Tile Roofing in Cave Creek, AZ

Pricing a tile roof in Cave Creek

Typical totals from our price sheet for a 3,000 sq ft roof: about $33,000–$48,000 for an underlayment replacement that puts your tile back on ($11–$16 per square foot), or $57,000–$78,000 for a complete tear-off with new tile ($19–$26 per square foot). See every range on our pricing page.

• Roof area, pitch and how the tile slopes tie into flat sections
• Concrete or clay, and the profile on your house
• Whether the profile is still made or every piece has to be saved
• How many tiles are cracked, and where replacements can go without showing
• Underlayment, plus self-adhering membrane at valleys and eaves
• Decking repairs and transitions to flat roofs
• Lot access and where tile can be staged on a slope

The instant estimator gives a range to start from. A free inspection with a few tiles pulled gets you the real picture.

Black Mountain customs: tile slopes meeting flat roofs

Custom homes at the base of Black Mountain often combine tile slopes with flat built-up sections, a Tuscan or Santa Barbara look over a Southwest floor plan. The weak spot is where the two meet. Water runs off the tile and lands on the flat roof edge, and if that transition was flashed loosely, it leaks long before the tile wears out. When we relay the tile we rebuild those transitions, and the flat side can get foam during the same job. If you're switching a lighter roof over to tile, the framing has to be checked for the extra weight before any tile is ordered.

What a relay involves on a hillside lot

An underlayment replacement means every tile comes off and gets stacked. On a sloped lot we decide where it sits before we start. We check whether the profile is still manufactured; if not, every tile is treated as one of a kind. New underlayment goes down, with peel-and-stick membrane in valleys and along the eaves where water runs hardest. Cracked pieces get replaced, the originals go back on the slopes you see from the drive, and replacement tiles go where they blend. How long a tile roof replacement takes gives you a sense of the schedule and what stretches it.

Wind on the ridge lines

Ridges and hips catch the wind first. On July 14, 2024, gusts over 65 mph snapped 27 power poles around Cave Creek, and a gust like that will find a loose ridge cap. We bed ridge caps in mastic so they're glued, not just nailed, and set a weather blocker strip under hips and ridges to close the gap where wind pushes rain in. The hidden product that helps keep tile roofs dry explains how that strip works. Where a chimney has tile running into its back side, a cricket splits the water around it.

Tile slipping, a stain under a valley, or a roof nobody has checked in years? Phone (602) 799-6837 and we'll pull a few tiles and show you what's under them, no charge.

For the flat sections next to your tile, see foam roofs in Cave Creek. We also cover shingle roofs on Cave Creek homes and commercial buildings in Cave Creek.