Tile Roof Options — Simplified
Choose Your Tile Roof Plan
Every Perkins-installed roof meets Florida Building Code. What changes tier to tier is the materials, warranty length, and the service protections included. Below is an honest, side-by-side look — pros and cons — for every option we offer, including the one we don’t recommend.
Materials, tradeoffs, warranties & price
Compare the complete tile, underlayment and attachment assembly, warranty coverage, included service protections and exact price change from the Protector base.
| Plan | Tile & underlayment | Pros | Cons | Price |
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| 01 Penny Not recommended This is what most other contractors sell as their standard tile roof | Standard-set concrete tile, no adhesive foam system |
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Base −$50 to −$85/SQSavings vary by cuts |
| 02 Protector Our full-service starting point | AH-160 installed concrete tile w/ Premier TU Plus underlayment (Polyglass TU Plus, 80-mil) |
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Base Price |
| 03 Preferred Most popular Most popular upgrade | Double underlayment (Polyglass MTS Plus & TU Plus, SWR Credit) w/ concrete tiles, AH-160 foam |
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Base +$160/SQ |
| 04 Premium Widest style selection + best warranties | Double underlayment w/ Clay Tiles — 3 style families: Caribbean, Mediterranean, Modern |
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Starting +$290/SQVaries by style |
| 05 Coastal Optional add-on for coastal homes | Add-on: upgrades all metals to Aluminum — stackable with any package above |
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+$47.50/SQ add-on to any tier |