Reroof, layer by layer
Deck, Underlayment and Tile: How a Reroof Goes Back On
Photos from our own tile reroofs, in the order a roof goes back on: new deck, self-adhered underlayment, then tile.
Most of a tile roof is never seen again once it is finished. These photos come from our own reroofs and are put in the order the layers go on, so you can see what you are paying for under the tile.
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New deck where it is needed
Once the old roof is off, soft or broken decking is replaced. Fresh OSB is easy to spot in a photo: it is the clean, pale board.
New OSB decking on a hip roof, with tile stacked on the next slope -
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Underlayment
The underlayment is the layer that actually keeps the water out of a tile roof. This one is a self-adhered sheet that sticks to the deck.
Polyglass self-adhered underlayment rolled out up the slope, tile stacked to the right -
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Tile up and on
Tile is carried up and loaded, then laid course by course on battens.
Carrying tile up onto the deck at the edge of the roof 
A two-story home with tile loaded on the roof, ready to lay 
Crew laying flat concrete tile on battens over dark underlayment
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Tile reroof around solarTile Relaid Around a Solar ArrayA concrete tile roof with solar on it, stripped to the deck around the panel mounts, given new underlayment and battens, and relaid.
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Tile reroofTwo-Story Tile ReroofA two-story house with a concrete tile roof, taken to the deck and loaded with tile for the new roof.
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RepairsChimney Flashing and S-Tile RepairsRepair work on S-tile roofs: tile opened up around a chimney and reflashed, and missing tile replaced.
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