Clay & Concrete Tile: Costs, Lifespan and Alternatives

Granules in the Western Addition gutters are the earliest honest warning that a shingle roof is past halfway. Daylight through the deck in a Western Addition attic is a structural problem, not a covering problem.

Western Addition takes its rain in short heavy bursts, so drainage that sat dry collecting debris has to move everything at once. Attic ventilation drives covering life in Western Addition as much as the weather above the roof does.

Material choice in Western Addition should follow pitch and exposure first and appearance second. Tile on a Western Addition property outlives its underlayment by decades, and the underlayment is the part doing the waterproofing.

Supplements are normal once a Western Addition roof is opened up, and they should be raised with evidence attached. Policies on Western Addition properties pay for sudden damage and not for age, so the report has to separate the two.

We inspect roofs in Western Addition free of charge and put the findings in writing before any price is discussed. Emergency work in Western Addition costs more than planned work, for the obvious reason that nobody chose the timing.

Composition shingle is the most common covering in Western Addition and typically runs fifteen to twenty-five years here. Metal suits many Western Addition roofs for lifespan and reflectivity, provided the fixing system allows for movement.

Nothing is left open overnight on a Western Addition job — the deck is dried in the same day it is exposed. Work on a Western Addition roof starts with ground protection and a plan for where the debris goes.

Flashing at every penetration is replaced rather than reused on a Western Addition roof. Final clean-up on a Western Addition property includes a magnetic sweep for nails before the crew leaves.