Mine were cemented and red tile painted when they built the house.
How to fix a cement tile roof.
Then use a brick trowel to lift up the broken over the baton underneath and slide it down and out.
3 spread a small amount of roofing cement along the underside of the replacement and slide it into place.
When a tile on your roof breaks all you will have to do is remove the broken piece or pieces and slot in a brand new tile.
Pull off any broken tile.
This is how i cement roof tiles pointing the verge in with two coats of cement the cement i use has black dye mix in it to help match the roof tiles in colo.
2 break the faulty tile and remove the pieces.
Identify the first tile to be removed and carefully lift the tile above it enough to allow you to slide the crowbar beneath it.
Be gentle getting a concrete roof tile out of position can be quite difficult.
Cracked or broken roof tile 1 carefully pry up the tile or tiles just above the cracked or broken one.
Clean the surface of the tile with a rag soaked.
I took this videos and put them together through the installation of this light weight concrete tile boral flat tile weights less than 600 lbs.
Ascend a ladder to the work area on the roof taking the necessary tools.
Mine is the same which is good for my fix.
Apply it directly on top of the cracked area and push it down into the crack with your finger or a putty knife thus capping the void and the leak.
Pry up the tile located above the loose tile with the flat end of a pry bar and the bend end facing down.
Also pry or force out any nails.
Do this using two pieces of timber to hold them up.
Ascend the ladder with your tools and carefully make your way to the leaking section of the concrete tile roof.
How to repair a loose cement tile roof 1.
Put on heavy work gloves and safety glasses.