Boral Roof Installation Nationwide

Boral Roof Installation in Pasadena: What to Know First

Boral roof installation in Pasadena typically runs $14,000 to $32,000 for a full tear-off and new system on an average 1,800-square-foot home, with most jobs finishing in five to eight working days. We’re an independent Boral service provider, which means we install the product without any factory constraints on how we source materials or price the labor. If you own a Boral concrete or clay tile roof and you’re trying to figure out whether to repair or replace, or you’ve got a new build that needs a tile system done right, this page is for you. Call (626) 389-1956 and we’ll give you a written price before a single tile comes off.

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Key Takeaways:

• Full Boral roof installation in Pasadena: $14,000 – $32,000 depending on tile profile, roof pitch, and deck condition.
• Most installations take five to eight working days, not months.
• We’re independent – no dealer markup, no factory-approval delays on parts.
• Written price before work starts. Every time.
• 365-Day Done Right Promise covers the full installation, in writing.

How Boral Products Fail – and How We Fix Them

Boral makes a genuinely good tile. But Pasadena has its own way of testing any roof: hot dry summers, sudden winter downpours, and enough UV to slowly break down anything left in the sun for twenty years. Here’s what we actually see on Boral roofs around town, and what we do when we find it.

• Boral CedarLite – underlayment failure before the tile fails. CedarLite is a lightweight concrete tile shaped like wood shake. The tile itself will often last forty years, but the felt or synthetic underlayment underneath gives out much sooner, especially on low-slope sections where water lingers. We see leaks in Pasadena homes where the tile looks fine from the street but the underlayment is shredded. The fix on an installation is always a full underlayment replacement with a high-temp synthetic rated for tile, never a patch job on top of old felt.
• Boral Barcelona – broken hip and ridge tiles from tree strikes. Pasadena’s mature oaks and sycamores drop branches that crack the cap tiles along hips and ridges. Barcelona is a classic S-profile clay tile, and once a ridge cap shifts or cracks, water gets straight into the fastening system. We replace broken ridge caps and re-bed and re-point the whole hip line when we install, because a single new cap on old mortar fails fast.
• Boral Villa – fading and color inconsistency on newer sections. Villa is a flat concrete tile. If a previous repair used a different batch or an aftermarket tile that doesn’t match the original profile, you get a patchwork roof that looks wrong from the curb. Pasadena neighborhoods with strict HOA architectural rules, especially around Linda Vista and San Rafael Hills, will flag this. We match existing tile by profile and color before installation, and we document the match in writing so there are no surprises after the job.
• Boral Antigua – fastener corrosion on coastal-adjacent homes. Antigua is a mission-style clay tile. Even though Pasadena isn’t right on the coast, morning marine layer pushes inland enough that stainless steel fasteners matter. Older Boral installations sometimes used electro-galvanized nails that corrode and snap. During any installation we use stainless steel nails and clips rated for clay tile, which is the difference between a roof that holds for twenty-five years and one that starts sliding after fifteen.
• Boral Saxony – inadequate battens on steep pitches. Saxony is a dimensional concrete slate. On Pasadena hillside homes with 8:12 or steeper pitches, we’ve seen battens spaced too far apart or nailed straight into old decking without proper anchoring. Tile systems are heavy, and on a steep incline everything wants to creep downhill. We install pressure-treated battens at the correct spacing for the tile profile and anchor them to the rafter system, not just the decking.

Our Boral Roof Installation Process

A Boral installation isn’t something you do in an afternoon. Here’s how a typical job runs with our crew, from the first phone call to the final walkthrough.

1. 1
   Site inspection and roof measurement. We come out, walk the roof if it’s safe to access, and take exact measurements down to the inch. We check pitch, deck condition, rafter spacing, and existing flashing. You get photos of everything we find, even the stuff you’d rather not see.
2. 2
   Material selection and written price. You pick your Boral profile and color. We give you a line-item quote that includes tear-off, disposal, underlayment, battens, fasteners, flashing, and installation. The number on that page is the number you pay. No change orders unless we find something structural and you approve it first.
3. 3
   Tear-off and deck inspection. We strip the old roof down to the deck and inspect for rot, termite damage, or sagging rafters. In Pasadena’s older craftsman neighborhoods like Bungalow Heaven, it’s not unusual to find decking that needs partial replacement. If that happens, we show you photos and give you a price before we proceed.
4. 4
   Installation. Underlayment goes on first, then battens, then tile from the eave up. Flashing gets replaced around chimneys, vents, and valleys – the metal strips that seal joints where the roof meets a wall or a chimney. We don’t reuse old flashing, ever.
5. 5
   Final inspection and photo documentation. We walk the roof, check that every tile is seated and every nail is set, and photograph the finished job from multiple angles. You get before-and-after photos and a digital invoice by text.
6. 6
   Warranty activation. Your 365-Day Done Right Promise is in writing from day one. If anything fails within a year, we come back and fix it. No charge, no negotiation.

What Boral Roof Installation Costs in Pasadena

Here’s what you can expect to pay for a Boral roof installation in Pasadena, based on the jobs we’ve done across the city.

What moves the price: roof pitch (steep homes cost more to work safely), number of hips and valleys, single-story versus two-story access, and whether the decking needs replacement once the old roof comes off. Clay tile runs higher than concrete because the material costs more and the install is slower. Call (626) 389-1956 and we’ll give you an exact written estimate. No pressure, no phone tag.

Why Pasadena Homeowners Call Crestview Roofing Co Pasadena for Boral Work

We’re not the only roofer in Pasadena who can install Boral. But we’re one of the only ones who will put the entire job in writing before a single tile is ordered. That’s Dylan Pace’s rule, and it’s been the rule since we started in 2000. Every Boral installation includes a written price before work begins, before-and-after photos you can actually see, and a live trackable arrival time on the day of the job. No four-hour windows. No “we’ll see when we get there.” If something isn’t right within 365 days, we come back and make it right – in writing, at no cost to you. We also work with GAF, Owens Corning, and CertainTeed, so if Boral isn’t the right fit for your home or your budget, we’ll tell you honestly instead of selling you a tile system you don’t need. Get it in writing – then get it done right.

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