Replacing One Roof Tile

One important tip when replacing any broken tiles or slates is this always try to get a colour match if possible.

Replacing one roof tile.

If your roof area is approximately 1500 sq ft it will cost approximately 5400 to 7660 including labor to do this repair. It was installed in 1929 to replace the original cedar shakes and has weathered hurricanes like a champ. After all it keeps water out of the building. Replacing just a few roof tiles is usually a small repair job that you can do yourself if they are easy to access and you have a safety ladder with a secured base.

Video walkthrough of looking at the tile roof replacing 3 roofing tiles re adhering 5 sliding roofing tiles repairing 4 more roofing tiles. Fixing the problem quickly by yourself is possible provided it s only a few tiles. To replace the underlayment 1 you will need to remove and replace the tiles on your whole roof. The best way to answer this question is to say if you have a standard concrete tile roof that isn t above a 6 12 pitch over a home that has approximately 3000 square feet of roof not livable square feet you should budget 10 000 for a tile remove and reset.

Prices for tile changing can be expensive and vary depending on the company you use. Underlayment 1 costs approximately 61 per square excluding labor. Once you have sourced proper replacement tiles then remove the damaged tiles and cut the new tiles to size if required. My house is a 97 year old victorian with a concrete tile roof.

Old concrete roof tile replacements photo by rangerx istock. And while nobody likes having to pay to replace a roof the critical and aesthetic function it serves should help ease the pain of spending 8 000 to 20 000 on the work. Worn out underlayment 1 can also be a cause of roof leaks. Often a good roofing merchant will have a reclamation section where worn nearly new tiles or various coloured slates will be available this will make the final repair extremely hard to detect after light weathering.