Cottage

Ludowici Cottage is a shingle tile reminiscent of the tiles on centuries-old English country cottages. It is a terra cotta residential roof tile sold in two formats, Cottage and Old World Cottage. Made in America since 1888 is printed on the Cottage sheet.

• Weight per square: 1600 pounds for both formats
• Pieces per square: 222 for Cottage; 248 for Old World Cottage, made up of 74 tiles at 10 inches, 82 at 9 inches and 92 at 8 inches
• Overall size: Cottage 10 inches by 15 inches by 1/2 inch; Old World Cottage 8, 9 and 10 inches wide by 15 inches by 1/2 inch
• Exposure: Cottage 10 inches by 6 1/2 inches; Old World Cottage 8, 9 and 10 inches by 6 1/2 inches
• Recommended minimum slope: 5:12 for both
• Base texture: Smooth

The Cottage format uses a single 10-inch width. Laying the 10-inch tiles in a staggered installation brings out the cottage style. Custom textures can be added to Cottage tiles.

Old World Cottage is a more aged look in the same family. It is supplied in a mix of 8-inch, 9-inch and 10-inch widths. Ludowici craftsmen hand-warp 15% of the tiles to give a rustic appearance.

Cottage tiles come standard in a smooth base texture and are available in all standard and custom colors, mists and blends offered by Ludowici.

The standard finish is smooth. Weathered or sanded base textures can be added to the Cottage format, and further custom textures are available.

• ASTM C1167 Grade 1 Roof Tile with water absorption less than 2%
• Class A fire rated

The Cottage fitting pieces are listed with actual size, exposure and weight per piece.

• Long top: actual size 10 inches by 10 1/2 inches, exposure 10 inches by 6 1/2 inches, 4.2 pounds
• Short top: actual size 10 inches by 6 1/2 inches, exposure 10 inches by 4 1/2 inches, 2.6 pounds
• End band: actual size 5 inches by 15 inches, exposure 5 inches by 6 1/2 inches, 2.9 pounds
• Under eave: actual size 10 inches by 8 1/2 inches, exposure 10 inches, 3.4 pounds
• Header course: actual size 10 inches by 15 inches, exposure 10 inches by 12 inches, 5.8 pounds

For hips and ridges, Cottage is paired with four trim groups.

• V-Hip and Ridge group: V-Hip Starter, V-Hip, V-Ridge, V-Closed Ridge End and V-2 Hip 1 Ridge Terminal
• #118/#211 group: #168 Hip Starter, #118 Hip Roll, #211 Ridge, #211 Closed Ridge End and #118/#211 2 Hip 1 Ridge Terminal
• Circular Cover group: CC-Hip Starter, CC-Hip, CC-Ridge, CC-Closed Ridge End, CC-2 Hip 1 Ridge Terminal and CC-Low Bump terminal
• #102/#206 group: #152 Hip Starter, #102 Hip Roll, #206 Ridge, #206 Closed Ridge End, #102/#206 2 Hip 1 Ridge Terminal, #405 High Bump terminal and #406 High Bump Gable Terminal

The Old Style group listed for Cottage adds a Bonnet Hip Starter, Bonnet Hip Roll, Interlocking Ridge and Aries Hip Plate, with a Rounded Ridge also shown. The Bonnet Hip Starter, Bonnet Hip Roll and Aries Hip Plate carry an asterisk: the roof slope on each intersecting roof plane must be identical to use those pieces on Cottage.

The Cottage page defines five accessory types for hips and ridges.

• Terminal: a tile installed at the intersection of hip(s) and ridge(s)
• Ridge tile: shaped to cover the uppermost horizontal part of the roof
• Hip starter: installed at the bottom of the hip, also known as a bullnose
• Closed ridge end: a closed-end tile installed at the gable end of the ridge
• Hip tile: shaped to cover the external angle where two sloped planes intersect

The Cottage drawing set runs from COTTAGE-100 at the eave to COTTAGE-400 at the field cut valley, in PDF and AutoCAD formats.

• -100: Section at eave
• -101: Section at side wall
• -102: Section at head wall
• -103: Section at closed rake edge
• -104: Section at open rake edge
• -200: Section at V-hip
• -201: Section at #118 hip
• -202: Section at bonnet hip
• -300: Section at V-ridge
• -301: Section at #211 ridge
• -302: Section at #211 vented ridge
• -303: Section at rounded interlocking ridge
• -400: Section at field cut valley

The Cottage page lists these other shingle tiles: Antique, Brittany, Calais, Colonial, Cotswold, Crude, Flat Slab, Georgian, Greenwich, Norman, Provincial and Rustic Colonial.

Cottage is manufactured in the United States and carries the Ludowici 75-year warranty against color fading and manufacturing defects.