Tile on Colleyville homes
TSHA notes that Colleyville, incorporated in 1956 on State Highway 26 in northeastern Tarrant County, grew from 12,724 residents in 1990 to 22,807 in 2010, and the Census Bureau estimates about 25,727 today. That means many homes are 15 to 35 years old, and their first or second roof is coming due. Mediterranean and Spanish-style homes here were often designed around their tile roofs, so a repair or replacement has to keep the look the house was built with.
The roof under the tile wears out first
Clay tile can outlast the house. The underlayment and flashing under it don't. When they fail, water gets in even though the tile looks perfect from the sidewalk. If the tile is sound, a lift-and-relay keeps your original tile: we remove and stack it, replace the underlayment and flashing, and lay the same tile back. Read how that works in our lift-and-relay article and on tile repair and reset.
| Tile | What we watch for |
|---|---|
| Clay tile | Cracked pieces, broken barrel caps, slipped tile from failed fasteners, and mortar at hips and ridges |
| Concrete tile | Surface wear and fading, cracks from hail or foot traffic, and weight on older framing |
| Mixed repairs | Patches done with the wrong profile or color over the years; we sort out what can be matched |
For replacements and matching we look at makers such as Ludowici, Eagle and Westlake Royal, and at salvage stock for discontinued profiles.
Hail and tile in northeast Tarrant County
NOAA's Storm Events Database lists 1.5-inch hail at Colleyville on May 27, 2024, and Tarrant County logged more than 500 hail reports from 2016 through mid-2026, including 115 golf-ball size or larger and a 5-inch report in June 2023. In 2026 the Storm Prediction Center logged 1-inch hail just northwest of Grapevine on May 22 and in Grapevine on June 2, a few miles north. Hail breaks tile, but so do roofers, cable installers and old fasteners. If you file an insurance claim, we document the damage and meet your adjuster on the roof. Texas law requires you to pay your deductible, and a contractor may not waive, absorb or rebate it. We never will.
How we inspect a roof you can't walk like a shingle roof
Slate and tile break under the wrong footstep, so a careless inspection can cause the damage it's looking for. We plan a walk path, step only where the pieces are supported, use roof ladders and pads where needed, and fly a drone over the areas that aren't safe to walk. Every inspection comes with a free digital photo report, so you see what we see. The report separates old breaks, fresh breaks and installation problems, because they lead to very different answers.
Colleyville re-roof permits
The City of Colleyville requires a permit on all re-roof projects and requires roofing contractors to register with the city. The city's inspection covers the outside of the house and an attic check of vent piping and exhaust vents. Fees and steps change, so we confirm them with Building Inspections before your job starts.
We're certified with GAF, CertainTeed, Owens Corning, Atlas, Johns Manville, Carlisle, Tropical Roofing Products, Mule-Hide and Enviroshake. More on Colleyville: our Colleyville roofing page, standing seam in Colleyville and tile roofing in Southlake.
Product names, ratings and features are as published by the manufacturer and can change. We confirm the current rating and warranty of the exact product before we order it.
Residential warranty: a workmanship warranty from 10 years up to lifetime, depending on the job, with manufacturer warranties up to lifetime. Manufacturer coverage depends on the product and brand, and on the project qualifying for that manufacturer's program. We put the exact warranty for your roof in writing.
Certified, with 30 years installing every major roofing brand, a family roofing business going back 75 years, and over $80 million in completed roofing projects. 5.0 stars on Google at all three of our offices.
Request a free inspection or call (817) 733-9228. Small repairs are welcome too.
