Southlake has plenty of Mediterranean and Spanish-style homes with concrete tile roofs. Concrete tile fits that architecture: a high S-profile or a mission-style barrel, a blend of colors, and the weight and fire rating many of these custom homes were designed for.
I’m Blake Snow, and I’ve been roofing for 30 years. We install new concrete tile and we repair existing concrete tile roofs, including older Lifetile roofs. Lifetile — the brand many owners call “Lifetime tile” — is discontinued. Here’s how we choose a profile for a Southlake Mediterranean home, and how we repair and match Lifetile that’s already on the roof.
Lifetile is discontinued
If your Southlake roof went on in the late 1990s or 2000s, the back of a tile may be stamped MonierLifetile, Boral or “BUSA.” Those roofs are still all over North Texas, and we work on them regularly. The product itself is no longer made.
A short public record helps us identify what’s on an existing roof. It is not a way to order Lifetile today:
| Year | What happened | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Boral Lifetile and Monier combined their U.S. concrete roof tile businesses as MonierLifetile | FTC notice, Federal Register, March 12, 1999 |
| 2010 | Boral bought the rest of MonierLifetile and merged it with US Tile clay to form Boral Roofing | Boral release, PR Newswire |
| 2022 | Westlake Royal renamed Boral concrete tile Newpoint Concrete Tile Roofing | Westlake Royal release, Jan. 31, 2022 |
| 2026 | Westlake Royal says “Newpoint is now part of US Tile,” with products, standards, warranties and support staying the same | Westlake Royal US Tile page |
For a new concrete tile roof, we use current profiles from makers such as Eagle Roofing and Westlake Royal. We covered current Westlake Royal clay and concrete lines in our Westlake Royal / US Tile post.
Which older Lifetile tiles are no longer made
The Tile Roofing Industry Alliance (TRI), the tile industry’s trade group, published a discontinued tile bulletin in April 2026. For Monier, Lifetile and Boral it lists:
- Saxony (old Monier/Lifetile/Boral generations)
- Lifetile Capri
- Villa (early Monier/Lifetile/Boral molds)
- Spanish “S” Nuevo
- Flat tiles stamped “Boral Lifetile BUSA”
- Lifetile flat and S-profiles
TRI says Monier tiles are no longer produced in North America, so “only salvage or replication options exist.” If your roof has one of these, a new tile from a current catalog may look close but won’t necessarily lock into the old courses.
Concrete tile profiles for a Southlake Mediterranean home
Boral’s Texas concrete tile brochure from before the 2022 rebrand (copy here) gives the specs for the high-profile tiles many existing Southlake Mediterranean homes still wear, including older Lifetile and Boral roofs we repair:
| Profile (Boral-era Texas brochure) | Look | Size | Height | Installed weight | Hail rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tejas España | Classic Spanish “S” | 16½” × 13” | 3⅝” | About 900 lbs per square | Class 3 (FM 4473) |
| Barcelona Impact | Mission-tile look | 16½” × 13” | 3⅝” | About 1,030 lbs per square | Class 4 (FM 4473) |
| Villa 900 | Italian / Southern France Mediterranean | 17” × 13” | 2³⁄₁₆” | About 900 lbs per square | Class 3 |
The same brochure shows Boosted Barcelona Caps, which give Tejas España the look of mortar-boosted mission tile, and custom blends that are sold as single colors and mixed on the roof by the installer.
For new work, Westlake Royal’s September 2026 Texas sell sheet lists current US Tile concrete profiles by region:
- North Texas: Villa 900, Barcelona 900, Saxony Shake, Saxony Slate
- South Texas: Mission “S,” Saxony 900 Shake, Saxony 900 Slate
- Also shown: Saxony Slate Impact and Madera 900
The current Villa 900 and Barcelona 900 pages list a Class A fire rating and an “exclusive, non-prorated, fully transferable limited lifetime warranty.” Westlake Royal still has a Tejas España page, but the September 2026 Texas sheet doesn’t list it, so we confirm availability with the manufacturer before we put it on a quote. Eagle Roofing profiles, including Capistrano, are another current option on Southlake Mediterranean homes. See our Eagle concrete tile profiles post.
How we help you choose
- Villa 900 has a lower, rolling profile, and Westlake Royal describes it as the Mediterranean look of Italy and Southern France. It suits Tuscan-style stone and stucco homes.
- Barcelona 900 has a deeper, mission-style barrel. It suits Spanish Colonial and Mission Revival homes with arched openings and stucco.
- Color blends matter more than profile. On big Southlake roofs, a two- or three-color blend reads more like Old World tile than a single flat color. Pick from real tile samples, not a brochure. Printed colors may vary.
- Weight: concrete tile in these profiles runs about 900 to 1,030 lbs per square according to the Boral-era sheet. If you’re switching from shingles to tile, have the framing checked first.
If you’re torn between concrete and clay, see our clay vs. concrete tile guide.
Repairing an existing Lifetile roof
Because Lifetile is discontinued, we don’t promise a factory-fresh match from a current catalog. TRI’s bulletin is direct: discontinued tiles “are not dimensionally or mechanically compatible with current production profiles,” and wind and fastening performance can’t be validated when old and new tiles are mixed. Here’s how we approach a Lifetile roof, following TRI’s decision flow:
- Identify the tile. We pull a tile and check the back for markings (MonierLifetile, Boral, “BUSA” or Newpoint), then measure the profile and exposure.
- Small damage, sound roof: repair with salvaged matching tile. Sometimes we take tiles from a less visible slope and put the closest new tile there instead.
- Underlayment failing, tiles fine: a lift-and-relay. We remove the tile, replace the underlayment and battens, and reset the same tile.
- Widespread breakage or no salvage source: replace whole slopes or the whole roof in a current profile, so every course interlocks the way the manufacturer tested it.
Hail and insurance
Some current concrete tile profiles carry Class 3 or Class 4 hail ratings after impact testing, and that “may help reduce insurance premiums.” Ask your insurer before you choose a profile for the discount. After a storm, get the roof inspected and photographed before anyone walks on it, since cracked tile can break further underfoot. In Texas you generally have 1 year from the date of loss to file a claim, but check your policy. See our storm damage page.
What we do on a Southlake concrete tile roof
- Identify the existing tile, including discontinued Lifetile, and source matches or salvage
- Install or reset tile to the manufacturer’s specs, with new underlayment, battens and flashings where needed
- Hip, ridge and rake trim matched to the profile
- A free digital photo report, and a workmanship warranty from 10 years up to lifetime, depending on the job
Talk to us about tile in Southlake
We roof in Southlake, Westlake, Colleyville, Keller and Grapevine. See our Southlake tile roofing and concrete tile pages. We’re certified with GAF, CertainTeed, Owens Corning, Atlas, Johns Manville, Carlisle, Tropical Roofing Products, Mule-Hide and Enviroshake, and many other roof manufacturers. We’re BBB A+ rated, with 5.0 stars on Google at all three offices: Bridgeport, Decatur and Rhome. Request a free inspection or call (817) 733-9228.
