Tile roofing.
Most tile roofs that leak do not need new tile. The underlayment beneath it has failed. We lift, re-felt and relay, and you keep the roof you have.
How it goes,
start to finish.
Free inspection
We lift a few tiles and photograph what is underneath, which is the only way to know.Lift or replace, quoted both ways
You see both numbers and decide. We tell you which one we would pick.Lift, re-felt, relay
Tile is stacked on the roof, the deck is re-papered, the tile goes back.Walkthrough
Same foreman, before we invoice.A job file, not a case study.
- Where
- Encino, near Louise Ave
- Roof
- Concrete S-tile, 2,900 sq ft, laid 1998
- Why they called
- Water down an interior wall. Two roofers had quoted a full tile replacement.
- What we found
- The tile was fine. The underlayment was 26 years old and had gone to powder — which is exactly what a 20-year paper does under California sun.
- What we did
- Lifted and stacked 2,610 tiles. Re-papered with two-ply, replaced 40 linear ft of rotten batten and all the valley metal, relaid the original tile.
A full tile replacement had been quoted at $61,000. We re-used 94% of their tile; 156 broke and they were charged for 156.
What is actually included
Every one of these is in the written price. None of it is an extra.
Before you call
Usually not. Tile itself rarely fails; the underlayment under it does, at about twenty years. A lift-and-relay re-uses your tile and costs a fraction of new.
Nearly always. Where a profile is discontinued we take tile from a rear slope for the visible elevation and put the closest match out of sight.
Budget five to eight per cent on concrete, more on old clay. We count what breaks and show you — you are not charged for a guess.
If it already has tile, no. If you are converting from shingle we have the framing checked first and tell you honestly if it needs work.
Free, within 48 hours.
Got it — we’ll call you today.
Someone from the crew will ring the number you gave us, usually within a couple of hours. If it is an active leak and you would rather not wait, call (818) 555-0132 now.