French

French is a low-profile interlocking tile in the Legacy Collection of the terra cotta roof tile range, introduced in the 1890s. Deep locks on all four sides and two prominent flutes on the surface produce a shadow effect on the roof. It is one of the most sculptured and dimensional products in the Ludowici range.

• Weight per square: 1025 pounds
• Pieces per square: 133
• Overall size: 9 inches by 16 1/4 inches
• Exposure: 8 1/8 inches by 13 3/8 inches
• Recommended minimum slope: 3:12
• Base texture: Smooth

The tile is made in all standard and custom Ludowici colors except the Impressionist Color Series. The base texture is Smooth. The custom textures listed are top sand and weathered.

• Miami-Dade NOA No: 12-0904.16
• Miami-Dade NOA No: 23-0125.09
• State of Florida Approval No: FL 13777
• ASTM C1167 Grade 1 Roof Tile with water absorption less than 2%
• Class A fire rated
• IAPMO UES ER-452
• Texas Department of Insurance evaluation report: rc309
• Florida Building Code evaluation report

Detached gable rakes are 16 1/4 inches long with a 13 3/8-inch exposure. The end band is 16 1/4 inches long with a 13 3/8-inch exposure. The rake weighs 2.9 pounds per piece and the end band 5.7 pounds.

The eave is detailed with a cant strip in place of an under eave piece.

Accessory pieces listed for French:

• Terminal: installed where hips and ridges intersect
• Ridge tile: covers the uppermost horizontal part of the roof
• Hip starter: installed at the bottom of the hip, also called a bullnose
• Closed ridge end: closed-end tile at the gable end of the ridge
• Hip tile: covers the external angle where two sloped planes meet

The hip and ridge trim groups listed with French are as follows.

• Circular Cover Hip and Ridge (CC-Hip Starter, CC-Hip, CC-Ridge, CC-Closed Ridge End, CC-2 Hip 1 Ridge Terminal, CC-Low Bump 2 Hip 1 Ridge Terminal)
• #102/#206 Hip and Ridge (#152 Hip Starter, #102 Hip Roll, #206 Ridge, #206 Closed Ridge End, #102/#206 2 Hip 1 Ridge Terminal)

The French high bump pieces are #405 High Bump 2 Hip 1 Ridge Terminal and #406 High Bump Gable Terminal.

French section drawings cover these conditions.

• -100: section at eave with cant strip
• -101: section at side wall
• -102: section at head wall
• -103: section at rake edge with detached rake
• -200: section at #102 hip
• -300: section at #206 ridge
• -301: section at #206 vented ridge
• -400: section at field cut valley

French tiles are manufactured in the United States and carry a 75-year warranty against color fading and manufacturing defects.