Hinesville Roof & Leak
Leak repair

Tile roof repair

Tile roofs leak at slipped or cracked tiles, at failed underlayment, and at the mortar bedding on ridges and hips. The tiles themselves often outlast the underlayment beneath them by decades, which means a tile roof can look perfect and still leak — the failure is in a layer you cannot see. Repair needs someone who knows how to walk tile without cracking more of it, which is the single biggest cause of damage on these roofs.

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What the job involves

  • Replacement of slipped, cracked or missing tiles
  • Assessment of the underlayment beneath, which usually fails first
  • Repointing or rebedding of ridge and hip mortar
  • Check of valley and penetration detailing
  • Walking boards to avoid breaking further tiles during access

Signs you need it

  • Slipped tiles visible from the ground
  • Fragments of tile in gutters or on the ground after wind
  • Leaks on a roof whose tiles appear undamaged

Where we cover

Each area has its own page for tile roof repair.

Questions

The tiles look fine but it leaks. How?

On a tile roof the waterproof layer is the underlayment, not the tile — the tile sheds the bulk of the water and protects what is underneath. Underlayment typically fails decades before the tile, so an intact-looking roof leaking is the normal presentation.

Can matching tiles still be obtained?

Often, including salvaged stock for discontinued profiles. Where it genuinely cannot be matched, tiles are usually taken from a less visible elevation and the replacements put there instead.

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Describe what you are seeing

On the coast the metal usually fails before the shingles do. Salt corrodes flashing and fasteners from the moment they go on, and the leak shows up at a junction rather than in the middle of the roof.

Call (229) 592-0097
Call (229) 592-0097