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White Spanish revival building with a red tile roof and tall palms

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Los Angeles County · Clay tile

Clay Tile Roof Cost in Los Angeles County

DRAFT. A guide to clay tile roof costs on Los Angeles County homes: replacement, restoration, and what changes the price.

The price index

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A clay roof is architecture. It is restored with patience, priced line by line, and never rushed.

Reviewed

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Studies in clay

Aerial view of a neighborhood of barrel tile roofs
01Barrel tile homes from above
Clay tile roof in front of white colonial church towers
02Clay roof and bell towers, Sucre
Spanish revival train station with tile roof behind a garden path
03Santa Barbara station
Two-story Spanish style house with a red tile roof and palm
04Spanish style house, Santa Barbara

Photographs: credits and licenses · The archive: clay tile and its repair, in photographs

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The price index

Clay tile in Los Angeles County, by scope. Each row carries its source.

Read the complete cost guide

DRAFT. Illustrative copy for the design review. No figure is shown until it carries a citation.

WorkCost rangeExpected lifeConsiderationsSource
Clay tile replacementTo be sourcedTo be sourcedTo be sourcedForthcoming
Clay tile restoration (re-lay on new underlayment)To be sourcedTo be sourcedTo be sourcedForthcoming
Concrete tile replacementTo be sourcedTo be sourcedTo be sourcedForthcoming
Historic profile matchingTo be sourcedTo be sourcedTo be sourcedForthcoming
Tile repairTo be sourcedTo be sourcedTo be sourcedForthcoming

The inner layouts are shown in the draft pricing hub and the draft Pasadena page.

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The work

White Spanish style house with arched windows

Thumbnails are illustrations from open photo archives, not commissions of this studio. The full archive of plates

  1. 01Clay tile replacementTile roof work in progress: An old roof stripped to battens during a re-roof, Coton, England
  2. 02Restoration and re-layTile roof work in progress: New battens on an old roof, the tiles to go back on, France
  3. 03Matched tile repairTile roof repair example: cracked clay tiles with lichen and loose mortar
  4. 04Ridge, hip and rakeTile roof repair example: ventilated ridge, a flexible closure strip under the cap tiles, France
  5. 05Flashing and valleysTile roof repair example: lead flashing around a chimney on a tile roof, Trimingham, England
  6. 06Pre-purchase inspectionBarrel tile in cap and pan courses, Portugal

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Communities

  • Long Beach
  • Glendale
  • Santa Clarita
  • Pasadena
  • Torrance
  • Lancaster
  • Santa Monica
  • Palmdale
  • Burbank
  • Pomona
  • Inglewood
  • Downey
  • West Covina
  • Alhambra
  • Hawthorne
  • Redondo Beach
  • El Monte
  • Whittier
  • Compton
  • Norwalk

Underlined names have a guide. Each keeps its own permit, fire map and housing sources.

Consultation

A written estimate, measured on site.

The only real price for your roof comes from a licensed roofer, itemized by tile, underlayment, flashing and permit. Requests open at launch.