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Clay roof tile is the most environmental friendly roofing product available. The sustainability of clay roof tile is unmatched by all other roofing products. Clay roof tile is durable, natural (made from clay and water), recyclable, and energy efficient. Clay tiles do not degrade and the water runoff is clean.
Clay roof tile produced with an ASTM Grade 1 rating has an average water absorption rate of <6% making it impervious to moisture, heat, fire, coastal salt intrusion and freeze thaw cycles. Properly manufactured clay roof tile can be used anywhere. Clay roof tile has proven to be superior to all other roofing products in resistance to hurricanes, earthquakes and other natural weather extremes.
Clay roof tile produced with an ASTM Grade 1 rating provides the consumer with a roofing product that is color permanent. ASTM Grade 1 clay roof tile does not fade, chalk or effloresce. Clay roof tile is an excellent choice to avoid the color and finish issues many other roofing products experience.
A properly installed clay tile roof is virtually maintenance free for the life of the structure. In the event a roof repair is necessary, individual tile can be replaced in lieu of replacing the entire roof.
Clay roof tile is manufactured in more shapes, sizes, textures, and colors than any other roofing product available. This allows each project a vast number of possibilities to achieve the desired architectural appearance.
Clay roof tile has been successfully utilized on structures for thousands of years. The earliest evidence of the use of clay roof tile is Neolithic China in 6000 B.C.
Clay roof tile is classic and traditional. It is used on distinguished structures to enhance the architectural warmth and beauty.
Clay roof tile is produced using extreme firing temperatures. This allows a naturally crafted Class A Fire Rated product to be produced.
Clay roof tile has the least expensive life cycle cost of all other roofing material available. Although clay roof tile may have higher initial costs than asphalt shingles, clay roof tiles provide 4 to 5 times the life expectancy. Clay roof tile costs are significantly lower than the costs of the asphalt shingles when replacement costs for equal time periods are considered.
Ludowici Roof Tile has been in continuous operation in the United States for over 120 years. Our pride, our history, our notable projects, our beliefs and our experiences tell us that there are no finer roofing products available.
You will not find any slate or clay tile product, either imported or domestic, that carries a warranty equal to Ludowici’s. Every Ludowici product is backed by the industry’s leading 75 year warranty. The products we manufacture are designed to last the life of the structure. We fully stand behind our product. This means our warranty covers the product for 75 years including replacement labor for the first 20 years. Our warranty includes not only the structural integrity of the tile, but also the color. Most importantly, our warranty is backed by a company in continuous business for 120 years and is located in the United States.
Ludowici clay roof tile is the most environmental friendly roofing product available. Ludowici is at the forefront of the GREEN building movement through its partnership with LEED®, the U.S. Green Building Council, the Cool Roof Rating Council and as an Energy Star Partner. Please visit the green section of our website for additional information.
By purchasing from Ludowici Roof Tile, you are dealing with the actual manufacturer of the product, not an independent tile broker. Tile brokers often deal with products imported from third world countries and made in facilities that are not roof tile production facilities. Most of these products do not come with warranties and are not Grade 1 products. How much value does a warranty carry that comes from an independent broker that does not actually make product?
Ludowici has the world’s largest pallet of clay tile shapes, sizes, textures, and colors. This allows building owners, architects, designers and contractors a vast number of possibilities to achieve the desired architectural appearance.
Can’t find what you’re looking for on our website? Odds are we can or have made the product or color you are looking for at some point in our 120 year history. Ludowici Roof Tile has the ability to reproduce any clay tile shape and color that it has ever made. Our design specialists and tile artisans can create custom tile and fittings from your sketches. If you can’t find what you’re looking for, please contact your local sales rep or our technical department to see how Ludowici Roof Tile can help.
Ludowici offers more standard fittings than any other clay tile manufacturer in the world. Specific standard fittings are manufactured for each style of field tile, while our large collection of interchangeable fittings is compatible with most of the tiles we produce. Ludowici accessories result in a roof with a tailored, polished appearance and can be custom colored and textured to your specifications.
Every Ludowici product is manufactured with a permanent finish that is fired onto the tile surface at 2,100 degrees. This unique process creates a color fast, permanent finish warranted for 75 years. Ludowici clay roof tile is guaranteed not to fade, chalk, effloresce, curl, fade, flake, spall, or produce unsightly white salt deposits.
All Ludowici products have an average water absorption rate of <1% making it impervious to moisture, heat, fire, coastal salt intrusion and freeze thaw cycles. All Ludowici products substantially beat the quality standards defined by ASTM C1167 for Grade 1 roof tile.
Ludowici takes pride in producing the strongest clay roof tiles in the world. All Ludowici products have breaking strengths that exceed the requirements defined by ASTM C1167 for a Grade 1 roof tile, thus allowing all of our products to be walked on.
While other manufacturers ship their clay tile products in inadequate packaging, Ludowici is the exception. Our product is packaged in a very efficient way to ensure its safe arrival at your project location. We take great pride in our product and that means packaging it in a manner for it to arrive safely. Other manufacturer’s products often arrive on site with up to 15-20% breakage during shipment. Ludowici shipments average less than 2% breakage. In the end, this saves our customers money twofold. First, additional material is not required to be purchased. Second, your project avoids untimely delays and can remain on schedule.