Cubana

Cubana is an 18 3/8 inch barrel tile in the Legacy Collection. The system is made of tapered pans and tapered covers, and the smooth finish tile can be customized for designs from rustic to contemporary. It is one of the mission barrel clay tile roofing profiles in the line.

The Cubana tile is made in the United States and carries a 75-year material warranty.

The tile measures 8 1/4 inches by 18 3/8 inches overall and is laid at 11 inches center to center by 15 3/8 inches of exposure.

• Weight per square: 1200 lbs
• Pieces per square: 170
• Overall size: 8 1/4" x 18 3/8"
• Exposure: 11" C.C. x 15 3/8"
• Installed barrel height off deck: 4 3/8" nominal
• Minimum slope: 5:12
• Base texture: smooth

Three fittings are listed.

• Rolled rake: length 18 3/8", exposure 15 3/8", 7.1 lbs per piece
• Eave closure: length 10 11/16", exposure 11", 1.7 lbs per piece
• Top fixture: length 8 7/8", exposure 11", 1.7 lbs per piece

Hips and ridges use two trim groups.

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

The accessory guide on the Cubana page defines five trim pieces.

• Terminal: a tile installed where hips and ridges intersect.
• Ridge tile: a tile shaped to cover the uppermost horizontal part of the roof.
• Hip starter: a tile 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: a tile shaped to cover the external angle formed where two sloped planes meet.

The base texture is smooth. Custom texture options include battered butt, brushed butt, hand roughed, hand slushed, top sand and weathered.

The Cubana tile is available in all standard and custom colors, mists and blends of the Ludowici color program, shown in the Colors of Ludowici brochure.

Miami-Dade NOA No. 12-0904.17 and State of Florida Approval No. FL 13777 are listed. The tile is also listed as an ASTM C1167 Grade 1 roof tile with water absorption less than 2%. Its fire rating is Class A, and IAPMO UES ER-452 is also listed.

The Cubana tile is manufactured in the United States and carries the 75-year warranty against color fading and manufacturing defects.

The Cubana page offers section drawings in PDF and AutoCAD formats, with a bulk download of all technical details. The set covers these conditions.

• Section at eave (CUBANA-100)
• Section at side wall (CUBANA-101)
• Section at head wall (CUBANA-102)
• Section at rake edge (CUBANA-103)
• Section at Circular Cover hip (CUBANA-200)
• Section at #102 hip (CUBANA-201)
• Section at Circular Cover ridge (CUBANA-300)
• Section at Circular Cover vented ridge (CUBANA-301)
• Section at #206 ridge (CUBANA-302)
• Section at #206 vented ridge (CUBANA-303)
• Section at field cut valley (CUBANA-400)
• Section at cut and closed valley (CUBANA-401)

The Cubana page links the LRT-435 Ludowici Barrel Tile Installation Manual, with a Spanish-language edition numbered LRT-435S.

The product sheet is numbered LRT-545.

The Cubana page links an Environmental Product Declaration for clay tiles and fittings. Safety Data Sheets for the Cubana tile come in an OSHA GHS version and a China GHS version, both dated 2014.