On Thu, 29 Apr 2021 12:59:40 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>On 2021-04-29 11:19 a.m., Bryan Simmons wrote:
>> On Thursday, April 29, 2021 at 10:12:57 AM UTC-5, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> If that's the case, why did the roofer have to replace so many tiles?
>>>
>>> If those are terracotta tiles, their lifespan is about 100 years, maybe a bit
>>> more. Aren't those reused tiles already 90 years old at least?
>>>
>>> Cindy Hamilton
>>>
>> I've always heard that clay tiles last virtually forever unless damaged. There
>> are a lot of houses in StL that have them. Maybe I heard wrong.
>>
>
>They can be expected to last 100 years, though the plywood underneath
>might deteriorate before the tiles fail. I have to ask which is a
>better deal, a shingled roof that costs $6-7,000 every 25 years, or a
>tile roof that costs ten times as much and lasts 4 times longer.

The best buy in roofing is a metal roof... lasts practically forever
and styles are limitless.