Re-roofing
Tile Re-Roofing in Palmdale, CA
Your concrete tile can outlast what is under it. We lift it, fix the layers beneath, and put it back.
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- Palmdale and 13 nearby towns
Re-roofing, sometimes called a lift and relay, keeps the tile you already have. We take the tile off by hand, stack the good pieces on the roof, strip the old underlayment, repair the deck and lay new underlayment, then relay the same tile in straight courses.
Concrete tile is heavy and tough, and on many Antelope Valley homes it is still sound when the felt under it has dried out, cracked and started letting water through. Replacing that tile would mean paying for a new roof covering you don't need. Re-roofing fixes the part that failed.
Not every tile survives the lift. Some are already cracked, some break when they are pulled. We replace those with matching tile where it is still made, and we tell you before the job how much we expect to swap.
It is also the job for homes with solar panels on the tile: the panels have to come off and go back on for the roofing underneath to be done. We do the roofing; the panel removal and reinstall is solar work. Read our guide to re-roofing around solar panels.
Know the signs
Signs the Tile Is Fine but the Roof Is Not
Leaks with no broken tile
Water inside while the tile looks perfect from the street usually means the underlayment beneath has failed.
Brittle, dark felt at the edges
Lift a tile at the eave. If the paper beneath crumbles or has holes, the whole roof is in the same shape.
Stains that grow after each rain
Ceiling stains that spread a little more every storm mean water is getting past the tile and soaking the deck.
Slipped tile in rows
Tile sliding out of line along a course can mean the battens or fasteners underneath have let go.
Selling the house
An inspection report that flags the underlayment is common in escrow. A re-roof answers it without a new roof covering.
Panels coming off anyway
If solar panels need to come off for another reason, that is the cheapest moment to redo the roofing under them.
How we do it
A Lift and Relay, Step by Step
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01Lift and stack
Tile comes off by hand and is stacked on the roof so it goes back on the same slope.
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02Strip and repair
The old underlayment comes off. Every soft board is cut out and replaced.
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03New underlayment
New underlayment over the whole deck, new metal at the walls, chimneys and valleys, new battens where they are needed.
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04Tile back on
The sound tile is relaid in straight courses, broken pieces replaced, ridges and edges finished.
Inside a tile roof
Five Layers, and Which One Keeps You Dry
Tap a layer to see it on one of our own jobs.
The deck
Plywood or OSB nailed to the rafters. Soft or broken boards are replaced once the old roof is off, before anything else goes down.
The underlayment
The waterproof sheet. Tile lets wind-driven rain through; this layer carries it to the eave. On an old tile roof, it is usually what has failed.
The flashing
Metal at walls, chimneys, pipes and valleys, where the roof stops being one flat plane. Most leaks start at a joint like this.
The battens
Strips across the slope that the tile hangs on, so each course sits straight and water can drain under it.
The tile
Concrete or clay, laid course by course. It takes the sun and most of the rain, and protects the layers under it.
Local rules
Re-Roofing Is Permitted Work
Relaying tile means new underlayment, and in Palmdale a reroof is permitted work with a sheathing inspection and a final. Where solar panels come off and go back on, Los Angeles County has its own reroof rules for roofs with solar energy systems. Whoever handles the panels needs to be lined up before the tile comes off.
Reroofing Under Solar Panels in the Antelope ValleySources: City of Palmdale, Policy D-17 Re-roofing Inspection Procedure; LA County Building Code Manual 1512, Reroofing. Checked October 18, 2026.
From the job site
Re-Roofing Work We Have Done
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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.
Questions
Re-Roofing Questions
What is the difference between re-roofing and a roof replacement?
A re-roof keeps your existing tile and replaces everything under it. A replacement puts on a new roof covering too. If your tile is sound, re-roofing is usually the better value.
Will some of my tile break?
Some always does. We replace broken pieces with matching tile where it is still available, and we tell you on the estimate what we expect.
Can you re-roof under my solar panels?
Yes. We have relaid tile around existing panels. The panels themselves are removed and reinstalled by solar or electrical contractors; we do the roofing between those two steps.
Do I need to be home?
Not the whole time. We need access at the start and the walk-through at the end, and someone reachable by phone while we work.
Where we work
Re-Roofing Across the Antelope Valley
We are based in Palmdale and do re-roofing in all 14 towns we serve, across Los Angeles and Kern counties. Each town page has its permit office and local notes.
Read before you book
- Why Tile Roofs Leak in Palmdale: It Is Usually the Underlayment Why a tile roof that looks fine can still leak, and what a relay fixes.
- Reroofing Under Solar Panels in the Antelope Valley How a tile roof gets redone when the panels are already on it.
- Roofing Permits in Unincorporated LA County and Kern County Quartz Hill to Mojave: who issues the permit and the county rules that change a reroof.
Roof Replacement
Tear-off to the deck, new decking where needed, new underlayment and a new tile or shingle roof.
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Roof Repair
Cracked or slipped tile, blown-off shingles, leaks at vents and chimneys, found and fixed.
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Roof Inspection
A rooftop check of tile, flashing, penetrations and underlayment, with a straight answer.
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Book a Free Estimate: Re-Roofing
Pick a time online, or call and tell us what you are seeing on the roof.