Clay & concrete tile · San Antonio, TX
Mission-style clay and concrete tile for offices, restaurants, churches, senior living and HOA buildings. New tile roofs, lift-and-relay underlayment replacement and matched repairs, by crews who know how to walk tile without breaking it.
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Tile itself rarely wears out. What fails is what is under it and around it, so that is where most of our work goes.
Clay or concrete tile on new buildings and additions, matched to the architecture.
Tiles lifted and stacked, new underlayment and flashings installed, the same tiles laid back.
Cracked, slipped and missing tiles replaced with matched or salvaged pieces.
Rusted valleys, wall flashings and pipe boots, the usual source of tile roof leaks.
Cracked tiles counted and photographed slope by slope for your adjuster.
Underlayment checked through lifted tiles, not guessed from the ground.
Clay and concrete look alike from the parking lot. They differ in weight, color life and price, and in how they handle hail.
Tile types · bar = typical life
Kiln-fired, color goes all the way through. The classic Mission look.
Same fired clay in a flatter profile, a little lighter per square.
Lower cost, heavier, color can fade. Many profiles mimic clay.
For buildings not designed for full tile weight.
How tile is attached
Wood or composite strips lift the tile off the underlayment so water drains and the deck breathes.
Each tile fastened through the head into battens or deck, sized to the wind zone.
Two-part roof tile adhesive bonds tile to the underlayment. Strong in wind, no holes.
We work with clay and concrete tile from established makers and keep salvaged tile on hand to match older roofs.
Numbers your architect, structural engineer and insurer will want.
| Materials | Clay tile (ASTM C1167, Grade 1) or concrete tile (ASTM C1492) |
|---|---|
| Weight | About 600 to 1,200 lb per 100 sq ft depending on profile; lightweight concrete is lighter |
| Minimum slope | 2½:12; slopes from 2½ to 4:12 need a double layer of underlayment |
| Underlayment | Two-ply or self-adhered high-temperature membrane |
| Attachment | Fasteners or foam adhesive per the manufacturer’s wind tables for ASCE 7 loads |
| Fire rating | Class A |
| Hail | Tile can crack in large hail; some concrete profiles carry impact ratings |
| Tile life | 50 to 100+ years for clay, 30 to 50 for concrete |
| Underlayment life | About 20 to 30 years, then lift and relay |
Broken tiles counted, underlayment checked under lifted tiles, and the structure confirmed for the weight.
Sound tiles marked for reuse; matching new or salvaged tile ordered for the rest.
Tiles removed by hand and stacked on the roof or on pallets, never thrown down.
Deck repaired, new underlayment, new metal valleys, wall flashings and pipe boots.
Tiles set on battens with new fasteners or foam, ridges and hips mortared or dry-set.
Every slope checked, broken pieces cleared, photos of the finished roof sent to you.
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Five quick questions. No email, no form.
Is the roof slope at least 2½ inches per foot?
Was the building designed to carry a tile roof?
Does it leak even though most tiles look fine?
Are only a few tiles cracked or slipped?
Must the roof keep its Mission-style look?
Your answer
Answer the questions
We will tell you honestly if another system fits better.
Get a free assessmentWhere tile roofs make sense on San Antonio commercial buildings.
Low-slope roofs under 2½:12 and buildings not designed for the weight need metal or a membrane instead.
2026 installed prices per square foot, including labor, underlayment, flashings and disposal.
Typical new clay tile roof
$12 – $18/ sq ft
A 10,000 sq ft roof: about $120k – $180k
What moves the price
| Scenario | Price |
|---|---|
| Tile repair, one visitMatched or salvaged tiles | $500 – $2,500 |
| Lift and relayNew underlayment, same tile, per sq ft | $7 – $12 |
| New concrete tilePer sq ft | $9 – $13 |
| New clay tilePer sq ft | $12 – $18 |
| Premium clay tileSpecialty profiles and colors, per sq ft | $18 – $30 |
| Tear-off and disposalWhen tile is not reused, per sq ft | +$1.50 – $3 |
Many tile roofs sit in the older north-central suburbs and the Hill Country; we schedule inspections within the week.
Something else? Ask a project manager.
In 2026 new concrete tile runs about $9 to $13 per square foot installed and clay tile about $12 to $18, with premium clay up to $30. A lift and relay that reuses your tiles costs about $7 to $12 per square foot.
The tiles are lifted off and stacked, the worn underlayment and flashings are replaced, and the same tiles go back on. Because tile outlasts its underlayment by decades, this is the most common major job on a tile roof.
Clay tile can last 50 to 100 years or more and concrete tile 30 to 50. The underlayment beneath usually lasts 20 to 30 years, which is why older tile roofs leak even when the tiles look perfect.
Only if it was designed for it or is reinforced. Tile weighs roughly 600 to 1,200 pounds per 100 square feet. We have a structural engineer confirm the loads before switching a building to tile.
Large hail can crack tile, and walking on tile the wrong way breaks it too. After a storm we document every cracked tile by slope for the insurance claim and replace them with matched tile.
Usually. We source current profiles from the original makers, keep salvaged tile from other jobs and can blend old and new so repairs do not stand out.
We lift tiles to see the underlayment, count broken pieces, check valleys and flashings, and send a photo report with repair, relay and replace prices.
Comparing sloped-roof options? These systems fit similar buildings.
