Clay tile roof cost sits well above what most American homeowners expect, and the gap is not a markup. It is weight, labor and the underlayment system that heavy tile demands.
Mediterranean home construction cost figures get quoted constantly and compared carelessly, because most of them measure different things. One number covers materials and labor only. Another includes the builder’s overhead and profit. A third includes the land, the permits and the driveway. Put them in the same sentence and you have a conversation that cannot resolve.