Clay & Concrete Tile: Costs, Lifespan and Alternatives

Metal suits many Tenderloin roofs for lifespan and reflectivity, provided the fixing system allows for movement. Tile on a Tenderloin property outlives its underlayment by decades, and the underlayment is the part doing the waterproofing.

Metal suits many Tenderloin roofs for lifespan and reflectivity, provided the fixing system allows for movement. Tile on a Tenderloin property outlives its underlayment by decades, and the underlayment is the part doing the waterproofing.

Flashing at every penetration is replaced rather than reused on a Tenderloin roof. Nothing is left open overnight on a Tenderloin job — the deck is dried in the same day it is exposed.

Tenderloin takes its rain in short heavy bursts, so drainage that sat dry collecting debris has to move everything at once. Heat is the main ageing force on a Tenderloin roof, with surface temperatures running well above the air reading for months.

Cheap Tenderloin quotes usually leave out the flashing, which is exactly where the next leak starts. Repair makes sense on a Tenderloin roof with life left and one localised failure; beyond that it is money spent twice.

A Tenderloin inspection starts at the flashings — chimney, vents, skylights — because they fail long before the field does. Every Tenderloin inspection ends with photographs and a written report rather than a verbal summary and a price.

Trimming branches back from a Tenderloin roof removes the debris that holds moisture against the covering. Most Tenderloin roofs that fail early fail at a penetration somebody could have resealed for a few hundred dollars.

Emergency work in Tenderloin costs more than planned work, for the obvious reason that nobody chose the timing. Active leaks in Tenderloin get same-day or next-day attention; planned work is scheduled around the weather.