Concrete and clay tile roofs age differently to steel. The tiles themselves usually outlast the mortar holding the ridge capping down and the factory surface that stops them soaking up water — so a tile roof that looks past it is normally a pointing and coating job rather than a replacement.
Broken and slipped tiles replaced
Cracked, chipped and slipped tiles get lifted out and swapped for matching ones. One broken tile puts water straight onto the underlay, and the underlay is the layer you do not want to end up replacing.
Ridges and hips repointed
The mortar along the ridge and hip lines goes first — it cracks, crumbles, and lets the capping shift. We rake the old pointing out and repoint with a flexible compound that moves with the roof instead of cracking away from it again in a couple of summers.
Sealed, then painted
Old concrete tiles lose their factory surface and start drinking up water, which is what leaves a tile roof heavy, mossy and dull. A wash, a penetrating sealer and two coats of tile-grade paint put that surface back.
Only if it needs it
Plenty of tile roofs need nothing more than a wash and the ridges repointed. If that is yours, that is what we will quote you for — the paint is not compulsory.