Concrete & Clay Tile Roofing
Your tile is probably fine. The membrane underneath it is what is leaking.
- From
- $1,050 / square
- Life
- Tile 40–50 yrs, felt 15–20
- Wind
- 150+ mph foam-set
- On site
- 5–10 days
Concrete and clay tile will outlast the underlayment beneath it by two or three decades. That single fact explains most tile roof problems in Lee County: the tile looks perfect, the ceiling is staining, and two contractors have quoted a full tile replacement for something that is a membrane job.
The right work in that case is a lift-and-relay. Tile comes off carefully and gets stacked, the old felt comes off, new self-adhered underlayment goes down across the deck, and the same tile goes back on with colour-matched replacements for whatever broke in handling — usually five to ten per cent. You keep the roof you like and you replace the layer that was actually failing.
Where the tile genuinely is finished — spalling concrete, widespread cracking, or a profile nobody makes any more — we will say so and quote the full replacement. But it is worth getting a second opinion before anyone strips a tile roof, because it is one of the most over-sold jobs in this county.
What is in the price
Careful lift and stack
Tile removed by hand and stacked on the deck or the ground, not skipped and replaced with something cheaper.
New self-adhered underlayment
The layer that was actually leaking, replaced across the whole deck.
Deck re-nail and repair
Every sheet re-nailed to the current pattern while the deck is exposed — this is the one chance to do it.
Foam-set or mechanical fastening
To the current Florida Product Approval for your design pressure, not the way it was done in 1998.
Colour-matched replacement tile
Sourced for the breakage, including discontinued profiles where we can find them.
New valley metal and flashings
Valleys, pan flashing and penetrations replaced while the tile is off.
How it runs
- 1
Diagnose before quoting
We establish whether it is the tile or the membrane, in the attic as well as on the roof. Those are very different numbers.
- 2
Tile audit
Profile identified, condition assessed and a realistic breakage allowance agreed in writing before work starts.
- 3
Lift, dry-in, re-nail
Tile off and stacked, deck re-nailed, new membrane bonded across the field.
- 4
Re-lay and finish
Tile back on to approval, hips and ridges re-mortared or foam-set, replacements blended in rather than clustered.
Questions on this one
How do I know if it is the tile or the underlayment?
Leaks in several unrelated places, staining after ordinary rain rather than only wind-driven rain, and a roof over about twenty years old all point at the membrane. Tile failure normally shows as visible cracking or slipped tiles in a specific area. We will tell you which you have before we quote either.
Can you match my discontinued tile?
Often. There is a real secondary market in Southwest Florida for discontinued profiles, and we buy salvaged stock. Where nothing matches, we take the closest match from a less visible slope and put the substitutes there instead.
Can I walk on my tile roof?
Please do not. Tile is walked in specific places — the lower third of the tile, over the batten or the head lap — and getting it wrong cracks tile in ways you will not notice until it leaks. If you need something looked at, we will go up.
Free inspection
Get it looked at.
Report the same day.
We go on the roof and into the attic, photograph everything, and email you the report — whether or not you ever hire us. No deposit, no doorstep pressure.
Office
Storm line · 24/7
Yard
5641 Division Dr
Fort Myers, FL 33905
Hours
Mon–Fri · 7:00am – 6:00pm
Saturday · 8:00am – 1:00pm
Storm line · 24/7 in season