On an Encino tile roof, the underlayment wears out decades before the tile.
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If the roof still has good years left, the report tells you.
Tile underlayment replacement and free written roof inspections across Encino. Tile lasts fifty years. The felt underneath lasts twenty-five. Before a full tear-off, check whether the tile can be lifted and reset over new underlayment.
Deck, underlayment, then shingles or tile. The underlayment keeps the water out, and you can only check it from up on the roof.
Before you accept a tear-off quote
We pull a tile and look
Nobody can tell you the underlayment is dead from the driveway. It takes about ten minutes, and it tells you whether the tile can stay.
Your tile is usually fine
Concrete and clay outlast the felt beneath them by decades. Lifting the tile, laying new underlayment and resetting the same tile is often an option.
Roof size drives the job
Encino roofs run well above the Valley average, especially south of the boulevard, where lots run half an acre and more. We also build ADUs in Encino: ADU construction in Encino.
Before the rain in Encino
Big trees, older homes and hillside lots south of the boulevard.
Mature trees over the roof
Branches scrape shingles in every wind and fill the gutters the week you need them clear. Trim before the storms, not after.
Additions and old tie-ins
Many Encino homes have been added onto over the decades. The seam where a new roof meets an old one is a classic winter leak.
Flat and low-slope sections
Patio covers and mid-century low slopes hold water instead of shedding it. They need a closer look before a wet season.
Before the first big storm: book the free roof check, or read our winter storm roof guide.
An Encino roof, start to finish
A shingle roof we installed in Encino, from the underlayment to the finished hips and valleys.
From our roofs
Recent MAMOS roofing work: shingle re-roofs, flat ADU roofs and tile.
We get on the roof, photograph what we find and write it up.
Get my free reportTile gets flagged by age too, often wrongly.
Some carriers exempt tile from their age limits and some never check. A documented condition report with dated photographs gives your agent something specific to send.
years: the working life of the felt under a tile roof. The tile above it lasts twice that.
Roof questions in Encino
Repair or replace?
Usually the underlayment decides it, and you have to get on the roof to check that. The report gives you the answer, with photos.
What does a new roof change for my insurer?
Most letters name roof age. The permit and completion papers show the new roof’s date; what the carrier does with them is its decision.
Can you keep my tile and only replace what is under it?
Usually, if the tile is not cracked and there is enough of it to reset. The inspection tells you whether yours qualifies.
Tile relay or tear-off in Encino
A relay keeps your tile and replaces everything under it. To see if your roof qualifies, we lift a tile and look, at no charge.
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Tile condition, underlayment life, whether a relay is possible, and dated photos you can send your carrier. We call back within 15 minutes: 8am to 5pm Monday to Thursday, 8am to 2pm Friday.
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