Roof Tile Salvage?

jamesfl

Anyone have any thoughts on a roof tile salvage yard. This would be a place for other roofers to buy tile for repairs or addtions. Currently in florida we have a large number of tile roofs. When we replace these roofs we throw the tile away. Most dumps take it for free or very little $ and crush it to make road base. The tiles are in many different shapes and colors, therefore they are hard to find for repairs.


Does anyone think there is a market for this type of company?
I hate to toss out so much tile if I could sell it later.
Any thoughts or input on this would be appreciated.

Thanks,


James

tnt specialty

When we sold our 2.5 acre yard, I had to hire a trucking company to haul off probably 1,000 + sqs or so of concrete and clay tile. I couldn't give it away! I even called all the roofing materials suppliers; They didn't want it!

There was, I'd say, a moderate market for it. We always had someone needing something or anotherr...and we didn't advertise at all. $ 5 - $ 10/tile.

There'a a guy here that has a yard; Mostly historic clay though. There's also a salvage yard in Texas.

If you have the Real Estate...most definitely!

Grumpy

There are a few very successful ones in my area.

Ed the Roofer

The largest one I know is Renaissance out of Rockford, but I am sure Mortenson and Keefer have a goodly supply too.

Ed

Tscarborough

The hard part is keeping track of what you have and where it is at.

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Ed the Roofer

I have a bunch of left over Spanish Mission S Ludowici clay tile, Double Roman concrete tile from Westile and Lifetile and Vande Hey Raleigh, and Mission S from LifeTile out of Florida, and assorded other tiles. The make good flower garden borders for some people that like that kind of stuff.

Ed

RooferJim

I have a couple of acres of roofing memorabilia. All kinds of slate of various sizes and colors. about fifteen square of monson black. Ludowici spanish and mission tile and some flat tile as well.

RooferJim

Grumpy

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