Concrete & Clay Tile

Most Anthem homes are concrete tile — a sand, cement, and pigment composite molded into s-tile and flat-tile profiles, then kiln-cured. Concrete tile is durable, freeze-thaw stable, and color-pigmented through the body so it weathers gracefully. A small share of Anthem homes carry clay tile, which is fired terra cotta — historically the higher-end material, beautiful in the long term, and lighter than concrete.

From a roof-system standpoint, both behave similarly: long lifespan, stable color, and the underlayment beneath them is the part that fails first.

Tile is impervious to water in any meaningful sense — wind-driven rain runs off it. The waterproof barrier is the underlayment beneath. In Anthem's original 2000–2010 build window, that underlayment was almost always 30-pound felt. In our climate (high UV, high roof-deck temperatures, monsoon-driven wind events), 30-pound felt has a useful life of about 18–22 years. We're at exactly that age across the community right now.

On a properly specified reinstall, we replace the felt with a synthetic high-temperature membrane — 25–35 years before the next reroof.

Eagle Roofing Products, Boral / Westlake Royal Roofing (formerly US Tile), and the major regional manufacturers. Each subdivision in Anthem has an approved-tile list specific to its architectural review process, and we work from those lists when sourcing for partial replacements.