Resources for Homeowners

A tile roof is one of the most sound investments you can make when purchasing a home or reroofing your current residence. Tile roofing is growing in non-traditional geographic areas due to its many architectural and color choices available, its energy efficiency, durability in cold and high wind climates, and its limited maintenance needs.

Get the Facts on Tile Roofs

 TRI's Facts of Tile will give you all of the information you need to choose your home's roof.  Read about the many myths in the marketplace on tile's weight, weather resistence and find out just how "green" a product tile is.

Make Sure your Contractor is Certified with TRI

Once you've decided on a tile roof make sure you have a qualified TRI Certified Installer to do the work! TRI Certified Installers go through a training program and test to make sure they are knowledgeable on proper installation methods and codes.

Tile Roofs and Weather Elements

To ensure that tile roofing continues the traditions of excellence, the Tile Roofing Institute member companies are constantly testing their products in extreme, real-world conditions. Striving for continuous improvement, the Tile Roofing Institute member companies have demonstrated that buildings with tile roofs provide the greatest protection and best value of any roofing material. Find out more on Tile's performance with Hail, Wind, Fire and Earthquakes.

If you have any questions on the information provided please contact the Tile Roofing Institute at 312.670.4177 or info@tileroofing.org. We'd be happy to help in any way we can.