Greek

Greek is a pan and cover terra cotta tile in the Legacy Collection. The system is made of angular caps and flat pans, patterned from the ancient monumental buildings of Greece. It is one of the traditional clay barrel tile roofs in the line.

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

The field tile measures 12 inches by 12 3/4 inches and is laid at 12 inches center to center by 10 inches of exposure.

• Weight per square: 1510 lbs
• Pieces per square: 240
• Overall size: 12" x 12 3/4"
• Exposure: 12" C.C. x 10"
• Installed barrel height off deck: 3 1/4" nominal
• Minimum slope: 5:12
• Base texture: smooth

Three fittings are listed.

• Rake: length 12", exposure 10", 4.0 lbs per piece
• Eave closure: length 12 7/16", exposure 12", 2.0 lbs per piece
• Top fixture: length 13", exposure 12", 2.0 lbs per piece

Three trim groups are listed for hips and ridges, including the #118/#211 group.

• #118/#211 trim group: #168 Hip Starter, #118 Hip Roll, #211 Ridge, #211 Closed Ridge End and #118/#211 2 Hip 1 Ridge Terminal
• 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 Greek 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. The tile can also be textured as battered butt, brushed butt, hand roughed, hand slushed, top sand or weathered.

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

Greek is listed as an ASTM C1167 Grade 1 roof tile with water absorption less than 2%.

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

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

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

The product sheet is numbered LRT-543.

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