The Grit Behind Every Tile Re-Felt We Do

Tile re-felts are one of the most physically demanding jobs in roofing. Every single tile has to come off, the old underlayment gets torn out, new felt goes down, and then every tile goes back on by hand. In Arizona heat, that's no small thing.

We're not going to sugarcoat it. Long days, brutal sun, and moving hundreds of heavy clay tiles one stack at a time - it takes a certain kind of crew to do this work and do it right. That's exactly what we've built at Rim Country Roofing.

A lot of homeowners don't realize how critical the underlayment is on a tile roof. The tiles themselves shed water, but it's the felt layer underneath that actually waterproofs your home. When that layer starts to break down - and in Arizona's climate, it will - you're one monsoon away from a leak. A tile re-felt isn't optional maintenance. It's what keeps your roof doing its job.

What sets a good re-felt apart from a bad one isn't just the materials. It's the attention to how tiles are handled, stacked, and reset. Cracked tiles during the process, shortcuts on the underlayment overlap, sloppy reinstallation - these are the things that come back to bite homeowners later. We don't cut corners, because we know exactly what those shortcuts cost you down the road.

This is the kind of work that doesn't get glamorous before-and-after photos. It's skilled labor done in tough conditions. But when the job is done, your roof is protected the right way - and that's what actually matters.