Your roof, your choice
Here's an honest, side-by-side look at both options for 5389 Fremantle Lane. Reusing your old tile sounds cheaper — but it's actually more labor, more money, and much more time than installing an all-new tile roof.
10 days
New tile, start to finish — inspections included
Nov 23
Earliest new-tile start week
6,249
Sq ft of roof covered
30+ yrs
Roofing experience
5389 Fremantle Lane · 6,249 sq ft
Pick new tile or a relay of your existing clay tile. Flip the switch to see each price with the optional extras added.
10 days · inspections included
Before discount: $80,680
$79,469.80
Total after discount
Scheduling discount · save $1,210.20
New tile installation. No optional extras.
Custom-made new tile, a uniform finish, and old tile hauled away. Starts the week of Nov 23; Nov 30 at the latest.
2 weeks or more
Before discount: $95,900
$94,461.50
Total after discount
Scheduling discount · save $1,438.50
Lift and re-install existing clay tile. No optional extras.
Relay costs $14,991.70 more than new tile after the scheduling discount. More hand labor, expected breakage, and best-match replacement tiles with color variation.
Included in every price: Titanium® FR underlayment, new flashings, new roof jacks, permit & city fees, and full clean-up.
50%
At labor start
30%
At material drop
20%
At project completion
The with-extras prices include a $500 extras discount and an $800 permit-fee waiver. These deductions are not applied to the roof-only prices.
Additional wood repairs, if needed: plywood $120/sheet, decking $10/linear ft, fascia $15/linear ft, rafter tails $100 each. We'll give you a wood count during carpentry.
A 2-piece clay tile roof is made of two separate pieces per spot — a curved "pan" underneath and a "cap" on top. To relay it, every single piece has to be removed by hand, carried, stacked carefully, and put back exactly where it fits.
With new tile, the old roof simply comes off and goes in the dumpster. The labor is the difference — and labor is what you pay for.
The tile relay, in detail
A relay is a careful, piece-by-piece job. Here is every step our crew has to do — and why each one adds time and labor. Plan on 2 weeks or more on your roof, versus 10 days for an all-new tile roof.
Each pan and cap is lifted by hand and stacked in a set pattern across the roof so the weight is spread evenly.
Two pieces per spot across 6,249 sq ft — thousands of hand lifts.
Old underlayment is removed and every old nail pulled while the tiles sit on the roof.
Crews move stacks section by section instead of working on a clear deck.
Deck is cleaned and repaired, then fire-resistant Titanium® FR underlayment goes down.
Slower prep because the roof is never fully clear.
Pans go back first, then caps — each one fitted to line up with its neighbors.
Old clay doesn't always sit flat again; pieces are sorted and fitted one by one.
Aged clay cracks during lifting. Broken pieces are replaced with the closest match available.
Sourcing matches and hiding them in low-visibility spots takes extra time.
New valley, chimney and edge flashings, new roof jacks, then a full site walk and clean-up.
Same as new tile — but only after all the steps above are done.
Time on your roof: 2 weeks or more. A relay is the same roof worked twice — tile off, then tile back on — so the job runs long. New tile is done in 10 days.
Good to know: clay tile gets brittle with age. Some breakage during a lift is expected. We replace broken pieces with the best match available and place them where they're least visible — but there will be color variation between old and new tiles.
| Step | New Tile | Tile Relay |
|---|---|---|
| Remove old tile | Tear off & haul away | Lift & stack by hand |
| Each tile handled | Once (removed) | Twice (off + back on) |
| Breakage | Not an issue | Expected — replaced |
| Underlayment | Titanium FR | Titanium FR |
| Finished look | Uniform new tile | Old + new color mix |
| Start date | Week of Nov 23 | Longer lead & labor |
| Time to complete | 10 days | 2 weeks or more |
The only wait is materials: your tile is custom made for your home, which takes about 2 weeks. Once it arrives, we're in and out in 10 days.
We order your custom tile right away.
Tile and materials are made for your home.
Nov 30 at the very latest.
Including all city inspections.
Relaying your existing tile? The job runs 2 weeks or more — every pan and cap comes off by hand and goes back on by hand, so it takes far longer than installing new tile.
Fire-resistant, high-temp, self-adhered. We don't use felt — it doesn't last.
Color-matched valley metal with kickers, chimney step/counter/saddle flashings, edge metal.
Replaced and painted to match. All vents replaced with new.
Front entry metal awning coated with Reflect-Tec by TexCote.
Handled for you. The with-extras prices include an $800 permit-fee waiver.
All job debris hauled away and the site walked before we leave.
Custom tile takes about 2 weeks to make, so the sooner we order, the sooner your new roof is on.
