A Tile Replacement Is
A Bespoke Project
Eagle Roofing Products is one of the brands we use most for full tile replacements, and there's a practical reason: their showroom is in Rialto, right here in our backyard. When a homeowner is choosing tile for a full tile replacement, we'll sometimes take the field trip together so you can see and handle physical tiles before locking in a catalog choice. A roof is a decades-long decision. You should touch it first.
Concrete tile earns its reputation. It carries a Class A fire rating, the highest there is, which matters more every year in the parts of the Inland Empire that back up against the hills. It shrugs off our sun in a way asphalt never will, and the profile and color range covers everything from Spanish barrel to flat modern slate looks.
Our contracts spell it out plainly: new concrete tile, homeowner's choice of color and style from the catalog. Underneath it goes the same system we'd put under any tile roof, including the deck inspection and modern underlayment, because tile protects the membrane and the membrane stops the water.
One honest distinction we always make: if your existing tile is still good and only the underlayment died, you may not need new tile at all. That's a lift and relay, and it costs a lot less. We'll tell you which one your roof actually needs, even when it's the cheaper answer.
What a Tile Replacement Includes
- Showroom visit or in-person samples to choose your exact profile and color
- New concrete tile, homeowner's choice from the Eagle catalog
- Full tear-off, deck inspection, damaged wood repaired or replaced
- Modern high-temperature underlayment beneath the tile
- New flashings and penetration details
- Permit and city inspection
- Drone photo documentation before, during, and after
Frequently Asked Questions
We install concrete tile, with Eagle as the brand we use most. Concrete gives you the barrel and slate looks with a Class A fire rating and modern engineering behind it. At the showroom you can compare profiles side by side and see exactly what your pick looks like at full scale.
The tile itself lasts for many decades, it routinely outlives the underlayment beneath it two to one. That's why a tile roof isn't one purchase forever: somewhere down the line it will need the underlayment renewed, a lift and relay, while the same tile keeps going.
Often, yes. If the tile is sound and the underlayment failed, a lift and relay reuses your tile over a brand new membrane. If the tile is cracked, discontinued, or you want a different look, that's when a full tile replacement with new Eagle tile makes sense. We'll give you a straight answer on which you need.