Abstract: Pedestaled roof underlayment systems and methods are disclosed herein. A pedestaled roof underlayment system comprises a pedestaled sheet including a plurality of regularly spaced pedestals on one side and a generally flat surface on the other side. The system includes a multi-layer roofing underlayment including a slip resistant top layer, a UV protection layer and a strength layer. A reflective barrier layer may be included with the multi-layer roofing underlayment. The pedestaled sheet may be conical and/or tapered, and may have a top shape and cross section that may be circular, triangular, hexagonal and square.