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Roofing crew mid-project on a tile re-roof, rolling out underlayment and carrying battens across a stripped deck with salvaged concrete tiles stacked on both slopes.

Roof replacement · Full re-roof

When repairs stop holding, you need a roof built from the deck up.

When repairs stop holding, a replacement is the cheaper option. Tear off, inspect the deck, dry it in properly, then install — with the underlayment treated as the roof it actually is.

Who this is for

Owners of roofs at end of life, homes with repeat leaks in multiple places, and anyone who has been told a fourth repair will do it.

The detail

What this work actually involves.

In Arizona the covering — tile, shingle, panel — is only half the roof. The waterproofing layer is the underlayment underneath it, and that is what wears out first under 110-degree deck temperatures and relentless UV. A tile roof from 1999 usually still has perfectly good tile sitting on underlayment that has gone brittle enough to crumble in your hand.

A replacement is where the parts nobody sees get done right: rotten decking cut out and replaced, valleys re-metaled, drip edge run, pipe jacks and vents swapped for new, wall and parapet flashings re-flashed rather than re-sealed. On a tile re-roof we can usually salvage and re-set your existing tile, which keeps the roofline you already have and the HOA colour you already got approved.

The order of operations matters more than the brand on the bundle. We tear off to the deck, fix what the deck shows us, dry the roof in the same day it is opened, and only then start loading the finish material. You will get photos at each stage — deck, dry-in, finish — because that middle stage is the one you never get to see again.

What's included

Roof Replacement, line by line.

  • Complete tear-off down to the deck
  • Deck inspection with damaged sheathing or plank cut out and replaced
  • New underlayment installed to the manufacturer's Arizona spec
  • New valley metal, drip edge and eave flashing
  • All pipe jacks, vents and jacks replaced rather than reused
  • Wall, headwall and parapet flashings re-worked, not re-caulked
  • Existing tile salvaged and re-set where the tile is sound
  • Ridge and hip set and finished
  • Full haul-off, dumpster, and magnet sweep of drives and landscaping

Our work

Roof Replacement on real roofs.

Every photo below is a job we did. Nothing on this site is stock.

Full gallery
Roofing crew mid-project on a tile re-roof, rolling out underlayment and carrying battens across a stripped deck with salvaged concrete tiles stacked on both slopes.
Shingle roof tear-off in progress with fresh OSB decking installed over the hips and ridge while old shingles are piled off to one side.
Tile re-roof in progress with fresh white underlayment, wood battens and stacked concrete tile being loaded onto the adjacent slope
Finished two-tone terracotta barrel tile roof with deep shadow lines across every course, desert town beyond

Questions about this work

Roof Replacement straight answers.

Do I have to replace the tile too, or can you reuse it?

Concrete and clay tile routinely outlast two or three underlayments. If your tile is sound we lift it, stack it, replace everything underneath, and re-set the same tile — you keep the exact roofline and colour you have now.

How disruptive is a tear-off?

It is loud, and there is a dumpster in the drive. Everything else stays outside. We stage material off the landscaping where we can, and the drive and yard get a magnet sweep before we leave.

Will you find surprises once the roof is open?

Sometimes — usually damaged decking under an old leak. That is exactly why we photograph the open deck and talk to you before covering anything up, rather than quietly rolling it into the invoice.

What time of year is best for a re-roof in Phoenix?

Anything but the middle of monsoon season. Late fall through spring is ideal; summer work starts early to stay ahead of the heat. If your roof is already leaking, the right time is now.

Gray standing-seam metal roof on a desert home with a ladder over the ridge, backed by a saguaro-covered hillside glowing in late-day light

Free estimate

Get someone on the roof who will show you the photos.

Call or text (602) 794-5224, or send photos over WhatsApp. We walk the roof, photograph what we find, and put a written estimate in front of you — including when the honest answer is that you do not need us yet.

G&L Roofing Services LLC · 3336 W Missouri Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85017

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