Ludowici Invites Visitors To Create Custom Roofs At New Facility

Ludowici Roof Tile has announced the grand opening of its Factory of Ideas (FOI), a hands-on design centre where visitors can conceptualize custom roof designs using Ludowici’s legendary clay tiles.

The new facility, located at the company’s headquarters in New Lexington, was created for architects, contractorsm, homeowners and facility managers to view their custom-designed Ludowici roofs at correct pitch and in full sunlight, prior to making the investment of installing it on their home or building.

“Because a Ludowici roof last well over a century, we want our customers to be completely satisfied with their decision,” said Tab Colbert, vice president of sales and marketing, Ludowici. “The Factory of Ideas allows decision-makers to become part of the design process through an engaging, creative experience.”

At the FOI, visitors construct their designs on miniature roofing platforms. Once complete, the platforms are then wheeled outside to a turn-table, where the roof can be rotated to proper orientation and viewed in natural light.

According to Colbert, the creative possibilities are endless. Ludowici offers more than 40 standard colour choices, a variety of finishes, patterns and surface textures, as well as 19 different tile designs.

In addition to creating their own custom roof design, Colbert will educate visitors about Ludowici’s heritage and the art of making clay tiles with a process based in the craftsmanship of the Ludowici’s ancestors.

Ludowici’s Factory of Ideas officially openned its doors on Sep. 26 in conjunction with the American Institute of Architect’s Ohio Convention. As part of the grand opening ceremony, Ludowici hosted an architects’ workshop that counted toward 3.5 CEU credits. The event also includes presentations by Bill Harrision of Harrison Design Associations on creating homes and public buildings in keeping with age-old traditions and Meera Parthasarathy of the the Columbus Green Building Forum on building with sustainability in mind.

For more information, contact Ludowici Roof Tile at (800) 945-8453 or visit the company’s web site at www.ludowici.com.