Fisher Island · Clay barrel tile Fisher Island Clay Barrel Tile Re-Roof

A clay barrel tile re-roof starts below the tile: a batten system or mortar set that's engineered for the roof's pitch, a self-adhering underlayment rated for the local wind zone, and a fastening pattern that meets Miami-Dade's High-Velocity Hurricane Zone product approvals. The tile itself has to match the profile and color the association or architect expects on a building where the roofline is part of the street presentation.

Ridge and hip details, valley flashing, and the transitions around vents and skylights are where a barrel tile roof actually fails if they're rushed — they're also where the work takes the most time to do correctly.

Every pallet of tile, roll of underlayment, and piece of equipment has to move by barge or ferry, which means material staging and delivery windows are planned well ahead of the work itself rather than adjusted on the fly. Once on the roof, the same salt-air exposure that makes Fisher Island's ocean views valuable also accelerates corrosion on exposed metal, so flashing and fasteners are specified for a coastal environment, not a standard one.