Boral Roofing Company Nationwide

Boral Roofing Company in Fort Lauderdale: What to Know First

As an independent Boral service provider, Tilehurst Roofing Fort Lauderdale repairs and replaces Boral roof systems across Fort Lauderdale, typically completing most repairs in a single day once parts are on hand. Most Boral tile repairs here run between $425 and $1,850 depending on how many tiles failed and what’s going on underneath them. We give you a written price before any work starts, so you know the number before a single nail gets pulled. If you own a home with Boral concrete or clay tile and something’s leaking, cracked, or sliding out of place, this page explains exactly how we handle it. Call (754) 732-9325 and a real person picks up, day or night.

Call (754) 732-9325

How Boral Products Fail, and How We Fix Them

Boral tile is genuinely tough stuff, but Fort Lauderdale has a way of finding its weak points. Salt air, afternoon downpours, and the occasional hurricane-force gust do things to a tile roof that you won’t read about in a manufacturer brochure. Here’s what we actually see on Boral roofs in this city, and what we do about it.

• Boral Saxony and Estate series surface spalling near the eaves. Concrete tile absorbs a little moisture over decades, and salt in the coastal air accelerates surface flaking on the lower courses where runoff concentrates. A spalled tile looks bad but usually still sheds water; the real problem is when the spalled face exposes the tile’s core and the tile starts soaking water instead of shedding it. We pull the damaged tiles, check the underlayment beneath, and replace only what’s compromised, matching the original tile profile and color family rather than whatever happens to be in the truck.
• Cracked Boral flat tiles from foot traffic around the valley. Boral’s flat-profile tile, common on mid-century Fort Lauderdale ranches, doesn’t take kindly to people walking the valley line where two roof planes meet. The tile edges crack under weight, and water finds its way to the underlayment below. We replace the cracked tiles and, when the homeowner wants it, lay a proper walk path so future maintenance doesn’t repeat the damage.
• Broken ridge cap on Boral barrel tile (Barcelona and Capistrano profiles). Ridge cap tiles take the worst of every storm, and on barrel-profile Boral roofs, a loose or cracked cap lets wind-driven rain sneak straight into the attic. The fix sounds simple but takes real care: resetting the cap on fresh mortar or approved adhesive, then sealing the joint so it moves with the roof instead of cracking again in two years.
• Underlayment failure showing up as ceiling stains, not missing tile. This is the one that surprises homeowners. Boral tile itself can look perfect while the old underlayment underneath has given up after 25 or 30 years of Fort Lauderdale humidity. You see a brown stain on the bedroom ceiling, go outside, and all the tile looks fine. That’s underlayment fatigue, and it happens faster here than in drier climates. We lift the tile in the affected area, replace the underlayment with modern synthetic material rated for our climate, and reset the original tile when it’s still in good shape. When it’s not, we quote replacement tile separately so you see exactly what each part costs.
• Wind-lifted Boral tiles along ridge and gable edges. After a strong storm, homeowners sometimes find tiles in the yard or see a row shifted out of alignment. The issue is usually failed mechanical fastening, not the tile itself: older installations often nailed tiles only at the bottom edge, and decades of thermal movement worked them loose. We re-secure lifted tiles with proper fasteners and replace any that chipped when they shifted, then walk the entire perimeter to catch the next row before it lets go.

Our Boral Roofing Company Process

Every Boral job we do follows the same plain sequence. It’s the Kingswell Way: say the price before the work, show up in the window we gave, leave the place cleaner than we found it, put the guarantee in writing, come back if it fails.

1. 1
   You call, a person answers. No voicemail, no callback queue. We ask what you’re seeing, schedule a visit, and give you a straight arrival window.
2. 2
   We walk the roof ourselves. Greg Holloway, the owner, walks every Boral roof we work on. He checks the tile, the underlayment condition where visible, the flashing around penetrations, and the drip edge. You get a plain-language explanation of what’s actually wrong, not a mystery list of line items.
3. 3
   You get a written price before any work starts. We show you the number, the scope, and what’s included. If we find something else once a tile comes up, the price doesn’t change without a conversation and your sign-off.
4. 4
   We source the right parts. When new Boral tile is needed, we match the profile and color of what’s on the roof now. In cases where Boral tile has been discontinued or lead time is long, we’ll tell you honestly and present quality-matched alternatives so you can decide instead of waiting blind.
5. 5
   The repair happens, then we test it. We repair or replace, run water where appropriate, and walk you through what we did. If it’s a leak repair, we confirm the water path is stopped before we call it done.
6. 6
   The written guarantee is in your hand before we leave. Not mailed later. If that repair fails inside the guarantee period, we come back and make it right at no charge under our 365-Day Done Right Promise.

What Boral Roofing Company Costs in Fort Lauderdale

Here are honest ranges for the Boral work we do most often in Fort Lauderdale. Every number includes labor, materials, and our written guarantee.

• Single tile replacement (cracked or spalled): $425 to $725 depending on access, profile, and whether ladder or staging is needed.
• Small area repair (3 to 8 tiles, including resetting and sealing): $600 to $1,250.
• Ridge cap reset and re-sealing (up to 10 linear feet): $475 to $900, more if the cap tiles themselves are cracked and need replacement.
• Underlayment repair under existing tile (localized, up to 100 square feet): $1,200 to $2,800 depending on how much tile must be lifted and reset, and the condition of what we find underneath.
• Full Boral tile roof replacement: $18,500 to $38,000 for a typical Fort Lauderdale home, driven mainly by roof size, tile profile, underlayment choice, and whether the existing tile can be reused or must be replaced.

What moves the price: roof height and access, the Boral profile on your home, whether underlayment needs replacement, and the condition of the existing tile. We don’t quote job starts. We quote the job. Call (754) 732-9325 for a free estimate on your specific Boral roof, and you’ll have a written number before any work begins.

Why Fort Lauderdale Homeowners Call Tilehurst Roofing Fort Lauderdale for Boral Work

Most of the people who call us have already been through the routine once: a contractor scheduled, didn’t show, showed up late, or changed the price at the door. We built this company for exactly that frustration. The phone rings and a live person answers, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The tech who arrives is background-checked and uniformed, and you’ll know his name before he sets a ladder. The price is written, the guarantee is written, and if a repair fails within the guarantee period, we come back at no charge. That’s the 365-Day Done Right Promise, and it’s been the floor since we opened as a Kingswell family company in 2000. What we also bring to Boral work specifically: if a Boral tile profile is discontinued or backordered, we can show you comparable options from GAF, Owens Corning, or CertainTeed so you’re never stuck with a roof that can’t be matched. We tell you the price before we touch your roof. That’s just how it should work.

FAQs