I want the staggered roofing placement of my tiles. Can I have this done with Monierlife Madera?
The Madera tiles are not designed to be applied in a staggered fashion but we have received numerous reports of this being done and have noted that it results in a very unique look. The one precaution that we provide to roofers who elect to install the Madera or Cedarlite tiles in this manner is the fact that there is a small water stop at the top of the underlock of the tile that should be removed on the lapped tile to prevent this stop from lifting the adjacent tile and presenting a point load and potential water intrusion problem. Staggered tile courses are usually only considered for steep slope roofs since the effect is not as noticeable at lower roof slopes and most people do not wish to spend the extra money that this application requires if they are not going to be able to see the effect. The aforementioned precaution becomes less critical as the roof slope increases since foot traffic that could create point load is less likely on roofs that are too steep for walking. Likewise
