Savannah Roof Pros provides professional tile roofing in Savannah, GA for residential and commercial properties across the Coastal Empire. Tile is uncommon in Savannah and that shapes how it should be handled. This is not Florida or California, where tile is the default and every supply house stocks it. Here it turns up in pockets, nearly all of it original clay on a house built to receive it.
You find it on the Spanish Revival and Mediterranean houses that went up in the 1920s, concentrated in Ardsley Park and Chatham Crescent and scattered through the streetcar neighborhoods, plus a handful of institutional and commercial buildings downtown. The tile on those roofs is generally the tile that was laid when they were built, which makes it both the most valuable part of the roof and the part most easily lost to a well-meaning repair.
The failure on these roofs is almost never the tile. Clay outlasts everything under it. What fails is the underlayment, which was felt over board sheathing and has spent a century in a humid climate, and the fastening, which corrodes. So the correct job is usually a relay, meaning the tile comes off in numbered sections, the deck gets repaired, a modern self-adhered membrane goes down, and the original tile goes back where it came from.
That is a different purchase from a replacement and it needs to be priced as one. A relay is labor-heavy and material-light. Breakage runs somewhere between five and fifteen percent depending on how brittle the pieces have become, so we source salvaged matching tile before we start rather than discovering a shortfall on the third day. Working stacks stay off the field, since the second-largest cause of breakage is the crew.
We argue against swapping clay for concrete tile, which is the substitution most often proposed on cost. Concrete is heavier, which matters on framing sized for something lighter. The profile and the color are close but not right, and the difference is obvious from the street once the two sit side by side. On a building inside a designated district it is also a change to a visible material, which puts it in front of the board.
Where tile genuinely has to go, we will say so plainly. Structural framing that has moved, a deck too far gone to carry the load, or a roof where breakage has already taken more than half the field can all push a relay past the point of sense. In those cases we look at metal or at a heavyweight laminate that suits the building, and we walk you through what the review process will make of either.
Our licensed and insured team brings the right materials and equipment to every job — standing-seam and flat-lock terne metal with concealed clips, through-wall counterflashing let into lime mortar joints, half-round copper gutter with round downspouts, one-by-six board sheathing over open rafters, Certificate of Appropriateness submittals to the Historic District Board of Review, self-adhered high-temperature underlayment at eaves and valleys — and backs the work with a written workmanship warranty. We serve Savannah and nearby communities including Pooler, Garden City, Port Wentworth, Thunderbolt.
What We Handle
Everything our tile roofing in Savannah covers
One crew, one point of contact, and the full range of tile roofing work in Savannah, GA. If it is on this list we do it in house rather than handing it to a subcontractor:
- tile roof repair savannah
- clay tile roofing savannah ga
- spanish tile roof repair
- barrel tile relay
- concrete vs clay tile
- tile roof underlayment replacement
- broken roof tile replacement
- historic clay tile savannah
- tile roof inspection
- tile roofing contractor savannah
Not sure which one describes your situation? Describe it in plain words and we will sort it out — or browse the rest of our Savannah services.
Materials, equipment and how we do tile roofing
The difference between tile roofing that lasts and tile roofing that gets redone in three years is almost always preparation and materials, not the finish you see on day one. We work with standing-seam and flat-lock terne metal with concealed clips, through-wall counterflashing let into lime mortar joints, half-round copper gutter with round downspouts, one-by-six board sheathing over open rafters, spec them to the job instead of to the invoice, and write the material grades into the free estimate so you know exactly what you are buying.
Every Savannah job runs the same way: site walk and measurements, written scope and fixed price, protection of the surrounding area, then the work itself with a daily clean-up. Years of roofing work in the Coastal Empire means we have already met whatever your property is going to throw at us — awkward access, older construction, an HOA with opinions.
Where we do tile roofing outside Savannah
Savannah Roof Pros covers Savannah and the surrounding communities of the Coastal Empire. Crews run out to the same nearby cities every week, so an out-of-town job does not mean an out-of-town price.
- Tile Roofing in Pooler, GA — Chatham County, population 25,711
- Tile Roofing in Garden City, GA — Chatham County, population 10,289
- Tile Roofing in Port Wentworth, GA — Chatham County, population 10,878
- Tile Roofing in Thunderbolt, GA — Chatham County, population 2,556
- Tile Roofing in Tybee Island, GA — Chatham County, population 3,114
- Tile Roofing in Bloomingdale, GA — Chatham County, population 2,790
Start on the Savannah Roof Pros homepage for a free estimate, or call (844) 511-2320 and describe the job.
Why Savannah Chooses Savannah Roof Pros
- ✓We tell you at the first visit whether your address needs a Certificate of Appropriateness, in writing, before any pricing
- ✓Salvaged slate, matching tile and flat-lock pans kept on hand so a small repair on a protected roof stays a small repair
- ✓Attic moisture readings on every inspection, because a good share of Savannah leak calls turn out to be condensation
- ✓Half-round and K-style gutter both quoted, with an honest explanation of which profile suits your building
The standards behind tile roofing
Quality here is not a matter of opinion — it is written down. The tile roofing work we do in Savannah follows published industry standards: NRCA publishes the Roofing Manual, the industry's reference for details and slope minimums, and Asphalt Roofing Manufacturers Association sets the shingle application and ventilation guidance the warranties reference. If a contractor cannot tell you which standard a detail comes from, that is worth asking about before you sign.
Every tile roofing project in Savannah gets the same attention, whether it is a single room or a full commercial job. We show up on schedule, keep the site clean, and stand behind the work — the estimate is free and there is no pressure.
Ready to get started? Call (844) 511-2320 for a free tile roofing free estimate in Savannah, or request a quote and we'll get right back to you.