Tile Roofing in Scottsdale, AZ

What sets the price of a tile roof in Scottsdale

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.

Your exact number gets priced from the roof up. The big factors:

• Square footage and pitch. Bigger and steeper roofs take longer to strip and reload.
• How cut up the roof is. Every valley, hip, skylight and chimney needs hand detailing.
• Your tile. Concrete or clay, flat or S profile, and whether it's still made. A discontinued tile has to be handled and sorted with extra care, and any shortfall has to be matched.
• The underlayment you choose, including peel-and-stick membrane in the valleys and along the eaves.
• Decking. Soft plywood found under the old felt gets replaced before anything goes back on.
• HOA color and material rules, if you're changing tile.

The estimator gives you a starting point in a couple of minutes. An on-roof inspection, which costs you nothing, gets you the real figure.

McCormick Ranch, Gainey Ranch and the second underlayment

The first wave of McCormick Ranch homes and the Gainey Ranch streets that followed are now at the age where original felt underlayment gives out. The tile on top is usually fine, which is good news, because reusing it keeps the roof looking the way it always has. Here's what years of Arizona sun do to the felt under tile.

On a relay, order matters. We pull the tile and stack it, check the deck and replace any rotten wood, then lay the new underlayment. Cracked tile gets swapped out, and any new pieces go on slopes that don't face the street so they blend in. Then the original tile goes back up. We only open as much roof as we can cover again before we leave. Our underlayment replacement walkthrough covers each step.

Villa Monterey's red tile townhomes add one wrinkle: connected roofs. When one owner re-roofs, the tie-in at the shared wall has to be flashed so water isn't sent toward the neighbor.

When monsoon gusts hit Scottsdale tile at the peak

Monsoon gusts go after the highest, most exposed tiles first. We set ridge caps in mastic, so a loose nail doesn't turn into a missing cap, and a weather blocker strip fills the void beneath each ridge and hip line, the opening wind would use to force rain in. On older homes with a chimney, we check its high side. If tile runs straight into the back of it, water and debris pile up there, so we frame a cricket that splits the flow around both sides.

Matching tile for a Scottsdale HOA

If you're changing tile, DC Ranch puts roof material in front of its Covenant Commission and McCormick Ranch requires approval for exterior changes. Pick color outdoors, not from a showroom board. A tile blend looks different in morning, noon and late-afternoon light, and this post explains why. We bring full tiles out so you and your board see them in real sun.

Wondering if your Scottsdale tile roof is on borrowed time? We'll lift a few tiles and show you the underlayment at no charge. Phone us on (602) 799-6837 to pick a time.

For the rest of the house, see spray foam for flat sections in Scottsdale, Scottsdale shingle roofing and roofing for Scottsdale businesses.