dramatic visual improvement along with actual performance gains. Roofing in Shaler almost always involves at least a two-layer tear-off on homes that have not been updated in the past 20 years. We see a lot of original cedar shake under two layers of asphalt on the oldest properties — those multi-layer jobs require planning and the right dumpster sizing. Soffit and fascia deterioration is also common on the older ranches, where inadequate attic ventilation has accelerated wood rot at the eave line.
Neighborhoods We Serve in Shaler Township
- Glenshaw
- Etna border area
- Millvale border area
- Siebert Road corridor
- Babcock Boulevard corridor
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Shaler Township — Frequently Asked Questions
What is the most common roofing issue you see in Shaler Township homes?
Multiple shingle layers are the most common complication — many mid-century Shaler homes have had two or even three roofing jobs laid over the original decking without a full tear-off. Current building codes generally prohibit adding another layer, and the accumulated weight can stress rafters over time. Full tear-off and deck inspection is the right approach for most of these homes.
Do you replace original aluminum siding in Shaler with modern vinyl?
Yes. Replacing aged aluminum siding with insulated vinyl or fiber-cement is one of the most impactful upgrades available for mid-century Shaler homes. Modern products are dramatically more stable, fade-resistant, and energy-efficient than aluminum, and the installation includes proper house-wrap moisture barrier that older aluminum siding never had.
We have a steep hillside lot in Shaler — can you still work on it?
Hillside lots are routine for us in Shaler Township — we have been working on them since 1994. Steep lots require additional staging planning for ladders, scaffolding in some cases, and debris management to prevent material from rolling downhill. We assess access conditions during the estimate and build the necessary logistics into the project plan.
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