They can last as long as 100 years with proper maintenance although tiles are vulnerable to becoming cracked or loose during high winds like hurricanes.
New tiles old tiles hiw long to age roof.
As indicated in the graph throughout a 75 year period a natural slate roof will need to be reroofed 1 5 times which means it lasts upwards of 50 years.
A less expensive alternative to clay tiles concrete tiles can last 50 years or longer.
The truth is it really should ve been at more like 27 years.
But hurricanes hail and lack of maintenance can knock years off of the total lifespan of a tile roof.
Average lifespan of a tile roof tile roofs can last over 50 years with proper installation.
My personal home has a tile roof and it went 32 years before needing to be replaced.
Concrete tile such as those manufactured by eagle roofing products and natural clay tile will need to be reroofed 1 time during this period meaning they last 75 years or more.
Bre was contacted by two different clients each concerned about the lifetime of their roof tiles now around sixty years old.
Manufacturers of both clay and concrete roof tiles typically guarantee their products for 30 years but often suggest that 60 years is a reasonable expectation of their service life.
The best solution may be to strip a section of the existing roof and use the good salvaged tiles to cover the remainder of one elevation and put all the new tiles on one or more complete elevations to maintain the new or old appearance of the roof.
It is certainly possible that a tile roof could last 40 years.