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Ludowici Interlocking Tile Installation Manual: LudoSlate & LudoShake <br />48 www.ludowici.com <br />Eave <br />Installation of most Ludowici Interlocking tile patterns <br />require the use of an Under Eave Tile. This under eave <br />tile provides the proper cant angle for the starter course. <br />The under eave tiles are normally laid right to left, or laid <br />from the gable end to a valley. Normal practice requires <br />the under eave tile to be laid with a 2" overhang at the <br />eave and flush at the rake. Lay the under eave course <br />loose across the slope to determine what adjustments, if <br />any, are needed in the course before nails or screws are <br />installed. Once layout is established, install these under <br />eave tile in the normal right to left fashion. French tiles <br />are installed with a cant strip in lieu of an under eave tile. <br />LudoSlate™ and LudoShake™ can be installed with under <br />eave tiles or a cant strip. <br />Figure 48.2 Eave Detail <br />Under Eave Tile, Start with <br />Full Tile at Gable/Rake <br />16 oz. Copper <br />Eave Flashing <br />Ice and Water Shield Ice <br />Dam Protection Under <br />Underlayment <br />Start with Full Field Tile in <br />First Row <br />Underlayment <br />End Band <br />Right Detached <br />Gable Rake <br />First and Succeeding <br />Courses of Tile <br />Interlocking clay tile are normally laid from right to <br />left starting with the right detached gable rake. The <br />detached gable rake serves as a flashing detail for <br />the rake edge and is available in left and right hand <br />versions.These tile shall be installed with the fasteners <br />typical to the field tile installation, but they will also <br />require flashing cement (meeting requirements of <br />ASTM D-4586) to be applied between the contact areas <br />of the field tile and the gable rake. When looking at the <br />eave courses of the field tiles, the gable rakes to the <br />right are called the rights and vise-versa. <br />After installing the right detached gable rake, the starter <br />course will begin with a full tile placed directly over the <br />first under eave tile. The second course will be started <br />with an end band tile and will be laid to provide the <br />proper vertical exposure with the normal head lap of <br />3". This exposure is continued through each successive <br />course. All joints of the second course and succeeding <br />courses should be at the center line of the previous <br />course. If the Interlocking tile are to start at a valley <br />it is suggested to lay the tile loose across the slope to <br />determine what adjustments, if any, are needed.Figure 48.1 LudoSlate™ and LudoShake™ Eave Detail with Cant <br /> Strip <br />Field Tile <br />16 oz. Copper Eave <br />Flashing <br />Cant Strip <br />2"