Tile shrugs off the high-desert sun that ages every other roof — but what's under the tile doesn't. We repair broken tiles, replace worn underlayment, and give tile owners the straight story on what their roof actually needs.
Here's the thing nobody tells tile owners at closing: the tile is mostly weather armor. The waterproofing is the underlayment beneath it — and it ages on a schedule the tile ignores.
Concrete and clay simply don't care about the high-altitude UV that dries out asphalt. As a surface material in our climate, tile is genuinely excellent — it's why those roofs still look sharp at thirty.
Under the tile is a membrane doing the real waterproofing, and heat ages it steadily. When a tile roof leaks with no broken tiles in sight, the underlayment is almost always the story.
Hail that bruises shingle can crack tile outright — and cracked tiles let water at the underlayment. After a storm, tile deserves an inspection just as much as shingle does; the claim process works the same way.
Tile is heavy, and not every structure is framed for it. Whether you're repairing, re-laying, or considering tile for the first time, the framing conversation comes before everything else — and we'll have it honestly.
More tiles break under careless boots than under hail. Tile roofs get inspected and worked the right way — load paths, foam pads, and no shortcuts across the field.
Often the smartest tile project reuses your existing tile: lift it, replace the worn underlayment and flashings beneath, and re-lay the same tile on a fresh system. The look stays; the waterproofing resets.
Concrete tile or clay tile, Spanish barrel or flat profile — cracked and slipped tiles matched and replaced, valley and penetration flashings redone, underlayment replaced under existing tile, and full tile roof replacement where that's what the roof needs. Storm damage on tile runs through the same insurance process we handle every week.
Not sure the roof is worth its next repair? That's a fair question — see what drives roof cost in the Grand Valley, or ask us at the inspection and we'll run the honest math with you.
Because the tile was never the waterproofing. The underlayment beneath it does that job, and when it ages out, water finds its way through at valleys and penetrations first. The fix is replacing the membrane, not the tile.
Usually, yes — we lift the tile, replace the underlayment and flashings, and re-lay your existing tile. Some breakage during handling is normal and we match replacements. You keep the look and reset the roof's real working life.
Cracked and shattered tiles from hail are functional damage and routinely covered. We document tile damage the same way we do shingle — photos, counts, and a claim walked through with your adjuster.
Usually close — tile profiles and colors have long production runs, and salvage sources cover discontinued lines. We'll show you the closest match and tell you honestly how visible it will be before we start.
Less time than the tile — heat ages the membrane steadily, and it typically wears out decades before the tile above it does. A free inspection tells you where yours is in that cycle, and a re-lay resets the clock without changing the look.
Yes — full tile replacement is on the menu. The framing conversation comes first, since tile weighs far more than shingle, and we'll price it honestly against composite slate, which delivers the look at a fraction of the weight.
A leak, a cracked field after hail, or just a tile roof past a certain birthday — we'll get on it carefully, photograph what we find, and tell you what it actually needs.
