House is from the 80's and still has the original roof. Was watching the rain wash down from the roof this past month and at some areas the water was coming out from under the tiles. So it's definitely time.
Anyone have recommendations? Hell, even just experiences good or bad with these companies.
Out of curiosity, how do they handle solar panels?
Posted Jan 9, 2023, 10:49 PM UTC
Just to let you know the roof tiles are only the cover the paper (felt) under the tile is what really keeps the water out. And if I remember right the felt usually only has 30 year warranty
The good roofers are real busy now with all the rain we've been having but Cooper Roofing will come out and look at your roof and give you their recommendations. We use them for all our houses and commercial roofs. They also install solar.
Will definitely get a quote from them then. Thank you
tiles don't need to be replaced, generally (unless cracked / broken).. they maybe could benefit from being "realigned" or "re-seated" .. there IS (or at least SHOULD be) some weatherproofing material underneath them, in between the tile and the wood panels that form the structure of the roof.. maybe replacing the weatherproofing and re-seating the tiles is all you need (but that's still a BIG job). i have honestly NEVER seen a tile-roofed house being re-tiled in the same way that people have to do with SHINGLES (a notable exception would be for someone who wanted a different color of tiles, but that's for aesthetics/vanity rather than functionality)
there is a house about a mile from mine that is in a neighborhood that i frequently drive through as a "shortcut" that recently had some roof work done. they took all the tiles off of the section they were working on, fixed the roof, replaced the weatherproofing and then just put the original tiles back onto it once the repair was done. this house was built in the early 90s.. so, to me.. that's all the proof i need that the tiles don't need to be replaced if they're not actually broken / compromised
edit: added second paragraph
this seems to be route I need. contacting home insurance & my credit union since it seems i'm going to need a HELoC anyway since I just don't have 11k$-15k$ ya, this house is from '89 so tons of work needed.
neighbor a few houses over did this. they re-tiled the entire roof. they were just chucking the tiles from the roof into the rubbish trailer. i asked if i can grab some to replace some of mine. they said no problem since it's just all going to refuse anyway.