By Gabriel Bugarin • 2026-05-05
TL;DR: Concrete and clay tiles can last over 50 years, but the protective felt underlayment beneath them usually fails around the 25-30 year mark due to extreme heat. A 'tile reset' involves removing the tiles, replacing the underlayment, and putting the original tiles back, saving you the cost of new tiles.
The Underlayment Problem
In the Inland Empire, surface temperatures on a roof can exceed 150°F during the summer. Over decades, this thermal cycling bakes the asphalt-saturated felt underlayment until it becomes brittle and cracks. Once the underlayment cracks, your home is vulnerable to water ingress during our sudden winter rain bursts.
The Tile Reset Solution
Instead of throwing away perfectly good concrete or clay tiles, our team carefully removes them and stacks them on the roof. We then strip the old, failing underlayment down to the wooden deck, install a premium, high-heat synthetic underlayment, and re-install your original tiles. This engineered approach restores the system's integrity at a fraction of the cost of a brand-new tile roof.
Bugarin Roofing & Waterproofing LLC is a licensed roofing contractor serving the Inland Empire. Contact us for precise diagnostics and engineered solutions.