[RE-wrenches] concrete roof tile install

[Jason Szumlanski]

+1 on Quickmount Tile Replacement Mounts

We do tons of tile in SW Florida and we're in the midst of doing two
communities of new construction totaling over 450 tile roof homes right now
- about half flat tile. All are getting Quickmount replacement flashings.
There are some snags, but all in all the tile replacement mounts work well.
You have to be careful not to ding/dent/bend them or they will never lay
flat and hold their shape (this is particular to the flat tile, not the
s-tile replacements). You might consider spray painting the bottom row of
flashings to match the roof color.

And if you have not worked on flat tile before, prepare to break some. They
are not nearly as structurally capable to resist crushing as S-tile. Walk
where the courses overlap only. And new tiles are really susceptible to
breakage - like saltine crackers until the concrete cures.

Another response mentioned roof felt condition. We see a lot of peel and
stick underlayment beneath tile here, and it is susceptible to tearing
during installation of mounts if you are not cautious. And note that
Quickmount's excellent documentation and videos do not address this
underlayment type as far as I know. Since you can't unstick peel and stick,
you can't exactly slip a new sheet under the course above like with felt.
I'd be interested to see what others are doing in this case.

Jason Szumlanski


On Thu, Jun 22, 2017 at 12:11 PM, MiJo Nels <spaceshipnelson1 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> We have always loved QuickMount's products for flat tile. Definately not
> the cheapest solution, but the robust double flashed method gives high
> confidance of leak-free installation. We deal with high wind/snow loads and
> they have excellent engineering specs. There are many cheaper products
> usable at lower elevations (Tile-Trac for instance) but none of them have
> addressed the longevity issues QM has..
>
> Joe Nelson
>
> On Jun 22, 2017 07:57, "jay" <jay.peltz at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> HI All,
>>
>> I’ve never worked with flat concrete roof tiles before.  And have an
>> install that does have them.
>> Something like a Striata type.
>>
>> Wondering what recommendations folks have for how to mount with them.
>> Its not a large system currently only 6-9 x 280 60 cell modules.
>> Probably doesn’t make sense to remove/reroof in that area.  And the roof
>> can handle the weight without removing the tiles.
>>
>> thanks in advance,
>>
>> Jay
>> Peltz Power.
>>
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