If you live in Westlake or Frisco and your house was built with a Mediterranean, Spanish or Tuscan elevation, there is a good chance the roof is concrete or clay tile from the company most people still call Boral. That brand is now Westlake Royal, and as of October 2026 its concrete and clay lines sit under one national name: US Tile Concrete and Clay Roofing. The products did not disappear. The labels on the bundles and the website did.
I’m Blake Snow. I’ve been roofing for 30 years. I’ve installed clay and concrete tile many times on high-end DFW homes. I am not certified with Westlake Royal or Boral — I will not say that — but I know how these roofs go on, how they leak, and what a complete tile quote has to include.
What happened to Boral roofing?
Westlake acquired Boral North America’s roofing businesses and, at the 2022 International Roofing Expo, introduced Westlake Royal Roofing as the umbrella for the former Boral clay, concrete, stone-coated steel and components lines. Per Westlake Royal’s own announcement at the time:
- US Tile clay stayed US Tile (formerly “US Tile by Boral”)
- Newpoint was the new name for the former Boral concrete tile line
- Unified Steel covered the former Boral stone-coated steel
- Components were rebranded under Westlake Royal Roofing Components
Then, in an official Westlake Royal news release dated October 5, 2026, the company said it was consolidating US Tile clay and Newpoint concrete under a single national brand: US Tile Concrete and Clay Roofing. Westlake Royal said product formulations, manufacturing standards, warranties and support stay the same — the change is how customers specify and source the portfolio. DaVinci composites, Unified Steel metal and Westlake Royal components keep their own brand names.
So if an older invoice says “Boral,” a mid-2020s bundle says “Newpoint,” and a current quote says “US Tile concrete,” you may still be looking at the same family of products under successive labels. Ask the contractor to write the current manufacturer name, profile and color on the proposal so there is no confusion later.
What US Tile concrete and clay actually are
Per Westlake Royal’s US Tile page and the October 2026 consolidation announcement:
Concrete roof tile
- Styles: High Barrel, Low Barrel, Slate and Shake
- Cool Roof color options
- Engineered for long-term performance as part of a code-compliant system
- Natural resistance to rot and insects
- Limited lifetime warranty (as stated by Westlake Royal)
Clay roof tile
- Class A fire rated
- Options for rigorous hail ratings and freeze-thaw resistance
- Made with 59% recycled content and locally sourced materials
- First clay tile line Westlake Royal describes as earning Cradle-to-Cradle Gold certification
- Range of profiles and Cool Roof colors
Those are manufacturer claims from Westlake Royal’s own materials. I do not invent ratings or warranty lengths beyond what they publish, and any warranty that matters to you should be the document that ships with the job — not a blog summary.
Clay vs. concrete on Westlake and Frisco architecture
Westlake’s custom streets and Frisco’s larger Mediterranean and Tuscan elevations both use tile a lot. The choice usually comes down to look, weight, budget and what the existing roof already is.
Clay is the authentic Spanish / Mission / two-piece look. It ages with character. It usually costs more, and the structure has to be checked for the load. On a true Spanish revival or a high-end Mediterranean in Westlake, clay is often what the architecture was drawn for.
Concrete can mimic high-barrel Mission, low-barrel Villa, slate and shake profiles at a lower material cost. Flat slate-look and shake-look concrete is common on transitional custom homes in Frisco and Southlake when the owner wants tile durability without a full clay budget. Color is integral or surface-coated depending on the line — ask which, because that affects how chips and hail marks weather.
Our clay tile and concrete tile pages, and our Westlake Royal (Boral) tile page, walk through those product families. Our clay vs. concrete tile for Trophy Club custom homes post is the side-by-side decision guide.
Weight, deck and underlayment — the parts quotes skip
Tile is heavy. Before anyone orders bundles for a Westlake or Frisco re-roof, someone needs to confirm:
- Structure. Can the trusses or rafters carry tile, especially if you are upgrading from shingles?
- Deck. Is the sheathing sound, or are we replacing soft spots while the tile is off?
- Underlayment. Tile sheds water; the underlayment keeps the house dry. On North Texas tile roofs I want a high-temperature underlayment rated for tile, not a leftover roll of basic felt from a shingle job.
- Flashings. Copper or painted metal valleys, step and counter flashing at walls, cricket and chimney details, and pipe boots that match a tile roof — not a shingle boot forced into a tile field.
- Birdstops and eave closures. Profile-specific. Wrong closures look unfinished and invite pests and wind-driven rain.
A tile roof that “looks fine” can still leak when the underlayment is shot. That is the lift-and-relay conversation we have a lot in Westlake: take the tile up carefully, replace the waterproofing, put the same or matching tile back down.
Hail on tile in DFW
Hail breaks tiles, chips coatings and, on a bad storm, opens paths into the underlayment. The repair path is usually:
- Document broken, cracked and displaced tiles with photos
- Identify the profile and color (bundle wrappers, leftover tiles in the attic or garage, or a sample)
- Replace what is broken, reset what slipped, and open the field only as far as the underlayment damage requires
Matching matters. A concrete slate field with three wrong-color replacements reads as a patch from the street. If the color or profile is discontinued inside the Westlake Royal / US Tile family, we talk honestly about salvage, closest current color, or whether a larger section should be re-laid so the plane matches itself.
In Texas you generally have one year from the date of loss to file an insurance claim, but check your own policy, since some differ. Get the roof inspected first; file only if the inspection finds real damage. Every inspection we do comes with a free digital photo report.
What belongs on a Westlake or Frisco tile proposal
A complete tile bid should name:
- Manufacturer and current brand line (US Tile clay or concrete / former Newpoint / former Boral, as applicable)
- Profile (High Barrel, Low Barrel, Slate, Shake, two-piece Mission, etc.)
- Color and whether it is a Cool Roof option
- Underlayment product
- Valley and flashing metal
- Birdstops / eave closures
- Hip, ridge and rake details
- Tear-off vs. relay of existing tile
- Structural or deck work, if any
- Workmanship warranty and the manufacturer’s warranty document you will receive at closeout
If a bid just says “tile roof” with a lump sum, it is not done.
Experience, not a certification claim
I have installed tile — clay and concrete, barrel and flat — many times. Snow Roofing takes on high-end tile work in Westlake, Southlake, Colleyville, Trophy Club, Frisco and across DFW. What I will not do is claim I am “certified with Westlake Royal” or “certified with Boral.” That wording is reserved on our sites for the nine brands we are actually certified with. Tile experience is real; inventing a credential is not.
See our tile roofing hub and tile roofing in Westlake page for how we approach these jobs.
Talk to us about your tile roof
If you are choosing clay or concrete for a new Westlake or Frisco custom home, or repairing an existing Boral / Newpoint / US Tile roof after a storm, we can walk the roof, identify the profile and put a real scope on paper. We’re certified with GAF, CertainTeed, Owens Corning, Atlas, Johns Manville, Carlisle, Tropical, Mule-Hide and Enviroshake, we’re experienced with tile installation and repair, and we’re A+ rated with the BBB. Request a free inspection or call (817) 733-9228.
