Do you adjust for Tile roof over Comp Shingle?

[WadeKoutnik]

I know plenty of people that don't like the look of the clay tiled roof. I understand they last longer and are more expensive, but it is necessary for an adjustment?

 

[Ted Martin]

You're asking the wrong group of people, you should be directing your question toward the market not a bunch of out of state appraisers.

 

[David Sawyer]

Here in Southwest Florida, the tile roofs will typically add additional value over the same dwelling that has a shingle roof. I will make a construction adjustment with the adjustment varies with the size of the dwelling.

 

[Tim Hicks (Texas)]

I adjust the URAR to state "slate or tile" instead of "comp" on the roof surface line. I am glad I could be of some help!

 

[Mike Boyd]

I used to.....back when I was a newbie. But have not for many years. You can get a 50 year comp shingle roof, nowadays. Tile roofs, especially CLAY tile, can be problematical and costly to repair.

 

[444nutman]

Sometimes I do and sometimes I don't. It all depends what the market is telling me. Sometimes you do a subdivsion where all the homes have tile roofs and it is not an issue. Marshall and Swift the difference is about 4 bucks +/- additional square foot adjustment for tile roof. The thing is cost does not always equal value.

 

[KenAZ]

I used to.....back when I was a newbie. But have not for many years. You can get a 50 year comp shingle roof, nowadays. Tile roofs, especially CLAY tile, can be problematical and costly to repair.

Same here. I no longer see any value differences.

 

[Doug Wegener]

Tile vs. shingle

I know plenty of people that don't like the look of the clay tiled roof. I understand they last longer and are more expensive, but it is necessary for an adjustment?

Unless you have clear market evidence to support it, I would not.

I took an appraisal class years ago and the instructor noted that he determined that in one particular neighborhood the tile roofed houses sold first but when none were no longer available the shingle roofed houses would then sell. A marketability issue in other words.

Can't say that I have personally seen that, but it made a lot of sense.

 

[Ken B]

A roof with comp shingle in this market is generally a good sign of an inferior quality property compared to a property with a concrete tile roof. Clay tile roofs are rare as they are very expensive.

 

[KenAZ]

A roof with comp shingle in this market is generally a good sign of an inferior quality property compared to a property with a concrete tile roof. Clay tile roofs are rare as they are very expensive.

In the neighborhoods I have seen, newer homes typically have a tile roof, and an older home has a comp roof. the older homes are more likely to be block and the newer homes are most likely frame.

All things being equal, is the tile roof home worth more than the comp shingle roof? Have you seen a neighborhood of comp roofs, where one person went overboard and decided to install a tile roof? As said before, I do not see an added value, but it would probably sell faster.

I have seen only a few subdivisions of both tile and comp roofs. I think it was an option from the sales office. No value difference in those neighborhoods.

tile roofs used to be all the rage. Yeah, we want tile roofs, because that is what the rich people have on their mansions. Kinda like the lamborghini doors or spinner rims that were put on hondas. After a while everyone can afford them, and they are on almost every house, they are no longer a novelty. Even now, I heard that Lamborghinis are embarassed to have the same doors as the hondas

I just moved from an older comp house to a newer tile house. I did not realize the negatives of a tile roof until I had to put up Christmas lights. Tiles break easy, they are a pain to walk in, if there is a leak, good luck repairing it. If I had to put on a new roof on this house, I would definately consider a 50 year comp roof.