Tile Roofing in Naples, FL

The barrel tile on the house went on in 1998, the manufacturer stopped making that profile years ago, and the architectural committee wants the repair to match. This site connects you by phone with an independent local roofing contractor who works tile roofs in Collier County.

What the crew does first

A tile crew starts by identifying the tile: concrete or clay, flat or barrel or S-profile, and how it was set. Mortar-set tile from the 1980s and 1990s, foam-set tile from the 2000s on, and screw-fastened tile each come apart differently and go back differently. Then they lift tile at the problem area to see the underlayment, because on a tile roof the underlayment is the waterproof layer and the tile is the armor over it.

For a repair, they source matching tile from salvage stock or a current profile that sits flush against the old one. For a roof where the tile is sound and the underlayment is done, they price a lift-and-relay: remove the tile in sections, install a new self-adhered underlayment, and reset the original tile with new fasteners or foam.

What to do in the next hour

Photograph the roof from the ground and from an upstairs window if you have one. Find a spare tile in the garage or behind the pool equipment; builders often left a few, and one intact tile makes matching faster. Look for the manufacturer's name stamped on its underside.

Find your community's architectural rules for roofing and the form the committee uses. Do not walk the roof. Tile cracks under foot, and a broken tile on the way to fixing one is the most common way a small repair grows.

What is usually saved and what is not

Concrete tile that was foam-set or screw-fastened usually survives a lift-and-relay, with a percentage replaced for breakage. Mortar-set tile often does not come up clean. Clay barrel tile on older Old Naples and Port Royal homes can be brittle, and the crew tells you after the first section how much is breaking.

The underlayment is never saved on a roof past 20 years. A ridge line where the foam or mortar has let go gets reset. Flashings and pipe boots are replaced during any lift. If the tile is broken across a whole slope, or the plywood underneath is soft in several places, the job becomes a full replacement.

Collier County notes: why tile, and what the storms taught

Tile is the default here for three reasons. It handles the sun that ages asphalt shingle in half its northern lifespan. Its weight and interlock hold in wind when fastened to current code. And it carries the Mediterranean look that Old Naples, Port Royal, Park Shore, Pelican Bay, Grey Oaks, and nearly every gated community were designed around, which is why so many architectural rules require it.

Irma in 2017 and Ian in 2022 sorted Collier County tile roofs into two groups. Roofs fastened to the code in force since 2002, with screws or foam and a sealed underlayment, mostly held. Older mortar-set tile lost ridges and hips, and roofs where the underlayment was already tired leaked the following summer. After a storm, tile documentation matters in a claim: profile, manufacturer if it can be read, fastening method, and underlayment condition at the break. The storm damage page covers the first day, and the insurance claims page covers what the adjuster needs.

A small repair on a roof less than 15 years old usually stays a repair. On a roof at 20 years, the same leak is the first sign the underlayment is done, and the lift-and-relay conversation starts.

Calling about tile roofing

Have the address, the tile type if you know it, the roof year, the name of the community and whether it has architectural rules, and a description of what the roof is doing. Say if you have a spare tile. Call (239) 341-5474.